Julian Mahabeer

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Yes, the majority of Jamaican youths grew up in poverty or rather, destitution. Do you really know what destitution in a Jamaican household is? It is five people in one room, sometimes no light, no running water, not even toilet. I hate to be graphic but I want you to understand – diarrhea, period, cancer, baby diapers; your bathroom is a scandal bag, your back yard is the gully that stores those bags of refuse. Your dinner, if you are lucky to have dinner, is what uptown people serve their dogs. Children go to school barefoot, without lunch money, school books or bus fare. Old people with ...more
The Voice Of The Jamaican Ghetto: Incarcerated but not Silenced
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