Official Twitter for the Wikimedians of the Caribbean, the Wikimedia user-group focused on engaging the peoples of the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora.

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Feb. 28, 10:30-4:30PM, join us for a free, catered #BlackHistoryMonth @Wikimedia edit day at 1 Yonge Rec. Center, Toronto, Celebrating Canadian Caribbean cuisine, community and culture. @AfroCFOWDit @WikiClubToronto @WikimediaCanada @EatmoreScarboro RSVP: simpli.events/e/wikidiaspora…
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HAPPY HAITIAN FLAG DAY • 🇭🇹 Celebrating the 223rd anniversary of our flag, a symbol of freedom, unity, sacrifice, and the enduring spirit of the Haitian people • _____
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Betty Shabazz, Dorothy Height, Myrlie Evers, and Coretta Scott King sharing a good time after the 1995 King Center Salute to Greatness Dinner. 📸: ©️Susan Ross
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The Honorable Rev. Jesse Jackson in Harlem, 2014 with our Executive Director, @SherryAntoine7. The world lost Rev. Jackson on February 17 this week after a long illness. May he rest in peace and Power. More from the Wikimedia community here on the life and legacy of this beacon of the Civil Rights Movement, protege of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and former presidential candidate who broke barriers and blazed a trail for others who followed: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_… #KeepHopeAlive #JesseJackson #RIP
May you rest in power and may you rest in eternal peace. The kind that you worked for while on earth and for the generations before and behind you, and in whose hearts you will remain an iron strong symbol of hope. #KeepHopeAlive #RIP the honorable Rev. #JesseJackson #RainbowPush
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May you rest in power and may you rest in eternal peace. The kind that you worked for while on earth and for the generations before and behind you, and in whose hearts you will remain an iron strong symbol of hope. #KeepHopeAlive #RIP the honorable Rev. #JesseJackson #RainbowPush
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In Toronto? February 28, 10:30-4:30 PM join us for a special #BlackHistoryMonth celebration with @WikiClubToronto, @WikimediaCanada, @Wikicari and @EatMoreScarborough. This international collaboration will highlight the #Canadian #Caribbean community, culture and its delicious #cuisines. What: WikiDiaspora: Exploring Canadian-Caribbean Cuisine (Mini Caribbean Canada Food Festival) When: February 28, 2026 from AM- PM Where: One Yonge Community Recreation Centre, Toronto. Anyone interested can register here. Please register by Feb. 17: simpli.events/e/wikidiaspora… Interested in this or any AfroCROWD events? Click here to connect. You can also rsvp here by Feb. 17: bit.ly/AFroCROWDConnect Please see the attached flyer. The event is free and open to all! Details: The focus and theme of this free and open Black History Month event is the Caribbean community, culture and most especially, cuisine. This free catered event will feature speakers from Eat More Scarborough and Wikipedia specialists and editors from the Toronto and New York areas. We will also feature West Indian food from the local area and also hold free training on editing Wikipedia from local area volunteers and specialist. @wikimedia25 @wikipedia @wikicommons #BHM2026 #TorontoFood #CaribbeanCuisine #Wikimedia #BlackHistoryMonth #PreserveTheCulture #TorontoEvent
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Mia Mottley has won an historic third term as Prime Minister of Barbados .🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧 Mottley's Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats available in the House of Assembly, unseating her opponent Ralph Thorne. Over the years, the PM has built an strong profile and is respected by other Caribbean and world leaders. In 2021, Mottley announced the nation would mark the Caribbean nation’s 55th year of independence by becoming a republic.
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Feb 3 in #Cotonou, #Benin, we are at the city's 2026 International Women's Film Festival, Centering Black women in African Cinema in partnership with Wikimedians of Benin and WikiPortraits! Look out for some amazing photos from the festival coming to Wimiedia Commons and Wikipedia! #CelebrateWomen #BHM2026 @Wikipedia @Wikimedia @Wiki_Commons
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This February, Black History Month at AfroCROWD hits the ground running with a packed schedule dedicated to celebrating and documenting Black excellence. Interested in participating? Go to Bit.ly/AfroCROWDConnect and save the dates below! February 1st to March 1st in New York, Kenya and other locations, we will join forces with Wiki Loves Folklore to celebrate indigenous communities. More on this soon. February 3rd, we are in Benin, celebrating Black women in Film. February 13th, Local Research: We’re back in the US visiting Connecticut Black historians. February 11th: The world cup is coming to North America. We are getting ready in the most Wiki way by exploring the players and the places that reared them More soon on this exciting new international project: AfroCROWD Wiki Loves World Cup Project. February 28th: Wrapping up the month, join us in Toronto, Canada as we celebrate the history and impact of Caribbean Diaspora through Cuisine. Come try some good food with us and WikiClub Toronto, WikiCaribbean, and Wikimedia Canada -- yummy! Bonus: Follow this space for more on our Black Excellence Project and partnership with WikiPortraits. @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026 #AfricanDiaspora #KnowledgeEquity #RepresentationMatters #BlackExcellence #Wikimedia #PreserveTheStory #GlobalBlackHistory #Wikimedia #LagosToNYC #BlackPowerSummit #Sundance2026 #OurStoriesMatter
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As Haitians & Haitian-Americans, we proudly honor Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable this Black History Month, the Haitian pioneer who founded Chicago. His vision, resilience, and leadership reflect the lasting impact of our community on America. Happy Black History Month • ✊🏿 ___
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Black History Month begins February 1, 2026! From the pioneers of the past to the indigenous voices all over the world to the local heroes making a difference. Black History is not stagnant. It is ever growing, ever changing, and ever widening. Did you know that Black History Month is celebrated not only in the United States but also in places like Canada and elsewhere? This year, AfroCROWD will hold events and projects all over the world as we celebrate Black excellence. We will be heading to New York, Toronto, the Caribbean, and places throughout the African continent. We will catch up with indigenous tribes, celebrate online with sports fans, highlight local cuisine, and talk to historians from all over the globe all in celebration of Black History, Africa, and its Diaspora. At AfroCROWD, that is what we do all year round! We are also celebrating Wikimedia which helps make this all possible, lowering knowledge barriers since 2001. This year marks Wikimedia's 25th Anniversary. Let's GO!!! Like, follow and watch here for more! @Wikimedia @wikidata #Wikimedia @wikipedia @wikicommons #BlackHistoryMont #BHM2026 #AfricanDiaspora #KnowledgeEquity #RepresentationMatters #BlackExcellence #Wikimedia #PreserveTheStory #Wikimedia25
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Wikipedia turned 25! 🎉 Active editors from regional nodes across Ghana came together for our annual Wikipedia Jollof Party, celebrating 25 years of free knowledge with community, reflection and of course, Jollof! #Wikipedia25 #WikipediaJollofParty
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Happy 25th, Wikipedia! Once a dream, now the backbone of the Internet: 25 years of free knowledge, 65 million+ articles and counting! Cheers to all the volunteers and collaborators who made it possible! #Wikipedia25
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January 15th is Wikipedia Day! Join AfroCROWD and #Wikipedians all over the world in celebrating the milestone of 25 years of Wikipedia and the 25th anniversary of the @Wikimedia Foundation! January 18th: first stop, Canada, as we join Wikipedians in the Toronto area from the Toronto WikiClub, to celebrate #WikipediaDay. January 25th: we will be in the #NewYorkCity area with our home chapter, #WikimediaNYC to celebrate @Wikipedia Day 2026. For even more Wikipedia Day and #Wikimedia25 celebratory excitement, watch this space! >>Wikipedia day Canada: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipe… >>Wikipedia Day NYC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:… @wikimedia @wikipedia @wikimediacommons #WikipediaDay2026 #WikiCelebration #WikiTurns25 #KnowledgeForAll #FreeKnowledge #WikiCommunity #WikiAnniversary #OpenKnowledge #AfroCROWD #knowledgeforall #knowledgeequity #happyirthdaywikipedia #wikipediaday #wikimediatoronto #wikimediacanada
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#Meet Dr. Khalin Nisbett 🇰🇳 🧠 Neuroscientist and Biomedical Consultant advancing mental-health education across the Caribbean. 🌱 Founding Director of Mitis Ascensio Inc, a non-profit using creative engagement to build empathy and awareness. 🔬 Spent 13+ years in pharma and neuroscience research, developing the MOXI and MOXAIC hypotheses on emotion regulation. 🎓 Mentor, lecturer, and leader committed to inspiring the next generation of STEAM professionals. #HERizon #CARICOMWomenInSTEAM #WomenInScience #Neuroscience #MentalHealth
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🏆Eight women and two young men received the CARICOM Women in Sustainable Energy (WISE) and the Sustainable Energy Youth Awards (SEYA), respectively, for 2024 and 2025. 👏🏽 🎉The awards ceremony, one of the final activities of the CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) 2025, was held in Georgetown, Guyana, on Friday, 28 November 2025. ⚡CEM was held under the theme 'Invest, Innovate, Sustain: Leading the Charge in Renewable Energy Frontiers'. 🔗See more ➡️bit.ly/3MewKq2 #CEM2025 #energy #sustainableenergy #WISE #SEYA #InvestInnovateSustain #CARICOMEnergyMonth
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Thank you to the #Wikipedians and the @Wikimedia community for keeping this needed information on #HurricaneMelissa up to date live as it developed. @Wikipedia #WikimediaCommons #Jamaica #Cuba #Haiti #DominicanRepublic
⚡️Hurricane Melissa is a slow-moving, very intense tropical cyclone in the Caribbean Sea, currently threatening the Greater Antilles, particularly Jamaica, southeastern Cuba, and Hispaniola. The 3rd Category 5 hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic Season. More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurric…
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Jamaica is suffering extensive damage from the devastating force of Hurricane Melissa. It's the most powerful storm on Earth this year, and just the second Atlantic storm ever to make landfall with winds up to 185 miles per hour. @WmBrangham reports.
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