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Bob Marley’s granddaughter Donisha Prendergast, right, dances to reggae music during the celebration of Marley's 68th birthday at the yard of his Kingston home, in Jamaica, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Marley's relatives and old friends were joined by hundreds of tourists to dance and chant to the pounding of drums to honor the late reggae icon who died of cancer in 1981 at age 36. (AP Photo/ David McFadden)

Fans mark Marley's b'day in Jamaica

Associated Press
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Hundreds of tourists have joined Rastafarian priests and reggae musicians at Bob Marley's old house in Jamaica to mark the 68th anniversary of the late reggae icon's birth...
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Volkswagen ad: No frowns, just smiles

Marlon A. Hill
OPINION - Unfortunately, America has spun itself into a “cloud on a sunny day” and stirred a cup of blinded controversy of racial identity versus satirical inferences...
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Jamaica embraces controversial Super Bowl ad

David McFadden, Associated Press
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - The predominantly black country of Jamaica is embracing a controversial Super Bowl ad that depicts a white office worker from the U.S. Midwest feigning the Caribbean island's lilting patois accent to display a cheerful, upbeat outlook...
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Volkswagen’s ‘Jamaican’ Super Bowl ad sparks debate

Kyle Harvey
VIDEO - Volkswagen plans on releasing a Super Bowl ad that may come across as offensive to people of Caribbean descent...
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Fidi Andriambalohery of Madagascar, Carmen Holassie of Trinidad and Tobago, and Norman Washington Malcolm of Jamaica say the Pledge of Alligence for the first time as sU.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Newseum July 3, 2008 in Washington, DC. Fifty people from many countries, including Germany Nigeria and Vitenam, became naturalized citizens of the United States during the ceremony on the eve of Independence Day. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How immigration reform affects black America

Marlon Hill
OPINION - With the present discourse over immigration reform, we have an extraordinary opportunity to mix our understanding and appreciation for race, culture and language with public policy...
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Imani Green

8-year-old British girl fatally shot in Jamaica

David McFadden, Associated Press
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A British schoolgirl visiting relatives in a rural village in northern Jamaica was fatally shot when a lone gunman opened fire on a group of family members as they gathered at a roadside shop...
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Late reggae icon Peter Tosh receives Jamaica honor

Associated Press
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Jamaica's government is honoring firebrand reggae star Peter Tosh 25 years after his murder...
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In this Sept. 11, 2012 photograph, a mosaic of Marcus Garvey and one of his famed quotations are displayed in the courtyard of "Liberty Hall," a museum and community center in downtown Kingston, Jamaica. Jamaican students in every grade from kindergarten through high school are studying the teachings of the 1920s-era black nationalist leader in a new mandatory civics program in schools across this predominantly black country of 2.8 million people. (AP Photo/David McFadden)

Jamaica introduces Garveyism in classrooms

Associated Press
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Struggling with a chronically stagnant economy and one of the highest crime rates in the world...
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - DECEMBER 15: President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe looks up as he attends the opening ceremony of the High Level Segment of The United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 15, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Politicians and environmentalists are meeting for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 that runs until December 18. Some of the participating nation's leaders will attend the last days of the summit. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Jamaica offended by Zimbabwe leader's remarks

David McFadden, Associated Press
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Comments by an African leader portraying the men of Jamaica as chronic drunkards and unambitious pot smokers have become the talk of towns across this Caribbean island...
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning gold and setting a new world record of 36.84 during the Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Usain Bolt turns DJ to celebrate Olympic triple

Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Usain Bolt went from breaking a record to spinning a record...
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