60 Influential Caribbean Americans

60 Influential Caribbean Americans | CAHM EPISODE 2

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Hey fam! I hope that you are doing well! This is just a BRIEF list of individuals from the Caribbean or of Caribbean descent who have greatly impacted U.S history or culture in some way. By no means is this a full and extensive list of the incredible individuals who have made history or who are currently making history. A video of all the accomplishments of West Indian people or people of West Indian descent would be too long of a video to do for this series. That being said, I am proud, and you should be too, to know that the accomplishments and impact of West Indian people is far reaching and long lasting! That, within itself, is a blessing and pays testament to the beauty of being West Indian.
Please remember that the point of this series is to uplift the Caribbean, its people, and to provide brief insight into the historical and cultural contexts of the islands. From these episodes, I hope that you will go out and explore more about various topics regarding the Caribbean!
I hope that you enjoy this episode and look forward to the next episodes to come!
For the full list of 80 Influential Caribbean Americans:
docs.google.com/document/d/15...
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@dani2dimples 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! West Indians leave a mark anywhere they go. I only discovered your channel today and I really appreciate the quality content. Keep it up.

@brookechanelco.1035 6 жыл бұрын

I love what you are doing with your channel

@Jeepycorp 6 жыл бұрын

Toussaint l'ouverture should be #1 because without him almost half of the US would probably still belong to France, also what he helped accomplish had impacted the entire world for good or bad

@lyndsayarcher 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Toussaint l'ouverture set the precedent for enslaved Blacks throughout the world and the fight for independence from European colonial powers for all people. I wish he was celebrated more often by all because his impact has served the world tremendously. thank you for taking a watch and sharing your comment! this particular video was in no particular order :)

@pmonpl 6 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, you forgot to mention Colonel Colin Powell Kerry Washington's cousin is also of Jamaican descent. The famed author of the Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas was of Haitian descent.

@safebans1369 2 жыл бұрын

Colin Powell shouldnt be celebrated by anyone

@phinebrowngirl5467 6 жыл бұрын

This was great Lyndsay!! Thank u

@dwebb4666 6 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! So glad I found your channel! I am loving your videos and learning so much!!

@jamaicadiaspora6642 6 жыл бұрын

Love your channel Lindsay. Jamaica we sah!!

@thetravelinsagittarian1316 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love videos like this! 💖

@lyndsayarcher 6 жыл бұрын

And thank you for taking the time to watch! I greatly appreciate it!

@ferventloverofyhwh9868 6 жыл бұрын

Wow so on point, you reminded me of social studies back in the day. Originally hailed from the island of St.vincent

@kevinjames1434 6 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this video but in the future if you can so kindly say Trinidad and Tobago.. Being of Trinbagonian heritage ..mom ..Tobago..dad Trinidadian...it's tough to only hear Trinidad alone😔...Again loved this video👍

@Lyndsxoxo 6 жыл бұрын

Kevin James Hi! Thank you for watching!! I apologize for not saying Tobago when speaking of both islands. I will certainly do so in the future. Please know that I see and love both rich cultures hailing from both islands. Again, I apologize for not including Tobago when referring to both islands

@kevinjames1434 6 жыл бұрын

🤗🤗 🤗 and I'm New subbie

@jusnadja9333 6 жыл бұрын

Whoa I loveeeeeed this video. The hip hop family tho.. I didn't know some of those.. Sooo Dope, so informative . I love it. Thanks #newsubbie

@roboyce7881 3 ай бұрын

Kittitian 🇰🇳American… Just finding your videos. Thank you! An all I have to say is Big Up Yuhself❤

@tinysue5411 2 жыл бұрын

Love it

@eugenemiles62 6 жыл бұрын

The first Black heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson was from Barbados

@Lyndsxoxo 6 жыл бұрын

Eugene Miles alright now! That’s awesome! Great facts!

@daviabardonado1078 3 жыл бұрын

No he was not

@daviabardonado1078 3 жыл бұрын

Your thinking of Joe Walcott

@Porkchopapii 2 жыл бұрын

I’m African American 🇺🇸,Bajan/Gullah🇧🇧 , Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 , Mexican 🇲🇽 and Brazilian 🇧🇷 descent, I love it.

@pookybuster5740 Жыл бұрын

Why did you have to state all the things your mixed with , such weird flex

@vblyden 5 жыл бұрын

When you expand your list don't forget pan africans Edward Wilmot Blyden. St. Thomas, V.I.

@abcdefghi9 5 жыл бұрын

Hey please do more videos

@chatodeblusalvla8521 5 жыл бұрын

Virgin islands all day 🇻🇬🇻🇮

@georged.bobbyburns7273 2 жыл бұрын

I am surprised that I never heard of these videos. Congratulations. Great idea. I suggest that you redo the audio. The quality is deteriorating. I would also add CC for those who have trouble with the audio quality or your accent.

@donnadee6520 2 жыл бұрын

Wow… is all I can say!!!

@dalbin66 6 жыл бұрын

You 're forget the best , the teacher of Franz Fanon ,his name is Aimé CESAIRE .

@lyndsayarcher 6 жыл бұрын

Hello! Thanks for taking the time to watch the video! Indeed he is the best and one of the most important figures in introducing Negritude to the world through his teachings and writings! While I did not get the chance to mention him in this video, I included a link in the description box to a more extensive list (with room to be added to) with more Caribbean leaders, heroes, and influencers. He is included on this list. Feel free to take a look if you so choose. All the Best, Lyndsay

@marlene97280 2 жыл бұрын

Coucou de la Martinique !

@jasminepearls1047 5 жыл бұрын

In the spring of 1827, Russwurm, with his Afro-American colleague Samuel E. Cornish, started Freedom's Journal, the first black newspaper published in the United States,

@Melanin_Move 5 жыл бұрын

Just to let you know, many of our surnames weren't even European, but African. Some or many are spelled a little corrupt. For instance: Chisholm (Igbo) Ture (Tureg),

@indisentertainment7149 3 жыл бұрын

Virgin Islands 🙏🏾🇻🇮

@charmainethomas5387 7 жыл бұрын

very good Lyndsay

@juniormiles6773 3 жыл бұрын

Malcom X mother that's it he is from Roxbury

@niocamiller4025 6 жыл бұрын

Yea!! Bahamas

@vblyden 5 жыл бұрын

#ADOS is leaving us out including 3rd and 4th generations.

@saginevital-herne3750 5 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t matter, we shouldn’t be looking for their acceptance anyways🤷🏾‍♀️

@petergeramin7195 6 жыл бұрын

Cool fam. But why are you calling Caribbeans African Americans? African Americans is the dynonym for specifically the American blacks. We would still be Caribbean or Caribbean Americans.

@lyndsayarcher 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Thanks for your feedback, I see what you're saying. When I say African-American, in my mind, I am referring to their influence in regards to overall Black history. In this case, I should have specified by using the term "Black American" instead of "African-American" for specificity, inclusion of all Blacks within the diaspora, and linkage of how both African-American history & Caribbean American history have influenced each other. I'm an Africana Studies major so I should have been more clear than that lol! Thank you!

@000amp1 4 жыл бұрын

@@lyndsayarcher Truth be told, isn't the only difference between an African American and a Caribbean American is where the slave shipped dropped you?

@wick7201 3 жыл бұрын

@@000amp1 Nah not really a good portion of the population are much different it’s like comparing people from Brazil and Portugal some being of Native American ancestry native islander, french,Indian,Spanish,German,south east Asia etc they are very very diverse islands.

@daviabardonado1078 3 жыл бұрын

No No Malcom X was NOT CARRIBEAN. He was Black American. His mother was disillusioned with her native country.

@eugenemiles62 6 жыл бұрын

Malcolm X is from the united States

@Lyndsxoxo 6 жыл бұрын

Eugene Miles yes.....but the point of this video is to showcase those with Caribbean ancestry. Many of the people on this video are either from the islands or have Caribbean ancestry by way of their parents. Malcolm x is from the United States, like myself, but his mother, Louise Little was from Grenada.

@eugenemiles62 6 жыл бұрын

You also forgot Maya Angelou she have Trinidadian roots

@lyndsayarcher 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing that! That explains her Calypso era early on. Hopefully others will see your comment and learn that bit of information! Thanks for sharing