Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick: An Unstoppable Candidate for Congress
Haiti & the Dominican Republic | Attorney, CEO of Trinity Health Care Services, Inc. and Candidate for Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives
This Caribbean Queer Activist Gives Voice to an Underrepresented Community
If you’ve read Staceyann Chin’s 2009 coming-of-age memoir, “The Other Side of Paradise,” you know that even as a little girl in rural Jamaica, she...
These 4 Organizations are Leading the Charge in Haiti Earthquake Relief
On August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti, killing more than 2,000, injuring more than 12,000 and destroying thousands of homes across the...
From the Island of St. Vincent to the Head of Civil Rights at Facebook
The power of social media is undeniable. We saw it used as a political tool during the 2008 election, where Obama successfully catalyzed an audience...
Protect Yourself and Others— Get Vaccinated
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., historian, filmmaker, and intellectual, has recently released an important public service announcement encouraging people in our Black communities to get vaccinated to protect...
US Caribbean Strong Mounts Global Grassroots Effort for St Vincent Volcano Relief
Since the initial eruption of the St Vincent Volcano, La Soufrière, and the Grenadines on Friday, April 9, a number of Caribbean diaspora organizations, businesses,...
South Florida Offers Donations at Drives for St. Vincent Volcano Emergency Relief
Miami Carnival, Joy's Roti Delight, GENx Mas Band, and the community of South Florida join efforts to collect needed supplies for those impacted on the...
3 Haitian Owned Businesses That Leveled Up Despite COVID
The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last summer reignited the long simmering Black Lives Matter movement and invigorated broader campaigns for Black...
Why Some Caribbean Americans Have Frightening Vaccine Hesitancy
After a year of dealing with a deadly pandemic which has disproportionately affected Black people, you would think we’d embrace something that promises to...
What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 and Vaccines
Government, community, and faith-based leaders join forces to champion the fight against COVID-19
The new year has brought with it more daunting...