Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture

Alexandria Miller

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School Hair Codes, Colonial Respectability, And Caribbean Rights with amílcar peter …

12/10/2025 • 42 min

Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. A school bans “edges,” a graduation blocks braids, a child with locks is told to stay home—on the surface, they’re dress code debates. Look closer and you see a lineage of power: colonial respectability, “imperial cleanliness,” and the policing of Black and Brown bodies through hair. We sit down with artist, educ… Play episode

Reclaiming Caribbean Architecture with Professor Dahlia Nduom
We Will Rise Again: A Post-Melissa Reflection
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' Three Hundred-Year Fight For Sovereignty…
Where Land, Memory, and Medicine Meet with Aleya Fraser
Beyond the Canon: Unearthing Early Caribbean Literary Treasures with Dr. A…
Cuban and Puerto Rican Cinema's Political Lens with Dr. Pedro Noel Doreste…
Caribbean Horror: Bringing Folklore to Film with Alyscia Cunningham
From Jamaica to England: Documenting Caribbean Family Histories with Calvi…
The Art of Truth: How Documentary Filmmaking Captures Caribbean Political …
Six Days That Shook Trinidad: The 1990 Coup Attempt with Eskor David Johns…
The Chain is Broken: Emancipation Day and Dutch and Danish Colonial Legaci…
Caribbean Airmen: Untold Stories of World War Heroes with John Concagh
From Colonial Marines to Caribbean Pioneers: The Merikins of Trinidad
Between Two Empires: The Battle for Freedom in the Atlantic World with Mat…
Our Culture Doesn't Break, It Transforms: Evolving Caribbean Identity
The Caribbean Front Room as Architecture and Cultural Archive with Dr. Sta…
What Happens When Art Preserves What Nations Cannot? with Keisha Oliver
Split Me in Two: Exploring Dougla Identity in the Caribbean
Banking on Community: The Caribbean's Alternative Economy with Dr. Carolin…
How One Pregnant Woman Helped Lead a Revolution: The Story of Lumina Sophie
A Brief History of the West India Regiments with Isaac Crichlow
How Faith Built Bridges for Black Unity in the Guianas with Dr. Briana Roy…
The Legacy of Jose 'Cha Cha' Jimenez: The Young Lords' Path of Radical Act…
Celebrating Milestones and Hidden Histories for the New Year!
Art and Heritage of the Cayman Islands with Maia Muttoo
Tracing Ancestral Threads: A Journey from the West to Sierra Leone with Al…
The Multinational Identities & Impact of Caribbean Icons
Exploring Aruba: Cultural Resilience, Autonomy, and Identity with Dr Grego…
The Hidden Leaders of Martinique's Schools with Nora Eguienta
Rhythms of St. Kitts and Nevis: The Evolution of Wylers and Caribbean Musi…
The Sociology of Trinidad and Tobago's National Development with Dr. Zoph…
Crossover with Carry On Friends: Martine Powers on Creating ‘The Empty Gra…
The Dominican Republic's Restoration Day: Reclaiming Independence and Shap…
*Throwback* Big People Tings: The Life and Legacy of Claudia Jones
The Legacy of the Negritude Movement and Black Women’s Activism in the Fre…
From Soup Joumou to Flying Fish & Cou-Cou: Exploring Caribbean Food Storie…
From Mofongo to Sancocho: Caribbean Food Stories in the Hispanic Caribbean…
From Jerk to Pepper Pot: Caribbean Food Stories from Jamaica, Guyana, and …
The Producer's Perspective: History and Heritage in Caribbean Podcasting w…
The Return of the Jamaican Giant Galliwasp: A Tale of Cultural Heritage an…
Shaping Identity and Preserving Heritage: The Evolution of Caribbean Museu…
Language as Liberation: The History of French-based Antillean Kwéyòl with …
Exploring the History and Diversity of Caribbean Sign Languages with Kris …
On the Wrong Side Women's History: Judith Phillip's Role in the Colony of …
The Fabric of Words: Caribbean Women Weaving History in Literature with Dr…
What's In a Name? Geography, Governance, and the Grit of National Identity
Navigating the Crossroads of Law, Race, and Sovereignty in Puerto Rico wit…
The History behind the Guyana-Venezuela Border Dispute
Embracing Our Legacy and Honoring Ancestral Wisdom: Reflections on Another…

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