The Gilling Papers
Dr Leo GillingThe Gilling Papers provides evidence-based analysis of Jamaica, education, criminal justice, governance, diaspora development, and public policy.
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The Rastas Who Went Home: Shashamane, Repatriation and the Unfinished Journey to Ethiopia
This is the third and final article in a series exploring Rastafari’s journey from Jamaica to the wider world; what Rastafari has given Jamaica; and why Shashamane came to represent land, dignity, Africa, and freedom from Babylon.
Before w...
From Disregard to Identity: What Rastafari Gave Jamaica—and What Jamaica Still Owes Rastafari
When Dennis Brown sang, “Gimme that old Shashamane living, city life ain’t for me,” I sang along as a young Dennis Brown fan. The melody was enough.
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I did not understand then that Shashamane was not merely a place name in a beau...
From Forced Exile to Return: The Long Journey of the Trelawny Town Maroons
When I first came to Canada, I attended a documentary about how Black people first came to this country. Much of the focus was on the West Indian Domestic Scheme of the 1950s and 1960s. But then, almost in passing, one narrator noted that J...
The Morning America Stood Still And Safety Disappeared
It was about 5:50 a.m. when the house phone rang. I was getting my son ready for school. The drive was about half an hour, and he was packing his bag as we prepared to leave.
I picked up the phone. It was my ex-wife—my wife at the time. Th...
When Diaspora Government Appointment Service Ends, Should the Record Disappear?
Today, I was delighted to learn that my colleague, Dr Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey, has been appointed Honorary Consul of Jamaica in New South Wales, Australia.
This is a significant and well-deserved achievement for someone who has given bac...
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