CORA Genetics The Science of Herb Hardy aka Happy Aloha, is a native of Northern California. He founded Zen Care Collective in 2010 where he has been providing patients medicine throughout California, on a prescription based, monthly and quarterly program. He also founded Endocannabinoid Therapeutic Genetics 2010 (- Present). In 2016, Hardy embarked on a […]
Nan Lewis Entertainment Works Nan Lewis opened Entertainment Works in 1989 as a direct result of her love with reggae music. A professional publicist since 1974, she is well-versed in marketing and promoting products and services through editorial coverage in the media so, when she was asked to manage a PR campaign for a reggae […]
ContraBanned Travel Ban Bands Bands with diaspora from the seven Muslim-majority countries on U.S. President Donald Trump’s original travel ban took to the stage in Austin to build resistance against executive orders critics see as perpetuating bigotry. For many musicians in the ‘ContraBanned’ showcase that went from Friday night to early Saturday at the South […]
#NativeNationsRise We Exist. We Resist. We Rise. Thousands of Native American demonstrators and their supporters marched to the White House on Friday, March 10, 2017, to voice outrage at President Donald Trump’s support for the Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines, which they say threaten tribal lands. The protest follows months of demonstrations in […]
Alex Rogers International Cannabis Business Conference Visionary entrepreneur and political activist, Alex Rogers, is the founder and CEO of three thriving ancillary cannabis businesses. Cutting his teeth as an activist in the early nineties under the tutelage of Jack Herer, Alex has a deep proprietary knowledge of the industry. He has played a key role […]
Lior Ben-Hur Music Educator Born and raised in Jerusalem, composer and musician Lior Ben-Hur grew up in the city’s diverse melting pot of Jewish traditions from around the world. With his Iraqi-born father and Greek mother each passing on practices from their own upbringing, Lior was exposed to the vast scope of ways in which […]
Jamaican Maroons Freedom & Autonomy free·dom – the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint; the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. For over eighty years, the Jamaican Maroons clashed with the British, refusing to be enslaved. Fleeing into the hills of the Cockpit Country, they […]
Away To Africa 2017 Cape Town International Jazz Festival Experience The Cape Town International Jazz Festival isn’t your everyday celebration. Proudly dubbed as ‘Africa’s Grandest Gathering,’ Cape Town International Jazz Festival is the fourth largest jazz festival in the world and the largest jazz festival in Sub-Saharan Africa. Every year thousands of global citizens gather […]
U.S. Veterans, Tribe Elders Join Forces in Pipeline Protest On Saturday, December 3, 2016, U.S. military veterans spoke with tribal leaders about their shared interest in blocking a multibillion-dollar pipeline project near a Native American reservation, with as many as 3,500 veterans joining protests at the site. Veterans Stand for Standing Rock members aim to […]
Soul Majestic Exodus – Kingston, Jamaica In March and April of 2004, Soul Majestic embarked on a full band Exodus to the birthplace of reggae and origin of the reggae genre, the island of Jamaica. While there, they recorded their sophomore album, ‘Until That Day’, at Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Studio in Kingston, Jamaica. They […]
Written by: Valerie Volcovici Standing Rock #NoDAPL President Barack Obama said the U.S. government is examining ways to reroute an oil pipeline in North Dakota as it addresses concerns raised by Native American tribes protesting against its construction. Obama’s comments late on Tuesday to online news site Now This were his first to directly address […]
Adapted & Revised by: Fabiana Rasta Serralheiro The Locksmith Edmilson Tomé da Costa is well-known in São Luís, also known as the Brazilian Jamaica. In São Luís, he goes by the nickname ‘Serralheiro’ which means ‘locksmith’ in English, which was his profession. He is considered a living legend of Reggae in São Luís. He owned […]