Inspiring Women and the Magic We Make
Getting back into blogging, focusing on women who have inspired me, a few recent experiences exemplifying that women CAN/DO share and uplift each other towards progress in many ways.
Innovate, Educate, Liberate!
Getting back into blogging, focusing on women who have inspired me, a few recent experiences exemplifying that women CAN/DO share and uplift each other towards progress in many ways.
From 1733 on St. John, to 1878 on St. Croix to 1892 on St. Thomas… we are one. Even before then we were ONE.
The Virgin Islands Kwanzaa season is a time and place of refuge for many African Caribbean and African American people as we remember those who have transitioned and enjoy the company of those still present, as well as those to come.
The 38th annual pilgrimage and commemoration of the 1733 revolution by enslaved Africans on St. John was held on Friday, November 25, 2022. The tour started with the welcome and libation on the...
It felt like home to get some youth leadership mentorship time back in action again as part of an expert panel during a Close Up Youth Summit.
We come together
To heal; To repair
Recovering ourselves
Our soils; Our souls
The question What’s a Virgin Islander is an ongoing project. We’re always being reinvented by newness. For various reasons, seeking belonging is multifaceted.
DaraMonifah® Cooper, Conch Shell Media, LLC, KWANZAA365 & Sankofa Saturdays, Inc. Globally, the celebration of Kwanzaa has been taking place for over 60 years and people in the Virgin Islands began celebrating it...
It is widely known that the genealogy of the Virgin Islands is rooted in West Africa. As the only Caribbean location to do so, this fact is an annual law, commemorated by the...
Most people don’t know it but Cruzan born Kamani Tait has returned home to the United Virgin Islands with some answers according to his Facebook post. Baba Dr. Sebi and our ancestors continue leading the...