Have you heard about the creole foods, dances, games and storytelling that happens during the month of October in St Lucia. If not, here's a brief podcast about the things you'll find during St Lucia Creole Heritage Month.

It is important to highlight the Black presence in Europe and the impact African people have had all around the world.

Today we want to do something a little different and tell you the Nigerian folktale of 'Why The Sky Is Far Away?'

The Garifuna have a beautiful culture and heritage with African roots.

There are many African traditions that prevail across the diaspora. The African Masquerade is just one of them! Today we explore the roots of the Wanaragua, displayed by the Garifuna people and the Jonkunno, performed in Jamaica and the Bahamas.

Today we discuss African Architecture...

"Educationally subnormal" - that was the horrible term used to label children who had a "low or below average level of understanding or intelligence".  Caribbean children were often labelled this in the 1960s, due to the racist views of the government and education staff at the time. The misidentification of Black children led to a generation of students who were dumped in special schools, without much say so from their parents, until the Black community took a stand.

Episode 3 in the Black Power in the Caribbean series looks at Trinidad and Tobago's 'Black Power Revolution', 1970. There were a number of events that contributed to this revolution, led by the Black community. The government could no longer ignore the voice of the majority!

This is episode 2 in the Black Power in the Caribbean Series. 

We explore how Black workers on the island Curaçao fought for liberation.

What did the fight for Black Power look like in the Caribbean?

BLAM explores the fight for Black Power on a number of different Caribbean islands, to give you an idea of how a Black majority population took a stand!