The lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Policy Studies talked with host Jeremy Hobson about the symbolism and implications of President Barack Obama's April 8 visit to Jamaica.
Damion Blake, a faculty member in the Department of Political Science and Policy Studies, shared insights and analysis of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Caribbean this month when he spoke April 8, 2015, to “Here and Now” radio host Jeremy Hobson.
Listen to the full interview here.
Produced by WBUR in Boston, “Here and Now” is a syndicated National Public Radio program. Blake spent six minutes answering questions about Obama’s trip to Jamaica en route to the Summit of the Americas in Panama.
Blake teaches comparative politics and government, national security, and introduction to international relations & world politics. His research areas include organized crime and urban violence, and drugs, gangs, dons and other violent non-state actors in Jamaica and the Caribbean.