Set sail with Anne Bonny, one of the most daring pirates of the Caribbean! In this episode, we’ll learn how Anne left her quiet life behind to join a pirate crew and sail the high seas. She dressed like a man, fought alongside other...

Paulette meets with friends and family members in Jamaica whom she has not seen since she left the country for England as a child. Her daughter and granddaughter accompany her on the journey. It's an emotional reunion for everyone and...

In the first of this series Mary Seacole introduces herself and talks about her family and early years.

Kari Polanyi Levitt reflects on her education and career as an economist, in the UK, Canada, and the Caribbean. As an undergraduate at LSE, she studied with scholars such as Nicholas Kaldor and W. Arthur Lewis. Once in Canada, she...

In 2021, The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy IUPUI bestowed its highest global honor to Dr. M. Starita Boyce-Ansari for her years of service to the Black community. December 2020, Dr. M. Starita Boyce-Ansari founded The New 3Rs,...

Colin Grant has spent a lifetime navigating the emotional landscape between his father’s world and his own. Born in England to Jamaican parents, Grant draws on stories of shared experience within his immigrant community -- and reflects...

Part 2 of this series, Mary describes her first experience of treating cholera victims in Panama. 

Before 2015, it was common to hear that Alexander Hamilton was, by far, the most undervalued of all the American Founding Fathers. But with the explosive popularity of the Broadway musical Hamilton, that statement is no longer accurate....

Average price of a slave 200 years ago: $40,000. Average price of a slave now: $90. Check out our special slideshow on human trafficking on href='http://www.trust.org/slideshow/?id=0ef2566c-f18b-4b4e-9562-c3b35b34d6d8' target='_blank'...

Paulette and her sisters reminisce about life before and after she left Jamaica. Paulette discusses the difficulties and discrimination she faces as a Black woman living in England. Then, she bids farewell to Jamaica and returns to her...

As part of the Windrush generation, Paulette Wilson was sent to England from Jamaica in the 1960s and grew up with her grandparents. Now, more than 50 years later, returns to Jamaica for a visit. She shares her excitement and anxiety as...