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Julien Alfred: Saint Lucia’s First Olympic Trailblazer in Conversation

By the time Julien Alfred stepped off the track, history had already…

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February 28, 2026

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She looked for love on national TV. @nadiajagessar

She looked for love on national TV. @nadiajagessar

It didn’t work out.

The world watched. The comments rolled in. The expectations were loud.

But love doesn’t follow production schedules.

By July, she met him. By October, she knew.

No drama. No spotlight. Just alignment.

As an Indo-Caribbean woman navigating public life, Nadia Jagessar’s journey reminds us of something powerful:
Carnival has a season. Your love story doesn’t.
✨ Read the full feature at the link in our bio. ✨ Tag someone who needs this reminder. ✨ Share this with someone who feels “behind.”

#CaribbeanCollective #NadiaJagessar #CaribbeanLove #IndoCaribbean #LoveOnYourOwnTime

Black HERstory • Rihanna says “We can only fix thi

Black HERstory • Rihanna says “We can only fix this world together.” @badgalriri

In her 2020 receipt of the @naacp President Award she talks about why she started @claralionelfdn and the work still need to do to reach true equality.

@badgalriri 🇧🇧

It’s just a “black people,” “women’s,” or “their” problem. It affects all of us.

From music to mogul — she doesn’t just highlight the culture… she’s shifting it. 🤎

🎥: @naacp

#CaribbeanCollectiveMag #Rihanna #CultureShifter #LegacyInMotion #celebrateus

🎨🌍 4 Caribbean Arts & Culture Grants to Apply for

🎨🌍 4 Caribbean Arts & Culture Grants to Apply for in 2026

Calling all Caribbean artists, cultural practitioners, and creatives! Here are 4 major funding opportunities with direct application links 👇

1️⃣Caribbean Culture Fund (CCF)

Supports arts and cultural projects across the Caribbean region.

📝 Apply here:
https://caribbeanculturefund.submittable.com/submit

📅 Deadline: March 1, 2026 (Midnight EST)

2️⃣Overseas Mobility Fund — Caribbean Mobility (France)
Supports artistic mobility, residencies, and international collaboration with France.

📝 Official info & access form:
https://www.culture.gouv.fr/en/catalogue-des-demarches-et-subventions/subvention/overseas-mobility-funds-caribbean-and-indian-ocean

📅 Second Call Deadline: July 31, 2026 (11:59 PM Paris time)

3️⃣Muze Creative Grants

$10,000 USD unrestricted funding. Rolling applications.

📝 Apply here:
https://muze.fund/

📅 Rolling deadline (Open year-round)

4️⃣Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants

In partnership with New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). Supports women-identifying artists creating environmental art.

ℹ️ Grant details:
https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/anonymous-was-a-woman-environmental-art-grants/

📝 Apply via NYFA Submittable:
https://apply.nyfa.org/submit

📅 Deadline: April 7, 2026 (5:00 PM ET)

#CaribbeanCollectiveMag #ArtsFunding #CreativeGrants #GrantForArtists ArtOpportunities

✨ Making HERstory on ice ❄️ @micalm92 🇯🇲Mica Moo

✨ Making HERstory on ice ❄️ @micalm92

🇯🇲Mica Moore breaks barriers as the first Jamaican woman to compete in the monobob competition at the Winter Olympics.

From sunshine to snow tracks, she proves that courage, resilience, and representation know no climate. 🌍💛💚

🔥 Trailblazer. HERstory maker. Inspiration.

Tag someone who believes in breaking limits 💬👇

#MicaMoore
#TeamJamaica
#WinterOlympics
#OlympicsHistory
#WomenInSports
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BreakingBarriers
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RepresentationMatters
WomenAthletes
Bobsleigh
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Ramadan Mubarak! ☪️ To Caribbean Muslims everywher

Ramadan Mubarak! ☪️ To Caribbean Muslims everywhere we wish you blessings, abundance, clarity, and focus this #ramadan!

🎨: Artwork by @__ess.ess for @caribbeancollectivemag

#caribbeanmuslims
#caribbeanmuslimah
#caribbeangirlmagic
#caribbeancollectivemag

✨ Black HERstory Month Spotlight✨ Celebrating pow

✨ Black HERstory Month Spotlight✨

Celebrating powerful Caribbean women who are making history, breaking barriers, and inspiring generations worldwide 🌍💜

From leadership and business to sports and global entertainment, these trailblazers prove that Caribbean excellence knows no limits.

👑 Mia Mottley – Transforming leadership in Barbados @mamottley
🎤 Yvette Noel-Schure – Powerhouse PR executive behind global superstars @yvettenoelschure
🏏 Shelley Worrell – Put the nations only Litlle Caribbean neighborhood on the map @shelleyworrell
🏃🏾‍♀️ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce – Olympic legend redefining speed @realshellyannfp
🎶 Rihanna – Building a billion-dollar beauty and fashion empire @badgalriri

💬 Which Caribbean woman inspires you the most? Tag her below!

#BlackHerstory
#CaribbeanWomen
#CaribbeanCollectiveMagazine
#BlackExcellence
#CaribbeanQueens

A note to Caribbean women. This GYALENTINE’S we’re

A note to Caribbean women. This GYALENTINE’S we’re loving on us. Here at CC Mag we celebrate all things #caribbeangirlmagic💫 every day. From features, to highlights, to celebrating us, CC MAG is the platform for telling Caribbean women’s stories.

🎥 Video courtesy of Cuban-America singer @labritney 🇨🇺🇺🇸

#caribbeancollectivemag
#gyalentines
#womensmagazine

Dear Caribbean Gyal, We know you. We see you. We

Dear Caribbean Gyal,

We know you.
We see you.
We love you.
We were created for us, by us.
We are #caribbeangirlmagic💫

A love letter to Caribbean women across the world in celebration of GYALENTINE’S. Happy Gyalentine’s Day!

#caribbeanwomen
#caribbeancollectivemag
#afrocaribbean
#indocaribbean

❤️GYALENTINE’S = The day before Valentine’s Day wh

❤️GYALENTINE’S = The day before Valentine’s Day when Caribbean women celebrate our friends and each other #caribbeangirlmagic💫

The winner 🏆 of our GYALENTINE’S GIVEAWAY with @earring_envy and @myemollient is @sabrinam97 CONGRATTTSSS!

HAPPY GYALENTINE’S CC Mag Tribe!

#caribbeancollectivemag
#caribbeanwomem
#caribbeanmagazines
#gyalentines

Bad Bunny didn’t just perform at the Super Bowl—he

Bad Bunny didn’t just perform at the Super Bowl—he told a story. One rooted in ancestry, resistance, joy, and survival. 🇵🇷

From sugarcane fields to power lines, from Spanish lyrics to sweat-soaked movement, every visual choice honored Caribbean memory—not trend, not spectacle.

This is what happens when you don’t dilute your voice to fit the mainstream.
You expand the mainstream.

For Caribbean women, this is the masterclass:
✨ Your language is power
✨ Your history is strategy
✨ Your culture is not niche—it’s global

When we center our lived experiences with intention and pride, representation becomes invitation.

And the world listens. 🌺🌊 @badbunnypr

#BadBunny
#CaribbeanRepresentation
#CaribbeanCulture
#DiasporaVoices
#caribbeancollectivemagazine

Celimar Rivera Cosme 🇵🇷made HERstory as the First

Celimar Rivera Cosme 🇵🇷made HERstory as the First Puerto Rican Deaf performer at Super Bowl LX. Cosme brought Puerto Rican Sign Language (LSPR) to the world stage alongside Bad Bunny’s performance which was decorated with symbolism, Puerto Rican heritage and history, and celebrated all cultures in the Americas. #caribbeangirlmagic💫

“𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘽𝙖𝙙 𝘽𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙪𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙤 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙇𝙎𝙋𝙍…𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚.” @celimar_deafpr

#caribbeangirlmagic💫
#badbunny
#puertorican
#caribbeancollectivemag

🎉✨ GYALENTINES GIVEAWAY ALERT ✨🎉Calling all di gya

🎉✨ GYALENTINES GIVEAWAY ALERT ✨🎉Calling all di gyal dem!

We’re giving away a luxury beauty bundle to keep you glowing, soft, and stepping into Gyalentine’s season right 💄✨

💝 YOU COULD WIN:
✨ Luxury body butters ($75 value) @myemollient
✨ A statement earring set from ($85 value) @earringenvy
✨ Fenty Beauty $100 e-gift card @fentybeauty

🔥 HOW TO ENTER (2 EASY STEPS):
1️⃣ Follow @caribbeancollectivemag @myemollient @earringenvy
2️⃣ Tag 3 of your badgyal BESTIES 👯 (counts as 1 entry)
**BONUS: Additional tags and story shares count as an additional entry

⏰ Winner announced Friday 2/13 — don’t miss it!

#CaribbeanCollectiveMag
#MyEmollient
#EarringEnvy
#caribbeangirlmagic
#GyalentinesGiveaway

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