Author: lmbroots
The Garifuna language is an offshoot of the Island Carib language, and it is spoken in Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, and Nicaragua by the Garifuna people. It is an Arawakan language with French, English, and Spanish influences, reflecting their long interaction with various colonial peoples. Garifuna has a vocabulary featuring some terms used by women and […]
Guess what! For once we have an African diaspora story that doesn’t begin with slavery. This week we are looking at the history of an ethnic group known as the Garifuna! There are Garifuna communities across Central and North America including the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Belize. But today we will be […]
The Bob Marley Foundation welcomes you to the virtual celebration of the 76th Earthstrong of Reggae Legend Bob Marley. Our celebration begins at 7am on Saturday, February 6, 2021 under the theme Survival’76 after his eleventh studio album titled ‘Survival’ released in 1979. The ten-track album which went Platinum in Spain featured singles that spoke […]
Las mujeres del pueblo garífuna de Honduras defienden sus territorios ancestrales y el medio ambiente, a pesar de la criminalización y los asesinatos de sus compañeras. Este reportaje de DW fue realizado con el apoyo de International Women´s Media Foundation, como parte de la iniciativa Adelante.