LargeUp TV: Dancehall Dreams with Blacka Di Danca
Dance instructor, choreographer, cultural ambassador, viral video star... Blacka Di Danca is taking dancehall culture to di world.
Pop Style: Patty Nicius (Haiti/Brooklyn)
Welcome to Pop Style, LargeUp’s street style series, in which we talk sartorial shop with the most impeccably dressed men and women of the Caribbean and the diaspora.
Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Kalique and Jaden
Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Kalique and Jaden, stilt walkers from St. Vincent.
Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Patricia London
"The most fun I every had was playing J'ouvert. The night before you don’t even sleep, knowing that you have free downtime coming when you can just let yourself go from all the stress."
Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Barrington From Jamaica
Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Barrington, a Jamaican contractor with an elaborate headpiece and a chain that represents his new lease on life.
Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Cody From Grenada
Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Cody, a Grenadian fifth grader who turned a flag into a cloak.
Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Godfather
Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Godfather, a Jamaican military man with a kingly approach to fashion.
Impressions: West Indian American Day Carnival 2014
Scenes from the road at the 47th annual West Indian American Day Parade in New York City.
Fashion Fridays: An Interview with Rebels to Dons’ Joshua Joseph
Get to know Joshua C. Joseph, the Brooklyn-based Trini designer putting a high-end Caribbean spin on streetwear with his line, Rebels to Dons.
Toppa Top 6: The Caribbean’s Best Book Festivals
A look at the top book fests across the Caribbean, from the Nature Island Literary Festival in Dominica to Jamaica's Calabash International Literary Festival.
Pose Off: The Story of Screechy Dan
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Mark Dixon—
"Prospect Park is like a home away from home," Robert "Screechy Dan" Stephens says of the massive park at the center of Brooklyn, ground zero of New York's ... Read More...
Impressions: The Styles of NYC’s West Indian Parade
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Reid Van Renesse—
Photographer Reid Van Renesse—check out his excellent photo series of Ramajay Mas Band preparing for carnival—was out on Eastern Parkway on Labor Day ... Read More...