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Elite Icon Award Honoree – Beres Hammond.

Music

Brooklyn’s Kings Theater hosts historic, inaugural Caribbean Music Awards

By Nelson A. King

Team BCLF: Melissa Harper, program and logistics coordinator; Mellany Paynter, director of operations, and Marsha Masiah-Aaron, festival founder.

Books

Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival celebrates Festival Five

By Nelson A. King

Sen. Chuck Schumer, with megaphone, with supporters on the Parkway.

Carnival

Who’s who in NY politics participate in Carnival Parade

By Nelson A. King

Preparing 25 lbs of Tomato For Wintertime.

Caribbean recipes

Preparing 25 lbs of tomatoes for Wintertime

By Chris De La Rosa

New works hung up on a wall in Calabar Gallery for the art stroll on Sept. 8. In this photo, the works are by artists Donchellee Fulwood, Mulenga J. Mulenga, Sika Foyer and Rosy Petri.

Monthly Arts Stroll in Crown Heights happening next week

By Milette Millington

Lisa Narine, Miss Guyana Universe 2023, being crowned by Miss Guyana Universe 2017, Rafieya Hussain after the pageant ceremony at the Mariott Hotel, Georgetown.

Guyana

Lisa Narine crowned Miss Guyana Universe 2023

By Tangerine Clarke

Vaughan Halyard, of Far Rockaway, Queens, portrays "Puppet.”

Carnival

Massive NY Caribbean Carnival in sweltering weather

By Nelson A. King

Book cover of "I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here" by Jonathan Conyers.

Books

You’re right where you need to be

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Jamaican singer Sean Paul.

Music

Sean Paul nominated for Billboard Latin Music Awards

By Nelson A. King

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Brooklyn Paper

‘The Caribbean story really is a universal story’: Fifth annual Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival begins Sept. 7

Tobago Alpha Dance Academy performing traditional folk dance.

Carnival

Tropicalfete hosts 2nd Annual Pop-Up Caribbean Carnival in Times Square

By Nelson A. King

Portrait of Winston Soso posted next to casket. Soso, known as the "Rolls Royce" of Calypso, died in 2021. His funeral took place at St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church on Hawthorne Street in Brooklyn.

St Vincent

Music Hall of Fame Induction highlights Vincy Night Labor Day Saturday

By Nelson A. King

Everybody's Magazine Publisher, Herman Hall announcing Denyse Plummer as a recipient of a Trinidad & Tobago National Medal.

Trinidad & Tobago

Legendary Trinidadian Calypso Queen Denyse Plummer loses cancer battle

By Nelson A. King

Trinidadian Denecia Trimm portrays "Flamingo.”

Carnival

New Horizon presents ‘Welcome to Niagara Falls’

By Nelson A. King

From left, singer Ellan Neil, and Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman, third from left join dancers on the Holy Family Church grounds during the first Folk Festival in the community.

Dance

Assemblywomen Chandler-Waterman, Williams host first folk festival in Canarsie

By Tangerine Clarke

Group shot for the’ Carnival' section of Sesame Flyers Destination.

Brooklyn

Sesame Flyers Carnival reaches ‘Destination’ on 40th anniversary

By Nelson A. King

More from Around NYC

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Family of Montrell Williams announces $60 million claim against NYPD for negligence in toddler’s murder

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards calls for flood mitigation infrastructure to be installed on the Cross Island Parkway. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Queens leaders call for flood signage and infrastructure in Bay Terrace

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards calls for flood mitigation infrastructure to be installed on the Cross Island Parkway. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Queens leaders call for flood signage and infrastructure in Bay Terrace

Fernando Pena and Suzanne Furbote, owners of Late Bloomers in Queens, say their state-approved dispensary location is now out of compliance due to the recent change in proximity rules. Pena urged Governor Hochul to intervene before their business faces closure.

‘Generational wealth to generational debt’: Cannabis retailers warn of financial ruin without swift action on proximity rule