Son of the Caribbean gets lesson in America
Editor’s note: In honor of Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we present an original poem from one of South Florida’s premier writers and poets. By GEOFFREY PHILP …
Editor’s note: In honor of Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we present an original poem from one of South Florida’s premier writers and poets. By GEOFFREY PHILP …
For South Florida’s Caribbean community, there is a proverbial elephant in our room. Recent headlines have blared about the alleged criminal activities of one of …
I’ve been one of the skeptics of the so-called “diaspora movement” for a long time. Until I was instructed by a very dear friend and …
HOLLYWOOD FL — “Yo se pa anpil nan yon klas presegondè” translates as “There isn’t much of a middle class.” Language and wealth have long …
On May 11th French President Francois Hollande made a statement that drew widespread international attention. Immediately afterwards came a resurgence of widespread frustration with European …
In our home islands, the greatest need is for the most powerful currency – education. The story of an uneducated woman with eleven children who …
“When I came to America I thought, like every other West Indian, money was flowing, the streets were gold, but I was wrong.” Those are …
Around April 23rd, I embarked on my first visit to the Penn Relays. A mini version of the Olympics that focuses mainly on high school …
By ANNE-MARIE GARCIA Associated Press HAVANA — Cubans welcomed the news Wednesday that Pope Francis will visit in September, with many calling it a powerful …
I asked an older Cuban friend once, why she hated the Democratic party. She was losing her vision and couldn’t walk very well — her …