Over the Labor Day weekend, Brooklyn hosted its annual West Indian Day Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York. The 42nd annual West Indian Carnival Festival & Parade is attended by millions each year and is arguably the largest Caribbean event held each year in North America . This year the West Indian American Day Carnival Association in partnership with the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Census Bureau, chose the theme "Jump for the Cure, Jump Up and be Counted". The message is clear, stay healthy with regular cancer screenings and ensure proper representation by being counted in the upcoming census. For the first time, Caribbean Americans will be counted as a separate entity. This is hugely important to the Caribbean community (of which I am a proud member!) in terms of political clout, community grassroots organizing, marketing & advertising power and most importantly receiving Federal resources.

Check out some of the sights, sounds, jukin', chipping and dutty whining!

Posted by: on Sep 09, 2009