State Comptroller DiNapoli and event honorees. L to R: Angela Yee, radio personality; Michèle Voltaire Marcelin, artist, performer, poet writer; State Comptroller DiNapoli; New York State Senator Roxanne Persaud; Mellany Paynter, Founding Partner/Director of Operations of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival; and Christopher Aaron, Communications & Media Director of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival New […]
On June 7, Mayor Eric Adams briefly spoke on Caribbean Heritage Month at a New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Event. He talks about the contributions of Caribbean immigrants to NYC. Watch video below.
West Indian American Day Association Float at the Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, NY on September 2, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Hannah Kliger, CBS News NEW YORK — Inside a Flatbush Avenue cafe covered in tropical flowers, Allison Dunn, an immigrant from Jamaica, blends sorrel into a smoothie. The red drink, often enjoyed in the […]
Lester Holt at the NBCUniversal Summer Press Day at Universal Studios on May 2, 2018 in Universal City, CA (Shutterstock) By Staff Writer, Jamaicans American journalist and television new anchor Lester Holt was born in 1959 in California. He traces his Jamaican heritage through his grandparents: his maternal grandparents were born in Jamaica. His mother […]
America’s strength has always been rooted in our diversity. Since our Nation’s founding, generation after generation of immigrants have helped build this country, and the prosperity and opportunity that draw so many immigrants to America would not be possible without the contributions and legacies of Caribbean Americans. Today, millions of Caribbean Americans strengthen our country […]
It is easy to pinpoint examples of the excellence of Caribbean people and our ineffaceable impact on the fabric of American society. They are there in the origins of hip hop, in education, in cinema, in law, in the civil rights movement, in the black enlightenment sphere, in religion, in literature, in law and politics […]
My fellow Jamaicans in the Diaspora, I am delighted to convey warm greetings to you, on the occasion of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, which, since 2006, has been celebrated annually in the month of June. The celebration of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month this year comes against the backdrop of continued challenges internationally, on account of […]
By Mary Campbell, Special to CAW June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month, and this year marks the fifteenth anniversary. The commemoration of this observance aims to remind Americans that our greatness lies in our diversity. The official campaign for National Caribbean American Heritage Month began in 2004 when a legislative bill was tabled in […]
Windrush Generations Matter UK 2020 celebrated Caribbean American Heritage Month with Dr Claire Nelson and Mark Milward. The purpose of the event was to provide a historical perspective on the Windrush Scandal and to recognize the significant contribution made by Caribbean Communities to Britain. There was a wide range of topics covered that demonstrated senior […]
NEW BRITIAN, CT JOINS IN CELEBRATING JUNE as NATIONAL CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
The New Britain community joins the New Britain Social Club in June in celebration of the 2019 National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. The City Council is set to take up a resolution today June 12th, declaring, “that the City Of New Britain recognizes June 2019 as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month and encourages all residents to celebrate […]