Since 1973 Trinidad and Tobago has celebrated June 19 as Labour Day. It commemorates the Butler labour riots – resistance…
Reminiscing About Labor Day Jouvert
Today I am preoccupied with another type of bacchanal as in NY Caribbean people, West Indians, would have begun feting…
Throwback: Labor Day Kiddies Carnival in Brooklyn
As I looked at random posts in my search this morning I couldn’t help but miss the action that I’m…
Gele in Brooklyn Jouvert
What did they not have in Brooklyn Jouvert? Seems they had everything. Here is this smiling beauty adorned in…
Grenada Jab Jab
The largest most enigmatic (some say crazy) band of revelers on Jouvert morning in Brooklyn is the Grenada Jab…
Happy Devils
Olympic Devils Starting your Monday off with a weird, but endearing smile. If you want to know more about devils…
Labor Day Kiddies: The Battle of the Beads and Feathers
The beads and feathers have infiltrated the children’s mas to the extent that I regularly found myself thinking in terms…
Photo of the Week (35/52) Enjoy Yuhself
Carnival pilgrims head north this weekend for another journey to a sacred space, to remember their heritage, take pride in…
Photo of the Week – Grenada Spice
It’s hard not to love jouvert. Afterall, what’s not to love about getting up after midnight, doning old clothes you…
It’s Labor Day Carnival Again!
Well folks, the pilgrimage to Brooklyn is on again. We got down to Eastern Parkway andĀ Franklin Ave. this morning just…