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Shanida Carter

Shanida enjoys writing about culture, parenting, and travel. She also created and produces Trinity Travels, a family travel vlog on Instagram that can be seen on Fox 29 Philadelphia. Shanida is the director of marketing and communications at Rutgers University Law School in New Jersey. Previously, she was an executive producer and a news producer for two decades, during which she earned an Emmy nomination.

She has also written articles for Huffington Post, USA Today, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Poughkeepsie Journal, Amsterdam News, Queens Chronicle, and Reuters. Shanida holds a B.A. in journalism from Virginia Union University, an HBCU, and an M.A. in broadcast journalism and Latin American and Caribbean studies from New York University. Additionally, she was selected to be a grand marshal in the 2018 Jersey City Caribbean Carnival parade where she proudly represented her Panamanian and Trinidadian heritage.

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Guyanese American Karen Young of Oui the People on Redefining Beauty with Purpose

written by Shanida Carter   You may have seen Oui the People body care products in your local Sephora with the image…

Meet the Two Women Who Are Reclaiming Caribbean Tourism through The Caribbean Green Book

written by Shanida Carter   Chances are, if you visit a Caribbean island, the money from your hotel, meals, cruises, flights and…

Shelley Worrell: The Cultural Pioneer Who Founded the World’s Only ‘Little Caribbean’ Neighborhood

written by Shanida Carter   The well-known Caribbean enclave in Flatbush, Brooklyn has an official name. “Little Caribbean” was officially recognized as…

Mompreneur Dr. Corrie Amos is Bringing Jamaican Flavors to Kitchens Everywhere with The Spice Theory

written by Shanida Carter   You’ve probably heard the popular quote: “Variety is the spice of life.” Anesthesiologist Dr. Corrie Amos has…

Caribbean Art Duo Make Waves at Miami’s Art Basel

written by Shanida Carter   Art Basel Miami Beach is widely believed to be North America’s most comprehensive international contemporary art fair…

Daughters of the West Indies: Remembering My Grandma Bebe and All our Unsung Sheroes

Photo courtesy of Shanida Carter   “If you are the daughter or granddaughter of a West Indian woman and you don’t live…

Glenda Cox: First Grenadian to Win a Primetime Emmy

written by Shanida Carter   Entertainment legend and Jamaican American Sheryl Lee Ralph wasn’t the only Caribbean woman who won a Primetime…

Rebecca Ablack: Indo Guyanese Actress Blazes Trail in Netflix’s ‘Ginny & Georgia’

written by Shanida Carter   “We would never see a casting call for an Indo Caribbean person. And we are very, very rarely…

World Mourns Passing of Two Female Caribbean Icons

written by Shanida Carter   Legendary American Actress Cicely Tyson of Nevisian descent and Calypso trailblazer Sandra DesVignes-Millington of Trinidad, known as…