Jamaica

Andrea Levy’s books explored the lives of the Windrush generation — nearly half million people who moved from the Caribbean to Britain to fill labor shortages after WWII.

This year’s Women’s March in the US is experiencing some tension at the top, but that hasn’t slowed down other women across the globe who are also marching for their rights.

Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton returned to Jamaica in early December after serving seven years in a US prison on drug charges. Banton got a hero’s welcome, despite his infamous, 1993 anti-gay song “Boom Bye Bye” which called for the murder of gay people.

More than 15 artists from other countries have produced their own country-specific versions of Childish Gambino’s ‘This is America.’

It’s Groundhog Day on Cape Cod again. There’s a shortage of summer workers, due at least in part to changes in the H-2B visa program, which allows American businesses to hire temporary, seasonal workers from overseas.