LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel on Wednesday asked a London court to overturn his murder conviction, citing attempts to bribe his trial jury and the use of incriminating messages as reasons his conviction is unsafe. The musician, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is one of Jamaica's most popular artists and has collaborated with performers such as Jay-Z and Rihanna. Kartel, 48, has been in […]

According to Brown (2020) in his article at Fast Company, when emoji first began populating Japanese cellphone screens in 1999, modern communication was forever changed. The digital image bank, created by Japanese artist Shigetaka Kurita to convey lengthy sentiments succinctly, rewrote the limits of language for the new millennium. Emoji are a system of symbols in the tradition of hieroglyphics, tailor-made for the efficient conversations today’s technology has afforded us. As […]

As stated by The Atlanta Voice|Atlanta GA News (2020), as an entertainment entrepreneur and connoisseur of the genre, the effervescent Christal Jordan is inextricably intertwined within the thriving Black Hollywood scene in Atlanta and the Southeast. Jordan, the astute owner of Enchanted Branding & Public Relations, a boutique entertainment agency, can quickly discern emerging trends before they are noticeable to others. She also recognized the evolving brand identity of the […]

According to Wright (2020) of The New York Times, in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria, many hoteliers in the Caribbean have regrouped and rebuilt — and are ushering in a new age of hospitality.    Founded in 1964 by the financier and conservationist Laurance Rockefeller, this storied place in the British Virgin Islands closed in 2016 to undergo some updates. Just before reopening in 2017, hurricanes Irma and […]