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Strong case made for Rastafari reparations Article by April 1, 2021 The call for reparations for the Rastafarian community is getting louder as individuals from the region call for systems to be put in place to repair the damage done to their community over the years. This comes as President of the African Heritage Foundation (AHF) Paul Ras Simba Rock painted a picture of how Rastafarians have been treated in Bridgetown over the years. During the Marcia Weekes Show on Wednesday, under the theme Ganja Reparations, officials insisted that members of the Rastafarian community should be compensated for the inhumane treatment meted out to them over the years, and for the stigma and discrimination they suffered. ....
Toggle Sidebar Barbadian Film: Hush 2 End the Silence Hush 2: End the Silence is a Barbadian film dealing with the issues of incest, sexual abuse, drugs, and violence inflicted on youth and how they are affected. Set entirely in Barbados, Hush 2 was written and directed by Marcia Weekes. It is a sequel to Weekes’ previous Hush, a film about teenage pregnancy and abortion. Weekes emphasizes that “What we are trying to do is tell our stories. In the Caribbean, we have a lot of stories to tell, but in a way that we are entertaining people.” She states that “we are just writing about what we see in society,” noting that “some cases are even more graphic than the movie.” The director says that it is especially hard for some men to see the violence in the rape scene, but “when you sit and actually see it, my hope is you will not just shed a tear, but be moved to action.” Weekes is also the Director of Praise Academy of Dance. ....
Haiti-rooted Japanese professional tennis player Naomi Osaka was named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for 2020 for overall stellar play, capturing her third Grand Slam title, and taking staunch public stance against racial injustice and police brutality. ....
Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Joseph Acquired by Urban Home Entertainment for Video-On-Demand Distribution Worldwide December 24, 2020 GMT The film, Joseph, aligns with the ‘Year of Return’ (2019) and the ‘Decade of Return’ (2020-2030) currently being expressed by African leaders and global influencers as people search for answers in the present by looking to clues from the past. It is the winner of the 2020 “Best Diaspora Narrative Feature” award at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. It has been endorsed and supported by the Governments of Ghana, Jamaica and Barbados and included in the Ghana Tourism Authority s “Year Of Return. ....