So pleased to be reviewed alongside giants like @nathanbryon @DapsDraws
The best children’s books with empowering black characters for 2022:
Best overall – ‘#AzaniRuns’ by Mandy Preville-Findlay
"We particularly loved the relatability of #AzaniRuns"
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Female Track Athlete of the Year nominee ✨
Repost to vote for Julien Alfred 🇱🇨 in the #AthleticsAwards.
Voting closes on Sunday 27 October at 11:59 PM CEST.
It is the choice we make to do what is difficult when what is easy is more attractive and powerful.
It is a road less travelled. But it needs travellers like you to experience new vistas and to create a way for others.
It is about everything we do in our private and public lives. It is represented in how we work, who we serve, how we encounter and deal with challenges, how we love, how we fight, how we seek peace and how we treat other people.
Caribbean Masquerades or 'Mas' are traditionally cultural and/or religious celebrations. These originally occurred from year end to just before Ash Wednesday. Costumes, masks and adornments are expressions of jubilation and a form of catharsis ever since plantation enslavement.
⭐️25 years of research - I had never seen the 1768 Gainsborough portrait of Sancho 'in the flesh'. Never thought art could hit me like this. Thanks, Thomas Gainsborough for this gift. Thanks @royalacademy #EntangledPasts 1768-Now is on ... Now.⭐️ #royalacademyofarts
UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENT
Black Diversities Virtual Seminar
26th January 2024 at 10am EST / 11am AST
Organised by Dr. Alison McLetchie, South Carolina State University and Dr. Shelene Gomes, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus.
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25th Annual SALISES Conference
Translating Thought into Action: Towards Decolonial Equity and Justice in the Caribbean
Date: May 1-3, 2024
Location: The UWI Regional Headquarters
Kingston, Jamaica
Call for Papers Deadline: January 8, 2024
uwi.edu/salises-mona/content…
We are excited to announce that the 2024 Caribbean Digital Scholarship Summer Institute (CDSsi) is currently open for applications. The program will be held at the University of Miami from June 9-15. Links to apply and register for our information session is on our website!
Introducing "The Caribbean People," a vibrant multimedia oral history initiative on a mission to document how knowledge about the Caribbean is not only preserved but also democratized & shared. 🌐📚
Join - shorturl.at/acik4#CaribbeanPeople#Caribbean#CulturalHeritage
2024 CSA Conference Call for Abstracts
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 31 JANUARY 2024
“CSA at 50: Caribbean Development Sustainability- The Convergence of Technology, People, Planet, Peace, Prosperity & Partnerships”
Saint Lucia | June 3rd to 7th, 2024
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🤝We're partnering with CDF! This #CARICOM Development Fund collaboration is creating an opportunity for 10 entrepreneurs of the #OECS Global Startup Hub to train in #SiliconValley. 📝 Find out more: prez.ly/oIEc
'The journey of 1000 steps begins with just 1.'
This is the culmination of many, many steps, with many more possibilities to come; facilitated by the collaborative ethos of @PhilipJPierreLC's
@SaintLuciaGov, @sludiaspora, @diaspora4devEU & High Commission for SLU in London