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2. Carnival spirit high, despite location woes
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Amusa,Malena (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2003-07-05
- Published:
- Washington, DC
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Afro - American Red Star
- Journal Title Details:
- pp. A1-A.1
- Notes:
- Washington DC's Caribbean Carnival, which is in its 11th year, takes more than 500,000 Caribbean people "back home" with its parade of life, color and unity. To the dismay of many attendees, the parade moved from its original home on Georgia Avenue to the downtown area, where the white, business-class atmosphere with its federal buildings made some feel as though their culture was an exhibit in an art museum.
3. Inferno at the Grace Jamaican Jerk Fest
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Grandison,Garfene (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Nov 14-Nov 20, 2013
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 13
- Notes:
- Friday night also doubled as a welcome party and was dubbed 'Inferno' for all the festival patrons to party to a few of Jamaica's finest entertainers. The night's DJs straight from the rock were DJ Marvin, Christuff from Renaissance, and Fame FM's DJ Nicco, who afforded patrons the opportunity to party the night away to the latest dance hits while mingling with a few of South Florida's socialites and movers and shakers. 'Dubbed the biggest Caribbean food festival in the United States, the Jamaican Jerk Festival has the reputation for delivering an experience of the highest quality to patrons'