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Footprints: New Doc Spotlights Grenadian Sprinter Kirani James

Words by Tasha Brown— Footprints is an appropriate title for the upcoming documentary which looks to shed light on Grenadian Olympic sprinter Kirani James' humble story. It’s clear from this preview that... Read More...

Gathering in the Grenadines: Carriacou Maroon and String Band Festival

Words by Jesse Serwer— For such a small place, Carriacou sure has a lot of culture. Officially a part of Grenada, the "land of reefs" is just 13 square miles in size and home to just about 8,000 people. ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Best Caribbean Carnivals

Words by Steve Bennett, Erin MacLeod, Jesse Serwer and Jillionaire— It's officially, unequivocally carnival season. Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Dominica, Martinique and Rio de Janeiro are just a few ... Read More...

Impressions: The Styles of Miami Broward Carnival

Photos by Jesse Serwer and Simone Serwer— Visitors from New York are a huge contingent at Miami Carnival weekend but the October event (or the Miami Broward One Carnival, as it's known in full) is a whol... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Grenadian Gold Medalist Kirani James x Nike

Words by Sherman Escoffery— “Nike athletes demand the best from themselves and their apparel at all times.” Nothing says that you are the best like being in first place, just ask Grenada’s first Olymp... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Caribbean Athletes at the Summer Olympics

Words by Emily Shapiro and Jesse Serwer— You already know about the expectations for the Jamaican men's track team coming into this summer. Usain Bolt and company head to London not as underdogs but as... Read More...

Soca Non-arch: Ten Wikked Soca Tunes That Didn’t Win In 2011

Words by Rishi Bonneville— The steady march of Trinidadian and Bajan soca music has, over the course of the last decade, had an unexpected consequence. Jamaican dancehall reggae has become more uptempo... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Soca Jams of 2010

Compiled by Rishi Bonneville, DJ Gravy, Jillionaire and Eddie STATS Houghton It is the end of year that ends in '10, so you can forgive us if we go Toppa Top 10 mad and just post Top 10s from now til 201... Read More...

Caribbean Roots: Malcolm X

Posted by Martei Korley May 19th marks the 85th birthday of Malcolm X or El-Haj Malik El-Shabazz. In years bygone that meant that all of the mom and pops stores on 125th Street in Harlem would close up sho... Read More...

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