I’ve been playing mas for years. My daughter has seen me pack and unpack feathers and bedazzled bras for fifty million times. This year, she asked if she could go. Of course I said yes! My little 25% Caribbean heart (my granddad on my mom’s side is Jamaican) jumped with pride. So, I picked aContinue reading “My Daughter’s First Caribbean Carnival”
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Money Moves
“I don’t dance now, I make money moves” ~Cardi B
We On Da Road
This is the most exhausted I’ve been in my entire life. Why, you ask? It’s because I just left Miami Carnival, where I played Mas. Let me explain what all that means. According to amplifyafrica, ” Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago originated in the late-eighteenth century and was born out of resistance. French planters, slaves,Continue reading “We On Da Road”
Girls’ Day in the City
My favorite part of the day, however, is when my daughter says, “This was the BEST day ever!”
Shana Hannibal 