Meet Linda Julien of Miami Gardens: A Haitian-American Story
Miami Gardens City County candidate Linda Julien has a uniquely Haitian-American history. “My mother came here on a boat,” she explains. “It was a life-threatening trip that...
Caribbean Power Couple: Carla & Marlon Hill – When Opposites Attract
For Caribbean power couple Carla and Marlon Hill, their romance is a tale as old as time, the embodiment of the opposites attract cliché. As students at...
The Business Of Bolt
Usain Bolt's ability to stop a clock quicker than any man who ever reacted to the starter’s pistol for a sprint race made him a global superstar – and a...
Our Favorite Moments From Buju Banton’s Long Walk To Freedom concert
It feels like all of Jamaica and its diaspora descended onto the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica this past Saturday for Buju Banton's Long Walk to Freedom...
Humble Beginnings – Dr Germaine Smith Baugh
Writer: Calibe Thompson | Photography: David I. Muir
Near the corner of Sistrunk Boulevard and 27th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sits the prominent red and white building that...
The little show that could… From home kitchen to national TV
The story behind the TV show and the Taste the Islands Experience
How Taste the Islands began
When we started this journey four years ago, I knew that we...
TANYA MARIE: MATERIAL GIRL
Writer Calibe Thompson | Photography David I. Muir
When Island Origins first met Tanya Marie in 2013, all her stars seemed to be aligned. She was a free-spirited...
Embracing Breastless Beauty
Writer Carla Hill | Photography Joe Wesley
Every day I speak to my fears to let them know they are not real. It is my belief that wellness begins...
The Fall and Rise of Hip-Hop’s Midnight Robber
Writer Copyseed.com | Photography Courtney Chen
When Wyclef Jean’s name hit the headlines back in 2010, in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, we all sat up and...
Reclaiming The Caribbean’s Old Religions: Vodou, Santeria And Obeah
Caribbean people are immensely proud of our cultures. We brag about our food, music, dance, athletic prowess, and many other aspects of our distinct Caribbeanness. But, when...
