From Aug. 1 to Aug. 15, the island of Grenada will present its visitors with its beloved carnival. Spicemas (also known as Spice Mas), is bringing the sweet sounds of calypso and soca music. Thousands ...

A man plays Jab in the town of Paraclete in Grenada. (Natasha S. Alford/TheGrio) Grio Green Book: “Playing Jab” at J’ouvert in Grenada is unlike any other carnival celebration. TheGrio got a front row ...

In this essay, entertainment news editor Kaitlyn McNab recounts her transformative experience playing mas for the first time as a participant in Grenada’s Spicemas, the island’s annual Carnival ...

It’s made sense for Grenada to traditionally entice American tourists to enjoy its more than three dozen pristine white sand beaches. The tri-island nation also boasts 15 waterfalls, unspoiled dive ...

Another year, another Notting Hill Carnival. Front page photographs of men and women in flamboyant costumes. Pumping music, dancing revellers. Then the inevitable trickle of negative news coverage.

Grio Green Book: “Playing Jab” at J’ouvert in Grenada is unlike any other carnival celebration. TheGrio got a front row seat to Spicemas and the Caribbean island to see heritage, Black pride, and ...

It’s a sight that will stop you dead in your tracks. Brown bodies covered in black oil from head to toe. Shining like onyx stones in the sun. Helmets adorned with horns curved upward, sometimes ...