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Meet New York-based Jamaican singer Dyrana. Dyrana, also known as Dy Dy, may already be familiar to you from her comical videos that have made the rounds via social media. Since launching her videos, …

Ask anyone and they will tell you that a party isn’t really a party without the DJ. I remember the first time I heard DJ Gringo play over 20 years ago at a college party and the student union was on f…

By Jo Wheeler With a voice described as ‘Anita Baker Meets Sade’, singer/songwriter Keishera James exudes pure sexy, soulfulness.  Born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Keishera’s soun…

I’m in too deep, there is no turning back now… It was all a dream until Chef Akeem Murray made it his reality. In 2012 Mise En Place Catering was established making it his first solidified…

“As a Teacher, what would you do if you saw a student drinking an alcoholic beverage on school property?” That was the scenario Peter Ivey used to begin his presentation at the two-day “We Are G…

Respectfully referred to as Da Reggae Don, DJ Norie was born (to Panamanian parents) and raised in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush area. Unlike his Panamanian namesake, General Manuel Noriega, music is Norie…

Success should never be defined by one’s physical attributes; an adage that holds true to international dancehall star Tifa.  Born Latifa Brown the Jamaican entertainer was diagnosed with blount disea…

This past February, I flew out to Miami for a very unique technology conference. What made this conference unique in my mind was its focus on Black Tech. What’s that you ask? Well many, if not all of …