The fifth annual Bermuda Jazz Festival took place on September 15-16, 2000, to a crowd estimated at 6,000. Some headliners included Roberta Flack, Norman Brown, Spyro Gyra, and Diana Krall. Many local Bermudans displayed their musical gifts as well
Examines the impact of the Universal Negro Improvement League (UNIA) on the British colony of Bermuda where the majority black population was segregated and disenfranchised while white elites enjoyed total political and economic power. The efforts of UNIA leaders like Marcus Garvey made UNIA a global organization and strongly influenced Caribbean regional politics. Attention is given to the impact of tourism which became Bermuda's primary industry in the 1920s when blacks were evicted from their homes to make room for white resorts.
Proposes that cricket symbolizes both an assertive sense of black culture and an awareness of black economic dependency on whites, a tension that is reflective of Bermudian politics
Vying for a share of global reinsurance markets, U.S. life reinsurers are moving to Bermuda and the Caribbean to take advantage of tax benefits and a more open regulatory climate
Provides international comparisons of black seniors in South Africa, Ghana, Jamaica, Bermuda, and the United States, focusing on policy and program issues
