Mar 6, 2023 | Memory, News & Events
Dear Baileyblog Readers, All of us at The Tubman Center are humbled and thankful to the Governor for this grant to erect a Harriet Tubman Statue and establish the Downtown Binghamton Freedom Trail. For those in the area, please join us for the unveiling of the first...
Jan 29, 2023 | History, Memory, News & Events
Ever since Barbados transitioned from a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, declared itself a Republic, and swore in Dame Sandra Mason as President in 2021, there have been more and more calls for Jamaica to do the same. For some, this call is not new. For years...
Jan 22, 2023 | History, Memory, News & Events
It’s Baileyblog’s sixth anniversary! Happy sixth anniversary to us. It’s a good time to go down memory lane. Lest we forget, here are some old posts on Usain Bolt which speak to WHY he is both a local and GLOBAL icon. We need the likes of this man...
Jan 20, 2023 | History, Memory, News & Events
I imagine they were among Usain Bolt’s many cheerleaders around the world. I imagine they attended Bolt’s races or watched in rapt attention on television—wherever he was running—Beijing, London, Brazil, Kingston- on behalf of his beloved country, Jamaica. I...
Oct 30, 2022 | Memory, News & Events
Just so it is clear, I am not jumping on any bandwagon. I wrote this post in May of 2018. I am just reposting today. There can be no room for racism or Anti-Semitism of any kind from anyone. Period. Regards, Anne Bailey “Slavery was...
Oct 23, 2022 | History, Memory, News & Events
Dear Baileyblog Readers, We are back! I know it has been a little while since you have heard from us at Baileyblog. Good news is we are still here! It has been such a busy season —but I am hearing the same from many of you. Most of us are feeling understandably...