Jamaican national hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who continues to get much respect in the island country and diaspora communities around the world, will be recognized on Aug. 20 at a ceremony in the ...
Queen Nanny or Nanny born c. 1685 and passed c. 1755. Queen Nanny, a Jamaican national hero, was a well-known leader of the Jamaican Maroons in the 18th century. Nanny was kidnapped from Ghana ...
“Jamaica’s existing heroes fought for physical and political emancipation; Bob Marley and Miss Lou championed mental and social liberation during highly charged, transformative political ...