Cuba: The Revolution
Depending on how one views history and Fidel Castro, the Cuban Revolution is either a victory over imperialism and capitalist corruption; or, the demise of democratic freedom and the virtual […]
Monthly Archives: February 2013
“They Better Don’t Stop the Carnival” – Canboulay and Carnival History in Trinidad
Michael Anthony, author of “They Better Don’t Stop the Carnival”, calls himself a “storyteller”. I see myself principally as a storyteller. In other words, I am not aware that I […]
Jamaica: “nuh worries mon – everything irie”
(note: the following is a brief excerpt of Jamaican history taken from One World Nations Online) . Little is known about the island’s early history, except that there are many […]
Guyana: Land of Six Peoples
One of the most diverse countries in the Caribbean region, Guyana is not technically “in the Caribbean”; rather, Guyana sits on the north eastern edge of South America –bounded by […]
“An Island Divided – Haiti and the Dominican Republic”
This documentary from the PBS video series, “Black in Latin America”, highlights some of the complex relations between Haiti and the Dominican Republic and how the people, music, culture and […]
Haiti: “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”
Haiti. Pour le Pays et pour nos Pères Formons des Fils, formons des Fils Libres, forts et prospères Toujours nous serons frères The world is all too familiar with tragic […]
