The Exodus Project
The Exodus ProjectFirst person migrant and refugee stories at Abeng365 Continue...
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A penny for your thoughts
How much are words worth? More than a penny for your thoughts? The perception these internet days...
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Afghanistan: fantasies, fears, foibles and facts
In their reportage on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Western media of record are doing a disservice to their roles as crafters of the first draft of history. Rather than straight reporting on the disastrous situation as it unfolds, the news consuming public is being fed reams from the point of view of what the media workers think should have happened.
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Come on Naomi! You Can Do It
It’s very sad the situation that led to the brightest women’s tennis star since the Williams sisters thinking it necessary to withdraw from the French Open. Naomi Osaka says she has suffered bouts of depression since she won her first slam, at New York in 2018 and her interaction with the media during a tournament affects her mental health.
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The perfect storm: The confluence of logistics, immigration and covid-19
Sangeeta from Punjab is working the one p.m. to 10 p.m. shift in a large Mississauga, Ontario warehouse. She is one of the 200 people from her region on the shift, many working cheek by jowl, unpacking and packing dusty cartons, while standing or stooping and only sitting during their half hour paid lunch break and two unpaid 15 minute breaks.
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Defining ourselves – We run tings, tings nuh run we
People are lamenting the February 17 passing of the god-daddy of deejaying, U-Roy, labeling him a toaster. Toasting is what THEY might define as his action but the fraternity defined themselves as deejays, DJs.
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Tribute to a Paragon, An Original Don Gorgon
After pouring all the accolades on Cliff, Dekker, Marley and Toots, Holt and Andy, there is still another star in the reggae heavens: U Roy. The bringing of the whole sub-genre of dancehall to Jamaica and the world belongs only to Daddy U Roy.
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Who Pays For the World That Slavery Built?
The clip clop of the muscular, well groomed horses bearing men in armour and pulling the gold gilded coaches transporting Queen Elizabeth II to parliament in London speaks of the wealth and grandeur of empire built on land grabs, pirate loot, chattel slavery and indentureship. The show is also a big draw to today’s tourism.
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Honour Our Legends – A plea for boxing champ Bunny Grant
If you leaf through the annals of the birth of Jamaica, you’re unlikely to see the name of Bunny Grant, the prototypical gladiator, the champion battling in the arena to win freedom and glory.
Read MoreWha a Gwaan? – World Impact of Jamaican Language
Jamaican Creole (patwa or patois) has been widely dispersed and had an impact on people all over the world. In our first Abeng News video magazine, we speak with Dr Joseph Farquharson, coordinator of the Jamaican Language Unit at The University of the West Indies (UWI),
Read MoreThe Media Made Me Not Do Right
The spirit of the times is that all media are to be mistrusted and distrusted, so much so that people ignore warnings to move out Continue...
Read MoreWhat’s The Matter With The World?
President Nixon and Prime Minister Zhou Enlai, left, in Shanghai at the end of Nixon’s visit. (Credit Bettmann/Corbis from NY Times) Trumps war on China Continue...
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