Born prematurely, Ketrina Hazell spent two months in the hospital, and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) at nine months old. CP affects a person’s ability to move, as well as their balance and posture.

Read more on her organization here: caribbeanlife.com/this-organiz

So many more stories on the way! Stay tuned!


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Community organizers across the country discussed ways to protect communities against threats to mutual aid and solidarity efforts, during a virtual conversation moderated by Dean Spade, author of Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the next) [2020].

Read more here: caribbeanlife.com/the-necessit


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During Be Love Day, hosted by The King Center, community leaders and activists shared ways for communities to come together to help transform unjust systems. (Note: small typos in first photo caption are being corrected.)

Read here: caribbeanlife.com/helping-comm

Thank you Mina (from The Center’s press office) for assisting me with this!

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The first of three events in the summer event series, Bronx Rising!, hosted by the Bronx Music Heritage Center, held on June 24, was a conversation about “The Congo Influence in Puerto Rican Bomba,” between Nkumu Katalay and Alex LaSalle, bandleader of Alma Moyo, followed by a performance of their ensembles.

Read more here: caribbeanlife.com/summer-event


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The American Caribbean Maritime Foundation, founded by Geneive Brown Metzger, works to alleviate poverty and transform lives of young Caribbean people through maritime education.

Read the story here: caribbeanlife.com/this-nonprof

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It’s official!
To everyone at CUNY J-school: Thank you!
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

ID 1: A picture of my diploma cover with the CUNY J-school logo on it in black and gray.
ID 2: My name written in black and in all caps in the center of my diploma. Appropriate CUNY officials’ signed it. The school seal is in the center at the bottom of it.

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