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Lakshmi Persaud, novelist who chronicled the Indian experience in the Caribbean – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLakshmi Persaud, who has died aged 86, was inspired by the success of her fellow Trinidadian Indian,...
After Two Years Away, The West Indian Day Parade Returned To Brooklyn In Full Force
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere was talk of possible rain on Labor Day, but Mother Nature smiled on the Caribbean community...
I Never Thought I'd Be A 40-Something Woman Freaking Out About A Doll But This One Is Different
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA photo the author took of Kavi Sharma in the American Girl store on Fifth Avenue in New York City....
Voices: The truth about Black, Caribbean carnivals like Notting Hill and Spicemas
The Independent via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCOMMENT: Despite the colourful costumes, body positivity, food and fun, Caribbean carnivals were...
How Cumberland County racial and ethnic groups are celebrating and preserving culture
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Sept. 15 marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, Fayetteville is gearing up for other...
Mardi Gras was historically socially and racially segregated. Black Americans formed the Zulu Krewe...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHistorically excluded from krewes and carnivals, Black Americans created their own Mardi Gras...
Celebrating freedom: Parades, festivals, galas, concerts to mark Juneteenth in Connecticut
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 2022, for the first time, Juneteenth is both a federal and state holiday in Connecticut. The...
Award-winning Cherokee author Andrea L. Rogers at The Station in Onchiota
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 14—RAINBOW LAKE — Jones Pond in the Adirondacks is an alien environment for Andrea L. Rogers, a Texas-based author. The Walter Award-winning YA horror writer is deep in a three-week writer-in-residence ...