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Alexandria Miller
Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture
Breadfruit Media
Documentary
Education
Society & Culture
History
English
Strictly Facts is a podcast and educational platform that aims to educate and celebrate Caribbean history through our art and music.
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27 October 2021
The History of the Panama Canal: Reconsidering Race and Borders
The Panama Canal was envisioned as a waterway to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans hundreds of years before its construction. When official building began in the 19th century and continued into the 20th century, thousands of Francophone and Anglophone Caribbean people migrated as laborers to the canal zone. Dr. Kaysha Corinealdi joins us to talk about how their migration transformed...
32 min
13 October 2021
The Life and Legacy of the Steppin' Razor: Peter Tosh
Rastafari reggae musician and activist Peter Tosh (1944-1987) was born Winston Hubert McIntosh in Westmoreland, Jamaica. Tosh quickly went on to found musical group The Wailers alongside Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer. After the group disbanded in 1974, Tosh continued to make music as a solo artist, with hits like "Legalize It" and "Equal Rights," as well as being an advocate for Black freedom in...
7 min
29 September 2021
The History of the Dutch Caribbean Islands
We have many differences in the Caribbean, namely language, but also many similarities. In this week's episode, Dr. Margo Groenewoud shares with us the creative, political, and social histories of the Dutch Caribbean and why she believes islands like Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao are sometimes neglected in discussions about the Caribbean region. Dr. Margo Groenewoud is a Caribbean lecturer and...
38 min
15 September 2021
Puerto Rico's Long Fight for Independence
Puerto Rico is one of America's remaining colonies after being ceded to the U.S. by Spain in 1898. In this episode, Puerto Rican scholar Nina Vazquez discusses the island's long history of colonization and activism in an attempt to become an independent Caribbean island and what are the current beliefs around independence today. Nina Vazquez is an aspiring Caribbeanist Historian. She is...
50 min
01 September 2021
Colonial Connections: Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos
Did you know Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and Turks & Caicos used to make up the Colony of Jamaica, governed by the UK until 1959? In this episode, we trace the history of these islands and the others that were formerly part of the Colony of Jamaica and discuss why they disbanded.Connect with Strictly Facts - Instagram | Facebook | TwitterLooking for read more about the topics covered in this...
6 min
18 August 2021
The History of West Indians in Canada
With both Anglophone and Francophone Caribbean connections, Canada is one of the foremost locations of Caribbean life in the diaspora. Featuring Jamaican-Canadian historian Dr. Marlene Gaynair, we discuss Canada's longstanding, and at times problematic, historical relationship with the Caribbean and how West Indians abroad have created unity and community namely since the twentieth century. Dr....
41 min
04 August 2021
The West Indian Federation (1958-1962)
Before many of the formerly British Caribbean territories became independent nations, they attempted to create a political union known as the West Indian Federation. The short-lived union only lasted four years, but went on to influence future organizations for regional unity like the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA), which later became the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Joined by Dr....
47 min
21 July 2021
Caribbean Festival Culture: The History behind the Fete
Caribbean carnival is one of the region's most famous annual celebrations comprised with lively music, dancing, and of course lavish costumes. Shauna Rigaud joins us this week to discuss carnival's history and the history of Barbados' Crop Over festival. Shauna holds a BA in African American Studies from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a master’s in both Gender/Cultural Studies...
40 min
07 July 2021
Big People Tings: Claudia Jones
Our second "Big People Tings" highlight is Trinidadian Marxist, Black Feminist writer and political organizer Claudia Jones (1915-1964). Jones was one of the leading Black female organizers in the Communist Party in the USA and later went on to organize and celebrate the Afro-Caribbean community in the UK through her founding of the West Indian Gazette and Afro-Asian Caribbean News, Britain's...
8 min
23 June 2021
Let's Chat Caribbean Literature
Caribbean writers have undoubtedly left their mark on history. In this episode, we talk with author Desiree C. Bailey about Caribbean literature, common themes that have inspired her story and her recently published book What Noise Against the Cane, which combines Caribbean history, music, and culture. Desiree C. Bailey is the author of What Noise Against the Cane (Yale University Press, 2021),...
38 min