Month: June 2025

July 1 signals International Reggae Day. Actually for the 31st consecutive year, the dateline has been marked by a global appreciation of Jamaica's home-grown music. The irony is that on that day, a community of fans unify by blasting the beat, wearing the colors of red, gold and green, plant trees to, gather together to create pictures, entertain virtual meetings and lively up themselves by deejays across the planet hosting […]

“Madame Queen: The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair” by Mary Kay McBrayer c.2025, Park Row Books                                            $30.00                                     256 pages   Keep your eyes on the prize. If you want something enough, you’ll never, ever lose sight of that goal. You’ll do what it takes to achieve it, letting it linger in your dreams at night and dictate where you live, who you live with, where […]

Brooklyn Assembly Members Jaime Williams and Monique Chandler-Waterman, co-chairs of the New York State Caribbean-American Delegation, say they were "excited" on Saturday, June 21, to collaborate with the New York State Black Legislative Taskforce in honoring Trinidadian Soca artiste Nailah Blackman as part of their Caribbean-American Month and Black Music Month celebrations. The honor ceremony occurred at Nick's Lobster House on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. Assembly Member Chantel Jackson, Senators […]

Everyone loves a good serving of ice cream, so it was no surprise when Trinidad-native Patrick Victor invited his Little Caribbean community for a free scoop of Mr. P's Homemade Ice Cream in innovative tropical flavors that he says are made with love. A line stretched along the sidewalk outside the colorful façade of 1397 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, on Freedom Day, June 19. Several children, parents, and teens waited patiently […]

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson hosted a Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony at Lou Gehrig Plaza in the Bronx on Wednesday, June 18, honoring the legacy and resilience of enslaved Americans and their descendants. Gibson, whose father hailed from Trinidad and Tobago, said the Juneteenth ceremony symbolized “freedom, resilience, and a renewed commitment to justice.” She said the flag was raised in “a powerful display of remembrance and unity.” The […]

The Guyana Cultural Association New York, a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to Preserve, Promote, and Propagate Guyanese creativity and Document, Showcase, and Celebrate the multiple roots of Guyana’s cultural heritage, will host several signature programs in observance of its silver jubilee. The 25th Anniversary commenced on Feb. 23, 2025, with the Launch and Unveiling of The Biography Magazine of late Guyanese Creative Claire Ann Going M.S. (now on […]

Caribbean community governments have asked for a special round of meetings with many Haitian stakeholder groups to provide regional leaders with the latest developments when they meet in western Jamaica early next month. The 15-nation bloc announced the effort to bring together the groups they have been working with in recent years in the past week, noting that the three-person Eminent Persons Group (EPG) will coordinate the meetings on behalf […]

A beloved neighborhood boutique in the heart of Little Guyana, Queens, New York, has entered a bold new era thanks to three women who once shopped its racks as teenagers. Navita Sainchand, Natasha Persaud, and Nalini Kublall officially acquired Knockout Styles in March — a fashion mainstay in the community for over 40 years — ushering in a modern revamp grounded in culture, sisterhood, and a deep love for their […]

After working for the New York City Transit Authority for 27 years, Yvonne Peters, the Vincentian-born founder and president of the Brooklyn-based Caribbean American Cultural Group, Inc. (CACG) and the Miss New York Continental Cultural Pageant, has retired, throwing a lavish party on May 31 at Africa House in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The celebration, which also marked Peters's birthday, attracted family members and several of Peters's friends, associates, and community members. […]