They made Busta Chief Minister of Jamaica and just nine years later in 1962, we got Independence. With this hair, the British had no choice.

After travelling the world, including working as a policeman in Cuba and as a dietician in a New York City hospital, he returned to Jamaica in 1932 and became a leader [...]

George Butler does some phenomenal illustration-reportage work in his native London and here, when visiting Afghanistan…
Check out the rest of his portfolio HERE

Source: George Butler via It’s Nice That

The Gleaner ran this story over the weekend. However if this were really an accurate reflection, we at First might actually be making piles of money.
But still the statistics are from, or compiled, by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). So it must be true, right?
Read more HERE

Source: The Gleaner

Tall hedges yes. Unfortunately in those days (this ad is from 1976), many people ignored the gardening tips and simply migrated.

In 1919 West Helena, Arkansas a group of black sharecroppers met to discuss unionising. This provocation ended with a riot – really, a massacre – that led 4 whites and 100 blacks dead. And how did authorities respond? 300 blacks were jailed, 12 of whom were executed in trials lasting one hour or more.
Robert Whitaker’s [...]