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August 2006: Ms. Jean Alexander, in charge of Public Relations and Marketing for the West Indian American Day Carnival Association and Executive Director of the Caribbean American Center of New York, talks with Claud Leandro about the Labor Day Carnival in Brooklyn: its origins, its evolution, its impact on her live and the lives of West Indians generally, and more.
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August 2006: Culturist/performer Sullivan Walker, converses with Claud Leandro about a number of topics, including: the origins of Carnival, the evolution of the steel pan, a school of Caribbean Arts, West Indians as a political and economic force, etc.
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August 2006: Culturist/Performer Sullivan Walker performs his poem J’Ouvert Morning.
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August 2006: (Broadcast on WBAI Radio 99.5 FM)—Mandate to Govern: Guyana’s 2006 General Elections, with host Dr. Calvin Brutus, educator/broadcaster, and contributors: Ms. Felicia Persaud, editor in chief of Heartbeat News online and co-owner of CaribPR; Dr. Aubrey Bonnett, Professor of American Studies at SUNY, Old Westbury; Dr. Perry Mars, Professor of Africana Studies at Wayne State University; Dr. Dhanpaul Narine; Dr. Alissa Trotz, The Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto; and Georgetown, Guyana correspondents Abraham Poole and Enrico Woolford.
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May 2006: Ms. Pritha Singh, Executive and Artistic Director, Rajkumari Center for Indo-Caribbean Arts, discusses cultural and artistic topics, such as: the Center’s contribution to Guyana’s 40th Independence Anniversary celebrations, Guyana’s cultural history and ancient traditions, preserving the sacred arts, etc. Interviewer is Claud Leandro.
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April 2006: The Mighty Sparrow waxes philosophical about his music and its longevity and discusses with Claud Leandro: his origins in the church, racism, the need for West Indian pride and self sufficiency, and other topics.
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April 2006: (Broadcast on Air America WLIB 1190 AM) African American/West Indian Relationship Debate—An examination of the strained relationship between African Americans and West Indians, hosted by Claud Leandro with contributors Dr. Calvin Holder, Professor and Director of the African [ck] Studies Program, Department of History, College of Staten Island; and Dr. Sherri-Ann Butterfield, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Rutgers Newark Campus.
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