(Original Article by Juboy – Straight from di lane to di library)
1. Yuh Ever Wonder Why Wi History Feel Half-Finish?
Listen mi now—how yuh fi grow up pon di rock, love di flag, sing di anthem, an still nuh know half a di tings weh build wi backbone?
From mi likkle, mi notice seh di schoolbook always start pon page where Columbus land—like wi never exist before dem ship dock.
A so di ting set, bredren. An guess wah? It nuh by accident.
2. Why Wi Nah Hear Di Full Story – Di Real Problem Underneath
Jamaica school system pattern offa foreign blueprint. Back inna di early 1900s, J.D. Rockefeller—big money man inna America—drop one philosophy:
"Mi nuh need a nation of thinkers, mi need a nation of workers."
Dem word travel wid di colonial education model—train wi fi follow, not question.
So weh dat mean?
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Wi learn fi repeat, not research.
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Wi know more ’bout Queen Elizabeth dan wi own Maroon Queen Nanny.
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Wi get di sugar-coat, but dem hide di pepper.
3. “All Wi History Deh in di Textbook”
Lotta people believe seh if it nuh inna school, it must nuh important. Wrong move.
Plenty a wi richest story live inna:
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Granny mouth
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Old drum rhythm
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Forgotten village name
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Document weh still lock up inna archive box
4. Di Step-by-Step Fi Reclaim Wi Story
Step 1 – Start Before Di Chains
Learn ’bout Jamaica Before Colonization – Taino village, farming system, spiritual belief. Wi never start as slave, mi fren.
Step 2 – Honour Di Freedom Fighter Dem
From Maroon warrior weh bun out di British fort, to di nameless rebel weh tek lash but never tek shame.
Step 3 – Claim Wi Regional Power
Nuff people nuh even know seh once Jamaica rule di Cayman Island—dem was under wi governance.
Step 4 – Link History to Bible Days
“Jamaica inna Jesus Time” might sound wild, but study di trade route, di African kingdom dem, an yuh see di global link.
5. Why Dem Hide Certain Chapter
Di more yuh know yuh roots, di harder fi fool yuh.
Colonial power thrive pon ignorance—dat’s why dem push a one-sided story.
Real history nuh just make yuh proud, it gi yuh blueprint fi break system trap.
6. Juboy Eye-Open Moment
One time mi link wid a elder from Accompong.
Him tell mi story ’bout how di Maroon dem send coded message in drumbeat weh travel miles through bush—British nuh even know dem message pass dem nose.
Mi realise seh, if mi did hear dat inna school, mi woulda see mi people as strategist, not victim.
7. Mistakes Wi Mek When Wi Search Fi Wi History
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Only trust foreign book – some a dem twist di narrative.
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Skip di elders – di living library deh deh pon di veranda.
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Forget di land – place name, plant, an ritual hold key fi di past.
8. Who Dis Work For
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Youth weh tired a half-story
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Artist weh waan lyrics wid depth
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Community leader weh waan teach di pickney dem di full truth
9. Quick Action Plan
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Ask a elder ’bout pre-slavery Jamaica.
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Visit museum an Maroon town.
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Read Caribbean historian like Walter Rodney.
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Record yuh findings—pass it on.
10. Wi History Bigger Than Di Chain Story
Black History Month nuh just fi America—Jamaica have treasure weh still buried inna wi own yard.
When wi dig it up, wi nuh just find gold, wi find wi true self.
11. Juboy Challenge
Go find one story ’bout Jamaica weh yuh never learn inna school, then tell three people.
Pass it on—cause if wi nuh write wi history, somebody else ago write it fi wi.
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