Jolivette’s Links
1. Jolivette worked for the Founder and President of The
Algebra Project,
Rober 'Bob' Moses from 1999 to 2002 in
also well known for his role in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and
his work to help teach literacy so that Black people could pass the literacy
test so the could register to vote. The Algebra Project is a national
organization that teaches and promotes math literacy to urban and rural
youth. For more information about The Algebra Project or to make a
donation
to help continue the work of the AP, please visit www.algebra.org.
2. Jolivette
was the 'swing shift Disc Jockey for The Reggae Jam
Session founded by Colin O'Brien aka Mr. C-Lecta on WMPR 90.1 FM in Jackson,
MS. WMPR is run by it's general manager, Charles
Evers, brother to the
slain Civil Rights leader, Medgar Evers. While
reggae was played over the
airwaves before Mr. C-Lecta came aboard, no one
educated audiences about the
various genres of Reggae the way Mr. C-Lecta
did. He took Reggae music out
of the stone ages in
of Bob Marley and Burning Spear and a few others, now listerners
know of
hundreds of Reggae artists and tune in to hear not only Roots but Dancehall,
Lover's Rock and even Gospel Reggae. Jolivette worked
with the Reggae Jam
Session for 4 years on the airwaves and still does promotions work. Tune in
on the weekends from Midnight forward to www.wmpr901.com.
3. Jolivette
is a founding member of the Deep South Caribbean
Collective, a group that consist of a Travel Agent,
Jamaican Chef, Reggae
DJ, two Graphic Designers, an English Professor and a poet. Together this
group has put on events in
of the group in the same year the momentum slowed down to give everyone time
to grieve and heal from our collective loss. Soon the group will begin to
plan more fun filled edutainment for all. Visit www.chefgodfrey.com to learn
more for the wonderful Jamaican Cuisine that made Chef Godfrey and Dr. Wanda
Morgan famous, and check out his recipe book too.
4. Every once in a while, destiny steps in to hook
people up.
Jolivette met Dahjah
through a mutual friend she met in
covering Sumfest 2001. Visit Khonquering Lion Productions at
www.klprecording.com to envision the future of Reggae music and poetry and
reggae collaborations between Jolivette and DJ Dahjah.
5. Jolivette was truly
honored to join the ranks of James Earl Jones and
Studs Terkel when asked to be a narrator for Public
Radio International and
National Public Radio for the radio documentary called 'American As Apple
Pie: How Terrorism Lost in America, produced by Alan Lipke
and Jude Thilman
of www.listeningbetweenthelines.com
and www.racewithistory.org. Please
visit the sites to learn more and to hear excerpts.