Posts by A Nelson

W. Arthur Lewis: West Indian Economist & Nobel Laureate

by A Nelson, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
June 9, 2021

Lewis was a pioneer of development economics and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, among many other accolades.

Small Islands, Big Carnival: West Indians in the USA

by A Nelson, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
September 2, 2016

West Indian immigrants form the largest Black immigrant group in the city and most likely nationwide, though they represent individually small nations. This weekend the collective will come together to throw the biggest party in our city.

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