Look to the East!! @mrdapps

Outside an organise society, only gods and beast can dwell!! #Reggae Lover- #Arsenal Fan- #Knowledge Seeker London Joined August 2011

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Look to the East!! @mrdapps

2 months ago

How a Jamaican student invented a self-disinfecting door handle for hospitals: ‘Design that fits reality’ theguardian.com/world/2025/aug…

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“I don’t believe in the Islamic God; I don’t believe in the Christian God” Wole Soyinka told me. He accepts the label of an atheist but says he is a "spirit-sensitive person" who follows Orisha, a deity of the Yoruba people

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Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo

12 months ago

Wole Soyinka is the youngest 90-year-old I've ever met. He's still teaching, travelling and walking upright. "That's the annoying thing, that I don't feel 90," he told me. But he's made "arrangements" for his death

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Torraine Walker @TorraineWalker

a year ago

From my TikTok: Black Love Data. Don't believe every social media narrative you hear. #BlackLove #BlackFathersMatter tiktok.com/@torrainewalker

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Wayne Chen @wcchen

a year ago

Tacky's War: 264 years ago today, on 7 Apr 1760, a Fanti paramount chief, Tacky (Akan: Takyi), and Dahomean war chief Apongo led hundreds of enslaved Africans in capture of plantations and a British military base in St. Mary and western #Jamaica. "In terms of its shock to the…

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Wayne Chen @wcchen

2 years ago

Breadfruit: The #Caribbean's hurricane-resistant food. With an increase in extreme weather, #Jamaicans have found a reliable, nutrient-dense, versatile local food. We should be planting thousands of trees. bbc.com/travel/article… via @BBC_Travel

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Ligue 1 English @Ligue1_ENG

2 years ago

In honor of Bob Marley ❤️💛💚 🔰 Marley played at Nantes’ training center in 1980 🎵 Tété, honoring him by playing ‘One Love’ 🎬 His bibliographical film is in theaters now ⚽️ The club remembering Bob tonight vs PSG

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billboard @billboard

2 years ago

To celebrate #OneLoveMovie, here are a few highlights from Billboard's list of the top 30 @bobmarley songs that aren't on his 1984 compilation album, 'Legend.' ❤️🎶 #BillboardNews

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BBC World Service @bbcworldservice

2 years ago

Tracy Chapman just became the first black songwriter to win Song of the Year at the Country Music Awards. She won it for Fast Car, a track she released over three decades ago when she was 24 years old. Hear why the song still means so much to fans: bbc.in/3sqgPLU

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Wayne Chen @wcchen

3 years ago

“As a society, we have failed to learn from Marcus Garvey’s story. That’s largely because mainstream narratives rarely teach about his legacy…” True in America, and sadly true in #Jamaica. cnn.com/2023/03/23/opi…

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Mark Wilberforce @MarkDeforce

3 years ago

My article on Ghana's love for #Reggae #Dancehall x #Patios features champion soundmen Samini, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Rocky Dawuni x Mr Music Man - Kojo Antwi 🇬🇭 bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…

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BlackHistoryStudies @BlkHistStudies

3 years ago

Sophia George is a Jamaican singer. She is best known for her 1985 hit "Girlie Girlie", which reached number one in Jamaica, topping the RJR chart for 11 weeks. Sophia's "Girlie Girlie" was also a massive hit in the UK - A British National top 10. #reggaemonth #reggaemonth2023

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The Harder They Come @THTCthemovie

3 years ago

"THE MUSICAL IMPACT of The Harder They Come, Perry Henzell’s 1972 film about an aspiring reggae singer who becomes an outlaw and anti-hero, can’t be understated." #THTC50 @PublicTheaterNY @jimmycliff @DavBrowne @SonjahStanley @NoahShachtman rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

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Pelé @Pele

3 years ago

Em 1958, eu caminhava pelas ruas pensando em cumprir a promessa que fiz ao meu pai. Sei que hoje muitos fizeram promessas parecidas e também vão em busca da sua primeira Copa do Mundo. Assistirei ao jogo do hospital e estarei torcendo muito por cada um de vocês. Boa sorte! 🇧🇷

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BBC News (UK) @BBCNews

3 years ago

The pirate that changed British radio bbc.in/3u9n3Nb

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African Business @AfricanBizMag

3 years ago

If the World Bank wants to successfully alleviate poverty around the world, a majority of its employees need to come from the places it is trying to serve, writes Hannah Ryder, CEO of Development Reimagined. african.business/2022/09/trade-…

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Bonnie Greer @Bonn1eGreer

3 years ago

Action movies;sci-fi; afrofuturism are emotionally & therapeutically satisfying.They aid ways to plan strategy in the real world. But this #BlackHistoryMonth-Try the real thing. #BlackHistory-Much more exciting; empowering..& It's real. #MorantBay-#Jamaica bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…