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Katrina survivor Rivers steps her rap game up

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By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

Nearly four years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Gulf Coast, many who survived are still looking for ways to recuperate and move on with their lives. For Katrina survivor Kimberly Rivers, “moving on” meant revamping her music career.

Rivers is best known for her starring role in the film “Trouble the Water,” which followed her family in the immediate aftermath of the storm and recently received an Academy Award nomination in the “Best Documentary Feature” category. She is still in New Orleans today, rebuilding her life and jumpstarting her rap career.

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In Dot, Jamaicans discuss nation’s economic struggle

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By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

Geneive Brown Metzger, consul general of Jamaica to New York, spoke to Bostonians of Jamaican descent last Thursday at Dorchester’s Russell Auditorium about ways they can support the Caribbean nation’s struggling economy. . .

. . .According to Brown Metzger, the Jamaican government is prioritizing how to bring more economic development to the island through direct foreign investment to its citizens with the help of the worldwide Jamaican Diaspora — those individuals of Jamaican descent who have left the island and settled elsewhere.

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Leaders honor MLK, look to Obama’s future

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By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

Religious and political leaders embraced the progress made in American race relations with the inauguration of President Barack Obama during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Breakfast, held Monday morning at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

For many, Obama’s road to the White House represents the realization of the slain civil rights leader’s famed dream.

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