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October is Black History month in the UK, so Kingstonmouth.com decided to highlight the contribution of Pan-Africanism in shaping Black scholarship and ideas about how African political and economic unity can improve the lives of people in Africa and the diaspora. This is in contrast to drawing upon the usual Black History topics of the Empire Windrush, Mary Seacole and Bob Marley. Pan-Africanism. Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement aimed at fostering unity among people of African descent. It emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in response to colonialism and imperialism, calling for solidarity and independence from external domination. The movement escalated during the decolonization period, inspiring political organizations like the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which later became the African Union (AU) in 2002. Pan-Africanism has a shared sense of identity and cultural heritage among African diaspora communities, influencing civil rights movements and effort...

  This month it was announced to the world that the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023 was a 51 year-old mother of two sons, Iranian activist, Narges Mohammadi. She is presently incarcerated inside the notorious Evin prison in Tehran. She  is an engineer, journalist, author and Vice-Director of the Tehran-based civil society organization Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC). Whilst in prison, she has continued to interview other women prisoners and write about their situations in her book “White Torture”. The shocking facts about her treatment in Iran are heart-breaking; she has been arrested 13 times, convicted five times, and sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes. Her 16 year-old twin children have rarely seen their mother. Her husband, Taghi Rahmani is a writer and prominent activist who was jailed for 14 years in Iran. He lives in exile in France with their twins. Think about 154 lashes given to an educated middle-class mother: an engineer and ...

  In this article, I provide an extensive comparative analysis of Jamaica's economic strategies pursued by the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) and the Peoples National Party (PNP) from post-independence to the present day. I highlight how the JLP's strategies, particularly under the visionary leadership of Andrew Holness and Dr. Nigel Clark proved more effective for national development.   I also discuss why I believe the Jamaican people should not have been swayed by the noise of the PNP. My analysis is supported with current data from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and I take into consideration Jamaica's global and Caribbean context. Additionally, I address the shortcomings of PNP leaders, including Portia Simpson-Miller's failures, and the then-current leader's lack of economic acumen. Since gaining independence in 1962, Jamaica has witnessed varying economic strategies implemented by successive governments, primarily led by the Jamaica Lab...

Recently, I was fortunate to attend the People's National Party (PNP) conference in the National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica. At the conference, I wore two hats: the first was as a delegate of the PNP UK, and the second was as a journalist representing kingstonmouth.com. In Jamaica, there are two main political parties: the PNP, led by Mark Golding, who are presently in opposition to the Jamaican Labour Party, which is currently the sitting government. If the successful turnout of The PNP 85 th  Annual Conference was a marker on which to predict the impending general or local government elections, the officers of the JLP must be nervously biting their nails over the prospect of winning a third term. However, as the history of the 1980 general election, where 150,000 Comrades attended a rally at Sam Sharp Square for a pre-election rally and felt that it was a done deal for the PNP, only to be routed by a huge defeat at the general elections a few days later by Edward Seaga of the J...