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I’m a PhD candidate at @ExeterEnglish looking at journalistic archives from Caribbean writers in the UK from the 1950s-1980. Im hoping to share on 3 parts of my work today- PhD stuff, nature writing and I can never leave out reggae and Caribbean music.
See mi yah=here i am
See mi yah=here i am
Obligatory about me, right? Lets go
Mum (RIP) was Jamaican and dad @idemamba is Guyanese. I was born in South London but all of my earliest memories are in Jamaica where I grew up. Here& #39;s a pic of my mum in the 70s and my Dad (and fave Uncle Dave) in the 90s. Little me in JA
Mum (RIP) was Jamaican and dad @idemamba is Guyanese. I was born in South London but all of my earliest memories are in Jamaica where I grew up. Here& #39;s a pic of my mum in the 70s and my Dad (and fave Uncle Dave) in the 90s. Little me in JA
Random fact: I had an unmedicated homebirth in Jamaica and it wouldnt be Kingston city if there wasn& #39;t a WATER LOCKOFF in the middle of it. 
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My auntie Tioma is Columbia and Yale educated but practices natural/holistic care. She is the reason I went into doula training. Ive been to more than 10 homebirths with her in NYC. I loved pregnancy and birthing and want more women to feel the same https://italmama.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/doula-diaries-my-first-birth-experience/">https://italmama.wordpress.com/2013/07/1...
Told you I can never leave out reggae music, right? To anyone feeling a lil low today, listen to this tune from @jah9 and @ChronixxMusic . I often find myself repeating the hook, & #39;Im going to be okay, Im going to be okay& #39;.
Auntie Tioma is in video too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSkfTjZV2SU">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Auntie Tioma is in video too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSkfTjZV2SU">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
You might be thinking, "this girl is all over the place". Trust me, it converges. I must say that even though my PhD is in lit, I have never really fit into 1 discipline. I’ve always used different methods of learning and understanding to interpret and plait my world together
I did a Masters of Research, part time, in Enviro, Energy and Resilience at U Bristol. I wanted to research land rights and indigineity spurred on by the case of Rasta at Pinnacle - the birthplace of Rastafari movement - which was slated for development https://zakiyamckenzie.com/2014/02/make-pinnacle-a-heritage-and-tourism-site/">https://zakiyamckenzie.com/2014/02/m...
**indigeneity
I ended up doing my final project on Guyana, Exxon and the billions of barrels of oil that have been found there. I spoke with reps from an indigenous peoples group, an environmental centre, an African reparations group and more. https://twitter.com/ZakiyaMedia/status/1192844416794472449?s=20">https://twitter.com/ZakiyaMed...
Other Guyanese people can attest to having to repeat, "Not Ghanahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇭" title="Flagge von Ghana" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Ghana"> in West Africa, Guyanahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇾" title="Flagge von Guyana" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Guyana"> in South America". This oil find had the potential to turn Guyana into another Dubai, the whole world would know it. That& #39;s not necessarily good https://twitter.com/ZakiyaMedia/status/1192844502047875072?s=20">https://twitter.com/ZakiyaMed...
While we& #39;re talking about dirty enviro practices I should mention that I lived and worked in South Africa as a journalist for 2 years before coming back to UK. I& #39;ve written many things, but this headline, printed in the newspaper as such, is my proudest https://zakiyamckenzie.com/2014/02/zuma-says-frack-you-to-karoo/">https://zakiyamckenzie.com/2014/02/z...
I spent a few years in New York too, attending @SUNY_Purchase where again, my degree was interdisciplinary and similar to what I’m doing now. I made these short docs as a part of my graduating project. About Caribbean-American identities and migration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP5N3bY6SRE">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
These were made more than ten years ago, I dont wanna hear anything about sound and video quality LOL.
While in NY, I used to visit Latinx food and music spots with my friends and thats how I found the Orisha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Ar7mARjok">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
While in NY, I used to visit Latinx food and music spots with my friends and thats how I found the Orisha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Ar7mARjok">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
