a new story
From negro, to nigger, to black, to enslaved property — but still negro. To Other, to colored, back to black, to African-American, to nigga, to African American without a hyphen,…
Tag: Jamaica
6 million ways to be kind, choose one
Before Tommy Lee Sparta or Popcaan came with their new millenium chop-up/ shoot-up tunes there was Cutty Ranks. As an actual meat butcher turned lyricist, Cutty Ranks released what would come…
gentrified goats, imported cars
ATL Autobahn opened a few days ago in Jamaica’s capital city. At the cost of US$15 million, the state-of-the-art car showroom and service center has the regional dealership rights to…
the end is near
Today is World AIDS Day (#WAD2017) and this year’s campaign theme is “Let’s End It.” World AIDS Day was the first global health day. The worldwide day of recognition began…
kinda like a mesh marina
I posted a picture to my Instagram (@riddim.writer) yesterday. The caption was a simple acknowledgment of my #booklife struggle: “organized. not. alphabatized.” When I looked back at the image, I…
#dearjamaicans, we’re better than we know
Usually, preaching to the converted is a sign of redundancy, but in the case of Netflix’s Dear White People series, I’m not so sure. How many opportunities do black American college students…
“forward ever, a backward never”
Today marks a milestone for Jamaica. No, not Usain Bolt’s retirement run; that was yesterday. And, no, not Elaine Thompson’s fifth place run in the 100 meter event; that was…
yes woman yes cry
Once, in a game we were playing, something terrible happened. A man had recently killed his girlfriend and a man who was his best friend when he found them…
"write pon di riddim" 