A stained-glass window, donated in 1877 to a church in Rhode Island, shows Jesus as a dark-skinned man. Most Western depictions portrayed him as a European, with light skin and sometimes even with blue eyes. A Black Jesus at this time was unknown.
Should African people be called black – or is the categorising of people by skin colour a racist practice? How about Africa? Is the name of the continent a racial...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 26, 2024 - The Barbados-born Jackie Opel –will be celebrated on Tuesday August 27 in Barbados, with the day named in his honour on the anniversary of...
WASHINGTON DC, August 19, 2024 - The vibrant tapestry of Jamaica's cultural heritage was on full display at the third annual JAMAICA FEST, held on Sunday, August 18th, 2024, at...
Kingston, Jamaica. August 17, 2024: The People’s National Party proudly commemorates the anniversary of the birth of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
The crown estate has just published its accounts for the last year, revealing record profits. This news was accompanied by indignant headlines about a massive pay rise for the royal...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Vodou faithful sing, their voices rising above the gunfire erupting miles away as frantic drumbeats drown out their troubles.
A daughter of the Caribbean – Katharine Birbalsingh, Oxon – is about to test a theory and rule of democracy, that was first promulgated in Britain as The Toleration Act...
In 1783, the City of London was gripped by a court case which symbolised the brutal economics of slavery. Two years previously, the Liverpool slave ship Zong had set out...
Political actors in Tanzania have in recent years demanded compensation from Germany for colonial atrocities committed in the early 20th century. In early 2017, the National Assembly of Tanzania stopped...