Euzhan Palcy Makes History Again as First Black & Caribbean Female Director to be Honored by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made its selections for the 2022 Governor’s Awards, and for the first time a Black female director will be among the honorees. The trailblazing director and humanitarian, Euzhan Palcy, from Martinique in the French Caribbean, joins actor Michael J. Fox, songwriter Diane Warren, and director Peter […]
“Barrel Children” Documentary by British Jamaican Journalist, Nadine White, Looks at Windrush Children Left Behind in the Caribbean
“Barrel Children,” a new documentary film from British Jamaican journalist Nadine White, depicts the experience of the children left behind in the Caribbean when their parents traveled to Britain for work after World War II in what has come to be known as the Windrush Migration. The announcement of the documentary came on Windrush Day […]
Deon Hemmings – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“Sometimes it may feel like you cannot make it, but just keep on working hard at it.” – Deon Hemmings Jamaica’s sprint history is full of ‘firsts’ and Deon Hemmings is no exception. She is the first Jamaican and Caribbean female to win an Olympic Gold Medal. Her race of choice? The 400-metre hurdles. The […]