Arts & Entertainment News – Caribbean Life

James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Black, whose restaurants, including Grey Sweater, Perle Mesta, and Dougla Kitchen, have helped transform Oklahoma City’s dining scene.

Food

Chef Andrew Black’s Dougla Kitchen turns Caribbean roots into Oklahoma City’s bold new dining destination

By Tracey Khan

Willie Stewart, drummer of the legendary reggae band Third World, releases his new single “Have a Little Faith,” continuing the group’s legacy of music rooted in resilience and unity.

Music

Reggae legend Willie Stewart releases ‘Have a Little Faith,’ carrying Third World’s legacy forward

By Tracey Khan

Leader of the Brooklyn-based Jacqueline Hopkins Choir, Jacqueline Hopkins.

Black History Month

The Jacqueline Hopkins Choir headlines Black History Month celebration

By Nelson A. King

Music

Sean Paul, Stalk Ashley ‘Ready for the Ride’

By Nelson A. King

Artist Dred Lion and Samantha Thomas GTA Marketing Executive at a radio Interview.

Grenada

Grenada leverages T&T Carnival to strengthen cultural tourism

By Nelson A. King

Dancehall Star Masicka set to embark on North America Tour.

Music

Masicka drops ‘Life of Sin’

By Nelson A. King

Easy Slow Cooker Jerk Pork recipe.

Caribbean recipes

Easy Slow Cooker Jerk Pork

By Chris De La Rosa

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

More from Around NYC

Willie Colon playing his trombone in front of a Puerto Rican flag.

Fans mourn Bronx-born salsa legend Willie Colón at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

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Decomposing head discovered at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Broad Channel six months after matching torso was found in Idlewild Park: NYPD

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Dinner drama: Mamdani facing backlash for hosting pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil at Gracie Mansion iftar

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

Harlem man who gunned down roommate over stolen soda gets sentence of 25 to life