Posted on 07 October 2009. Tags: Dancehall Music, Esther Tyson, Gabrielle Weiss, Grace Hamilton, homophobia, JAMAICA, Karen Carpenter, Kingsley "Ragashanti" Stewart, Lisa Biagiotti, Micah Fink, Music, Pulitzer Center, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Ragashanti, slavery, spice, The Glass Closet, violence, Vybz Kartel
Jamaican society can be divided along class, language and culture lines. It’s rich vs. poor, English vs. Patois and uptown vs. downtown.
Correspondent Lisa Biagiotti, producer Micah Fink and director of photography Gabrielle Weiss examine the public debate that erupted earlier this year when graphic Dancehall music lyrics and images were banned from Jamaica’s airwaves. The public responses reveal the legacy of two Jamaicas dating back to the country’s slave history.
Via: World Focus
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