In a special episode written by Dr. Fara Dabhoiwala, professor of history at Princeton University, we tell the story of Francis Williams, a formerly enslaved Black Jamaican who was among the leading intellectuals of the 1700s & the painting that exposed the racist conspiracy against him and the entire Black race.

To understand the root of political corruption in Jamaica, it seems to fit to look at the historic court case involving J.Z. Malcolm, who in 1952 became the first politician in Jamaica to be found guilty on fraud charges.

Today, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is the respected prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. But back in the 1970’s, he was persona non-grata in the Caribbean.

Although an international hit, back home in Jamaica, some sections of society had strong opinions about Damian Marley’s, “Welcome To Jamrock”.

The 1970’s saw thousands of West Indians emigrating or seeking refugee status in the United States. But Haitians soon realise that the U.S. immigration & refugee system did not work the same when it comes to them.