All tagged Jamaica

History is often shaped by those who dare to break away from conventional paths, consciously forging new directions. Yet, it is also made by those who, through serendipity, find themselves in the right place at the right time, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. Pearl Alcock, a Jamaican-born artist, activist, and community builder, embodied a blend of both. Through her self-taught art practice, grassroots formation of queer spaces, and quiet activism, Alcock left an indelible legacy within Britain’s LGBTQ+ community, helping to forge a queer legacy that continues to resonate today.

“To reject speechlessness, a process which has taken years, and to invent my own peculiar speech with which to describe my own peculiar self, to draw together everything I am and have been.” — Michelle Cliff

Dwayne Jones

In our third article for Black History Month, we will be moving to a more difficult topic, and discuss the life and murder of Dwayne Jones. Before we begin, we want to give a trigger warning; we will be discussing violent homophobia, transphobia, and death, so anyone who finds those topics potentially triggering- our next article will be out in a couple of days, and we'll make sure to find a happier topic. We will indicate where we explicitly discuss the details of her death with an asterisk when we start, and one when we move on from the details, but there will be discussion around the event for the entire article. Please do what is best for yourself, whatever that may be.