Read the July/August 2020 digital issue! By Caroline Taylor | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue Read or download the first ever digital-only issue of Caribbean Beat magazine! All new for July/August 2020
Naomi Osaka: a Haitian-Japanese star on the rise | Snapshot By Caroline Taylor | Issue 158 (July/August 2019) For anyone who likes easy answers to questions of identity, Naomi Osaka is a conundrum: half-Haitian, half-Japanese, raised for part of her childhood in New York City, visibly hybrid. As Caroline Taylor learns, Osaka hasn’t always been comfortable with the role of mixed-race role model — but she’s learning to embrace it, on her own terms
Letitia Wright | Backstory By Caroline Taylor | Issue 157 (May/June 2019) Growing up in Guyana, Letitia Wright never imagined a Hollywood career. But after a string of stage and TV roles and early recognition of her talent, her casting in the blockbuster movie Black Panther was the break every actor hopes for, says Caroline Taylor
Jeanine De Bique: “It doesn’t matter where you come from” | Own words By Caroline Taylor | Issue 154 (November/December 2018) Jeanine De Bique, Trinidad-born classical singer, on the influence of her upbringing, and why Trinis “could do anything” — as told to Caroline Taylor
Winston Duke: “I’m unfinished” | Own words By Caroline Taylor | Issue 149 (January/February 2018) Tobago-born actor Winston Duke, appearing in the eagerly awaited Black Panther movie, on his love of stories and magical realism, how his village childhood shaped his ethos, and his love of soca music — as told to Caroline Taylor
Word of mouth (July/August 2017) By Suzanne Bhagan, Caroline Taylor and Laura Dowrich-Phillips | Issue 146 (July/August 2017) The charms of “August holidays” by the beach, a new film from Trinidad & Tobago ("The Cutlass") goes international, and Grenada’s Spicemas keeps the spirit of the Jab Jab alive
Tobago therapy By Caroline Taylor | Issue 143 (January/February 2017) If your Carnival plan involves a quiet getaway from the heat and the action, Tobago might be just the place you’re looking for. Caroline Taylor suggests all the ways Trinidad’s tranquil sister isle can soothe your spirit
Caribbean Hollywood: 40+ actors of Caribbean heritage By Caroline Taylor | Issue 133 (May/June 2015) Caribbean actors have been lighting up Hollywood screens for decades — even if you don’t recognise their accents. Caroline Taylor looks back at the first generation of Caribbean movie and TV stars, and profiles some of today’s headliners who can claim Caribbean roots
