The high expectations placed by Jamaicans on its athletes is a mirror of the success desired by all.
Image courtesy of Nationwide News Network, Jamaica It has been 75 years since Jamaica participated in the Summer Olympic Games held in...
top of page
BLOG
Search
Yaawd Media
- Aug 21
- 3 min
Florida's Attempts at a Rewriting of Black History
The Cotton pickers. Acrylic on canvas painting (24"x48") by Richard Hugh Blackford Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis has decided to show...
11 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Aug 1
- 4 min
Emancipation -We still have very far to go.
It has been 185 years since slavery ended in Jamaica, and 61 years since the island was granted Independence from Great Britain....
21 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Jul 31
- 5 min
Jimmy Cliff, OM- An Outstanding Musical Journey
Outside of Robert Nesta Marley, it is undoubtable that the most successful singer, musician and recording artiste produced by our island...
11 views3 comments
Yaawd Media
- Jul 30
- 3 min
My Magnum Opus provides a record of Black History
Some weeks ago, I had an opportunity to chat with a teenager who sought me out to discuss my art with her as part of a school project she...
17 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Jul 25
- 2 min
WE FAILED FREDDIE, MAYBE EVEN DAMAGED HIS LEGACY
I grew up listening to the music of the Clarendonians who introduced little Fredde McGregor into the business by taking him to Clement...
1,344 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Jul 22
- 4 min
Elaine Thompson-Herah is a Standout. She will return.
The failure of double/double Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah (ETH) to win an individual spot on the Jamaican track team for the...
208 views1 comment
Yaawd Media
- Jul 1
- 1 min
Addressing the obstacles to Establishing and Realizing the Full Economic Value of Jamaica's Culture
Despite being among the top ten percent of the most culturally influential countries in the world, Jamaica struggles to find a formula...
17 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- May 26
- 5 min
National Honour for Sugar Minott- Long Overdue
Today, May 25, 2023, would have been the 67th birthday Lincoln “Sugar” Minott. A National Honour for this son of Jamaica and Icon of its...
45 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- May 1
- 6 min
PENN RELAYS IS NO LONGER OF ANY VALUE TO JAMAICA'S TRACK PROGRAM
I tapped into the Yaawd Media page of my Facebook account on my cell phone just now and was greeted with the screaming response to a post...
355 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Dec 31
- 5 min
SUPREME VENTURES' "STING" SUFFERED A FATAL BLOW
Jamaica's dancehall peeped from behind its established predecessor Reggae, towards the end of the 1970s with the experimental touches...
68 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Dec 21, 2022
- 5 min
BURNA BOY LIT UP "THE OFFICE" IN KINGSTON AND STAKED HIS CLAIM IN REGGAE-LAND.
The National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica is colloquially referred to as “The Office,” a moniker it earned during the qualification...
125 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
IS ARGENTINA'S WC TEAM AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S SUCCESS AT RACIAL CLEANSING?
Education is a transformative process. This means that as we grow and develop, we should be increasing our exposure and by extension, our...
58 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Oct 26, 2022
- 5 min
REMEMBERING REGGAE'S COOL RULER- GREGORY ISAACS
October 25th marked twelve years since Gregory Isaacs, one of Jamaica's most beloved vocalists passed away. Gregory was as pertinent in...
56 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Oct 22, 2022
- 5 min
JAMAICA'S CRIME NEEDS MORE THAN THE BROADCASTING COMMISSION'S PUBLIC RELATION STUNT
This past week I came across a stomach-churning reminder of Jamaica's ghastly crime problem through a graphic video of two gunmen...
31 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Oct 9, 2022
- 5 min
CHRIS BLACKWELL-Married to Jamaica's Music Success
The most far-reaching element of Jamaica’s culture has been its music and it is through this element that Jamaica has succeeded ahead of...
91 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962. The sixth 10 years: 2012-2021.
This is the sixth and final installment in the series "60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962," and represents the Yaawd...
106 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Oct 4, 2022
- 4 min
60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962. The fifth 10 years: 2002-2011.
This is the fifth installment in the series "60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962," and represents the Yaawd Media team's...
141 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Oct 1, 2022
- 5 min
STONEBWOY, HERE IS SOME REGGAE EDUCATION 101
Jamaica’s first National Hero, The Right Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, ON; is on record stating “If you haven't confidence in self, you...
60 views0 comments
Yaawd Media
- Sep 28, 2022
- 4 min
60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962. The fourth 10 years: 1992-2001
It has been long established that Jamaica’s music is regarded ss the most impactful aspect of the island’s culture. In fact, the music is...
132 views0 comments
Blog: Blog2
bottom of page