Jamaica should become a Republic but please, NOT because of Harry and Meghan
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...
THREE OLD POSTS ON USAIN BOLT AND WHY HE IS A LOCAL AND GLOBAL ICON
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...The Fraud against Usain Bolt and the Case for National Service
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...
Slavery was not a choice but listening to Kanye West is (REDUX)
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...
UPCOMING TALK: October 25 Christ Church, Phila.
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...
Anne C. Bailey and company write about race, slavery, refugees, diasporas, African American, Caribbean and African studies, human rights, history, and memory. We publish every weekend.
Find Anne C. Bailey's non-fiction book : The Weeping Time:
Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History (Beacon Press)
