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Caribbean: French Literary Prizes

Posted by Fabienne Flessel on 06/11/2009

This week, two of the most prestigious French literary prizes were awarded to two French-speaking authors of African descent: The French-speaking Caribbean blogosphere has been buzzing over this double satisfaction, in this post from Haiti, this one from Guadeloupe and this one from Martinique [Fr].

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Martinique: Free your mind, free your hair

Posted by Fabienne Flessel on 30/10/2009

Blogger Imaniyé from Martinique reports the creation of a Facebook group [Fr] by people who are eager to defend the rights of Martinicans to comb their hair as they want and above all to twist it into dreadlocks, without being discriminated against.

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Guadeloupe, Martinique: Soccer & Religion

Posted by Fabienne Flessel on 28/10/2009

A video showing an interview of the famous French soccer player Thierry Henry in which he expresses his affiliation to Islam, has caught the attention of Martinican blogger Bondamanjak [Fr/Fr Cr] and triggered impassioned comments from readers.

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Martinique: Gas Station Assault

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 07/09/2009

Repeating Islands republishes writer Raphaël Confiant's account of his experience of “physical aggression at a service station in Martinique.”

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Martinique: Dance the Bèlè

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 27/08/2009

Repeating Islands features Leïla Bizet and her bèlè, “a traditional folk dance practiced on islands like Dominica, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, and Martinique; hailing from the days of slavery, it has become a time-honored symbol of African legacy.”

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