Podcast
Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture
Episodes — page 7
- The History of Jamaica's Maroons with Chief Richard Currie
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Maroon populations across Latin America and the Caribbean have a unique history of self-emancipation and, for some, sovereignty. I…
- Celebrating the Holidays in the Caribbean
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. It is indeed the most wonderful time of the year with family and traditions bringing us together for the holidays. Our penultimate…
- The U.S. Virgin Islands: The History of Danish and US Colonialism with Dr. Hadiya Sewer
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Made up of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas, the U.S. Virgin Islands has remained under colonial rule…
- The History of Belizean Culture and Migration with Dr. Nicole Ramsey
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Formerly known as British Honduras, Belize's culture has evolved from a series of Black and indigenous people moving to and from t…
- The History of the Panama Canal: Reconsidering Race and Borders with Dr. Kaysha Corinealdi
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. The Panama Canal was envisioned as a waterway to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans hundreds of years before its construction…
- The Life and Legacy of the Steppin' Razor: Peter Tosh
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Rastafari reggae musician and activist Peter Tosh (1944-1987) was born Winston Hubert McIntosh in Westmoreland, Jamaica. Tosh quic…
- The History of the Dutch Caribbean Islands with Dr. Margo Groenewoud
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. We have many differences in the Caribbean, namely language, but also many similarities. In this week's episode, Dr. Margo Groenewo…
- Puerto Rico's Long Fight for Independence with Nina Vazquez
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Puerto Rico is one of America's remaining colonies after being ceded to the U.S. by Spain in 1898. In this episode, Puerto Rican s…
- Colonial Connections: Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Did you know Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and Turks & Caicos used to make up the Colony of Jamaica, governed by the UK until 1959?…
- The History of West Indians in Canada with Dr. Marlene Gaynair
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. With both Anglophone and Francophone Caribbean connections, Canada is one of the foremost locations of Caribbean life in the diasp…
- The West Indian Federation (1958-1962) with Dr. Patsy Lewis
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Before many of the formerly British Caribbean territories became independent nations, they attempted to create a political union k…
- Caribbean Festival Culture: The History behind the Fete with Shauna Rigaud
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Caribbean carnival is one of the region's most famous annual celebrations comprised with lively music, dancing, and of course lavi…
- Big People Tings: Claudia Jones
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Our second "Big People Tings" highlight is Trinidadian Marxist, Black Feminist writer and political organizer Claudia Jones (1915-…
- Let's Chat Caribbean Literature with Desiree C. Bailey
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Caribbean writers have undoubtedly left their mark on history. In this episode, we talk with author Desiree C. Bailey about Caribb…
- Caribbean American Migration
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month with us this June as we journey through movements of Caribbean people to the US in the…
- Big People Tings: Walter Rodney
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. "Big People Tings" is a new continuing series where we highlight an individual Caribbean changemaker and discuss their contributio…
- The History of Indian Indentureship in the Caribbean with Cristine Khan
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. The Caribbean is made up of a number of ethnic groups, mostly as a result of colonialism between the 18th and 20th centuries. To c…
- Review Session: Our Voices. Our Histories.
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Class is in session! For this very brief episode, we recap major themes and takeaways from our first six episodes as part of our r…
- A History of Caribbean Style with Lauren Baccus
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Traditional or folk style and dress in the Caribbean has a long, intricate history that differs across the region. Speaking with…
- Caribbean Languages with Dr. Joseph T. Farquharson
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Dialects, creoles, patwa/patois, there are so many names for languages spoken in the Caribbean. Caribbean languages have been hist…
