As Jamaican Drug Lord is Sentenced, U.S. Still Silent on Massacre
Tomorrow, Jamaican strongman Christopher “Dudus” Coke will face a prison sentence of up to twenty-three years in federal court. As I reported for the magazine in December, at least seventy-three civilians died in the process of getting Coke out of Jamaica and into U.S. custody. At the time, the Jamaican security forces claimed that most of the dead were gunmen who died defending Coke inside the barricaded neighborhood of Tivoli Gardens. But for these seventy-three supposed gunmen, the security forces only recovered six guns. Three of the dead were women. One was a U.S. citizen. Most appear to have been unarmed civilians, rounded up and massacred after the neighborhood was already under control.Duh! STUDY: US Teens Smoke More Marijuana Than Cigarettes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that 23 percent of high school students said they recently smoked marijuana, while 18 percent said they had puffed cigarettes. The survey asked teens about a variety of risky behaviors.‘Django Unchained’ Trailer Is Out. Jamie Foxx Plays Slave Out For Revenge!
Quentin Tarantino has been a notable film maker when it comes to airing out the uncomfortable realities of race through cinema.
And Tarantino’s recent trailer for his newest film, “Django Unchained,” is certainly going to punctuate his reputation as an unabashed maker of film that evokes controversial commentary on how white Hollywood directors present stories of Black history to mostly White audiences.
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