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Last Saturday, the Marine Park Carmine Carro Community Center, in partnership with Brooklyn College, came alive with energetic drumming and dancing at a pre-Kwanzaa celebration, an African American festival of music, food, and the lighting of the Mishumaa Saba candles. In his introduction, Scott Middleton, executive director of the Marine Park Alliance, applauded the 4th Annual Kwanza commemoration, which is part of the organization's Festival of Lights series. "I think […]

“In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World,” edited by Paul Gardullo, Johanna Obenda, and Anthony Bogues, written by various contributors c.2024, Smithsonian Books                                        $39.95                                     240 pages   You couldn’t get it out of your mind since you learned how it happened. People were packed like pencils in a box, tightly next to each other, one by one by one, tier after tier. They couldn’t sit up, […]

Watching U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke excel, adapt brilliantly, and make significant strides in the United States political arena is overwhelming. This is genuinely an ascension for her career. As a young college student at the age of 23 or 24, somewhere there, she was one of the many people volunteering with the campaign for her mother, former New York City Council Member Dr. Una Clarke. Yvette later became a New […]

Alkaline and New Era Productions are set to host their exclusive New Rules Festival event at the prestigious OVO Arena Wembley in London on April 17, 2025. "This is a rare opportunity for fans to witness a unique and unforgettable experience," Entertainment publicist Rickardo Shuzzr of Shuzzr Media, told Caribbean Life on Monday. "This concert will see one of Jamaica's most prominent contemporary dancehall figures returning to the UK after […]

Debutant Amir Jangoo scored a One-Day International century for the West Indies to pull off another record chase to defeat Bangladesh by four wickets and complete a series sweep at Warner Park. The 27-year-old Jangoo scored an unbeaten 104 while Keacy Carty blasted 95, and the West Indies chased down Bangladesh’s impressive 321 for five, finishing on 325 for six off 45.5 overs to claim the series 3-0. Jangoo became […]

West Indies Women's captain Hayley Matthews believes the Caribbean team can overcome India's dominance over them and turn their fortunes around in their upcoming T20 series. Speaking during a pre-match press conference, Matthews conceded that India has emerged on top of the Caribbean side in recent times. The last time the West Indies played against India in a T20 series was in 2019 in the Caribbean, when India won 5-0. […]

Swimmer Dylan Carter missed his chance at the World Aquatics Championship at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, where he fell agonizingly short of a final spot in the men's 50m butterfly event.  Carter splashed to a season-best 22.18 seconds for the runner-up spot in heat nine. His reaction time of 0.64 was slower than the Netherlands' Nyls Korstanje, who sprinted to the win in 21.62 seconds.  Carter was one […]

Sherfane Rutherford’s brilliant maiden ODI century gave West Indies an exciting five-wicket victory over Bangladesh as the hosts chased a formidable 295-run target with 14 balls to spare, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at Warner Park in St Kitts, breaking an 11-match losing streak against Bangladesh. Rutherford smacked 113 off 80 balls with seven fours and eight sixes, changing the game after the home side had […]