Wayne Chen on X: Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley (7 Sep 1919 – 26 Jul 2006) Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, educator born 100 years ago today, in Kingston. Wrote and performed in patois; preserving
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Angles Covered: Jamaicans in Toronto Get Set to Celebrate Miss Lou's 100th Birthday
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Miss Lou was not only “a hero of deeds but of words” - The Caribbean Camera
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Plans Unveiled for Miss Lou's 100th birthday Celebration in South Florida - Jamaicans.com News and Events
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Miss Lou 100 - The National Library of Jamaica
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Miss Lou Views” with Jamaica's Gifted and Incomparable,Dahlia Harris at the 13th Annual Louise Bennett Coverley Reading Festival - Jamaicans.com News and Events
JAMAICA TO CELEBRATE MISS LOU OVER 100 DAYS - PressReader
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Features LBC Heritage Council
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EXHIBITION Mona Library
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Celebrating 100 years of “Miss Lou” (1919 – 2019)