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2 weeks ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Milette Millington
On May 8, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library (NYPL) hosted its hybrid kickoff of a yearlong celebration in honor of the 100th anniversary of its founding. Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was born in 1874 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He was the son of Mary Joseph, a freeborn Black midwife from the island of St. Croix, and Carlos Federico Schomburg, a merchant and the son of a German immigrant.
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3 weeks ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Milette Millington
Raehann (pronounced Ray-Ann) Bryce-Davis is a mezzo-soprano opera singer whose family is from Jamaica. She was born in Mexico, while her sisters were born in Canada, and they mostly grew up in Texas with their parents. Bryce-Davis acknowledges her mom as the most significant influence on becoming a professional opera singer.
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3 weeks ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Milette Millington
Lauren Singramdoo, a high school senior at St. Francis Preparatory School in Brooklyn, comes from a family with roots in Guyana, a small country in South America. She resides in Queens Village and speaks fondly of her neighborhood. “I absolutely love my neighborhood because of its diverse and vibrant community,” she said. “All of our neighbors, from the elderly to children, interact with one another,” she added.
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1 month ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Milette Millington
Candidates running for NYC Mayor highlighted their plans for disability policy and its proposed effects on the community on April 25, during the hybrid forum hosted by the Center for the Independence of the Disabled New York (CIDNY). The Democratic candidates in attendance were: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, former NYS Assembly Member Michael Blake (79th District), NYS Senator Jessica Ramos (13th District), and Independent candidate Jim Walden.
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1 month ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Milette Millington
Māhealani Uchiyama, who is of African descent, was born and raised in Washington, DC, during the last years of Jim Crow in the 1960s, which she felt was a fascinating place. “We were subjected to segregation, yet it was an international city. Walking down any given street would expose you to multiple languages being spoken. When things did begin to open up, I was around people from all over the world.
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1 month ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Milette Millington
Denis Weekes, a native of Barbados and retired executive chef living in Brooklyn, has a few surprises up his sleeve: he’s a certified scuba diver, a great swimmer, and once used spearfishing to pay his way through college. He credits his mother with having the greatest influence on his career path. “My cooking influence came from my mother and grandmother,” he said. Despite growing up with limited means, Weekes said he had a good childhood.
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1 month ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Milette Millington
Candidates running for NYC Mayor highlighted their plans for immigration policy and its proposed effects on these communities on April 16 during the hybrid forum hosted by the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (CUNY SLU), which was co-sponsored by the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC).
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1 month ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Milette Millington
Melissa G. Andrieux, of Haitian descent, a partner at the law firm Dorf, Nelson & Zauderer LLP in Rye, New York, although an introvert by nature, is leading the charge for stronger workplace diversity initiatives. Her fellow partner at the law firm, Jonathan Nelson, has had the most significant influence on her career. “He is a mentor to me and helped guide my path in the firm to partner and head the Social Impact Consulting Group,” she said.
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2 months ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Milette Millington
Albert Elia born in Niagara Falls, New York is suing the New York State Unified Court System (NYSUCS) and the Commissioner of Jurors of the Kings County Supreme Court because he is being illegally excluded from grand jury participation due to his blindness. The court specifically prevented him from deliberating on cases that involved video or photo evidence, assuming he could not interpret this evidence because he was blind.
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2 months ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Milette Millington
Zechariah Waldron-Carrington (pronounced like Zachariah) is a senior at St. Francis Preparatory School (SFP) in Brooklyn. His dad is from Guyana, and his mom is from Trinidad and Tobago. His grandmother was the first person in his family to travel to the U.S. from Trinidad & Tobago, specifically Boston, MA. According to him, she came because his great-grandmother wanted her to have better opportunities.
