In Caribbean folklore, the name is translated to “water mother” or “mermaid.” The two become friends and eventually Mama Jo begins to gift Sukey with coins, which her dad seizes as soon as ...

She views herself as a champion of wronged women, saying, “You have to take back your power,” and was thrilled about the idea of local Halloween celebrations beginning to encompass costumes that are ...

"Mermaid and Pirate" by Tracey Baptiste serves as an ode to all the characters that have existed in African and Caribbean folklore that have not been included in popular Western culture.

It’s National Caribbean Heritage Month, and the community is sharing their culture with the city of Springfield.

Folk characters like Anansi, Compere Lapin, La Diablesse, and the Soucouyant are remembered and retold in the Caribbean and its diasporas through a rich tradition of oral storytelling. Storytelling ...

But for the Jamaican Canadian writer, known for crafting far-off worlds brimming with imagination, Caribbean folklore shapes the stories she tells. "[Folktakes have] been told and retold for ...

The fantasy elements of Brown Girl Begins have their basis in Caribbean folklore, inspired by Nalo Hopkinson's award winning novel, Brown Girl in the Ring. It's 2049 and Toronto the Good has been ...