Jamaican Black History Tribute

Miss Lou – Louis Bennett-Coverley, known to Jamaicans as “Miss Lou,” is celebrated for promoting Jamaican culture and particularly the use of patois around the world. Before her death in 2006, the folklorist, writer, and artiste published several books of poetry in Jamaican patois and recorded many traditional Jamaican folksongs. Miss Lou’s contributions to Jamaican arts and culture was officially recognized in 1974 with the Order of Jamaica and in 2001, when she was appointed as a Member of the Jamaican Order of Merit.