“Fight in the morning, fight in the day and fight in the night. There ain’t no giving in. In true maroon determination, doggedness and defiance, we will win.”
Nichole McIntosh (neh-kole mak-in-tosh)
nurse, poet, blogger
QUOTE CONTEXT: “My forefathers regularly continued to “sound the abeng” (animal horn) so they would not be ambushed and murdered. They are the maroons and in their honour, we relentlessly fight.”
QUOTE QUESTION: What do you and your People fight for day and night?
IMAGE CONTEXT: "I’m a diversity and inclusion champion. I’m a descendant of Maroons and I’m proud to share how this has made me who I am.”
IMAGE QUESTION: Where do you stand to glow with pride in your heritage?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is an excerpt of a poem written by Nichole McIntosh and published on her website. The photo is from a Jamaican newspaper story.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you decide when to self publish and when to offer your words to national media sources?
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