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Lest We Forget
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The Lest We Forget Historical Podcast reflects on past events of the Caribbean and how these events shape the society we live in today.
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Mike’s, Home of the Famous Nyamburgers
1w ago00:27:11Tap to summarizeToday, multinational fast food companies like KFC, Burger King and Popeyes dominate Jamaican society. But before all of these, there was Mike’s, Home of the Famous Nyamburgers. The restaurant, the brainchild of Lester Mike Henry, was one of Jamaica’s most popular fast food establishments in the early 1970’s, and thus helped lay the groundwork of the island’s fast food industry today. For additional reading information on this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/Don't forget to follow us on our social mediaTwitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_Join our Patreon hereWant to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation
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Jamaica’s Arrest Warrant For Sade Adu
3w ago00:43:30Tap to summarizeFor decades, bribery accusations while on duty have long plague Jamaican police officers who are assigned road duties. But back in 1997, these allegations went global and it involve one of music’s most influential voices - Sade Adu. For additional reading information on this episode and to view our transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/Don't forget to follow us on our social mediaTwitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_Join our Patreon hereWant to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation
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Jamaica’s Arrest Warrant For Sade Adu
3w ago00:43:30Tap to summarizeFor decades, bribery accusations while on duty have long plague Jamaican police officers who are assigned road duties. But back in 1997, these allegations went global and it involve one of music’s most influential vocalists - Sade Adu.For additional reading information on this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/Don't forget to follow us on our social mediaTwitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_Join our Patreon hereWant to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation
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The 1979 Union Island Uprising
Apr 700:33:45Tap to summarizeContent Warning: This episode contains brief mentions of slavery and police brutalityIn October 1979, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became an independent state. Within this jubilation however, residents of the Grenadines still had concerns of the decades of unemployment, underemployment and underdevelopment and how these issues would fit into this new period of the nation’s history. But come December, on one of these particular islands, a group of persons choose a unique manner to address their grievances. For additional reading information on this episode and to view our transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/Don't forget to follow us on our social mediaTwitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_Join our Patreon hereWant to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation
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Reclaiming the Legacy of Francis Williams
Oct 901:13:32Tap to summarizeContent Warning: This episode makes mention of slaveryIn 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. Podcast Episode Companion: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG0oz7rc_o/mNmR7Ty5nzxTfsoXCpUDUA/view?utm_content=DAG0oz7rc_o&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=hb8431fc5ccFor additional reading information on this episode and to view our transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/Don't forget to follow us on our social mediaTwitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_Join our Patreon hereWant to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation
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Oral Sex As Told by Dancehall
May 2201:27:21Tap to summarizeContent Warning: this audio contains sexual content and profranties as well as mentions of sexism, ephebophilia, statutory rape, revenge porn and misogyny. Sidewalk is an upcoming video essay series that explores shifting discourse in Jamaican society through the arts. Lest We Forget is pleased to present the podcast version of their first project - Oral Sex As Told By Dancehall - which looks at the history of oral sex discourse in Jamaican society through dancehall music. Subscribe to Sidewalk Youtube's page:https://www.youtube.com/@thesidewalkpaversVisit Tenement Yaad Media at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/Don't forget to follow Tenement Yaad on our social mediaTwitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_Join our Patreon hereWant to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation
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Jamaica’s First Corrupted Politician
Apr 17, 202500:34:15Tap to summarizeIn conversations around Jamaicans' distrust in the island's political system, there is the recurring theme of political corruption. So to understand the root of political corruption on the island, 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. For additional reading information on this episode and to view our transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/Don't forget to follow us on our social mediaTwitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_Join our Patreon hereWant to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation
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The Censorship Years of Comrade Ralph
Mar 27, 202500:34:58Tap to summarizeSince scholarship on the topic discussed is limited, a large portion of the details heard on this episode was taken from “The Making of ‘The Comrade’: The Political Journey of Ralph Gonsalves" by Ralph GonsalvesToday, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is the one of the longest serving head of government in Caribbean history. As of this episode recording, he is the current prime minister of St.Vincent and the Grenadines - a post he has held since 2001. Beloved throughout the region, he has affectionately called Uncle Ralph and Comrade Ralph. But back in the 1970’s, this affection was non-existent as he was persona non-grata throughout the Eastern Caribbean.For additional reading information on this episode and to view our transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/Don't forget to follow us on our social mediaTwitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_Join our Patreon hereWant to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation
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Welcome To Jamrock: Jr. Gong vs Brand Jamaica
Mar 13, 202501:05:02Tap to summarizeContent Warning: this episode contains profanityIn 2004, Jamaican musician, Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley released the lead single off his upcoming third studio album, "Welcome to Jamrock”. Propelled by its music video, it would go to be an international hit. But although it was celebrated abroad, back home in Jamaica, sections of society had a different opinion.For additional reading information on this episode and to view our transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/Don't forget to follow us on our social mediaTwitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_Join our Patreon hereWant to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation
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Everyone Except Haitians
Feb 20, 202500:37:23Tap to summarizeContent Warning: this episode contains discussion of physical abuse, racism and xenophobia. In the wake of certain events occurring across the region, thousands of West Indians emigrated or sought refugees status to the United States by the 1970s. Still, it would be the newly arrived Haitians and Haitian refugees that faced the most prejudice. And even though one rap group would emerge in the 1990s to address this anti-immigrant and anti-black discrimination, anti-Haitian rhetoric in the U.S. has never really gone away.Don't forget to follow us on our social mediaTwitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_Join our Patreon hereWant to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation
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