On June 5th, Gramps Morgan, a member of the popular reggae group Morgan Heritage, released a powerful record dubbed “People Like You.” The song celebrates people who make major sacrifices for those in need.
“People Like You” is now available on all digital music platforms.
Our digital music station, Maria Jackson Radio (MJR), is now back online! The station began broadcasting again on June 2nd, 2020 after being off air for a couple of weeks due to technical difficulties.
Now that the station is back online, listeners can expect some changes to our playlist. In the past we only streamed reggae music and all sub-genres deriving from that style; however, going forward MJR will begin to slowly incorporate other urban genres providing the content is positive.
The theme of the station will follow our overall theme, which is: “Promoting Positive Black Music & Telling The Stories Of The People Behind It.” We stream 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with new music added to our playlist every week.
In a press briefing held earlier this evening, Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that the island’s beaches will reopen for public use as of Sunday, June 7th, 2020.
The reopening will come with several protocols that must be adhered to: 1) opening hours are from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM; 2) no socializing are allowed (partying, dominoes etc.); 3) restaurants should not make chairs and tables available to patrons; and finally, 4) vendors are not allowed to walk and sell on the beach.
We all knew hip-hop artist Ice Cube was a rebel from his days with N.W.A, but we didn’t know he was a revolutionary until now. See below a message he posted on his social media regarding the global unrest caused by racial injustice.
“STAY WOKE: I understand that people want to get back to normal. But normal is toxic for us. Keep your knee on these politians and keep them working in our collective interest. Continue to post, inform and complain. They’re hoping you go back to posting bullshit that don’t matter.“
Fans and supporters of Mr. Killa – also known as Hollice Mapp – are seeing a different side of the artist, in his latest release “We Want Justice.” The record, which is a Caribbean / hip-hop crossover, is all about the current racial tension being felt all over world.
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On Friday, June 5th at 6:00 PM (Jamaica time), Kevin Downswell will go live on IG and Facebook for the final episode of his series ‘Conversations with Kevin Downswell.‘
This is one full hour of praise and worship that will be delivered with support from his entire team. He will also use the opportunity to primier the official video for his song “Carry Me.“
The official video for “Declaration of Rights” by the Mighty Diamonds featuring Aaron Nigel Smith was released in May.
“Declaration of Rights” is the second single from the EP, FREEDOM. The song was done in the early 80s by the Mighty Diamonds and now again in 2020. The original song was written and performed by the Abyssinians in the ’70s. It addresses the plight of marginalized people and serves as an inspiration to them to be the masters of their destiny.
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