NEW YORK — New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, one of the world’s largest celebrations of Caribbean culture, kicked off Monday with vibrant costumes, colorful flags and the sounds of soca ...

Montserrat treats the holiday as both a national celebration and a more somber milestone: a commemoration of a failed slave ...

Eastern Parkway was packed with energy, music, and Caribbean pride this Labor Day as thousands of people turned out for the 58th Annual West Indian American Day Carnival—one of the biggest cultural ...

The festivities start with J’Ouvert, which comes from the French words “jour” and “ouvert” and means daybreak. Meant as a celebration of emancipation from slavery, it features revelers who cover their ...

This year’s New York Caribbean Carnival Parade festivities will be substantially scaled back due to continuing concerns about the coronavirus, the highly contagious delta variant and the fact that 35% ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, one of the world’s largest celebrations of Caribbean culture, kicked off Monday with vibrant costumes, colorful flags and the sounds of ...

Eateries in Crown Heights have begun seeing boosted sales of Caribbean dishes ahead of the West Indian American Day Parade. Condrad's Bakery is one of many businesses on or near the parade route that ...