Butterfly Magazine - Issue 3

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HAIR WORRIE

LOCKDOWN ISSUE 3 May 8 2020

My Face

“ Was The Only Face He Had Seen

For A Month”

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Jojo’s Bangkra ‘Sow your Passion’

At Jojo’s Bangkra we create the most stylish fabric tote bags and accessories for all life’s adventures … so you can ‘Sow your Passion’.

The idea for Jojo’s Bangkra was born out of a desire to see more handcrafted fabric bags in the leisure market that incorporated some of the traditional craft methods used in the past.

We are passionate about our craft and lovers of ‘fabric bags’. We love weaving and mixing different fabric colours, textures, sewing methods, painting techniques and fashioning them into wearable works of art.

Our designs are influenced by the beauty and complexity of the islands as we explore picturesque countryside and comb craggy shorelines cataloging their unique elements to then represent them in our products.

We believe in sustainable practices and support the preservation of traditional craft methods handed down through the ages. We are happy to be able to offer such a product to you our fellow ‘fabric bag’ lovers to express your passion.

Life offers endless possibilities, ‘Sow your Passion’ whatever it may be and soar!

Jojo

The word ‘Bangkra’ in Jamaica refers to a big basket and is synonymous with harvest time, a time of plenty.

Email: Jojosbangkra@gmail.com Mobile: (246) 827 4847 Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/JojosBangkra/ https://www.instagram.com/jojosbangkra/ 2

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Motherhood

utterfly Magazine recognises the challenge some of us face when it comes to Mother’s Day. In the UK it is celebrated in March, in the US and other territories it falls in May. In the UK it has Christian origins because Christians would visit their home/mother church on the 4th Sunday in Lent hence the title Mothering Sunday.

In the US, Canada and Australia it is non-religious. The US celebrates Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. A lady named Anna Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, in honour of her late mother, created this holiday in 1908.

It became an official holiday in 1914.

Happy Mother’s Day Those who smile, Those who mourn, We thank you for the joy they bring and their strength.

We thank you for those mothers who are no longer with us.

We thank you for the memories.

We thank your the women who mothered us when our biological mother could not or would not.

Thank you for those fathers who have done a sterling job of mothering their children.

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In Jesus’ name, Amen.

MAMA

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THE BUTTERFLY MAGAZINE TEAM Editorial Team Beverley Cooper-Chambers Karen Ferrari Heather Balouza Simone Scott-Sawyer

Contents

Social Media and Marketing Marvin Osemwegie Michael Brown

COV ER - Esther

Researcher Tasina J. Lewis

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Editorial Contributors Bakita Kasadha (UK & Uganda) Donna Williams (USA) Natalee Grant (Jamaica) David Clarke (London) Joshua Grant aka Sports Arrow (London) Manasses Williams (USA) Chi-Chi Osemwegie (London)

Will Covid-19 Heal Or Hinder Society?

Caribbean People We Got This

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The Sacrificial Side Of Hair

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What’s on the Screen?

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Reading Between The Lines

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Blackspectation

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Bakita:KK in Lethoso

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Hair Worries During Lockdown

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Profile: Jamaican Inspiration

Benzly Hype‘s Stress Buster For Covid-19

Faith on TV – The UK Blessing

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Bishop Wayne Malcolm, the Business Bishop

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Children’s tv

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Laughter Good For The Soul

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Sports Arrow – Q&A With Vice Skipper Of The Jamaican Rugby League Team.

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SIMONE SCOTTSAWYER

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Something more Onyx TV Online for News

Design Editor Rusdi Saleh Graphics Butterfly logo by Wayne Powell (Jamaica) Thanks to our featured advertisers House of Lash LDN JoJo’s Bangkra (Barbados) Benzly Hype (Jamaica & Canada) Hypolink (The Gambia) Erasmus (Uganda)

New writers welcome: contactus@butterflymaag.com Advertising enquiries: ads@butterflymaag.com Ad copy should be submitted Friday for the following week’s publication.

Butterfly Magazine published weekly on Fridays.

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Will Covid-19 Heal Or Hinder Society?

By Simone Scott-Sawyer

t does seem rather perverse to ask the question.

But let’s be honest, 21st century living has become snatched moments here and there to quickly send that text or voice note to friends and family, people who you know you should be in regular contact with, people who, back in the day, it would have been inconceivable to go a whole week without touching base and having a full length, two-hour phone conversation with, and getting off the phone with loads more still to discuss!

Yet time has become such a scarce commodity that you feel like you are drowning under the sheer weight of all the text messages, group chats - and social media too! Not to mention the essential daily to-do list, going out to earn a living and pay those bills. Or perhaps I have just unwittingly confessed to my woeful timemanagement skills in struggling to balance all these things.

Nevertheless, I think it is fair to say that with the advent of social media [not all bad I know] and the microwave society we seem to be living in, it is nigh on impossible to tick everything off that list before retiring to bed at the end of the day. To then allow yourself that allimportant hour-long windingdown period before going to sleep, where you systematically plan the following day, meditate and say your prayers to at least thank God or whoever or whatever you may feel guides and supports you through life, that you managed to escape this dreadful virus, surely that’s just asking for too much, isn’t it?

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E L P O E P N A E B B I R CA

WE GOT THIS

United we stand.

A threefold cord cannot be broken.

When the Caribbean comes together we are a force to be reckoned with.

College Boy Jesse Trinidad Claudette Peters Antigua Tasha Peltier Dominica Motto St Lucia Karisia Willett St Kitts Shaunelle McKenzie St Vincent Queen B Anguilla

Timeka Marshall Guyana Jadine Monserrat

Rochelle Barbados

Nisa Trinidad

Victor O Martinique

Shaunelle Layne Barbados

Arthur Allain St Lucia

Marzville Barbados Adrian Dutchin Guyana

Tara Lynne Bahamas

Kaay Jones Jamaica Devine Songz Dominica

Waterstreet Boyz Cheyne Jones Slam Home Recording Studio Chris Allman

Khiomal Barbados

Adana Tobago

Josh Berkeley Grenada

Recorded at Casa Fuego Barry Hill

Mahalia Barbados Drew Dean Nevis

MIXED @ CMI (HOME) Anthony Lowhar

VOCALS EDITED@ IWEB ENTERTAINMENT

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THE SACRIFICIAL SIDE OF HAIR

With tears in his eyes he said,

“YOUR FACE IS THE ONLY FACE

I’VE SEEN FOR A MONTH” Esther in her full PPE kit Credit contributed

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Esther sporting an Afro.

rontline workers in the NHS who are wearing their PPE garments all day are instructed to wash their hair each night.

If they have processed hair, this presents a problem in many ways. The hair cannot be washed every night it will lose its style, texture and dry out. A nurse, like Esther, comes off a 12hour shifts, washes her hair but ends up going to bed with wet because it takes too long to dry even with a hairdryer. Esther says, “I am exhausted I have to sleep”.

So, Esther takes dramatic action. The hair has to go. It is shaven off to reveal her stunning beauty.

But Esther’s real concern is for her patients.

She says, “ a patient came in with his wife. She died. Now he is going home to an empty house”.

Another patient told her that her face was the only face he had seen for one month. The only people he had seen for five weeks is the staff in their PPE gowns. As he is being wheeled out Esther stands in front him, lifts up her mask and visor, revealing her face and says, “Hello I am Esther.”

Listen to Esther’s story

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What’s on the Screen?

The Screeners’

TV Choice

Illustration by Wayne Powell (Jamaica)

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Learie JosephThe Vagrant And The Police Credit Netflix

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Snowpiercer (TNT, May 17)

THE EDDY In this vibrant musical drama Elliot Udo, a once celebrated musician from New York, is running a small Jazz club called The Eddy in a multicultural neighborhood in modern-day Paris. He is struggling to keep the club open, manage the house band and deal with his past. When he finds out that his partner is involved in questionable business practices things start to spin out of control.

Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), 49, returns to TV after 20 years in a series adaptation of Bong Joon Ho’s 2013 film about a high-speed train circling the earth, now a frigid wasteland after the apocalypse. The lower-class occupants toward the caboose — the “Tailies” — scheme to invade the decadent elite in the first-class section. (Kind of like the class theme of Bong’s 2020 Oscar winner Parasite.) But the military-looking martinet Head of Hospitality (Connelly) means to keep them orderly in their place. Daveed Diggs (Hamilton!) leads the Tailie insurgents.

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Becoming is an intimate look into the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama during a moment of profound change, not only for her personally but for the country she and her husband served over eight impactful years in the White House. The film offers a rare and up-close look at her life, taking viewers behind the scenes as she embarks on a 34-city tour that highlights the power of community to bridge our divides and the spirit of connection that comes when we openly and honestly share our stories.

The United Kingdom Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s.

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BECOMING

The Love Story That Shocked The World - BBC News When an African prince and a white middle-class clerk from Lloyd’s underwriters got married in 1948, it provoked shock in Britain and Africa.

Seretse Khama met Ruth Williams while he was a student at Oxford University. After his studies, he was supposed to go home to the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland (now Botswana) and marry someone from his own tribe, but his romance with Williams changed everything. His family disapproved and Khama was forced to renounce his claim to the throne. The British government came under pressure to show its disapproval and Khama was exiled from his homeland. He later became the first president of Botswana when it became an independent country. Witness spoke to Ruth Williams’s sister about the love that conquered prejudice.

Selfie Dad New family film starring Michael Jr. and featuring Chonda Pierce.

What happens when a dad goes ALL IN for the Bible?

In theaters June 12th. (Demand Selfie Dad to a theater near you!: (https://selfiedadmovie.com/demand/) USA only.

The High Note

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A Cartoon About The Ancient Manuscripts of Timbuktu In Mali

Alphabet and Letter Songs Compilation 35 min. of Phonics Songs from Akili and Me 14

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Wes raps Dr. Seuss Filmmaker Wes Tank has taken some of Dr. Seuss’s most popular stories and rapped them over Dr. Dre beats in a mashup so perfect it’s a wonder it hadn’t been done a million times before.

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The Set Up We Present To You, The Official Trailer Of Our 10th Film: The Set Up. The Set Up tells the story of Chike (Adesua Etomi Wellington) a young drug smuggler who gets more than she bargains for and is drawn into a web of deceit when she is hired by a socialite (Jim Iyke) to assist with his scheme to marry a wealthy heiress (Dakore Egbuson Akande). #TheSetUpFilm #Inkblot10

What Yuh know Canada

Gerald Jackson Jr.

Voyage To Motherland

Truly Everlasting

Voyage to Motherland with Nat Nye & stella B for GOtKushTV Follow Nat Nye & Stella B on their Voyage 2 Motherland.

Visit Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Nigeria. V2M is the new way of writing it. It is a media communications company.

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76 Izu Ojukwo Dubbed Nigeria’s most exciting director, Izu Ojukwu creates sprawling, dramatic stories. His latest film is a story about the 1976 assassination of the military ruler of the time, General Murtala Mohammed. Nollywood great Ramsey Nouah plays a young officer who enters a relationship with a woman from the south east (Rita Dominic).

When she learns of his rebellious activity against the country’s leadership, their relationship is thrown into disarray.

Magical Bones

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Blakademic Monetising Racism

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Season 2 Episode 6 | Emerald City Fest, Eco Montserrat & Leprechaun’s Dust

109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile | Short Film Showcase Credit Broadly

Roots Time

The Land of No Men:

Roots Time is the story of “Jah Bull” and “Baboo”, two Rastafarians that sell LP records in an old colorful car field for the villages within Jamaica.

By chance “Farmer Roots,” his favorite radio host makes them finger in an emergency by carrying his sick girlfriend to a hospital. “Jah Bull” and “Baboo” by their Rastafarian principles, do not believe in traditional medicine and convince “Farmer Roots” to take his sick girlfriend to a known herbal doctor called Bongo Hu. Getting to the herbal doctor is much more difficult than they expected and all kinds of adventures happen along the way ...

Inside Kenya’s Women-Only Village Where the foothills of Mount Kenya merge into the desert, the people of Samburu have maintained a strict patriarchy for over 500 years in northern Kenya. That is, until 25 years ago, when Rebecca Lolosoli founded Umoja village as a safe haven for the region’s women. Umoja, which means “unity” in Swahili, is quite literally a no man’s land, and the matriarchal refuge is now home to the Samburu women who no longer want to suffer abuses, like genital mutilation and forced marriages, at the hands of men.

Sanitization Entry Ban

UGToons Comedy

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grandma What Yuh know Guyana Credit: Amazon Prime

What Yuh know Jamaica

My Day Tarrus Credit: Netflix

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Chasing after You

Walk by Faith Inspired by a true story, Walk by Faith follows the story of Corey Montgomery, a teenager living with the painful effects of sickle cell anaemia on a daily basis.

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Nappily Ever After When a perfectionist ad exec experiences a romantic setback, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery that begins with a dramatic hair makeover.

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Reading Between The Lines

by David Clarke

Superheroes or Fallen Angels?

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ook, up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

This is a film genre that’s taken over mainstream Hollywood and multiplex culture faster than a single bullet!

Superhero movies have gone through a massive evolution over the last few decades: from special-event blockbusters to expanded universal franchises mimicking serialised comic-story champions with impressive reliability. But not every superhero is just simply another superhero - even if many of them are disguised behind masks, armour or capes. Doctors, physicians, scientists, journalists, photographers and even tycoons are the true identity of these world-saving personas. From Bruce Wayne, Tony Starks, Clark Kent, Peter Parker and Dr. Stephen Strange to David Bruce Banner; these superhumans all share one thing in common – they are world changers. And depending on what hero you favour, they also save lives and our planet from extinction.

Of interest is that apparently these make-believe heroic individuals shapeshift or transform into their superhero alto-egos by a change of human DNA. Therefore, it’s no coincidence that top scientists around the world are working tirelessly on DNA - particularly human DNA - to create or produce something that is super-human.

To go a little deeper, the Bible states that God cast Lucifer down from heaven to earth, along with onethird of the rebelling angels (Isaiah 14:12-15). In other words, satan and his demonic band of fallen angels are part of a dark spiritual force on earth and in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 16:12). The parallel between superheroes and fallen angels is that they are ‘god-like’ beings. Coincidentally or not, evil-looking heroes are portrayed ‘saviours’ and if you read between the lines, you’ll see that this clever deception is a conditioning tool used to subliminally sell the idea that good is evil and evil is good. Or to change the narrative, trans-humanism is something that’s virtuous and should be widely accepted. Just look at Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk and Hellboy. In fact, when you look at most comic book characters, namely Marvel and other DC Comics characters, the trend you’ll find is a revival of evil portrayed as good. We now even have occultic

superheroes, such as werewolves and vampires; all portrayed as great and desirable beings. However, this theme of superheroes and supernatural powers is not new at all.

It dates back to ancient times recorded in the Old Testament when God’s angelic beings took the daughters of humans as wives and produced hybrids with superior strength and powers (Genesis 6:2-4). The problem is that this unnatural union is something that God forbids. Not to mention the intermixture and cloning of animals, plants and humans when God called for all things to yield after their own kind (Genesis 1: 11-12).

Sorry if this alters any views of Batman, Wolverine and Poison Ivy, but truth must be told or you may fall victim to the devil (1 Peter 5:8). Today, we have world leaders, politicians and renowned scientists trying to sell the idea of our becoming a superior human through manipulating DNA structures. They tell us that successful genetic engineering will make us better, faster, stronger, more resilient to diseases, not show signs of aging, live longer, etc. They also promote the idea that humans should be integrated with Artificial Intelligence (computers) and electronic microchip parts to become super-human - such as the Six Million Dollar Man, Captain America or The Bionic Woman. Are you beginning to see where this superhero movement is designed to take us? The powers that be know that they can’t sell the idea of trans-humanism to a populace that has not been systematically conditioned and brain washed.

Thus the subtle campaign began a long time ago to stealthily condition the minds of many (especially young children) through portraying evil as cute, loveable, adorable and heroic characters that ‘save mankind and the world’ from villains and unspeakable evils. All this is completely against God’s word. Remember that in order to make good sales and boost ratings, excellent advertising and marketing methods are needed. These heroic comic books and movies are thus a perfect conduit to champion this global mass deception.

‘Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.’ (Isaiah 5:20).

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My Bride

By Donna Marie Williams

He is the Lover of her soul Although not wrapped in gold He is her Bridegroom But she will not make room He calls her to Him But she is attracted to sin

DAUGHTER OF AFRICA

Why do you remain numb?

In Him there is no lack

By Manasses Williams

He takes all your flak

Black and comely African Princess you are In your loins you carry our ancestors In your spirit you carry our soul In your existence you carry our hope

So your soul would not suffer loss

You are a symbol of our strength You are the carrier of our lineage Be proud, be bold, and be brave Claim your inheritance Daughter of Africa, Mother of the Earth Nothing you desire cannot be yours Enjoy the glorious gift of life Live your journey You will reach your destination With skin as beautiful as onyx Eyes as black and bright as a rare diamond Lips as full and lush as strawberries So enchanting, so alluring Young and vocally ambitious you are Steadfast and determined in your pursuit Cannot be swayed or deterred Your proclaimed destiny a calling Your words say you are sure But your silence says much more Should you fail or succeed Daughter of Africa you will always be.

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Your bridegroom has come

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For you He bled at the Cross

Alas! Don’t you know you are my bride?

I am risen so you can thrive All the dross I have removed So your heart could be renewed Come to me my precious wife I am your husband for eternal life.

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SPEAK YOUR

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Overcoming self-stigma to achieve your potential

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Bakita Kasadha is a writer, researcher, health activist and poet better known as BAKITA:KK.

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“No one can tell our stories like we can� underpins her why.

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Did you know?

Lethoso was the first African country to issue cannabis licenses and it will be the first to market purified extracts globally through its cannabis processing facility.

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Bakita:KK in Lethoso

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Chi Onwurah MP.

n March 2020, as the UK went into lockdown mode, Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Central, posed a poignant question in the House of Commons. She wondered, given the pride and care Black women have in their hair, how they would cope with the hairdressers and barbers closed?

She was, of course, quite right to ask that question as hair, anybody’s hair can be an issue if you rely on a hairdresser or barber to keep your locks in check. Six weeks later, Butterfly Magazine asks the same question and found out how people were coping. Butterfly Magazine also took a look at the bigger picture and lessons learned.

Thousands of pounds have been saved over the past six weeks, as people have been unable to go for their regular hair appointments. At the same time though, hairdressers, barbers, and hair product suppliers have been hit. This may be a good time to stop and ask some key questions before deciding to rush back to business as normal.

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hen Eugenia Shaw’s daughter was 5 years old she lost a third of her hair. The doctors told her mother that there was nothing more they could do to help her. Eugenia would not accept that prognosis and set about making her own natural hair products to find a way to help her daughter’s hair grow. She created Naturally Whole. Twenty-two years later her daughter’s hair is long and healthy and Eugenia wants to share that success with more people who are facing hair challenges. As she charted her journey she put it together a book called, Hair is Hair that serves as a self-help guide, which is available on Amazon.

Her website is www.naturally-whole.com

The Truth about Where Hair comes from.

In Our Heads About Our Hair Director: Hemamset Angaza Producer: Anu Prestonia, Maitefa Angaza, Paulette Maat Kesa Tabb

This week on Shady, our host, Lexy Lebsack, takes us into the underground world of human hair trafficking. Wigs and extensions are often made of real human hair, but have you ever questioned how that hair was sourced? Watch this episode of Shady to learn where hair really comes from! http://remyny.com/ Check out the full article here: https://r29.co/2sXkJsC

Synopsis: In Our Heads About Our Hair, produced by women, examines issues Black women confront regarding hair and selfesteem. Despite a current natural-hair trend in some urban areas, many Black women say conforming to mainstream beauty standards makes it easier to find mates and corporate employment. This feature documentary celebrates natural beauty and also offers opinions (and wisdom) from people making other hairstyling choices.

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Others, like Eugenia from Natural Whole are able to use the opportunity to showcase the products they make using natural ingredients, and the positive benefits to the customer’s hair care regime.

Men Have Challenges Too As men have become more conscious about their hair and appearance, the lockdown has created challenges for them.

The task of a simple haircut is now a major undertaking regarding skill, precision, and trust.

Bakita sporting sista locs

Black Hair Industry

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he American actor/comedian Chris Rock produced a film called ‘Good Hair’ which looked at the Black Hair Industry. He looked at the source of the hair, the process it goes through, and how it is marketing before arriving on our heads. A noticeable anomaly is that the production, marketing, distribution, and retail chain is controlled by Asian businessmen, so the profits made are circulated within the Asian Black Hair products industry. Globally, Black people’s contribution to the industry is purely as consumers.

Clearly there is a business opportunity here and a principle to be learned. The money that is being spent in the Black community should change hands at least 15 times BEFORE it leaves.

On the other hand, the proponents of natural hair must find ways of teaching their clientele how to look after their hair themselves. Bakita says, “My loctician is doing 121 sessions to teach us how to do our own, and she’s also told us to limit how much styling we do whilst we have growth.” Some locticians are having difficulty sourcing the sista locs tools needed to tighten and retighten the hair as different elements of the supply chain are on lockdown.

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Not An Experiment Dad: Can you give me a trim?

Son: Sure dad, let me look on YouTube.

Dad: Nope, forget it.

Son: But Dad, Dad: I’m not going to be an experiment!

Marvin during the lockdown

Butterfly Magazine: How are you managing with no barber?

Elroy: “Beautiful I can now be and look my ruff self “

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Good Hair on Relaxer

Teaching your child The Truth About Where Hair Extension

Linda in Dubai

In our heads about out hair

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PROFILE:

JAMAICAN INSPIRATION

By Natalee Grant

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n the thirty-three years it has been on air, Television Jamaica’s renowned TV show, Profile, has provided inspiration to countless Jamaicans on Sunday evenings. For over three decades, the interview and personality programme has showcased stories of triumph, the value of hard work and the worth of persistence. It highlights what’s great about Jamaica and the resilience of her people through its motivational and thought-provoking content.

Over the years, many have sat in the guest chair – from educators, litigators, law enforcement officials, world-class athletes and political representatives to Prime Ministers. They have demonstrated that humble beginnings can produce greatness and have shared their determination with - and given their encouragement to - thousands of Jamaicans.

Profile was created and hosted by Ian Boyne, who provided consistent, uplifting and positive examples of Jamaican industriousness. When he passed away in 2017, Fae Ellington, a veteran journalist, continued his legacy and adding her own unique style and experience. Her ‘pleasant Aunty Fae’ manner invites viewers to meet with her to learn more about the show’s guests.

Profile can be viewed every Sunday evening at 18:30 across the diaspora with a subscription to: www.1spotmedia.com

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Hemsley Morris aka Benzly Hype is no stranger to the camera. He created and starred in the television drama Mi and Mi Kru, which first aired in Jamaica in 2009.

The sitcom is based around his mother, Beatrice Morris who has sadly passed. In the show, Benzly moves out of his mother’s home and into his own house with his mother after a big win on the lottery. What transpires is hilarious.

New Antics with Mi and Mi Kru

Benzly recognised that social distancing, quarantine, economic hardships, and the loss of jobs because of COVID-19 is causing anxiety and stress. So he doing his part to ease the situation he has released all of the episodes of Mi and Mi Kru on YouTube free of cost.

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Churches that already had a strong, online presence raised the bar by preaching to empty pews.

On the upside they gained a new ‘homechurched’ congregation.

The UK Blessing 65 churches sing ‘The Blessing’ over the UK. Premier Radio interviewed Tim Hughes, Worship Leader at Gas Street Church in Birmingham about the impact created by the video.

The Scriptures behind the song

“Church online attendance has gone through the roof” Tim Hughes Credit: Premier Radio

The writers talk about how it happened.

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When worship goes viral: Tim Hughes on The UK Blessing

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The writers perform The Blessing.

Spotlight

Bishop Wayne Malcolm, the Business Bishop

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By Chi-Chi Osemwegie

uring times like this, where people have lost all faith in politicians, there is a tendency for them to turn to the church for help, guidance and reassurance.

Even non-religious people feel a sense on comfort when the church has a coordinate voice that provides hope. At a time like this, where there is a great sense of disappointment, anger and contempt; what can we do as a faith community about this disaster?

BWM: I think that the Christian faith is rooted in the experience of suffering. Everything that we enjoy came out of the sufferings of Christ. Christianity tends to thrive in societies that need God and don’t just want God. When society is very comfortable, it wants God as an accessory. However, when society is suffering, it needs God. Christianity tends to thrive in societies where God is needed not just wanted. Right now, we need hope. We need inner strength.

We need to share and to love.

We need support, and all of those things are Christian virtues that re naturally interwoven into the fabric of faith. Churches are very busy in this season, supporting their neighbours and their friends. They are very busy ministering to the spiritual needs of people that are suffering, by the delivering hope, friendship and very practical support. I think the best of our common humanity comes out when we are facing a common enemy. A crisis brings out the best and the worst in people. Christianity at the moment is quite explosive and very dynamic, delivering real support for the most vulnerable and the most challenged. We will not turn a blind eye to human suffering. We will try to help

in any way we can, and that is some light at the end of this tunnel.

Do you think this pandemic is a wake up call for the church? Do you think this time will help us return to the roots of our faith?

BWM: Well, it certainly is a reset button for the church to restore factory settings to what we were made for. It is a wake up call. It has called into question some of our theologies.

It has called into question some of our

times like this, we find strength that we didn’t know we had. I don’t think any government of the world was prepared for COVID-19. I think the possibility of a pandemic has always been known by governments. However, this one has spread so quickly, with such devastating effects. It overwhelmed the health services of every country and even consumed the economies of the most prosperous nations. So no we weren’t adequately prepared for it, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have the resources within ourselves to fight back, and we are fighting back. Each country is fighting back, each sector is fighting back and the church is fighting back, we are not taking this lying down.

It could be said that this pandemic marks the end of an era, whereby the world is moving forward from white collar management to a trans-industrial, digital and VR economy. How can faith communities can adapt?

BWM: I think the longevity of faith communities is proof that it is flexible and adaptable. What that means is, you know, the Church has been around for 2000 years. I am not sure any other organisation has been around for that long. There have been technological and scientific advancements, wars and pandemics throughout that time, and values. It has called us to question who the church has survived it. The church we are and what we are meant to do. is definitely adaptable, and we can So in that sense, yes it is a wake up call. see this clearly in the pandemic. You would think that lockdown and social What do we say to those in faith distancing would wipe out Christianity communities who are aware that there or Islam that seemingly relies on having is an undercurrent of economic and a place of worship. But, the church political issues? Do you think Christians never started with a place of worship. are adequately prepared for a crisis like It starts with a person to worship and this?

Christianity has thrived during the BWM: I don’t think anyone is pandemic. More people are listening to adequately prepared for a crisis like The Gospel today, than were listening this. However, when the going gets to it maybe four weeks ago. tough, the tough get going. During Continue on page 38....

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Q: How did you feel after qualifying for the Rugby League World Cup? MT: “I felt ecstatic. Being there on the field after the final whistle was blown and knowing that we’ve achieved the unthinkable was absolutely euphoric! Just to think that a small nation like Jamaica has made it to the biggest stage in Rugby League – well, it’s mind-blowing actually.

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MT: “With the restrictions imposed as a result of the COVID-19, training has definitely been hampered on both a team and personal level. Gyms are closed, so that impacts on our workouts, such as weight training for me. Added to this, access to facilities A Light-hearted look at and fields have been Jamaican Ice Hockey.

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arvin Thompson, Vice Skipper and Hooker of the Jamaican Rugby League team, is a highly respected and skilled rugby player. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, fixtures have been cancelled and his training must be done at home.

I recently asked him some questions about how he is dealing with the situation and preparing himself for the World Cup.

restricted; which further limits our training. Social distancing is actually a ‘thing’ now and means no group training and this is having an effect on our team’s synergy. However, we are trying our best Marvin Thompson with a phenomenal try! and use virtual sessions to keep our team’s spirits up and encourage each other. Personally, I’m trying to do all that I can to stay active, fit and as ready as possible for the day when this pandemic subsides.”

Q: Is there anything unusual you do during your free time?

MT: “I do nothing too unusual. I watch a lot of documentaries and I like cooking. I guess that’s as unusual as I can get. I also meditate and have moments where I just reflect on life itself. I also do personal fitness training for small groups.”

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Finally, could you give insight into practices our routines that help you to maintain perspective during times of crisis?

BWM: Prayer is very very important. I think taking a biblical vitamin daily is very important, in terms of getting a principal or a promise from the scriptures into your heart. Also, staying in the House is critical. So when I say staying in the House, what do I mean? The House is not just your physical location, it is the support system that you have been planted in. It takes a village to raise a child and no man is an island. We must stay rooted within the support systems that we have, whether it is our church communities or our families, it is so important that we stay connected to that. BM 38

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The media is powerful as both and entertainment hub and purveyor of information, both true and false. How do you feel that faith communities can penetrate this source of information and become a larger voice?

BWM: I am not sure that it can or should. The media is business, it is privately owned for profits. It is going to be selective with reporting, it is going to put a spin on reporting to push the narrative that works for building an audience. This is because the media sells advertising, so i t needs an audience. Nevertheless, what we have now is a lot of alternative media that in some cases can rheach even more people. The challenge with that is of course there is a lot of false media and sometimes fake news. We are in an age now whereby a personal journalist can reach as many people as entire production houses.

Therefore, I think it is more important that we learn how to propagate our stories through social networks and use technology to tell our stories.

I think that’s more important because I don’t think we will get attention through the mainstream until we have already got attention through alternative streams. For example, if a Christian story goes viral then the mainstream has to pick it up, it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t fit their narrative because it is already out there. I think that’s what we should be focused on, rather than trying to appease the mainstream because there are inherent biases. It is institutionally biased often when it comes to race, religion and what I will call Abrahamic values (Judaism, Christianity and Islam can all be traced to Abraham). The mainstream media is systemically and inherently opposed to many of the Abrahamic values and is therefore reluctant to put religion in a healthy light. It does, periodically but in terms of percentage, more often than not it is negative. For example, as it relates to the Catholic Church, most people know about the paedophilic scandals but there are millions of positive stories about social impact and tackling poverty. Nevertheless, it is up to the Catholic church to tell that story because the mainstream will not highlight those stories. Similarly, when it comes to Islam there are over a billion Muslims that do a lot of social good around the world, but it is up to them to tell that story because it will not be highlighted.

The same is true with race, what do we think of black people? What do we think of black youth? The average white person may think of knives and county lines, drug dealers as that is what has been selected by news, but it is a tiny minority. Most of us who are black and have lived in London all of our lives have never seen a stabbing or a mugging. It is a tiny minority of our community. The good that is done is seldom selected because it doesn’t fit the business model of the mainstream media. So, rather than trying desperately to penetrate them, we should take our own stories and make them viral. Therefore, the mainstream is exposed as institutionally biased if it doesn’t pick up on stories, if it doesn’t report stories then that will serve as proof.

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