NEW YORK (RNS) — As this year’s Diwali Motorcade passed through the heart of Ozone Park, Queens, last weekend, Lakshmee Singh explained how the parade, which her mother helped launch more than 30 ...

For many New Yorkers from the Caribbean, Diwali is marked with sweet treats like prasad. By Ramin Ganeshram Even though Seema Singh’s home in Richmond Hill, Queens, will be filled with sweet treats ...

On the fronts of 19th-century postcards displayed in Caribbean shops, women in traditional Indian styles portrayed the islands as lush and exotic tourist destinations. The models posed coyly, dressed ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — Advocating for the rights of Caribbean immigrants and LGBTQ people, a coalition of social justice faith organizations has become a fixture of the largest Phagwah celebration in the ...

When I was in elementary school, back when Netflix was known for sending out DVDs, my mother placed a series of films in our queue that I had never seen before. When it came time for her pick at ...

Indo-Caribbean migrants – descendants of Indian indentured laborers brought to the Caribbean – contributed significantly to the UK’s economy and cultural diversity. The Windrush Generation refers to ...

October marks domestic violence awareness month and a Queens couple is doing what they can to get highlight the issue among the borough's Indo-Caribbean community. NY1's Angi Gonzalez filed the ...

Suchitra Mattai, "A Small Place, A Vast World (after Jamaica Kincaid)" (2020), embroidery floss, fiber, her late grandfather’s scarf on toile, 30 x 38 inches (photo by Wes Magyar, courtesy K ...

Kristine Johnson currently co-anchors the 5 p.m. & 11 p.m. news at the CBS owned and operated station in New York City. She joined CBS News New York in the fall of 2006. Since then, she has been the ...

NEW YORK - A beloved Queens DJ, known for his selfless generosity, is himself in need of support as he battles a life-threatening illness. Radio DJ Naryndra "Roshan" Shiwcharran moves behind the ...