Garrett Morgan

Garrett Morgan – Lifesaver and consummate inventor

Garrett Morgan is an inspiration from history thanks to his brilliantly inventive mind, numerous patents for life-saving inventions, and his tireless dedication to improving society. Though his efforts were lit...
Seychelles

Seychelles – A Tropical Paradise

A glorious archipelago of 115 islands, Seychelles is a tropical paradise in the heart of the Indian Ocean. This unspoiled and natural island escape lies just over 900 miles east of the African coastline and alm...
Elijah McCoy

The Real McCoy – An engineering prodigy

You may be familiar with the term “the real McCoy”, a phrase often uttered to denote originality and quality. However, did you know that the term is a reference to one of the most illustrious African-American i...
Constance with daughters Amoy, Ayeen and son Ian

The Dominica of my Childhood

When Hurricane Maria battered the lush, beautiful Caribbean island of Dominica on September 19th, 2017, everyone listening on the news to the strained voice of Roosevelt Skerrit, Dominica’s Prime Minister ...
African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean

African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean

Herbert S. Klein (Author), Ben Vinson III (Contributor) Paperback, 2007, 312 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S. ISBN-10: 0195189426 This is an original survey of the economic and social history of ...
Watson

Henry Watson – Making new art from old wood

Henry Watson favours the Cypress variety of softwood from which to fashion his unique artworks. He finds them in old slave houses, old barns, and other buildings that have been built over one hundred years ago....
St Kitts & Nevis

Explore! Where would you go next? – St Kitts & Nevis

With an active volcano, and plenty of trade winds, beautiful Nevis Island makes a nation with St Kitts, and is the quieter of the two isles. Gorgeous stretches of sand include Pinney’s Beach, while Black Sand B...