Caribbean People: Making the American Dream Again

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A Conversation with Professor Sir Hilary Beckles,
Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, in commemoration of
 Caribbean American Heritage Month 2020

 The UWI Regional Headquarters Jamaica. June 18, 2020 - Celebrated Caribbean Economic Historian, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles will share his perspective on the contributions of Caribbean people and their descendants to the development, history and culture of the United States of America (USA) in a virtual forum hosted on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. It will be presented from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST by the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) and UWItv in celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month 2020 in the USA.

The live event will be moderated by Felicia J. Persaud, Caribbean-born, entrepreneur, journalist and CEO of Invest Caribbean, and can be viewed on www.uwitv.org; or www.facebook.com/UWItv.

Since the signing of a Proclamation by then-President George Bush, in 2006, the month of June is annually celebrated as Caribbean American Heritage Month in the USA.

In his presentation titled “Caribbean People: Making the American Dream Again”, Sir Hilary Beckles will share his considerable knowledge as an academic, researcher and author who has written and spoken extensively about the significant ways in which people of Caribbean descent have shaped and contributed to the achievements of the USA.

Sir Hilary, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies who is also President of Universities Caribbean and Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, has had the widespread Caribbean and global recognition for his academic achievements and leadership expertise. He serves on many United Nations Committees and Advisory Panels. He was called upon by Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to serve as an inaugural member of his Science Advisory Board on Sustainable Development. He also served as an advisor to UNESCO’s Cities for Peace Global Program, and was an advisor to the UN World Culture Report. For many years he was a lead conceptualizer of UNESCO’s Slave Route Project and currently serves as its Vice President. He is also a member of UNDP’s Advisory Panel on the Caribbean Human Development Report.

An accomplished playwright, six of Sir Hilary’s staged works have received popular acclaim in the Caribbean. These plays bring to the stage seminal moments in Caribbean and Atlantic history and were written in consultation with the late Poet Laureate Derek Walcott and Caribbean cultural Icon, the Late Rex Nettleford.

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  1. tnerbJune 23, 2020 at 3:42 PM

    Very comprehensive statistics which clearly compare and contrast this gifted player to others in the game. Very easy therefore to conclude that Sobers is still the greatest all round player of Cricket ever.

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