In this episode, I speak with Dr. Monique Kelly an  Assistant Professor at the Michigan State University. Monique is a former track athlete from Kingston, Jamaica. 

We dive into aspects of the classism and racism debate and specific social issues initiated by Slavery and colonialism in Jamaica.  In addition, Monique tackles controversial topics such as skin bleaching and the political contribution to racism in Jamaica, and disparities in access to wealth.

Bio:
Dr. Kelly received her Ph.D. in 2019 at the University of California Irvine. She joined MSU Sociology in 2019 as one of the College's first Dean's Research Associates.
Her research broadly focuses on racial and ethnic identities, attitudes, and inequality, as well as on immigration processes connected to those social dynamics. Her current research agenda uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate race, colorism, stratification, and inequality comparatively within the Anglo-Caribbean ( English Speaking) and the larger black diaspora. 
Source: Michigan State /University News.



Dr. Kelly's Publication on race:

• Jamaican Ethnic Oneness: Race, Colorism, and Inequality.  core.ac.uk/reader/224399710

References:

• Jamaica's response to the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. https://www.refworld.org/docid/51ed188d4.html
• Dr. Carolyn Cooper's New York Times OpED ' Who is Jamaica?' https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/opinion/who-is-jamaica.html
• Modern Blackness- Nationalism, Globalization, and the Politics of Culture in Jamaica (Latin America Otherwise)by Deborah A Thomas https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00EHBS9L0&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AQ8844E5RYXFG9VJJ