CARICON Goes to Marcus Garvey School
June 21, 2024I had a truly inspiring experience this week with a group of third through eighth grade students at the Marcus Garvey Elementary and Middle School…
Category: News
Recently my book, Lessons from Starfish, was reviewed by Judith Falloon-Reid. A luminary in the literary and cinematic realms, she is renowned as the host…
Still Dreamin’ – Almost There!
July 21, 2023After working on my first manuscript for about 11 years, I decided to stop procrastinating and get the “thing” published for once and for all!…
Chilling words…
December 27, 2021Checking in on the trials of the three vigilantes who lynched Ahmaud Aubrey and the one who murdered two Black Lives Matter protesters and wounded…
Seeing Ourselves When We Read…Appreciating Others
December 9, 2021Seeing Ourselves When We Read…Appreciating Others We all love to “see” ourselves in whatever we read. We relate, sometimes, to the way characters look or…
Why Fear Women?
September 28, 2021I read this comment some weeks ago. It sticks in my mind – comes back to the surface often: “Women are the greatest untapped, unused…
Bodies on the line…
August 11, 2021…again, the descendants of slaves – the most disenfranchised people in this democracy find ourselves leading the fight to ensure that ALL Americans have the…
Haiti… Heartbreaker!
July 20, 2021My Father was a Jamaican immigrant who paid a great deal of attention to political matters all over the world. He was especially attentive to…
Verdict
May 4, 2021Since my last Blog, 12 sensible American jurors have had the decency and sense of justice to hold Derek Chauvin accountable on 3 counts, for…
IMANI…
January 11, 2021Faith – IMANI – is the last of the NGUZO SABA – THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES we celebrate during KWANZAA, which ended last Friday, Jan.1st. Its…
