LIKE most Jamaicans, Canute Parkes followed the tragic events that erupted in West Kingston in late May 2010. The unprecedented mayhem disturbs him to this day.
This evening, Parkes, a singer known as Reggae First Billionaire, reaches out to the people of the troubled community by launching his latest songs at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre. Continue reading “Reggae First ‘Billionaire’ Reaches Out To West Kingstion Community; Supports The Tivoli Enquiry”
For those unfamiliar with the back story, former No Limit Records rapper “Mac,” is serving 30 years for manslaughter.
Recently witnesses have recanted their stories which has raised questions of whether Mac is jailed on false testimony by those witnesses.
As of today, it has been 15 years since Mac was convicted but he is hoping for a new trial in wake of the new evidence presented in his favor.
His mother Shelia is a self taught artist based in New Orleans, her art proclaims her son’s innocence.
The article below was originally published back in 2011. It was written as the date approaches for the 10th anniversary of her son’s conviction: Continue reading “Rapper’s Mother Creates Art To Raise Awareness About Wrongly Convicted Young Men”
He knew he was in jail, but he didn’t know why.
Eventually, Abreham Zemedagegehu learned that he’d been accused of stealing an iPad – an iPad whose owner later found it. He spent the next six weeks in jail, unable to communicate with his jailers because he is deaf. He described a frightening, isolated experience in which medical procedures were performed without his consent and he feared for his safety. Continue reading “Deaf Immigrant Jailed For 6 Weeks For A Crime He Didn’t Commit”
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