– Blessed Love, One and All –

This Week In Reggae: BOUNTY KILLER wishes all good fathers a Happy Father’s Day. The United States celebrates JUNETEENTH. SPICE and the cast of of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta won the Reality Royalty Award at the MTV Movie Awards. MDEEZ was stabbed to death in a row following a traffic collision. KOFFEE‘s television debut delayed. Jamaica GANJA decriminalization and guidelines. ALKALINE blasts VYBZ KARTEL and BEENIE MAN. New trial date set for MUNGA HONORABLE’s murder trial. We commemorate LEONARD HOWELL‘s Earth Strong, and the 1976 SOWETO UPRISING. The 2019 “REGGAE ON THE RIVER” is cancelled.

– A LIKKLE LABRISH –

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

BOUNTY KILLER wishes all good fathers a Happy Father’s Day.

JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY

Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the US state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederate States of America.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/juneteenth-independence-day/

SPICE WINS MTV AWARD

Grace Hamilton, aka SPICE, and the cast of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta won the Reality Royalty Award at the MTV Movie Awards.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-wins-mtv-award/

MDEEZ STABBED TO DEATH

Bahamian music artist MDEEZ KNIGHT was stabbed to death in a row following a traffic collision on Friday night.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/mdeez-stabbed-to-death/

KOFFEE US PERFORMANCE POSTPONED

Mikayla Simpson, aka KOFFEE, was scheduled to make her TV debut in the United States last week on Jimmy Kimmel Live! however her set was pushed back due technical difficulties and fans will have to wait until next month to see her performance. She wrote on Twitter:

Hey Everyone, I know you were all anxiously anticipating my debut American TV performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. However, due to circumstances beyond my control, my performance won’t be aired until July. Thank you to all who stayed up to tune in — look out for the new date and once again, thank you so much for your continuous support.

JAMAICA GANJA DECRIMINALIZATION AND GUIDELINES

When Jamaica decriminalized the possession and use of certain amounts of ganja under the Dangerous Drugs Amendment Act (DDA) of 2015, it did not mean legalization, nor did it mean a free-for-all.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/jamaica-decriminalization-and-guidelines/

ALKALINE BLASTS VYBZ KARTEL AND BEENIE MAN

Earlan Bartley, aka ALKALINE delivered a broadside on Instagram believed to be intended at fellow dancehall artists VYBZ KARTEL and BEENIE MAN’s feud over the King of Dancehall title.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/alkaline-blasts-vybz-kartel-and-beenie-man/

NEW DATE FOR MUNGA’s MURDER TRIAL

The murder trial of Damian Rhoden, aka MUNGA HONORABLE, has been moved to November 5.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/new-date-for-munga-honorable-murder-trial/

THE FIRST RASTA – LEONARD HOWELL

LEONARD PERCIVAL HOWELL (June 16, 1898 – February 25, 1981), also known as The Gong or G.G. Maragh (for Gong Guru). He was the first Rasta preacher alongside Joseph Hibbert, Archibald Dunkley and Robert Hinds and is known by many as The First Rasta.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/the-first-rastaman/

JUNE 16, 1976 – SOWETO UPRISING

The Soweto uprising was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa that began on the morning of 16 June 1976.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/16-june-1976-soweto-uprising/

“REGGAE ON THE RIVER” CANCELLED

The Mateel Community Center confirmed that the 2019 Reggae on the River show has been cancelled and that all ticket holders will be refunded within 10 business day.