Keeping
our culture alive
A SONG emanates
from her being as she hums the tune of a well-known folk song. The
phone rings, and as she answers the humming becomes softer until it
disappears. She smiles at me and answers, "hello". more
A
sketch of Miss Lou
HER
FULL name is Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley but that kind of formality
is for other folks. To us she'll always be Miss Lou. The well-known
poet and folklorist who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, returned
to the island last week to a 'Ring Ding' of a welcome.
more
'Nowhere
else I'd
want to be' - Barbara Gloudon
SHE'S SEEMS so familiar that many Jamaicans feel they know Barbara
Joy Gloudon. The renowned journalist, playwright and cultural activist
comes into our homes almost daily through radio station RJR's day
time talk show, Hotline. more
Getting
under the covers with Jean Goulbourne
JEAN GOULBOURNE is a senior lecturer in History and Social
Studies at Church Teachers' College in Mandeville. more
Noh
lickle twang!
THIS YEAR'S Emancipation and Independence celebrations have acquired
an almost magical quality - a vivacity and soul - not experienced
in recent years. more
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See Also
A Tribute To Miss Lou
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