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Trinidad is redrawing its coat of arms to remove Columbus’ three famous ships
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Trinidad is redrawing its coat of arms to remove Columbus’ three famous ships

PORT OF SPAIN (AP) — Officials in Trinidad and Tobago are redrawing the island’s coat of arms for the first time since its creation in 1962 to remove references to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2024
Trinidad and Tobago reckons with colonialism in a debate on statues, signs and monuments of its past
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Trinidad and Tobago reckons with colonialism in a debate on statues, signs and monuments of its past

PORT OF SPAIN (AP) — In a small auditorium in the seaside capital of Trinidad and Tobago, Christopher Columbus and other colonial-era figures came under scrutiny late Wednesday in a…
Posted by John McCarthy September 4, 2024
In Miami, a call for Caribbean and African women to rally behind Kamala Harris
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In Miami, a call for Caribbean and African women to rally behind Kamala Harris

MIAMI — Inspired by last month’s zoom call for Black women that raised $1.6 million for Kamala Harris, a Miami organizer hosted a virtual meeting Tuesday night to mobilize Caribbean…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2024
Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island
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Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island

SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor today signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, curls, locs, twists, braids and other hairstyles in the racially diverse U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 24, 2024
Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal
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Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal

BRIDGETOWN — A high-level Caribbean ambassador said today it was crucial to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and its legacies in today's society.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2024
European prejudice in interpreting Caribbean history: Opinion
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European prejudice in interpreting Caribbean history: Opinion

Europeans have always approached the study of the history of non-Europeans with a jaundiced eye.  Some European historians, when interpreting events in Caribbean history, always characterize the interaction between Africans…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2024
Texas judge upholds school’s suspension of black student over dreadlocks
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Texas judge upholds school’s suspension of black student over dreadlocks

HOUSTON (BBC) — A Texas judge has ruled that a school district did not discriminate against a black high school student when it punished him over his dreadlocks. Barbers Hill…
Posted by John McCarthy February 22, 2024
‘Bob Marley: One Love’ stirs up $27.7M weekend, ‘Madame Web’ flops
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‘Bob Marley: One Love’ stirs up $27.7M weekend, ‘Madame Web’ flops

NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” outperformed expectations to debut at No. 1 at the box office with a $27.7 million opening weekend,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2024
Mateo Morrison launches new book: ‘Pablo Neruda and the Dominican Republic’
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Mateo Morrison launches new book: ‘Pablo Neruda and the Dominican Republic’

SANTO DOMINGO — The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), in collaboration with the Cultural Spaces Foundation and the Urban Tertulia, launched the book “Pablo Neruda and the Dominican Republic”…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2024
USVI Celebrates ‘Nicole Robin Day’ Today
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USVI Celebrates ‘Nicole Robin Day’ Today

CRUZ BAY — Friday, August 4 is “Nicole Robin Day” in the U.S. Virgin Islands, celebrating the courage and bravery exhibited in 1973 by the late Captain Loredon Boynes Sr.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 4, 2023

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