Marcus Garvey remains one of the most influential figures to emerge from the Caribbean. Born in Jamaica at the end of the 19th century, he
At the heart of Caribbean history, few figures have marked the trajectory of the Atlantic world as profoundly as Toussaint Louverture. Born a slave in
On March 12, 1926, Minerva Mirabal was born in the Dominican Republic. Minerva MirabalA woman whose name remains inextricably linked to the country’s political history,
Aimé Césaire remains one of the most structuring intellectual and political figures in contemporary Caribbean history. A major poet of French-language literature, a key anti-colonial
February 24, 1895 remains one of the most decisive dates in Cuba’s history. Cuba. On that day, several uprisings broke out simultaneously across the island,
On February 16, 1985, a major figure in Caribbean intellectual history passed away in Fort-de-France: Paulette Nardal. A Martinican intellectual, journalist, translator and host of
Maryse Condé remains one of the most powerful voices in Caribbean and French-language literature. In this February 11On the anniversary of her birth in Pointe-à-Pitre
In the history of the Caribbean and the Guyana Plateau, indigenous peoples play a founding role that is often under-documented. Among them, the Teko of
Le February 4, 1794 the French Republic adopted a major decree: the abolition of slavery in the French colonies. The text is voted by the
Black History Month 2026 is more than just an annual commemoration in the American cultural calendar. February 2026 marks a major historical turning point: the
In St Eustatius, a small Caribbean island with a rich and often little-known past, transmission is not limited to history books. It is also built
Every January 21stBarbados is taking a break. This national holiday is in no way anecdotal. It is a reminder of the central role played by
Citadelle Henri. The name sounds like an affirmation. That of a territory, a people and a region that, at the beginning of the XIXᵉ century,
The Haitian Rara is neither processional music nor seasonal entertainment. It is a structuring social fact. It’s rooted in the country’s history, religious practices, social
A major figure in Caribbean history, Marie Louise Coidavid was the first and only queen of Haiti. Born free in a slave colony, crowned at
The Big Drum of Carriacou is not simply a musical expression. It is a ritual Afro-Caribbean community, deeply rooted in the history of the slave
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