West Indian Day Parade
Party Done… For Now: West Indian Day Parade Canceled For A Second Straight Year
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pacific Press / Getty The West Indian massive won’t be hitting the road this year in Brooklyn either. As spotted on The Gothamist, the iconic West Indian Day Parade that blesses Crown Heights Brooklyn and is the official swan song to summer in the borough will not be happening for a second straight year. The West Indian American Day Carnival Association, the parade’s organizers, will instead opt for a series of virtual and smaller in-person events held in early September. Those interested in partaking can look forward to a Steel Pan Jamboree and the “Jus’ Like Mas” party where organizers encourage participants to wear their beautiful costumes that usually could be seen on men, women, and children who participate in the annual celebration of West Indian cu...
6-Year-Old Boy & His Mother Among Many Shot During Brooklyn J’Ouvert Celebration
Source: Andrew Lichtenstein / Getty Even in the middle of a pandemic, J’Ouvert still happened, and sadly the violence also returned as well. Despite the West Indian Day Parade being one of the many annual NYC celebrations that were canceled by the city due to COVID-19, the celebration leading up to the carnival, J’Ouvert still went down. The event, which was also supposed to be canceled due to safety concerns concerning the coronavirus, took place in Brooklyn early Monday (Sept.7) morning. At a crowded intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Crown Street in the Crown Heights, five people, including a 6-year-old boy and his mother, were shot while partaking in the unsanctioned event. The boy, who was later identified as Maxwell Cesc-Dinho, was hit in the leg. His mother, Patricia Brathwai...
