Sen. Roxaane Persaud, left, shows Guyana flag, flanked by Betty Dyal, Anthony Rhone and Karen Wharton.
Photograph by Nelson A. King
Meals, music, dancing, and pageantry had been on full show on Saturday, June 28, through the Annual Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at 1222 East 96th St. in Canarsie, Brooklyn.
The co-chairs of the New York State Caribbean-American Delegation — Meeting Member Jaime Williams and Monique Chandler-Waterman and Senator Roxanne Persaud — informed Caribbean Life that the “epic” occasion celebrated the “vibrant tradition of the Caribbean via music, meals, dancing, video games and rather more.”
Williams, the Trinidadian-born consultant for the 59th Meeting District in Brooklyn, stated: “Caribbean American Heritage Month is widely known all through the month of June to acknowledge and have fun the wealthy historical past, tradition, and contributions of Caribbean People to the US.
“Along with recognizing it right here in my district, we have fun with a number of occasions in Albany,” she stated. “The month-long observance goals to focus on the varied heritage and cultural influences of Caribbean folks and their descendants within the US.
“I am honored to characterize a district that could be very various and is a melting pot of cultures,” Williams added. “The extra we perceive and embrace our variations, the stronger we’re as a neighborhood.”
Chandler-Waterman, the daughter of Jamaican and Barbadian immigrants, stated she was “proud to face with my colleagues and neighborhood teams to have fun our wealthy Caribbean tradition via performances, meals, and music.
Photograph by Nelson A. KingPhotograph by Nelson A. King
“As we have fun Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we expose all Caribbean tradition to the neighborhood,” stated the consultant for the 58th Meeting District. “That is necessary to find out about each other, particularly at the moment of uncertainty.
“It was superb to see the neighborhood celebrating in a secure house with out concern,” Chandler-Waterman added. “I’ll proceed to work with my colleagues in authorities, particularly my co-chair of the NYS Caribbean American Delegation, Meeting Member Jaime Williams, to make sure our tradition is on show from Albany, NY to Brooklyn, NY. This isn’t an I factor, it’s a WE ting!”
Persaud, the Guyanese-born consultant for the nineteenth Senate District, additionally in Brooklyn, stated Caribbean-American Heritage Month is “a significant time to have fun the Caribbean neighborhood’s wealthy tradition, historical past, and contributions.
“I am happy that my colleagues and I, in collaboration with sponsors and supporters, had been in a position to present the neighborhood with a festive occasion that acknowledged the unimaginable impression Caribbean-People have had in shaping our borough and past,” she stated.
The co-chairs stated they had been “delighted to current three scholarships through the New York State Affiliation of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Affiliation.”
They added that they appreciated, amongst others, the next for making the occasion doable: Frieda Menos, representing U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries; Emblem Well being; 4 Seasons; TriniJam BK; 69th Precinct Group Council; Clover Dewar; Melting Pot Restaurant; My Time, Inc.; Newton Basis; Grenada Cultural Affiliation; Guyana Folks Fest; Sesame Flyers; Tropical Fete; West Indian American Day Carnival Affiliation (WIADCA); Golden Krust; East Flatbush Village, Inc.; Vacation spot Dominica; Go to Canarsie; Millennium Improvement; DJ Chinee, BICAL Auto; and the Caribbean Chamber of Commerce and Trade (CACCI).
Williams, Chandler-Waterman, and Persaud additionally gave “a giant shout out” to the Caribbean-American Correction Officers Delegation and all of the native Group-Based mostly Organizations that got here out, together with our workers and volunteers.”
