Arts & Entertainment News – Caribbean Life

Jamaican dancehall singer Mr. Lexx.

Music

Mr. Lexx drops ‘Slow Mo’

By Nelson A. King

Attendees gather to experience the exhibition on March 29 at the HCX’s gallery space at 35 Lafayette Ave. in Downtown, Brooklyn.

‘JAKMÈL’ Exhibit celebrates Haitian Carnival art

By Orlande Fleury

Pat Chin and Vincent Chin.

Music

Randy’s anthologies celebrate golden era of Jamaican music

By Nelson A. King

Ryan Coogler poses with the Original Screenplay Award for 'Sinners', at the 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, Britain, Feb. 22, 2026.

Movies

Beware! On Ides, ‘Sinners’ could make Oscar history

By Vinette K. Pryce

Books for Women’s History Month by various authors.

Books

Put women into the historical record this month with these books

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Screen grab of Dr. Rebecca Hall (top), in conversation with Kyle Mays (bottom), about the new edition of her father Harry Haywood's book "Negro Liberation" (2026), for which she wrote the foreword.

Books

Historic book on effects of slavery gets a new perspective

By Milette Millington

Singer Nesta Nelson (c) and her dancers, moments after she won the recent Dancehall Monarch competition in Georgetown, Guyana.

Music

Singer Nesta Nelson creates history as Guyana’s first female dancehall monarch

By Nelson A. King

Black History Month books for adults.

Books

Celebrate, study, remember: Black History anytime

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Beres Hammond performing in Westbury, NY in 2022.

Music

Beres Hammond headlines ‘Reggae Meets Soul’ Mother’s Day celebration

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican-born, Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, and recording artist Minna LaFortune.

Music

Minna LaFortune celebrates ‘African Women’

By Nelson A. King

The Original Jab Jab band portraying "Dancing Warriors" in Couva Carnival, Trinidad.

Trinidad & Tobago

Montano makes Road March Title history

By Devika Ragoonanan

A scene from “Men Of Courage” produced by Byron Hart.

Movies

BPM premieres ‘Men Of Courage’

By Nelson A. King

Screenshot of Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist and author Eugene Robinson (left), with moderator Darren Walker, president of the National Gallery of Art (NGA).

Books

Pulitzer winner talks new American history

By Milette Millington

Album cover of Terry Ganzie’s “Same Africans.”

Music

Terry Ganzie drops ‘Same Africans’ for Black History Month

By Nelson A. King

Carnival

Terri Lyons crowned 2026 T&T National Calypso Monarch

By Nelson A. King

Best Simple Jamaican Jerk Turkey Legs: Easy Oven Recipe

Caribbean recipes

Best Simple Jamaican Jerk Turkey Legs: Easy Oven Recipe

By Chris De La Rosa

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