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Abeng (stylized in all capital letters) was a weekly newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica. It started as a response to the protests movement that emerged after the banning of African-Guyanese historian Walter Rodney from the campus of the University of the West Indies, Mona. It was published from January to October 1969. [1] Abeng was dedicated to the issues of Black and Caribbean consciousness awareness, and the editorial bent was severely critical of both Jamaican political parties. [2]

The editors included George Beckford, Robert Hill, Rupert Lewis and Trevor Munroe. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lewis, Rupert (1998). Walter Rodney's Intellectual and Political Thought. Wayne State University Press. ISBN   9780814327432.
  2. ↑ Waters, Anita M. (1985-01-01). Race, Class, and Political Symbols: Rastafari and Reggae in Jamaican Politics. Transaction Publishers. ISBN   9781412832687.


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