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Jan 31, 2024

Charmaine Wilkerson's pie-in-the-sky aspiration for her debut novel -- Black Cake -- was simply to get it published. The former journalist whose award-winning short stories can be found in various UK and US anthologies and magazines may have sold herself short. In the two years since Black Cake was published,...


Dec 24, 2023

When you stand on a stage — the President of the United States to your right and the Vice President to your left — with the most powerful and influential people in the world mean-muggin' you, it’s understandable that even the most seasoned comedian might get nervous. And, Roy Wood Jr. admits to it.

But his...


Oct 17, 2023

ESPN soccer analyst and standout former soccer pro, Shaka Hislop, joins Press Pause to talk about “Show Racism the Red Card,” the organization he co-founded in 1996 in the UK, and how it’s impacted his life and the lives of millions around the world. The England-born “proud Trinbagonian” made history as the...


Sep 13, 2023

Episode 10 features Jamaican-born filmmaker and actor gainst the backdrop of the Windrush scandal, which had become symbolic...


Aug 28, 2023

If you follow author Jeff Pearlman on social media, you know he's not shy. Far from it, in fact. Pearlman is imploring fans to support HBO's "Winnng Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” - because, Pearlman tweeted, "the future of 'Winning Time' hangs in the balance." The series, which is based on Pearlman’s 2014...