One of the items in my bucket list while in the Gambia was to visit the main hospital in Banjul, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital formerly known as the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (RVTH). It is public knowledge that the hospital is in shambles, but I wanted to see it[Read More…]
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New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Ramadan Is A Riddle
Ramadan is a riddle. Fast ferociously, eat excessively. Contradiction? Pray for forgiveness this month just to go astray next month. Hypocrisy? The intensely personal time is one that is conversely communal. Perhaps that is the Ramadan trope and not the reality. Balance. That is your equation. Find it. Practice it.[Read More…]
Rebuilding The Temple Of One Love Rastafari
Constitution Hill, St. Andrew, Jamaica, towers over the Hope River Valley and most of Kingston, as part of the ridge joining Dallas Mountain and Derby Peak in the majestic, world famous Blue Mountains of Jamaica. It is a mainly small-farming community, in respect to coffee, cash crops, and some livestock.[Read More…]
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