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The 22nd Annual Caribbean American Heritage (CARAH) Awards will take place on Friday, November 20,2015 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington DC. The annual event created by Institute of Caribbean Studies recognizes individuals of Caribbean heritage who have made extraordinary contributions and accomplishments in their field of expertise.
This year’s group of honorees pays homage to an eclectic collection of individuals who have excelled as scientists, musicians, and advocates.
Since its founding, the CARAH Awards, which have become the signal honors and recognition program for Caribbean Americans, have been awarded to over fifty distinguished individuals including: Earl Graves Sr., Publisher of Black Enterprise, of Barbadian heritage; Cicely Tyson, who is of Nevisian heritage; Ambassador the Hon. Andrew Young; Congresswoman Barbara Lee; Dumas Simeus, Haitian American entrepreneur and philanthropist; Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Legend; and Hon. Eric Holder, former Attorney General of the US, who is Barbadian heritage. In this picture, Sir George Alleyne, Chair of ICS Honorary Advisory Board and former Honoree, gives Award for Outstanding Political Leadership to Congresswoman Donna Christensen of the US Virgin Islands.
For more information about the CARAH Awards or to purchase tickets visit http://caribbeanheritageawards.org/home.
Click here for a list of the 2015 CARAH Honorees.
