Patricia Boothe- Born Jamaican
Patricia Boothe was a native Jamaican, who emigrated to New York with her family at the age of 14. She was mainly the product of an American education and held a B.A. in English Literature/Minor in Communications/Certificate/license to teach High School English.
Ms. Boothe, however, opted to pursue a career in publishing/editing. She wais an Editor at EVERYBODY'S Magazine, one of the oldest Caribbean-American publications in New York (hads been editing there for more than18 years), former editor of Caribbean Pulse Magazine, and Editor of African Future Magazine. Ms. Boothe also freelanced for various other publications and was CEO of PBOO WORKS, an Editorial/Public Relations concern.
Obituary
PAT BOOTHE, EVERYBODY’S MAGAZINE PASSES ON
Pat Boothe EVERYBODY’S Magazine Editor Passed On
I regret to announce the passing of Patricia Boothe, EVERYBODY’S Magazine editor. Pat suffered from a heart problem most of her life and succumbed to it last Friday at New York University Hospital after a brief illness. She leaves behind her son Leon, her mother Mrs. Boothe, a sister Maxeen. They reside in New York and her brother and other relatives in Jamaica. She was only in her mid 50s. Pat was very dedicated to me and primarily responsible for the editorial growth of the magazine especially during the decades of the 1980s and 1990s. She preferred to be a behind-the-scene person and shunned the limelight. She declined to do interviews with personalities. She took delight in arranging for me and others to do them. She could have easily interviewed Bob Marley, members of Third World, Steele Pulse, Michael Manley, Maurice Bishop and other groups and personalities. Instead she took delight in transcribing the interviews and editing them for publication. Due to the decline of the magazine industry and Pat's failing health, I tried to give Pat less assignments but she never lost interest and asked to do last minute copy editing. In 1987, the 10th anniversary of EVERYBODY’S, Pat made a massive montage of almost every photograph that appeared in the magazine. Today most visitors to the magazine are attracted by it. You can say the history of the Caribbean between1977-1987 is in the montage from Janelle Penny Commissiong of Trinidad & Tobago becoming Miss Universe, Mary Eugenia Charles of Dominica becoming the first female prime minister in the region to Eric Gairy at his hotel suite in New York City upon learning his Grenada Government was overthrown to President Ronald Reagan visit to Jamaica and Barbados. Although she was not involved in the planning and implementing the magazine’s cultural events including plays and concerts, Pat attended almost each program and encouraged friends to purchase tickets. I am shattered over Pat’s passing. She inspired me and without her EVERYBODY’S would have folded years ago. Herman Hall, Publisher, EVERYBODY’S, the Caribbean-American magazine.
AH WHA' YU SEH? 'XCUSE ME!?
Patricia Boothe -© copyright 1982
ME NAH BEG NUH PAADEN
FEH WHA ME NEH DUH --
YUH A TELL LIE PON ME
AN' YUH KNOW IT WELL.
SO, ME NAH BEG NO PAADEN
FEH WHA ME NEH DUH
'CAUSE A FEH YUH FAULT
AN' YUH KNOW DAT TUH.
ME JUS' A TAN UP YAH
AN YUH BRUSH 'GAINST ME,
DEN YUH WAAN TELL EVERYBODY
DAT A ME DID WRONG.
ME JUS' A TAN UP YAH
AN YUH BREEZIN' PASS,
WATCH YAH GAL!
NO MEK ME TELL YUH 'BOUT YUH RASS.
AH GWAN TELL YUH MUMMA
DAT YUH TELL LIE PON ME,
AH GWAN TELL HAR --
AN' SHE WI KNOW WHA FEH DUH.
SHE MAY FIN' SWITCH AN POP YUH RASS
AN DEN YUH WI FIN' OUT
AH WHO YUH PASS.
LIZA DID TELL MEH
HOW YU LIE AN STAY,
BUT ME NEH BELIEVE HAR
WEN SHE TELL MEH DAT.
LIZA DID TELL MEH
DAT YUH DWEET ALL DEH TIME
BUT ME NEH BELIEVE
DAT A SO YUH PRIME.
WELL -- MEK ME TELL YUH SINTING:
ME NUH TEK LAAS LICK . . .
ME NAH WAIT FEH YUH MADDA
FEH TEK CARE A YUH!
ME NAH BEG NO PAADEN
FEH WHA ME NEH DUH!
ME JUS' A GO TAN RIGHT YAH
AN WAIT FEH ME CUE.
AH WILL NEVA BEG PAADEN
FEH WHA AH NEH DUH!
'XCUSE ME?!!
NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! SEH WHA?!
Patricia Boothe -© copyright 1985
DEM SEH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1985 WAS:
" . . . A RELATIVELY QUIET DAY BY HANDSWORTH STANDARDS."
YET, ON DAT SAAM DAY --
BOBBIES STAPT, ANCUFT, AND TREATEN FI SHUB
7 MOTARIS AANDA A BUS!
A SUBSEQUENT RIOT DAT MONDAY NIGHT --
WEN BUILDINS WERE LOOTID AN SET PON FIRE --
HAD "ERUPTED OUT OF THE BLUE
. . . NOT AGAINST SOCIETY," DEM SEH --
BUT, 'CAUSE A "ABSOLUTE THUGGERY GONE MAD ON DRUGS."
DEN, PON WEDNESDAY, HOME SECRETARY HURD, --
AFTA BEEN ATTACKED WID STONES, BRICKS AND BOCKLES;
CARS OVATUNNED, BOBBIES ATTACKED, BUILDINS SET AFIRE . . . ;
2 PEOPLE DED . . . 2 FEARED DED . . . 15 BOBBIES INJUD --
SED, DERE WAS A DAANJAH OF "COPYCAT RIOTING" OUTSIDEA BIRMINGHAM.
(HANDSWORTH . . . HOME TO SOME 57,000 --
18,000 ASIANS . . . 12,000 WEST INDIANS, AND 27,000 OTHERS --
OF 16,000 HOMES --15,000 LATRINE- AND BATH- LESS!)
AN, ONGLE LAAS WEEK COMMUNITY LEADAHS AND BOBBIES DIDA PAT EACH ODAH PON DE
BACK . . .
BOUT DE "GOOD RELATIONS" EENA HANDSWORTH!
. . . AN DE PRIME MINISTAH'S AID STILL A SEH:
"THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE IN BASIC POLICY."
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REMEMBA DE BRIXTON REVOLTS OF 1981 . . .
WEN RIATS FLARED EENA 20 TOWNS AND CITIES?
NOW DIS NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH!
IS WHA DAT?!!!!
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