On this Emancipation Day, we honour the courage, resilience, and resistance of our ancestors who fought for freedom from the brutal system of chattel enslavement. Their liberation was not granted—it was earned through revolt, sacrifice, and the daily struggle to survive with dignity. While the physical chains were broken in 1838, the legacy of… Continue reading Emancipation Day Message 2025
Recently, members of Morgan State University, led by Jamaican lecturer Ras Dr. Wayne Rose, paid a courtesy visit to the P.J. Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, where they met with the Statesman-in-Residence, The Most Honourable P.J. Patterson; Patron of the Institute, The Most Honourable Professor Sir Kenneth Hall; along with other staff members. The visit… Continue reading Morgan State University Representatives visits The Institute
The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy is proud to announce that it is now hosting a significant trove of digital assets—comprising e-books, documentaries, and scholarly articles—from The Integrationist. Founded by The Most Honourable, Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, Patron of the Institute, former Governor General of Jamaica, and former Principal of the University of… Continue reading The P.J. Patterson Institute Hosts The Integrationist Digital Archive
The Most Honourable PJ Patterson’s address at the 32nd Meeting of the AFREXIM Bank in Abuja, Nigeria from June 25-28, 2015. Read below. Download Here
On 13 June 2025, the P.J. Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, held a monumental press conference for the official launch of the Africa-Caribbean Hub for Generative Artificial Intelligence at The UWI, Mona. This pioneering AI Hub project is a collaborative initiative between The UWI’s P.J.… Continue reading The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy announce AI Generative Hub for Africa and the Caribbean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yujhmA_N6DM Dr. Jalani Niaah delivered a lecture on African Liberation Day, emphasizing the importance of unity, self-repair, and mental liberation in achieving economic development, justice, and self-determination for African and Caribbean nations. The event concluded with a call for solidarity, re-humanization, and support for ongoing efforts towards unity, justice, and sovereignty, while also addressing… Continue reading African Liberation Day Lecture
The following is the address by former Prime Minister PJ Patterson during the launch of the AI project at the University of the West Indies on Wednesday, June 11. Colleagues and friends, pardon me if I begin on a note of nostalgia. It is 71 years ago that I entered these hallowed precincts. At… Continue reading The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy launches AI Intelligence Hub
Recently the Elsa Leo- Rhynie Hall, UWI, Mona Campus presented the Tower Award to The Most Honourable PJ Patterson for his distinguished decades of service to Jamaica, the Caribbean, and the African Diaspora. The award was presented to The Statesman-in-Residence on a courtesy visit by the Hall Chairperson, Ms Deidrie Wadsworth and the Off-Campus… Continue reading The Elsa Leo-Rhynie Hall honours our Statesman-in-Residence with the Tower Award