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Diaspora the aggregate of groups residing outside original homeland Fall 2002 Cultural Pride CRICKET E E v v a a n n s s t t o o n n C C r r i i c c k k e e t t C C l l u u b b P P r r e e s s e e n n t t s s : : A fun filled weekend When: Saturday & Sunday, Nov 30 th -Dec 1 st . Where: Par-a-dice Hotel Casino in Peoria, IL. Contact: Mrs. Louis 847 328- 4863 or Mrs. Williams 847 866 6619 The purpose of this trip is two-fold, to provide scholarship for students wishing to pursue higher education as well as entertainment.

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It was rea lly “hot hot hot” at the Whi te Eagle Ban quet Hal l in Nil es ILon Sep t 7th. For ove r 40 yea rsJam aican bor n Bryon Lee has bee nhea ting up cro wds. The Dra gonair spla yed to a diverse Car ibbean aud ience tha t ran ged fro mTri nidadi ans to Pue rto Ricans toBel izeans plu s man y more eth nicgro ups. Everybo dy “jum ped upjum ped up” to the bea ts of ourcal ypso ambassa dor. To lea rn mor eabo ut Byr on Lee and the Dra gonair s, con tactwww .byron leemus ic.com

Byron Lee (L) Kaye Max well (R)

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Jamaicans were in theAfrican festival of the arts.

In 1995, Jam aican bor n recordin gartist Dia na Kin g catapulte d to the top of the mus ic cha rts, whi ch was a glo bal su ccess. Kin g’s sma sh hit“Shy Guy” was playe d on rad iosta tions thr ough out the wor ld. Infact, one wou ld be har d pres sed tofin d a dan ce clu b whe re her mus icwas not bei ng pla yed, but don ’texp ect Kin g’s mus ic in 2002 to beren dition of “Sh y Guy”. Kin g sti llhas her tra demark of reggae, pop and R&B tha t sho wcased her vocalartistry. At the Afr ican fes tival ofthe arts tha t was hel d in Chi cago onAugust 30th, she had a new sto ry to

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tel l. Her new album cal led Res pectwil l be out in Jan uary 2003. Tolea rn mor e abo ut Din a Kin g con tactfitfool@h otmail .com

Jam aican bor n Fre d Baker isfou nder and artistic dir ector of the Wes t Ind ian Fol k Dan cers. Thi sdan ce tro upe bro ught the Car ibbean fla vor to thi s yea rs fes tival.

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Thi s ann ual eve nt too k pla ce onAugust 17th in Kan kakee, IL. Our bel oved Mar cus Gar vey isimp ortant to man y gro ups wi thinthe Bla ck com munity. Afr icanAme ricans ben efited because hecre ated the Universal NegroImp roveme nt Ass ociati on (UNIA)dur ing the 1920’s in Har lem NY,whi ch tho usands joi ned. The organization str essed sel f–reli anceand sel f-love . For Afr icans, he wasa str ong pro ponent of Afr ica bei ngfor the ind igenou s Afr icans and onour isl and, his pro gressi ve sta ndfor the dis advantaged cau sed him to

become one of our national her oesfor mai nstrea m Jam aicans as wel las for Ras tafari ans.

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Chi cago Con cerned Jam aicans fel tthe bea t and gre eted the hea t atthe ir 2002 isl and sun spl ash,whi ch was held at the 59th str eetyacht clu b on Sun day, A ugust 18th.For mor e inf ormati on on thi sorganization, cal l 312 602 4548.

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Jam aican con sulate Llo yd L. Hydeand Afr ican TV Chi cago hos t KayeMax wellcel ebrate d our ind epende nce onAugust 10th at the Chi cago Mar riottHotel. Amo ng the man ydis tingui shed gue st wer e:

Pre sident of the Jam aica’s OlympicAss ociati on

Michael S. Fen nell and Afr ican TVChi cago Hos t Jacquelin e Bri ssett

Mem bers of the Sal t Lake Olympic

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bobsled tea m Cli ve McD onaldAfr ican TV Chi cago hos t Jacquelin eBri ssette and Las celles Brown .

Jes se Whi te Tum blersThe cel ebrati ons con tinued onMon day August 12th at the Dal yPla za whe re the cur rent Mis sJam aica Wor ld Regina Bea vers was pre sent and the Wes t Ind ian Fol kDan cers entertain ed the cro wd.

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Jam aican Ame rican Clu b had the irann ual fam ily picnic on August 3rd

at the Gre enleaf beach in Eva nston

IL. For mor e inf ormati on on thi sgro up con tact847 663 1598 or ema ilJam aicanA merica nClub@ yahoo.com

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H.I .M. Hai le Sel assie Bir thday.

Des pite the con cert can cellation for Jul y 20th and 21st, mem bers ofD.U.B. enjoyed a picnic inWas hingto n Par k, whi ch fea turedNyo bingi dru mming.

For mer Eth iopian fla gOn November 2, 1930, Ras Taf ariMakonnen was cro wned Emp eror ofEth iopia and was given his ful l titleH.I .M. Hai le Sal assie I, Kin g ofKin gs, Lor ds of Lor ds, Con querin gLio n of Jud ah. The nam e Hai leSel assie mea ns ”Po wer of the Tri nity”, and tho se who hea rd the pro phecy in Gar vey’s wor dann ounced tha t the red eemer, the Bla ck mes siah or eve n “Jah ” had

com e, and tha t Eth iopia was the Pro mised lan d of whi ch the los tBla ck tri be of Israel wou ld som edayreturn. The y foun d jus tifica tion ofHai le Sel assie’s divinity in the Bible (Re velati on 5:5): “Do notwee p; for the Lio n from the Tri be ofJud ah, the Sci on of David, has won the right to ope n the scr oll and bre ak it seven sea ls.”

Cur rent Eth iopian fla gCon trary to pop ular tho ught, the Ras tafari ans fai th is not pra cticed onl y in Jam aica but world widewhi ch include Afr ica, Aus tralia and Eur ope. Ras tafari anism is muchmor e that dre ad locks and reggae. Itis a rel igion, a way of lif e and amovement of social pro test datingback to the 1920’s,wh ich was bor nout of the poverty and hea rtbrea k inthe Jam aican ghe ttos to ins pireopp ressed peop le. For mor einf ormati on on D.U.B., con tact773 768 7464

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Once aga in Chi cago, pla yed hos t the fes tival of lif e, whi ch was held inWas hingto n Par k. The eve ntcel ebrate d it 10th ann iversa ry and fea tured the ver y bes t in cal ypso,gos pel, rap and reggae mus icians .Ove r seve nty acts per formed formJul y 4th to Jul y7th.

Per former s cam e fro m as far asSou th Afr ica, who sen t the gos pelsen sation Ambition; the gro upsins piring lyr ics wer e a truetes tament to the val ue offor givene ss. To lea rn mor e abo utthe gro up con tact:www .ambition-sa .comMan y Jam aican artists per formed such as reggae rap artistYell owman

As wel l as dub poe t Muta Bar uka.

Thi s event was made pos sible becauseof Jamaica’s very own Eph raimMartin of Martin’s interculturalorg anization. For more informati on,con tact www .regga einfo.net.

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The Lun atic by Anthon y Win cklerThi s boo k can be pur chased atpop ular boo kstore s and is ava ilable on vid eo. We had the ple asure ofinterview ing the autho r and her e iswha t he had to say:

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wer e dra wn to each oth er becausethe wor ld rejected the m. One cou ldargue jus t as con vincin gly tha t itwas the oth er way aro und -- tha tthe wor ld rejected the m becausethe y wer e dra wn to each oth er. Weall wan t to give love and to get love.But sometimes the wor ld doe s notapp rove o f our love obje cts. W hentha t hap pens, sma rt lovers say"screw the wor ld" and con tinueabo ut the ir bus iness.QQQQ:::: CCCChhhheeee nnnnooooaaaa AAAAcccchhhh eeeebbbbeeee ((((AAAA mmmmaaaannnn ooooffff tttthhhheeee ppppeeeeoooo pppplllleeee)))) iiiissss aaaaNNNNiiiiggggeeeerrrriiiiaaaannnn wwwwrrrriiii tttteeeerrrr aaaannnndddd JJJJ....MMMM....CCCCooooeeee ttttzzzzeeeeeeee ((((LLLLiiii ffffeeee &&&& TTTTiiiimmmm eeeessss ooooffffMMMMiiiicccchhhhaaaaeeeellll KKKK....)))) iiiissss aaaa SSSSoooouuuu tttthhhhAAAAffffrrrr iiiiccccaaaannnn AAAAffffrrrr iiiikkkkaaaannnneeeerrrr .... BBBBooootttthhhhwwwwrrrriiii tttteeee aaaabbbboooo uuuutttt AAAAffffrrrr iiiiccccaaaa ffffrrrroooo mmmmddddiiiiffff ffffeeeerrrreeeennnntttt eeeexxxxpppp eeeerrrriiiieeeennnncccceeeessss;;;;wwwwhhhhaaaa tttt tttthhhheeee yyyy hhhhaaaavvvveeee iiiinnnnccccoooommmm mmmmoooonnnn iiiissss tttthhhhaaaa tttt tttthhhheeee mmmmaaaajjjjoooorrrriiiittttyyyy ooooffff tttthhhheeee iiiirrrr wwwwoooorrrr kkkkssssaaaarrrreeee rrrreeeeaaaa dddd bbbbyyyy tttthhhheeee WWWWeeeessss ttttrrrraaaatttthhhheeeerrrr tttthhhhaaaa nnnn bbbbyyyy AAAAffffrrrr iiiiccccaaaannnnssss....DDDDoooo yyyyoooouuuu ffffiiiinnnn dddd tttthhhhaaaa tttt ttttoooo bbbbeeee tttthhhheeee ssssaaaammmm eeee wwwwiiiitttthhhh CCCCaaaarrrr iiiibbbbbbbbeeeeaaaannnn wwwwrrrriiii tttteeeerrrrssss???? BBBBeeeeiiii nnnngggg aaaaJJJJaaaammmm aaaaiiiiccccaaaannnn,,,, wwwwhhhhoooo aaaarrrreeee yyyyoooouuuu rrrrpppprrrriiii mmmmaaaarrrryyyy rrrreeeeaaaa ddddeeeerrrrssss????AAAA: Fro m I was a little boy, Idre amed of becoming a wri ter. And Ialw ays kne w tha t I wan ted to wri tefor my own peo ple. I wri te for Jam aicans . I'm rea d mainly byJam aicans .QQQQ:::: WWWWhhhhiiii cccchhhh aaaauuuutttthhhhoooorrrrssss hhhhaaaavvvveeeeiiiinnnnffff lllluuuueeeennnncccceeee dddd yyyyoooouuuu aaaannnndddd wwwwhhhhyyyy????AAAA::::I thi nk the inf luence tha t wri tersare sup posed to have on one ano theris a myth. If you 're a wri ter, you have to have you r own vis ion of the sea we all sai l on, and pee pingthr ough the por tho le of ano therwri ter won 't give you tha t.QQQQ:::: DDDDoooo yyyyoooouuuu hhhhaaaavvvveeee aaaannnnyyyy ooootttthhhh eeeerrrruuuuppppccccoooommmmiiiinnnngggg wwwwoooorrrr kkkkssss????AAAA:::: Yes , I have two fin ished novelsawa iting publicati on, Dog War and Cro codile . To spe ak to the author,you may ema illabyrinth 2p@yah oo.com

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Tavis Smily, left Quincy Jones, right

Chi cago’s Navy Pier hos ted thi stim ely eve nt. Bla cks spe nt 1.6bil lion in technolo gy ser vices in2000; neverthel ess, the re is sti ll amajor dif ference between Bla cksand oth er eth nic gr oups in uti lizingthe com puter’s cap ability. For tha trea son, inf luenti al Bla cks cam e outto sup port and encourage com puterliteracy, whi ch wil l nar row the digital divide. For mor einf ormati on, con tactwww .Blacksinthe chinogy.com orwww .Tavis talks.com

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Dorin G. McCalla affectionatelyknown as Mr.Mac is president ofthe Caribbean American BakingCompany. His entrepreneurialefforts have made his bakery alandmark in the Chicago metroarea, where a taste of “yard” isonly one visit away.

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Jam aican Dia spora is a fre e for umnew slette r tha t is intereste d inhea lthcar e, edu cation , environme ntand cul tural pri de. If you have abus iness, poe m, ess ay, sa tire, op- ed pie ces, r ecipes or anything vitaltha t ben efits the com munity, ple asecal l847 663 1598. Or ema il us atJam aicanA merica nClub@ yahoo.com