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FMM 8 16 2024 One Drop

August 16, 2024 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” ~ Marcus Garvey. I became a teenager at a time of racial upheaval in the USA. It coincided with the growing consciousness (‘woke’-ness) in Jamaica of young people of African descent. Rastafarianism and awareness of African culture […]

FMM 9 29 2023 Strange Emotion

September 29, 2023 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them.: ~ Lois McMaster Bujold. I don’t know when my love of the outdoors, of nature, of mountains and trees, rivers and lakes began.  I was born in the grey city of Manchester, England, before the clean […]