stating that Chase is not only
building fame but legacy. “The
impact she made on the main
scene in a short amount of time
displays her immense potential.
Driven said that Chase’s most
recent project, an EP titled
“Color Me Chase,” released in
the summer of 2019, showcased
“her mastery of curating beautiful
tunes while bringing light to
her integrity as a morally correct
and uncompromising woman.”
“Multiple sources and industry
critics proclaimed the EP
as one of the top hidden gems
of 2019, with tracks composed
of relationship-driven narratives
that correlate the full range of
emotions young women find
themselves in when in love or
falling out of love.”
Driven said a prime example
of Chase relating to fellow
women about the struggles of
finding solitude was the release
of her music video, “Favorite
Girl.”
She said Chase garnered high
acclaim for the multiple perspectives
portrayed in the video.
“Chase’s unapologetic nature
is on full display with her looking
at past failures, giving her
the confidence to move with
purpose and integrity,” Driven
said.
She said imagery from the
video and song “depicts intense
scenes derived in themes of
dark and psychotic ideals that
heartbreak can bring.
“It’s an in-depth look into
the mind of a woman that has
been convoluted with the idea
of finding peace in demanding
herself for love, but then revolts
to her strong personality,” Driven
said.
“Reyna’s (Chase) durable
nature blends flawlessly with
her pristine creativity to curate
a brilliant song and visually similar
to that of early Rihanna in
hits like ‘Disturbia,’” she added.
Driven said Chase presents
“an artist that is raw and unafraid,
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also cathartic in her music
that she even has a song titled, ‘I
Wish You Would Die.’”
Additionally, Driven said the
range of Chase’s discography
is “far-reaching,” stating that
“a great example is a brash,
women self-empowerment tune
curated in means of promoting
self-worth by leaving a bad relationship
called ‘Do Not Disturb,’
creating a vibe similar to that
of speeding down the highway,
playing music loudly because
you’ve overcome tragedy with
triumph.”
More than music, Driven
said Chase wants to be the next
prominent figure of unity for
not only her fellow Caribbean
women in Brooklyn but also for
the entire borough.
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Life and times of Marcus Garvey
reflects the significant values
of Black History month and
its objective to celebrate and
honor the heroes of Black culture
and their contributions to
the lives of Blacks throughout
the world,” said The People of
the Sun Middle Passage Collective
in a statement.
“His influences on outstanding
Black historic leaders
like Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad,
Nelson Mandela, Winnie
Mandela and Rosa Parks speak
to Garvey’s contributions to
Black thought and actions of
our times,” it added.
According to his biography,
Garvey was an orator for the
Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism
movements, to which
end he founded the Universal
Negro Improvement Association
and African Communities
League.
Garvey advanced a Pan-
African philosophy, which
inspired a global mass movement,
known as Garveyism,
the biography states.
It says Garveyism would
eventually inspire others, from
the Nation of Islam to the Rastafari
movement.
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr.
was born on Aug. 17, 1887, in
St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica.
Self-educated, Garvey
founded the Universal Negro
Improvement Association, dedicated
to promoting African-
Americans and resettlement in
Africa, the biography says.
In the United States, it says
Garvey launched several businesses
to promote a separate
black nation.
After he was convicted of
mail fraud and deported back
to Jamaica, the biography says
Garvey continued his work for
Black repatriation to Africa.
Convinced of the strong
belief that African-Americans
needed to secure financial
independence from white-dominant
society, Garvey launched
several businesses in the US,
including the Negro Factories
Corporation and Negro World
newspaper.
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high profile roles.
“The aviation industry is not
easy and it takes consistency it
takes hard work and it takes a
certain tenacity that you are
going to continue to pursue
this regardless of the challenges,”
said Rexy, a lawyer by training
who turns 31 this year.
“I certainly am not going to
be discouraged by the fact that
the music industry is a really
big industry and it may seem
confusing to people but at the
end of the day I have persistence
and I have tenacity and I
have the passion to do it and so
I will continue to do it.”
Dim Crux, a Colombia-born,
Miami raised rising talent produced
“All Our Lives,” and he
is credited for establishing a
sound that blends hip-hop with
high frequency pop.
A music video is in the pipeline
for the new single, a song
penned by Rexy herself that
promotes a two-fold concept of
love in a relationship or chasing
a dream.
“All our lives can go in two
directions. On one hand it talks
about the things that can get
between two people in a relationship
and stopping them
from experiencing the love and
the lives they always wanted,”
said Rexy who claims Rihanna,
Sean Paul, Destiny’s Child and
Britney Spears as artists who
inspired her career move.
“On the flip side is that it can
also be used as a way to pursue
a dream or to do something
you always wanted to do and
so it’s all about embracing the
now and going after what you
really want”.
Rexy’s quest to soar in the
music industry is being backed
by a United States based promotion
company headed by a fellow
Caribbean woman, Yvette
Schure of Grenada.
Schure Media Group (SMG)
which represents the biggest
icons in the industry, including
Beyoncé, Chloe X Halle,
Lecrae, Buju and LeAnn Rimes,
has now taken Rexy under its
wings to raise her profile and
cement her brand.
“Schure media’s role is to
provide all avenues of exposure
for Rexy,” said Jackie O. Asare,
the Atlanta-based representative
for Schure Media Group
(SMG).
“Another part of our role is
to assist her in defining her
brand whether that means
photo shoot or partnering her
with certain people, creating
experiences, anything that’s
going to create exposure for
Rexy that is our role”.
Western Air was founded in
2001 by Rexy’s pilot dad and
mother who majored in international
business, to tackle an
air transportation problem in
Bahamas, an archipelago of
islands.
The airline, which also services
Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti,
has been expanding to other
regions and Rexy’s presence at
the helm has made her move
to seek stardom an unconventional
one.
“Part of what we are so
happy and excited about with
Rexy is bringing her two worlds
together,” declared O. Asare.
“A lot of times people think
that if you are an attorney and
you are doing one thing you
can’t do the other. We think
that’s one of the things that
makes Rexy very special. Rexy’s
story is very different.”
FEMALE POWER
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Bahamaian singer Sherrexcia “Rexy” Rolle releases her fi rst
single. Schure Media Group
Haitian
songstress
Black nationalist Marcus Garvey is shown in a military
uniform as the ‘Provisional President of Africa during a
parade up Lenox Avenue in Harlem, New York City, Aug.
1922, during opening day exercises of the annual Convention
of the Negro Peoples of the World.
Associated Press, File