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Quito J. Swan @qswan.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

In 1986, 530 DC Metro police officers and IRS, INS, ATF, and US Park Police federal agents synchronously raided 69 Black homes in NW/NE. This Operation Caribbean Cruise targeted alleged violent Jamaican Rasta drug dealers. Want to hear more? Red Emma's. Baltimore. Aug 20. 7PM.🕴️ tinyurl.com/f5zmp3mn

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Quito J. Swan presents "Born A Sufferah: Dancehall Music's Insurgent Soundscapes"

Quito J. Swan evaluates modern Black internationalism through the sonic insurgencies of Reggae and Dancehall.

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Quito J. Swan @qswan.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Happy Mary Prince Day and Cup Match to all Bermuda! And good news! This week Bloomsbury is offering 33% off on all of its music books. This includes my Born a Sufferah, which explores Dancehall, Black internationalism, and sound system culture. Get it here - tinyurl.com/srsca35z! Stay strong!

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Quito J. Swan @qswan.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Thanks to my colleagues Kavita Daiya and Andre Culbreath for inviting me to do a book talk for Born a Sufferah! They are truly treasures of GW! It was a great exchange -- thanks to all the students, faculty, and staff who came out!

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Quito J. Swan @qswan.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

A lickle overdue but I enjoyed doing a Black History Month Book Talk and DJ Set at Bowie State University. Much respect to Mark Bolden and Bowie's Department of Counseling and Psychological Studies.

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Quito J. Swan @qswan.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Had a fantastic time speaking at Rutgers-Newark's Price Institute's 45th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series: Of No Nation: Black Activism For Transnational Liberation. Give thanks to Lacey Hunter and Honnee Foster for the invitation!

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Quito J. Swan @qswan.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Had a blessed time presenting my new 📗 Born A Sufferah: Dancehall Music's Insurgent Soundscapes, with Jamaica's Reggae Unit of the University of West Indies, Mona. The vibes were right! 🙏🏾 to Dave Gosse, Oneika Young, Jahlani Niaah, Sonjah Stanley Niaah, Donna Hope, and Nicole Plummer.

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Quito J. Swan @qswan.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

What's Up New York! I'm giving a lecture on Pasifika Black Pacific at NYU's Center for the Study of Africa and the African Diaspora and the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Hope to see you there! 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm EST A/P/A Institute at NYU apa.nyu.edu/event/too-da...

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