Arts & Entertainment News – Page 33 of 389 – Caribbean Life

Executive Chef Wesly Jean Simon, owner of Djon Djon Restaurant, poses in the restaurant’s kitchen.

Haiti

Rebranding Success: Djon Djon Restaurant marks a new era for Haitian-inspired dining

By Tracey Khan

Hercules sings "50 Years" on way to winning Golden Jubilee Independence Monarch last year.

Grenada

Hercules crowned Grenada-New York Independence Monarch for record seventh time

By Nelson A. King

Book cover of “Slavery after Slavery” by Mary Frances Berry.

Books

When slavery was over, but it wasn’t

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Christopher Cumberbatch will discuss his career designing and creating sets for stage and screen on Saturday, March 8, as part of the daily schedule of art, fashion, film, and performance.

Barbados

15th Annual CaFA Fair Barbados to headline multi-awarding designer Christopher Cumberbatch

By Tangerine Clarke

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Bronx Times

Acclaimed reggae documentary to make NYC premiere at Bronx Music Hall

Marjorie Parker, president and CEO of JobsFirstNYC, is the first woman of color to lead the organization.

Jamaica

First female immigrant CEO leads JobsFirstNYC in tackling youth employment crisis

By Tracey Khan

Frankie McIntosh signed a copy of his book at the launching ceremony at Brooklyn College in November 2024.

McIntosh pays tribute to calypsonian Temple of ‘Hold the Cock and Pullet’ fame

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican reggae recording artist Jemere Morgan.

Haiti

Jemere Morgan drops ‘Sweet Love’

By Nelson A. King

Oil Down, The Ultimate Comfort Food recipe.

Food

Oil Down, The Ultimate Comfort food

By Chris De La Rosa

Jamaican singer Ken Boothe.

Jamaica

One Love Festival to debut in Jamaica

By Nelson A. King

Mical Teja, Trinidad & Tobago 2024 Road March and Young Kings Champion, performs at the launch of CIM.

Trinidad & Tobago

Caribbean Airlines launches first J’ouvert band, rum punch to celebrate Caribbean culture

By Nelson A. King

Joé Dwèt Filé performs onstage during Global Citizen's Power Our Planet: Live in Paris on June 22, 2023 in Paris, France.

Haiti

Billboard lists 10 Caribbean artists to watch in 2025

By Nelson A. King

Reggae-dancehall artiste, Alkaline.

Movies

Alkaline’s New Rules Festival heads to Toronto

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican singer Beres Hammond.

Music

Valentine’s Day Concert

By Nelson A. King

Screengrab of Rita Omokha (pronounced O-mo-cah), Nigerian American journalist and author of Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America (St. Martin's Press/MacMillan, 2024).

Books

Queens Public Library hosts talk with Nigerian author on debut book

By Milette Millington

Book cover of “New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement” by Juan Williams.

Books

The Civil Rights Movement, Part II

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

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