Ghanaian Man Seeks Rastafari Woman

We, here at JahWorks.org, often get letters from readers and fans across the globe. This letter particularly caught our attention because of its sincerity. Kojo, in Ghana, is a 24-year-old male, looking to share his life with a Rastafari woman. We’ve included his letter in its entirety as well as his photos.

If you’re interested, please go ahead and write to him directly:  Read more... (98 words + 2 images)

Slackorality

Dancehall Lyrics and Oral Sex

Expanded from the article Slackorality published in Beat Magazine, Aug/Sep 2004, Vol. 23, No. 4.

Vybz Kartel

Wayne Marshall and Vybz Kartel tease, Why you chewing it when you should be screwing it? I know you never see a curry or a stew in it, in their 2003 hit Why You Doing It?  Read more... (2018 words + 6 images)

Projections and Erections

As soon as I got home internet access the sexual spam began: endless ads offering pills to enlarge my penis, and varieties of black market Viagra and latter-day rhino horn potions. There was also the occasional ad offering various means of increasing breast size.  Read more... (1239 words)

A Culture of Intolerance: Insights on the Chi Chi Man Craze and Jamaican Gender Relations with Julius Powell of JFLAG

Spring 2002

DJ-RJ and Gregory Stephen’s Radio show on Equal Rights and Justice features clips from the Julius Powell Interview. There are different Quick Clips in MP3 format in each section of this interview, or you can listen to the whole show.

Julius Powell  Read more... (6717 words + 6 images)

The Harsh Reality of Rape

“Rape is the only crime in which the victim is doubly violated, first by the attacker, and then by society. It is the only crime in which social, religious, and cultural core attitudes of society turn upon the victim. In rape society tends to blame or accuse the women.” – Rape: The First Sourcebook for Women  Read more... (962 words + 1 image)