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Jun 1, 20241 min read
MISS LOU DOCUDRAMA: The Drums Keep Sounding
Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, Jamaica’s much loved 'Miss Lou', poet, actress, writer and folklorist, features in this intimate docudrama...
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Jun 1, 20241 min read
Jamaican School Days: Louise Bennett-Coverley All-Age School
Words by Jesse Serwer Photos by Martei Korley
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Jun 1, 20243 min read
Thank You Miss Lou
By: Malachi Smith As we celebrate the centenary of her birth, September 7, 1919, we acknowledge and celebrate the great legacy Louise...
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Jun 1, 20243 min read
Miss Lou - Drama Queen Extraordinaire
By: Joan Williams When Louise Bennett, affectionately known as Miss Lou, was born in Kingston on September 7th 1919, her parents could...
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Jun 1, 20243 min read
Celebrating Miss Lou's 100th
As part of the Miss Lou 100th anniversary celebrations, The Louise Bennett-Coverley Heritage Council (Fla) Inc., commissioned articles on...
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Jun 1, 20242 min read
Miss Lou's Greek Connection
This poster is the work of Greek artist Maria Papaefstathiou – this is her story of how she fell in love with Jamaica and Jamaican...
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Jun 1, 20243 min read
A LIKKLE MISS LOU:How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her VoiceBy: Nadia L.Hohn
When I was ten years old,  I found a book at my local library called MANGO SPICE: 44 Caribbean Songs. Growing up in Toronto in the...
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Jun 1, 20242 min read
Miss Lou gets her Square
GORDON Town Square has been officially renamed Miss Lou Square, in honour of cultural icon, folklorist Louise Bennett-Coverley who would...
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Sep 16, 20192 min read
Jamaican Folk Singers Paid Homage in South Florida to Beloved Cultural Icon, Miss Lou, as Part of ‘Yaad and Abroad’ Full 100 Celebrations
Review & photos by Nick Ford - www.Jamaicans.com  9/16/2019 This past weekend, on September 7th, it was a momentous occasion indeed at...
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Sep 8, 20184 min read
Cheers and Applause Greet Unveiling of Miss Lou Statue
There were loud cheers and spirited applause from the massive crowd, which gathered in Gordon Town Square, St. Andrew on Friday, Sept. 7,...
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