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Dominica World Creole Music Festival returns Oct 26, 2022 After a two-year hiatus as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dominica World Creole Music Festival, which attracts many Caribbean nationals, is finally back. From Friday to Sunday, patrons will get a taste of soca...

The Remarkable Variety of Caribbean Cornmeal Caribbean fungi—no relation to mushrooms—is ready for its stateside close-up. October 20, 2022 In Caribbean restaurants across America, patrons have become accustomed to common dishes such as jerk chicken, beef...

Oxtail Is a Cultural Delicacy — This Houston Festival Will Celebrate It in a Major Way Oct 18, 2022 The Oxtail MashUp returns to Third Ward in its fourth year with a showcase of chefs and their interpretation of this beefy dish Though slow-cooked oxtail...

Barbados & South Carolina Seeking To Develop Ties OCT 14, 2022 Acting Prime Minister, Santia Bradshaw receives a token of appreciation from Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, John J. Tecklenburg while looking on are (left to right) – President of South Carolina National Heritage...

Oct 15, 2022 Prince Selassie gets Key to MoBay, describes it as great honour ‌ MONTEGO BAY, St James — His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, the grandson of late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, was presented with the key to the city of Montego Bay on Saturday and described it...

Kumasi, Ghana and Charlotte leaders build on Sister Cities partnership Sept 20, 2022 PHOTO | STEVE GOLDBERG A delegation from Kumasi, Ghana were the guests of honor Monday at a reception and dinner at Johnson C. Smith University. The dinner and entertainment were part...

Taken from the web series, " From Jamaica to the World" , which interviews ex-pats about adjusting and working in 100+ different countries. Ahead of the West Indian Day Parade, extracted the bits of the episodes where they recommended their favorite dishes from their adopted Caribbean (region)...

Opening Sept. 2022

Opening Sept. 2022

trailer Culture Jean-Michel Basquiat. Photo courtesy of film. New French Film Focuses on Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Reciprocal Influence on African Art July 27, 2022...

Our 4th annual AFRIBEMBÉ FESTIVAL is set to take our community on a Diasporic journey through space and time! In the spirit of Sankofa, this Pan-African festival will highlight our shared heritage through powerful musical performances that are rooted in ancestral African rhythms and traditions...

New Spice Blend Shines a Light on the Beauty of Jollof Rice Abena Foli shares how she brought the flavors of West Africa’s most iconic dish to life. 08/12/2022 Slowly but surely, the Western world is finally beginning to get better acquainted with the cuisines of West Africa. However, there...

*Los Angeles J x J party 2022 Jerk X Jollof : How two cultural foods sparked a dance party phenomenon What started as an Ann Arbor college party has grown into an international touring success.  August 3, 2022 Jerk x Jollof plays the final summer show on Saturday, August 6th, 2022 at the...

*previous J x J event in Detroit Detroit-born Jerk x Jollof event series thrives amid Afrobeat boom August 4, 2022 On a rainy Thursday night in July, a flood of people crowded the bar on the ground floor at...

Marc Farrell Wants to Change the Way You Think About Rum Thanks to a rum resurgence in the past few years, more and more distilleries have been making premium rums and trying to change the preconceptions people have about this historic spirit—proving, for instance, that a rare, pricey...

Brixton Comes to Harlem Two predominantly Black communities, one in London, one in NYC, share business and cultural insights July 30, 2022 They are legendary neighborhoods, an ocean apart, yet connected by parallel histories and similar challenges. Both are predominantly Black...

Brixton Comes to Harlem Two predominantly Black communities, one in London, one in NYC, share business and cultural insights July 30, 2022 They are legendary neighborhoods, an ocean apart, yet connected by parallel histories and similar challenges. Both are predominantly Black...

Description of exhibition: Brandywine Workshop and Archives (BWA) presents All My Ancestors: The Spiritual in Afro-Latinx Art, a major survey of printed works of art on paper—created by artists living and working in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean—exploring their diverse...

Vic Mensa, Chance The Rapper return to Ghana with high school students 14 July 2022 American rappers, Vic Mensa and...