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Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture
Episodes — page 6
- Independence and Liberation in 19th Century Cuba Part I
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Rarely do nationalist movements arise over night. This is also true for Cuba as we discuss in this first of a two-part series on C…
- A Brief History of the Irish in Montserrat with Ursula Petula Barzey
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Did you know that, outside of Ireland, the only other nation to celebrate St. Patrick's Day as a national holiday is the Caribbean…
- A Brief History of the West Indian Day Parade
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. The West Indian Day Parade is a decades long staple in New York culture. In this brief episode, listen to how the parade was found…
- A Brief History of Bush Medicine with Dr. Julia S. Jordan-Zachery
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Bush medicine, herbal medicine, or roots are all names for traditional forms of medicine used across the African diaspora. These t…
- Carry on Friends: Exploring Dual CitizenshipBonus
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. In the bonus episode, of Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture, we’re doing an episode swap with Carry on Frien…
- A Brief History of Emancipation in Antigua with Dr. Natasha Lightfoot
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. The anglophone Caribbean and other parts of the former British empire celebrate Emancipation Day on the First of August, commemora…
- The History of US Immigration Policies & Caribbean Migration with Joy Charles
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. US Immigration policies have historically marginalized people of color across the world. In this episode, Joy Charles joins us to…
- Puerto Rico's Bomba: A Musical Revolution with Dr. Sarah Bruno
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Long before Puerto Rico became known for reggaeton, the island had bomba. A music and dance tradition created by enslaved and self…
- Strictly Facts' Summer Reading 2022
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. What a better time to catch up on some Caribbean history books than during Caribbean American Heritage Month! We're reading Aunty…
- Sir Randol Fawkes & Bahamian Labor History
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Happy National Caribbean Heritage Month! In this episode, we celebrate the life and legacy of Sir Randol F. Fawkes, Bahamian "Fath…
- Carry On Friends: In SolidarityBonus
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. In this bonus episode of Strictly Facts, we’re doing an episode swap with Carry On Friends The Caribbean American Podcast featurin…
- Who Are Your National Heroes?
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Celebrations of national heroes in the Caribbean pay homage to individuals who have had an immense impact on the region. In this q…
- Haiti: The Legacy of the First Black Republic with Dr. Yveline Alexis
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Formerly known as Saint Domingue, Haiti is the world's first Black republic and the first independent Caribbean nation. Despite th…
- Post-emancipation Migrations in the French Caribbean with Dr. Philippe Zacaïr
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. In a similar fashion to other Caribbean islands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Haiti remained in close connection throughout France'…
- The History of Jewish-Caribbean Connections in the Caribbean with Ainsley Henriques
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Jewish life in the Caribbean extends as far back as the fifteenth century with Jewish-European migration following patterns of tra…
- Calypso: The Original Music of the Caribbean with Meagan A. Sylvester - Music Sociologist.Author.Researcher
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Originating in the nineteen century, calypso is a genre of Caribbean music that can be traced since spread across the region and i…
- The History of the Garifuna: Indigenous Legacies in the Caribbean with Dr. Paul Joseph López Oro
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. The Garifuna are an Afro-indigenous community native to Saint Vincent who, in the late eighteenth century, were forcibly exiled to…
- The Aftermath of the Panama Canal with Dr. Khemani Gibson
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Following the completion of the Panama Canal in 1914, some West Indian migrants returned home, but also many stayed and formed new…
- The History of Papiamentu/o in the Dutch Caribbean with Keisha Wiel
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. The Caribbean is rich with diversity, including our languages. In this episode, Keisha I. Wiel joins us in sharing about the histo…
- Happy First Birthday Strictly Facts!
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. This week we're celebrating Strictly Facts's first birthday! This brief episode is a massive thank you to all our listeners and a…
