“South Florida Caribbean Community comes together to Commemorate Caribbean Emancipation”
SOUTH FLORIDA – “South Florida’s Caribbean Community comes together to Commemorate Caribbean Emancipation”.
On August 1st and 2nd, the Greater Caribbean American Cultural Coalition, under the auspices of Florida State Representative Hazelle Rogers and the Caribbean Consular Corps will host educational and commemorative events of Caribbean enslavement, resistance and emancipation.
AUGUST 1ST
Morning Event: “Teach the Children the Truth…”
10am-2pm. Refreshments will be served***
Atonement Episcopal Church, 4401 W. Oakland Park Blvd, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33313
Geared towards children ages 8-18, Education, discussion, films, storytelling and reflection on the history, culture and continued significance of Caribbean emancipation.
State Representative Hazelle Rogers is co-chair of this 10-2pm program that is targeting young people.
Evening Event. Lecture and Book Launch by Professor Sir Hilary M. Beckles on “Britain’s Black Debt: Reparations for Caribbean Slavery and Native Genocide.”
6-9pm. African American Research Library and Cultural Center, Broward County Library
2650 Sistrunk Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale
Reception to follow***
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles
Professor Sir Hilary is Principal and Pro-Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados and an internationally reputed historian. He is VP of the Intl Task Force for the UNESCO Slave Route Project and a consultant for the UNESCO Cities for Peace Global Programme. Sir Hilary has received numerous awards including Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Glasgow, University of Hull, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, in recognition of his major contribution to academic research into transatlantic slavery, popular culture, and sport. He has lectured extensively in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas and has published more than ten academic books including Britain’s Black Debt (2013); Centering Woman: Gender Discourses in Caribbean Slave Society (1999); White Servitude and Black Slavery in Barbados 1627-1715 (1990); The History of Barbados (1990); and Natural Rebels: A History of Enslaved Black Women in the Caribbean (1989).
FRIDAY AUGUST 2nd
Caribbean Griot award and “Queh-Queh” celebration.
7pm-11pm
Multitudes Contemporary Gallery,
5570 NE 4th Avenue,
Miami, FL 33137
Caribbean Griot award to Sir Hilary Beckles; celebration highlighting Afro-Guyanese and Afro-Trinidadian culture; view new installation, Caribbeana: Alternative Contemporanities in Miami Art. Music, dance, food. Cash bar***
***ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC***
