Congrats to Jamaican dub poet, Malachi Smith: To perform at the US Presidential Inauguration Ball
SOUTH FLORIDA – RAs Don Rico Ricketts Founder, General Secretary, IMI, Founder/Host, South Florida’s Annual Marcus Garvey Celebrations, Annual Marcus Garvey Birthday Memorial Lecture & Community Forum sends congrats to Jamaican Dub Poet, Malachi Smith who is scheduled to perform at the African Caribbean Diaspora U.S. Presidential Inauguration Ball on January 21 in Washington, DC.
RAs Don Rico Ricketts’ Message:
ConGreatulations and Best Willings, Bra. Malachi Word-Smith, On Your Upcoming Performance At The
African Caribbean Diaspora Presidential Inauguration Ball To Be Held In Honor of The 2nd Presidential Inauguration The President of the United States, Mr. Barack H. Obama, In Washington, DC, January 21, 2013.
And Opportunity, Indeed.
One Which I, Personally, Regard As Quite Appropriate
and Timely.
Such A Recognition and Opportunity is Well Deserved
and, Moreover,
Justifies the Regard, Faith, and Expectations
Of All Caribbean Peoples,
Especially Jamaicans,
As Well As All People of Goodwill,
Towards You.
Your Works, Cultural and Otherwise, Bra Mali,
Have Justified Our Ancestral and On-Going Faith
In The Many Abilities, Cultural and Otherwise,
of The Children of Africa,
Talents So Wonderfully Expressed, Showcased, and Defended
By Such Cultural Luminaries
(Among An Innumerable Host of Others)
As, Most Notably,
Mama Louise Bennett-Coverley, OM, OJ, MBE,
Who Was, Herself, A Cultural Beneficiary
of The Works of
The Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey,
Jamaica’s First-Named National Hero,
Himself a Notable Poet, Essayist, and Philosopher,
Who, Above All Others,
So Passionately Expressed, Supported, and Defended
The Cultural Capabilities and Creativity of Black People. and
Who Himself Established and Provided
The First Official Opportunities
For Black Jamaicans
To Showcase Their Unquantifiable Cultural, Creative,
& Artistic Abilities,
Which He Formally Promoted at Edelweiss Park,
in Kingston, Jamaica,
Starting in 1932, also in January;
Which Was In Addition to
His Major Contributions to The Flowerings of Harlem’s Renaissance
When He Lived in The United States.
(I Know Daddy Marcus will be There With You in DC)
So, Bra. Malachi Word-Smith,
As You Move From Strength to Strength,
And From Heights to Ites,
Nuff-Nuff Big-Ups.
Nuff Love
and
ConGREATulations.
On Behalf Of
Daddy Marcus, Mama Amy,
And of Course, Miss Lou,
Who
Are All Here, and Will Be There,
Over-Standing With You,
Smiling Loud, Proud;
As We All Are, Fi True,
Black Boy Blue.
Again, ConGREATulations!
Malachi Smith
