Jamaican Diaspora: Writers Edition

In this edition, we highlight some of our contemporary authors, such as Beverly East, Karl A. Mitchell, Geoffrey Philp, and Patrice DaCosta. Once again Jamaicans are trailblazers. The 1st Black newspaper in the US has a Jamaican connection. John Russwurm was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica in 1799. He along with Samuel Cornish created Freedom's Journal newspaper in 1827. Currently, Marlon James has won the Man Booker prize. Finally, we say goodbye to Anthony Winkler, whose books captured a certain consciousness of Jamaican culture.

• | Author: Janice Maxwell
• | Publisher: Lulu.Com
• | Publication Date: Sep 14, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 34 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1678054283
• | ISBN-13: 9781678054281