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Caribbean Art Duo Make Waves at Miami’s Art Basel

Out of more than 275 galleries that participated in Miami’s Art Basel, one exhibition emerged, staged by two Caribbean women with a vision. “The Open Boat” exhibition showcased Caribbean art through the lens of Martinican philosopher and poet Édouard Glissant. More than 40 artworks across seven countries were selected to showcase a narrative based on Glissant’s text on the Middle Passage from Africa to the Caribbean.

Cristiano Berti’s ‘Boggiano Heirs’ Unearths the Pains of Afro Cuban Slavery During Italy’s Pro-slavery Era

Italy’s pro-slavery era is described as “... a hushed history of entrepreneurship,exploitation, enslavement, aspiration, intermixing of cultures and ethnicities, and laborious self-possession.” Last names taken from slave masters are prevalent in Caribbean households today.

Donna Hemans’ ‘The House of Plain Truth’ Pays Homage to Diasporic Roots and Caribbean History

With lively dialogue and a number of engaging characters, “The House of Plain Truth” is a loud contemplation on what placement, migration and belonging mean to generations of Caribbeans.

Miami’s Delou African Dance Ensemble Returns to Tradition Through Music and Dance

Njeri Plato on founding one of the nation’s premier West Africa dance ensembles.

written by E. Osborne

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Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Parade Brings in $300 Million Dollars in Revenue

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Love, Trial and Tribulation: Sophie Jai’s ‘WILD FIRES’ is the Story of Many Caribbean Families

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Black HERstory: 3 Creatives Who Celebrate Caribbean Heritage and Womanhood Through Art

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Jumbies, Witches and Ghosts: 5 Good Reads this Halloween Season

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Nike Re-releases the Popular ‘West Indies’ Air Force 1s

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Toronto Author Victoria Daley Launches Children’s Book Series to Help Children Understand Divorce

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10 Ways to Commemorate Indian Arrival Day 2022

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National Geographic’s Dr. Diva Amon on Trinidad, Ocean Life and Women in Science

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Op-Ed:The Death of Miya Marcano and What the West Indian Community Needs to Do

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Empress Cece on How Dance Empowers Women and Tackling Sexism in Dancehall

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Rebecca Ablack: Indo Guyanese Actress Blazes Trail in Netflix’s ‘Ginny & Georgia’

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Artist Afeefah Haniff Creates Hit Concept in ‘Colored Girls and Colored Walls’

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Nadia Huggins on Inspiration and Her Powerful Connection to Saint Vincent

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Meet the Trinidadian Woman who Founded the Only Caribbean Cosmetics Line in the UK

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Black HERstory Month: 5 Caribbean Women Who Paved the Way