By: Janet Howard The recent Community Unity Breakfast on Saturday, July 12, hosted by the Caribbean Diaspora United (CDU), marked a pivotal moment in the movement to unify New York’s ethnically diverse Black communities. Drawing nearly 500 attendees from the Caribbean Diaspora, African American, Continental African, and other ethnic groups, the event reflected CDU’s core […]
Photo courtesy of Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown By drawing on cultural intelligence, resilience, and community-centered values, Caribbean American women offer a powerful leadership model for this moment. In 2025, as many U.S. organizations recalibrate their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts under public and political pressure, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown believes a valuable leadership perspective is being overlooked. A […]
Expands Upon Successful My Brother’s Keeper Program Established in 2016 The New York State Education Department (NYSED) today launched the New York State My Sister’s Keeper initiative with a kick-off event at Bronx Community College, Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced. The My Sister’s Keeper (MSK) initiative builds on the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) program’s mission […]