George Irish

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James Alfred George Patrick Irish, generally known as George Irish or J. A. George Irish (c. 1942 – February 12, 2019),

academic, musician, composer of the national song, community leader and social engineer.[2]

Irish was a graduate of the

(CUNY) where he was Professor of Caribbean and Latin American Studies.

Irish also headed the Caribbean Research Center[3][4] and the Office of International Programs at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York (part of CUNY).[5] He was Editor-in-Chief and founder of the scholarly Journal of Caribbean studies, Wadabagei,[6] and President of the Caribbean Diaspora Press Inc. and Caribbean American Research Foundation Inc. in New York.

He was co-founder and Chancellor of the Universidad Popular de Desarrollo Sostenible de Las Americas (UNIPOP) and founding Board member of the International Center for Sustainable Development (CIDES) in Panama.

He authored/edited thirty two (32) books including:

  • Visions of Liberation in the Caribbean, 1992 ()
  • Life in a Colonial Crucible, 1991
  • Growth of a Revolutionary Consciousness, 1990
  • Evolution of a Global and Diasporic Vision
  • Discourses from Alliouagana and the Diaspora

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