North America-Jamaica
Marcus Jacques Garvey, Jr. (1930-2020)
Marcus Jacques Garvey, Jr., was the oldest son of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Sr., founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association...
Karen Elizabeth Nelson (1950- )
Scientist Karen Elizabeth Nelson was born in Jamaica in 1950 and migrated to the United States in the 1970s. She...
William Robinson Clarke (1895-1981)
William Robinson Clarke was a famous World War I airman. He was the first Black pilot to fly for the...
OMI (1986- )
Composer, lyricist, vocalist OMI was born Omar Samuel Pasley on September 3, 1986, in May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica, to Kenroy...
Toots and the Maytals (1962-2020)
The legendary Jamaican ska and reggae group, Toots and the Mayhils was founded by Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert, born on...
Peter Tosh (1944-1987)
Reggae composer/vocalist, activist Peter Tosh was born Winston Hubert McIntosh (named after British Prime Minister Winston Churchill) on October 19,...
West Indian Immigration to the United States (1900- )
The history of West Indian immigration can be traced back to the 17th century when enslaved Africans from Barbados, Jamaica,...
MFSB (1972-1985)
The Philadelphia International Records house band, MFSB (“Mother Father Sister Brother”), was initially an all-male multicultural R&B ensemble comprising more...
Shaggy/ Orville Richard Burrell (1968- )
Orville Richard Burrell, whose stage name is Shaggy, was born October 22, 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica. The Jamaican-American is a...
