Sharine Taylor

Learn the meaning behind the green velvet couch for six Black women, plus insight from art consultant Stephan…

For years, I’d looked forward to playing Jab in Grenada, an endeavor that deeply transformed my relationship …

Caneisha Edwards shows us what it takes to win a big mas costume title during Caribana weekend.

The sartorial identity of Jamaica is iconic - and seems to be frozen in time. Writer Sharine Taylor asks: wha…

With a growing website that covers everything from artists to campus radio shows, creators hope to 'empower t…

An emblem of rebellion towards colonial rule and order, it is the pinnacle of Black expression and liberation

In this reported op-ed, writer Sharine Taylor investigates why Caribbean accents are still inaccurately repre…

For Puerto Rican choreographer and performance curator Kianí del Valle, dance is both the vehicle and the des…

A new dinner series is giving underrepresented chefs the chance to showcase their culinary talents-and lettin…

Visual culture is an important element of how communities are remembered, and for O'shane Howard, it's part o…

Trinidad Carnival, aptly dubbed The Greatest Show on Earth, is back for the first time since January 2020, ju…

The sort-of secret: , a Jamaican seafood restaurant in Rexdale You may have heard of it if: You're a big Rapt…

Photographed by Jeano Edwards, these artists are evolving the subgenre and writing lyrics that speak to being…

With support from City National Bank, the organization has encouraged on-set diversity for 30 years.

For many Black people, the archive can be a hostile site. As Black feminist thinker Saidiya Hartman writes in…

A group of artists are reinforcing the undeniable cultural value of dancehall in Jamaican culture.

It's been nearly a month since Shenseea's full-length debut album dropped and the 25-year old artist is still…

Dancehall and reggae artists do not need their work to be validated or legitimized by an institution that has…

Representative of a new wave, films “Mada,” “Belonging” and “Home” are among the promising depictions of a fu…

Michie Mee is a legend.

Changing a street name is a nice gesture, but Black residents in Toronto and elsewhere need more than commemo…

The artist considers his cultural legacy.

It's an unfortunate pattern we've seen throughout the years, but the passing of legendary rapper DMX may be a…

The hip hop community and fans worldwide have been reeling since news broke Friday (April 2) that DMX, born E…