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Tag was last used: Jan 19, 2012
 
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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 19, 2012

  Prejudice, Trinidad, And 'Jamaican Exceptionalism'
  By Din Duggan: "If it falls to our luck to be street sweepers, sweep the streets, like Raphael painted pictures, like Michelangelo carved marble, like Shakespeare wrote poetry, and like Beethoven composed  music . Sweep the streets so well that all the...... [view]
Posted By:  lekceem
Posted On:  Feb 7, 2011

  Jamaica … more than beaches… Bob and Bolt
Called Xaymaca (Land of Wood and Water) by the Taino, colonized by the Spanish in 1494 and captured by the English in 1655, Jamaica has been through a lot.  Located South of Cuba, Jamaica is a Caribbean island with an eclectic heritage. The Jamaican identity is formed from an...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 12, 2010

  Jamaica, no problem, mon
LLOYD B SMITH NOWADAYS, Jamaica reminds me of a company that is going out of business and so has put up everything for sale. What is frightening in this scenario is that it is not only the country's physical assets that are being disposed of but its morals, principles, heritage and, yes,...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 22, 2010

  Haiti's cultural heritage faces quake extinction
By Andrew Gully: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- Brilliant colors shine through the ruins of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite, fragments of wonderful murals that were the climax of Haiti's artistic explosion 60 years ago. For gallery owner Toni Monnin, the loss of irreplaceable...... [view]
Posted By:  LuisPabloMerino
Posted On:  Dec 27, 2009

  Introduction: research on the issue of Dominican genetic heritage and culture
I will throughout posts that I will be updating regularly show the result of an investigation in which, by using the academic material given to me, as a public school student by Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic, I will try to unravel certain questions that have surged in me about...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 25, 2009

  Come home, Haiti, to the legacy of your founding fathers!
By Jean H Charles: It is a fitting tribute to 233 years of the American Revolution, forty five years of America true black integration that culminate into the election of the 44th President, Barack Obama as the first black leader of the United States to call on Haiti the first black...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 13, 2008

  Obama, expectations, realities and ‘those’ Muslims
By MUHAMMED ÇETİN: All around the world people rejoiced when Barack Obama was elected US president. Some perceive his election as a victory against "aggressive and unilateral neocon interests across the world." However, there are exaggerated expectations about the course of action...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 26, 2008

  Obama helps people of mixed race find identity
By: Amber Mobley: Hundreds of years back, they were classified as "mulatto" . Half black. Half white ... and usually the result of a slave master's marital indiscretions. These days, biracial people are finding themselves with a new kind of identity, thanks to presidential nominee...... [view]
Posted By:  rebeccalatham
Posted On:  Jun 21, 2008

  Powwow Dances
!--{PS..1}--> Amazing day – I went to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Powwow.  Hundreds of beautiful bustles and jingle dresses for the dancing competitions – tribes beating the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and...... [view]
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  Afghan Students Association at York University
Submitted By:   Zalma
Website:  http://www.yorku.ca/afghansa
Phone:  647-205-3531
E-mail:  afghansa@yorku.ca 		  Vision:   The Afghan Students Association at York University is an organization for anyone who is interested in Afghan culture and heritage. Based in Toronto, the purpose of ASA at York is to celebrate the rich Afghan culture and......
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