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Michael Roger Young Lao dead at 73.

People

Caribbean ‘cultural warrior’ Michael Roger Young Lao passes at 73

By Nelson A. King

Jamila Gulstone, organizer of the annual soca aerobics class, Wukkin' for a Cure.

People

Woman of Caribbean descent supports others with breast cancer

By Milette Millington

Rosedale Jets and Rochdale Cheerleaders Collaboration perform for the crowd (1)

QNS

Queens DA office hosts Black History Month celebration in Jamaica

A section of mourners at the massive funeral for Vincentian Denise Craigg.

Massive turn-out for beloved community worker Denise Craigg

By Nelson A. King

Some of the participants of the floral class.

Business

Flourishing Floral Entrepreneur: Stephanie Barr cultivates connections and community

By Tracey Khan

Centenarian Mitchinson ‘Mitchie’ James in his favorite chair on Sunday.

Vincentian centenarian Mitchinson ‘Mitchie’ James celebrates 106th birthday

By Nelson A. King

African-American pastor Rev. Roger Jackson.

People

Pastor Roger Jackson’s vision for Fenimore rooted in scriptures

By Nelson A. King

Some of the mourners at the funeral of Joseph Alexander Hinds.

Hundreds pay last respects to community worker Joseph Alexander ‘Alex’ Hinds

By Nelson A. King

Aleeia Abraham, founder of The BlaQue Resource Network in Queens.

People

Aleeia Abraham: Trailblazing entrepreneur and community builder in Queens

By Tracey Khan

Pastor the Rev. Dr. Neithe Soleyn delivers the sermon at the funeral service for Vincentian soccer star Elliott "Morey" Millington in August 2023.

Pastor Neithe Soleyn remains ‘positive, strong’ at Faith Deliverance Pentecostal Church of God

By Nelson A. King

Guyanese attorney Dawn Cush.

Guyana

Activist Guyanese lawyer claims Afro-Guyanese increasingly ‘alienated’, discriminated against by incumbent government

By Nelson A. King

Alicia Dougall, niece of the late Claire Ann Goring, National Medal of Service (MS) recipient, being consoled by Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, as poet James Richmond looks on, during a celebration of life going home service at Vanderveer Methodist Church in Brooklyn, on Jan. 22.

Guyana

Congresswoman Clarke joins family, friends to celebrate the life of Claire Ann Goring

By Tangerine Clarke

Joshua Dat sitting on top of the counter inside his restaurant, Datz Deli.

Business

Giving back to the community is how this restaurant owner shows kindness

By Milette Millington

Current students on the team of the journalism publication at Queens Preparatory Academy, while they were visiting Columbia University.

Why journalism is a necessity for schools in communities of color

By Milette Millington

Bonnie Browne's son, Damany, left, and other other members of the Browne family in front pew.

Vincentian musicians pay tribute to music icon Bernard ‘Bonnie’ Browne

By Nelson A. King

Caribbean Life freelance reporter, Tangerine Clarke, left, and retired Guyana Consul General of Guyana to New York, Barbara Atherly, congratulates Cultural Ambassador Claire A. Goring after she was honored with the 2016 GCA Lifetime Achievement Award at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Guyana

Guyanese cultural icon Claire Ann Goring’s death sparks outpouring of grief

By Tangerine Clarke

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