Great Migrations: ‘A People On The Move’ + Panel Discussion

Join us for a powerful evening of conversation and reflection as we screen the brand-new PBS documentary series Great Migrations: A People on the Move, Episode 4: “Coming to America”!

Moderated by Kimberly Williams, our panel features Documentary producer and Director Naliah Ife Sims and Scholar and Author of A Home Away from Home, Dr. Tyesha Maddox, who will share their insights.

GREAT MIGRATIONS: A PEOPLE ON THE MOVE, is a new four-part docuseries from Emmy-nominated executive producer, host, and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., and series producers and directors Julia Marchesi and Nailah Ife Sims. The series is currently available on PBS, on the PBS app, and YouTube channel.

The film examines the powerful influence of Black migration over the 20th and 21st Centuries, on American culture and society, from the waves of Black Americans to the North, and back to the South, as well as African and Caribbean immigration.

About Little Caribbean
Little Caribbean (EST 2017) is home to the largest and most diverse Caribbean-American-LatinX community outside of the West Indies, making up 20% of New York City. Recently named one of 2024’s coolest neighborhoods in the world by Time Out magazine, this thriving community is a hub for Caribbean/Black-owned businesses, cultural expression, and community development. Since 2010, I AM CARIBBEING has amplified this community’s voice and will continue to commemorate the history of the Caribbean Diaspora in New York City & beyond.

About I AM CARIBBEING
I AM CARIBBEING is a thriving cultural venture illuminating the Caribbean experience and communities in Greater New York City and around the world. We work at the intersection of Culture x Community x Commerce.