New York, NY… The Long Island Organization Group UNA-USA, United Nations Association of the United States, have been in business since 2020 and is a non-profit 501 C3. The group have 84 members and growing. Its President and CEO is Maxvel Rose, Its Treasurer Dave Alexandre. Both believe that the chapter is best for Long Island right now. The chapter services throughout LI. Rose and Alexandre together have twenty years of government and banking experience with non-profit organizations.
According to Rose, the relevancy of the Foundation is vital to Long Island because the United Nations is relevant. The Foundation is important because Long Island have never had anything like it before. He said, ” I believe it’s a movement and as Americans, we believe that in our interest and values we can be best advance by standing with the Planet’s only timely universal institution. I want this UNA, LI Foundation Chapter, to help Long Islanders. We can impact by connecting with other strong institutions such as those doing the same work as we are.”
Rose, who’s in his late 30s, further iterated that they want to share different views and opinions of people who live on Long Island and their relationships, toward the United Nations. “It’s to force dialog and awareness as well as to coordinate with organizations within the UN. There are no variables hindering us currently from gaining what we need. In hindsight maybe just a few nuts and bolts needed,” Rose explained.
“Has a person you should just serve the less fortunate. To run a non-profit is epic for me because of its other Chapters. I describe our Foundation as steadily engaging. In five years, we should be the catalysis for change in the community and the go to organization,” expressed Rose.
Significantly, Treasurer, Alexandre also pointed out that UNA-USA, Long Island, do lots of great work all over the country. For him, he said it’s great to give back to people so they can have access to different information as well as cases for information. He noted that the bottom line is to give back.
“The goal for us is to educate people in the community. We have a nationwide network to impact our communities and villages on Long Island. Every initiative is fundamentally different, Literacy and Human Rights. For example, one member’s husband is held in Turkey for 4 years, now and we are helping to get him out through the Women’s Empowerment Initiatives. We want everyone to have the same opportunity, a level playing field,” Alexandre explained.
“My job description in the Foundation, is making sure all the resources are there for people who need it or lacking for service. Knowing that mothers can drop off their children and not have to spend $100 and they are safe, is a goal,” said the Treasurer. Alexandre who’s more than qualify for the position he’s placed in, said his Tener experiences has a Banker and Financial Advisor, allows him to do the work right now. “Nothing to gain, I worked in the Finance Industry, for a decade…so I can step in and help,” he conceded.
“In addition, our President Maxvel stated the fact that we have 84 members right now. We would like to grow our chapter membership to 250 people per year. That will make the next five years 1, 250 members. So far so good. We are averaging 20 new members per month. We hope and inspire to be as big as the UNA Chapter in New York City. I want to help my local communities, not per say my gaining anything,” Alexandre finished.
For more information, please contact: (516) 800-7364 or maxveltrose@gmail.com
LETITIA A. JAMES, JUANITA N. HOLMES & OPRAH G. WINFREY
By Editor: C. Harrison | Friday | September 22, 2023 | 4:43 PM
New York, NY… When the black community is looking for beacons and champions of their cause and deliverers of peace of mine and clarity, we know who to turn to; three of the most powerful influential women in modern times. History will remember them not only for their names but for what they did and accomplished. They are New York State Attorney General, Letitia A. James, Commissioner of New York City Department of Probation Juanita N. Holmes, and Television Producer, Actress, Author, & Media Proprietor Oprah G. Winfrey.
The consensus, they are loved by almost everyone that knows them or know of them. These are women that have climbed the mountain and looked over and saw the possibilities of where they could move barriers. Essentially, they broke down the glass ceilings, so that little girls in New York, and around the country even the world can forge their way through the jungles of life and find themselves at the top (the pinnacle) of civilization…where they can nestle and prepare the next generation.
We see them every day being the beacons they are …carrying the torch with or without compromise…set ablaze fires to later out them and bring about solutions. New York’s powerhouse AG. James and NYPD Probation’s Commissioner N. Holmes… their duties alone we cannot begin to imagine what they must be going through daily to ward off unforeseeable dangers, especially, Commissioner Holmes. They are brave souls that speaks up for us when most of us are asleep. They go to bat for our beliefs and sweep debris out of our way regardless of who you are, where you come from or your station in life. Through them we see what historical women warriors must have face and gone through during their times and space on earth. Yes, we revere them they’re our hope. They allow women around the world (us) to be continually hopeful.
Our third influential, G. Winfrey, though far yet close she’s always in your living rooms. She speaks volumes. One word or a stroke of her pen and you can either be in or out. When you are black and reach her plain or station in life, people usually reach out to you first. It’s like a rite, done at their level. Governments listen to her…whatever Oprah wants. We can only pray that she does the right thing by us at all times, and I summarize with her, that is the case. Some of us may not know her literally but, America knows her well and we can be assured that history will favor and remember her forever. There is no forgetting her she will be the second Harriett Tubman, to bring us over the waters by showing us how far we can go with ideas, ambitions and the possibilities given the chance.
What these intelligent and highly skilled intellectual individuals have in common are they have all made history in their own rights in New York States. Letitia James became the first black women to become State Attorney General, in history of NYS. Juanita Holmes becoming the first black women Commissioner of Probation, in NYS history. And Oprah Winfrey, is the first black woman to anchor a nightly news program at age 19, in Nashville, during the mid-1970s. Winfrey also was the first black woman to have the highest rating Television Talk Show, on television. She is a Television Media Proprietor-have her own TV network, became a billionaire mogul and the first to build a leadership academy for girls in South Africa, and the first to win the Cecil B. DeVille Award…all, while writing books and being a movie actress. Can we say perseverance for all three women. The surmounts of pressure must be an understatement for all three women to reach Kilimanjaro’s mountain top.
Undeniably, the U.S. is a better place because of what these three women accomplished. This article was not written to boost anyone’s ego but, is a testament and encouragement for what they showed us can be done with the right guidance and example to girls. It was not long ago that women could not do everything they wanted to do. Their legacy is our legacy, which is already placed in the hands and history books for generations to come.
By Editor: C. Harrison | Thursday | September 21, 2023 | 5:11 PM
New York, NY… Jesse Jendah was a prolific Rastaman, and everywhere he went it seems a higher caliber of intellect ensued. He is a gripping intellectual and challenging individual. He speaks purposefully and meticulously truths only, as he knows it. In 2000, he was bestowed upon with a symbolic titled, King Furnace. Jendah’s claimed to fame as a chant-jay reggae artist, as he described himself, has remained his monster hit; “Rude Boy Remember Mi Little Island Jamaica.” From this debut hit song to his last EP released, his lyrics remains intense.
The Versatile artist descriptive lyrics are relevant to the 21st century arguments. Teasing, provocative, soul reaching and seductively intriguing…pins todays movements; thus, will endure history and the future generations. Jendah began his musical journey at the age of 12, in 1977. He was then in high school. His inception into the Music Business, in the 1990s, has he said was because of his predecessor, the late reggae icon, Garnet Silk. “I sat in a car in the Bronx, New York, and for the first time, heard Silk’s “Mama (Afuraska) Africa, song. The song woke me up and forever changed my life.” Jendah said he went forward to Jamaica and his life thereafter influenced history; he became a rasta man. Henceforth, Jendah intrinsically became influential for a variety of tangles, which included notable stalwarts in the Reggae Music Fraternity, in Jamaica becoming Rastas. Most noted are Louie Culture, Capleton, Luciano, and Sizzla Kalonji.
The Late 90s, Jendah was no stranger to the Reggae Music Industry, and the International Music Fraternity. Jendah released many albums on the market with descriptive insinuations via symbolic portraits; but none can compare to the compilation on the prolific writer’s new EP, “Strong Black Woman in Mount T’Scion,” 2020, which he called Galbum. The Galbum, is second to none and speaks to current initiatives. On this Galbum, Jendah has a directive, a song he was taking straight to the late Queens of England, Queen Elizabeth and leaders of the world. He called the song “Reparation Collection.” This song is not the first reparation song he has done and released; 2012 was the first inception of the reparation collection (school) teachings he began, (lyrically speaking). 2020, Jendah reached a benchmark, with an acute vision…this time around, he did ‘t want merely to sing about reparation but, he wanted to collect monies from the various outfits throughout the world body; in what he deemed owed to Black People, for the Transatlantic slave Trade and 100 years of free education to Caucasians.
Significantly, Jendah in explaining, in this interview with this editor; divulged markedly and judiciously, “I came up with the title name of the song, “Reparation Collection.” I did a reparation song before in 2012, on the Majestic Fayah Label, in the Bronx. So, in 2020, I decided to go straight to the late Queen of England. The video had never been done before. I had it in my head and wanted to get it all out, the pictures in it are real. I especially, wanted a picture -video of Queen Elizabeth bowing down to King Selassie 1st, in his vault…which InI sorted after and got. A picture is worth a thousand words. It is the most powerful picture on the planet.”
Furthermore, Jendah’s astute acumen in the status and implementation of bringing out vital historical accounts in said video was profoundly striking; in that he knew what his fans wanted from him. Fans will love the mental notes by paying attention to the symbolisms in the video. What Jendah profoundly wants is, One Hundred Thousand Trillion Dollars for black people. “The money will come from the Bank of International Settlement (BIS) and out of the Queen’s One Trillion Dollars net worth, that she took from the thousand years of robing and floundering Black People’s resources from Africa (Afuraska),” articulated Jendah, in sorting out the money tip.
The intellect, moreover, noted and compounded the idea that the Queen gets $500 hundred thousand pounds every two days on her net worth and half a billion pounds in interest annually. How? Jendah referenced the fact that she is the head of 16 countries and all the Banks work for her. And that she had real estate properties and holdings. Other global takers from Africa (Afuraska), on the resource tip he added: the Monarchy, England, Switzerland, Holland, (Amanraska) America, Belgium, and France. He even voiced that the Rothchild’s are in the Queens’s pocket, that they work for her.
“Africa (Afruraska), the motherland should get the reparation money,” he chided. Why? “Because no country on earth could do without Africa’s resources. Every country has and is extracting from her soil. All of Europe is in Africa, extracting resources. Let’s start repairing Africa Afuraska),” explained Jendah affronted.
In addition, the education idealist said, “Most ifanately for sure the money should go towards an Economical Education of an Afro Centric Curriculum for young black students; to ensure the future of the black race. It will be used to teach self-reliance, to be (I-fficient) self-sufficient, self-sustaining, and it should work through the organization of Afuraska) Africa (Inity) unity and the Pan Afro Afuraska… (The Central Bank of Pan Africa). The money he said, should assured for one hundred thousand years, of free education for the Rasta man’s curriculum. One hundred thousand years because it is Marcus Garvey’s physical economical fundamental foundational strategy.”
Jendah, accountably proclaimed, that ‘Reparation,’ was talked about in the United States but, no Legislation Bill, has ever been put forward. He said, “Former President, Bill Clinton, only talked about it.” He conceded that has an artist with economic and accounting foreground, he came up with these arguments by studying in-depthly and thoroughly, the topics of reparations and it intricates.
In addition, the savvy musician conveyed that has a young Prince, at 5 years-old, growing up in the community of Racecource Clarendon, Jamaica; a town 4 to 5 miles from the beach and was the first constituency of Alexander Bustamante, the first President of Jamaica in 1944; where the 1st racetrack in the Caribbean is located which is a one-mile stretch close to Rocky Point, southeast and five miles to Racecource and nine miles west to Milk River. The little town had everything to sustain itself, Jendah explained. “I literally, saw in the middle of the cane field physical slavery firsthand, which was people working and living on the side of the cane field,” Jendah said. The herbalist pointed out thereafter, “InI, had to sort out that recompense. So, I had to dig deep to find out (wa-gaawn), what was going on with black people. The jift of it is, about getting back five centuries of work building up the world…Europe, Asia, Amanraska (America) and the Caribbean,” remark the clever-chant-jay, who’s grandmother is Jewish.
In reference to those people who kept the struggles of reparation going, Jendah said, “I say more power, keep fighting never stop.” Incidentally, it was Jendah who envisioned the sales and distributions of (Matequano) marijuana’s domination in Jamaica and on the world’s GDP; and brought its attention to the former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Honorable PJ Patterson, during the early 1990s. The quest for Jendah was to not let Jamaica get left out of the Marijuana trade deals he knew was sure to come. He was angry that Patterson, did not see the vision and embarrassed him for his trouble. Especially, for the fact that Patterson later used his vision, to line his own pocket.
The question of whether black people, will see reparation payments in their lifetimes come to fruition, “Of course, has the earth rise and the earth set,” Jendah said. “Everyone should pay earnest attention attentively when Jabba Jesse chat.” As for the argument that he was the only rasta man who took up the reparation cause and was eminent about it; the Firebrand, dubbed King Furnace, articulated his answers and himself this way, “I am brainiest of the bravest.”
Regarding the loss of his Ranch and ganga Farm, in northern California, where it burned to the ground because of the last big forest fire there. It was the reason for him forwarding back East, Jendah said he was in the process of rebuilding and restructuring and furthermore promoting his new Galbum at the time of the interview. “Strong Black Woman in Mount T’Scion.” Conversely, Jendah worked with super producer Phillip ‘Fattis’ Burrell, Xterminator, Sizzla, Mikey General and the Fire House Family. You can find some of his documentaries on YouTube, “Runaway Slave RS1,” to name a few.
Finally, Jendah inserted that he wants Farms in dozens of countries in the motherland of (Afuraska) Africa. “What I fundamentally want, is to have enough influence and power to get all Black People, around the world to have their own personal weed (Matequano) marijuana farm,” revealed the titled King. “The ras (not a curst word), edification, of Jesse Jendah,” he said wittingly finishing.
The Galbum carries 21 tracks. Techonogy, Reparation Collection, T’Scion, Marijuana, Roots Rock reggae, Distinguish Gentleman, Hey Lady, Bun Hello, and Rasta love, to state a few.
Sadly, before this article could go to print Jesse Jendah passed on to Zion.
Jamaica’s 61st Independence Day Celebration Host by Queens Borough Hall
By Editor: C. Harrison | Thursday | September 20, 2023 | 7:41 PM
New York, NY…Jamaica’s Independence each year is celebrated globally by Jamaicans around the world, no matter where or how they are stationed in life. For Jamaicans, it’s an epic undertaking and Jamaicans dutifully celebrate their freedoms. So, it came as no surprise when the first black man elected has Borough President of Queens, a Jamaican born, op to host Jamaica’s 61st Independence Celebration at Borough Hall, in the Helen Marshall Cultural Center, at 120-55 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens NY.
The event was administered by Deputy Borough President, Ebony Young…who did a fantastic job. The night began with the singing of both the Jamaican and American national hymen. Thereafter, comments were made by the host, Borough President Danovan Richards Jr., who welcomed all and made clear that Jamaica is a small Island, but its people are (Tallowah), meaning refine in almost everything. Official leaders who also voiced their comments were State senator Leroy Comrie, Senator James Sanders jr., Assembly Member Allda Hyndman, Council Member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Deputy Consul General of Jamaica to NY, Vonroy Rochester, First Deputy Police Commissioner of NYC, Tania Kensella and Queens Borough President’s First Ladey, Tameeka Richards, was on hand…all products of Jamaica.
The well received celebration was furthermore uplifting and everyone came to participate in the sing-a-longs and dancing. The eventful night was capped off with Brata singing, a presentation, delicious authentic Jamaican cuisines and more dancing and of course networking, as Jamaicans always do at these events.
Cosponsors for the event included: State Senator Leroy Comrie, Assembly Member Allda Hyndman, and Counsil member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers.
By: Editor: C. Harrison | September 20, 2023 | 5:19 PM
New York, NY…The news was heart felt, most people in the community had not heard yet and came as a shock to them when they finally heard that, NY1 News Anchor Reporter, Ruschell Boone the only Jamaican born cables news reporter that covers Queens NY, had passed Sunday, September 3, 2023.
it was a wow moment for me because I had seen her few weeks before on NY1 12 o’ clock news hour., where she featured Morgan Heritage. Thereafter, not seeing her for the couple of days I thought that because of her health she must have taken more needed time off for better soothed rest and felt she was back too soon after her battle with cancer therapy treatment anyway. I noted earlier on my FB page that the night before I heard the news both my foot bottoms were itching and said I hope I do not walk on any new grave…not realizing the stunner that would come later on that evening.
Boone was a multi award-winning Reporter at NY1 and serve 20 plus years doing a job she loved. Her rich spirit will no doubt resonate, and the loss felt. According to her bio, Boone’s accomplishments included: New York Press Club Award for Best Feature Reporting 2021, New York Association of Black Journalists award for best Spot News Reporting 2014, Queens District Attorney’s William Tucker Garvin Public Service Award 2019, City & State list of Queens Most Influential Leasders 2016, 2019, 2020. These awards leave no doubt that she would have break the glass ceiling down for Caribbean reporters who will sure follow in her footsteps.
Respectively, Boone had the uniqueness of a pretty smile, and I will always remember that. Even in the midst of her battle with…what we now know she had pancreatic cancer; she always kept her smile so that one would never know she was going through anything, let alone Cancer and fighting for her life. It reminded me of Michael Jorden, in the playoffs when he was so sick but kept playing and ended up winning the game… this spell champion and that she was. She said on her page, “Unfortunately my cancer has metastasized in my liver.” She had a blessed career and went out swinging.
I met Boone many years ago, when she came to VP Records to interview Mrs. Pat and saw her with the community for the last time at Jamaica’s 60th Independence Launch Party, at JFK Hilton 2022, has she danced the night away. NY1 reported that she did not want to leave her children. Simply put, Boone will be missed by all. She is survived by her husband Todd Boone and her two sons and family members.
Ruschell Boone West came to be in 1975 and sunset 3 of September 2023.
New York, NY…For a grown man he had an innocent sounding voice. That was my first impression of the man called Oath Campbell, reggae artist Jesse Jendah. He spoked and his voice sounded like an old friend, which we fast became over a one and half year period where I got to know him better. I l knew of him saw him sing but never had the pleasure of talking to him personally. I met him up close and personal for the first time at the eye doctor after talking with each other for months; he came with a woman he had told me about whom he had just met. He said nothing personal about her but spoke of her in general. it was an appointment I kind of forced on him and press him to go to.
The year 2020 through 2021, he and I found the phone vital as he was talking to me about what was next for him. We spoke about an upcoming tour he wanted to do in Africa, which I immediately tried to talk him out of doing, knowing of his condition. I told him that if he went, he would need an eye and ear 24 seven with him catering to him. Don’t know if he took my advice seriously. Moreover, we talked about his then upcoming album, “Strong Black Woman,” which he named Galbum. Basically, he told me about his life’s story and after chastised me about not to use half of what we discussed in the article.
Furthermore, we discussed him coming East, to do a music video with a well sort after video producer. The video turned out to be a mini movie of his song “Rasta Bun A Fire Pon Hello,” produced by Executives Producers, Vincent Ellis, Michael Luvsmith and himself. He had told me it was going to be like a movie and as promised it was. I promised him I will published the article. I deemed the article relevant and significant to our times. The last time we literally spoke, was January 2023 and once again in June, where he said that he was ok, and we promised to stay in touch.
As an experience journalist and the editor of Bundiblog.com, I don’t remember interviewing anyone before who could put one at ease with his voice and joked even when the topics turned serious. Jendah, was a spirited and spiritual individual; ridiculously intelligent and far most, a teacher. I could see why he chose Social Work, in his off times and why he was such a caliber writer and musician…a Producer’s heaven. He reminds me of a perfectionist, seriously innocent in certain aspects and notoriously insensible about other things. he envisioned things purely and raw like a flower. I will always remember the intense fierce rude side of him combined with his ingenious witts, which many people sidestep. He always made it clear that many people do not like him. Probably because he speaks brutally honest to a fault sometimes that can cut ice. And many people don’t overstand that.
Jendah, complained bitterly about what happened between him and the former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson. He felt that had Patterson listened to him when they both had that infamous talk, in Jamaica; Jamaica would have been far ahead of the monetary monies game, as far as the marijuana production aka matequano distribution, as he called it. He was angry about the fact that Patterson, later got into the same marijuana distribution Game…that he foresaw coming years earlier. He said, “Jamaica could have made a killing off the sales of marijuana and we missed out on that chance because they did not see the vision.” I could go on and on here.
Conversely, I came to know Jendah sincerely because of a phone call from one of his bonified friend, a mutual friend…Radio personality Tony Cobb, who wanted Jendah to have an article written about him. I had written a couple of articles on Cobb few years before, which was placed in the Gleaner newspaper, as I was a correspondence and writer for that paper back then. The rest is history.
Jendah never really got the notoriety he deserves for one of his most important signature song, he wrote and starred in the video that came out of Jamaica. “Rude Boy Remember Remember Mi Little Island Jamaica,” some deem should have been a national treasure. At the time of its’ released it was the most powerful song and rhythm written yet, to come out of Jamaica. Other notable Jendah songs include: “Kween of The Morning Star,” produce by Infinity Records, California: “Mind Jah Lick You With Diseases,” “Technology,” “Marijuana,” “Hey lady,” “Rock Roots & Reggae,” “T’Sion,” and “Sip Cup; to name a few. The exceptional musician’s songs and music will transient generations and will always be relevant to global causes. Jendah was a part of the Phillip ‘Fattis’ Burrell and the Xterminator camp. his influence on Reggaes Music fraternity, artist and insiders, speaks volume. The prolific musician was also versatile and an experience traveler who toured the world, especially intensely in Africa. When asked how he governed himself in the manner that he did, he would say, “I patterned myself like Jesse in the Bible.”
Sadly, the outspoken firebrand known as King Furnace and beloved reggae artist, we know as Jesse Jendah, died Monday, August 7, 2023 at 2:15 PM at 58 years old. He died in a Bronx hospital. The precise cause of death is not known yet as of this article. Jendah suffered from a malignant brain tumor and blindness.
Jendah’s sunrise February 13, 1965, and his sunset August 7, 2023. he is survived by his wife, his mother, his brothers, his sisters, his auntes, cousins, four children and a recently added five-month -old daughter, T’Scion, Brethren’s and friends. No doubt he will be missed by all.
