Jamaica 60 Maonyesho ya picha za kuchora na sanamu za msanii Horace Donovan (Jina la kisanii: Opio Yaw Asante) kutia alama Miaka 60 ya uhuru wa Jamaica itafungua kwa Mapokezi ya Onyesho la Kuchungulia Jumapili, Julai 31, 5:30 jioni, katika Maktaba ya Parokia ya Manchester, Mandeville. Wageni maalum ni pamoja na Mhe. Garfield Green, CD JP, Custos Rotolorum wa Manchester, Ibada Yake Meya, Diwani Donovan Mitchell, Rais wa Countrystyle Community Tourism Network (CCTN); Bibi Diana McIntyre-Pike OD (MC kwa tukio); na Mwandishi na Msemaji Mgeni jioni, Bi. Valerie C. Dixon, ambaye atakuwa akitambulisha kitabu chake kipya, Too Black to Succeed the FINSAC Experience.
Maonyesho hayo yataanza Agosti 1 hadi Agosti 31. Maonyesho hayo yanaungwa mkono na Maktaba ya Parokia ya Manchester na Vijiji vya Mtandao wa Utalii wa Jamii wa Countrystyle (CCTN) kama Businesses and Gold Sponsor Power Services Co. Ltd Mandeville na michango kutoka kwa Diaspora.
Mwandishi, mwalimu na mjasiriamali, Bi. Valerie Dixon amezindua kitabu chake chenye kuchochea fikira - "Too Black to Succeed - The FINSAC Experience." Anaielezea kama:
“Kitabu kinachofichua ukweli usiostarehesha lakini wa lazima.”
Analenga kuwashirikisha Wajamaika nyumbani na katika Diaspora duniani kote, ambao anahisi wanahitaji kufahamu zaidi mambo muhimu ya kijamii na kiuchumi ya zamani na sasa, ambayo yanabainisha ubora na kiwango cha maisha yao na siku zijazo. Anatumai wasomaji wataelewa kwa nini watu wengi weusi wana bidii sana katika harakati zao za kutafuta usawa, haki sawa na haki.
Kitabu hiki kinatoa maelezo ya kibinafsi ya uzoefu wa mwandishi wa athari mbaya ya Msukosuko wa Kifedha unaoitwa "FINSAC" kwake mwenyewe na wajasiriamali wengi wa Jamaika. Anafuatilia utengaji wa kihistoria, kiutamaduni na kimfumo, ubaguzi na mapambano ambayo yamezuia na kukatisha maendeleo ya watu weusi tangu Utumwa.
Kitabu hiki kinafungua njia ya majadiliano na uchambuzi wenye afya, kutoka kwa mtazamo wa raia aliyejitolea, mwalimu na mjasiriamali. Kitabu hiki ni lazima kusomwa kwa wote wanaotaka watu weusi duniani kote kuvuka dhuluma za wakati uliopita na wa sasa. Kitabu chake, "Too Black to Succeed - The FINSAC Experience," kitapatikana kwa kununuliwa katika hafla hiyo.
NINI CHA KUONDOA KATIKA MAKALA HII:
- She aims to engage Jamaicans at home and across the global Diaspora, who she feels need to be more conscious of the important socio-economic factors of the past and present, which are determining the quality and standard of their lives and future.
- The book gives a personal account of the author's experience of the negative impact of the Financial Meltdown called “FINSAC” on herself and many Jamaican entrepreneurs.
- The book opens the way for healthy discussion and analysis, from the perspective of a committed citizen, educator, and entrepreneur.
