FCBB Men’s National Team will travel to Tunisia for the AfroBasket Tournament
City of Praia February 13, 2021 PRESS RELEASE The Cape Verdean Basketball Federation (FCBB) hereby announces that the National Senior Male Team will travel, on February 14, to Monastir, Tunisia, where it will play, from the 18th to the 21st of this month, the games of... read more
Because I love my family, I will not spend Thanksgiving with them
Many people have asked me what I am doing for Thanksgiving. “Are you having a traditional dinner with your family?” I love my family. I love my family so much that this year I am choosing not to spend Thanksgiving with them. It was a difficult, but necessary and... read more
Cabo Verde Network Co-founder Darren Duarte & VP Elect Kamala Harris featured on NBC Station
CLICK FOR VIDEO Darren Duarte, Director of Communications for Brockton Police and cofounder of Cabo Verde Network, attended Howard University with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris between 1982 – 1986. “She ran for Student Council as a freshman. So she... read more
No Further Words Needed – Dr. Vero and Dealing with the Grief of Pregnancy Loss Through Writing
Dear Dr. Vero, There has been a lot of talk about Chrissy Teigen sharing her pregnancy loss on social media. It seems that pregnancy loss is a topic that makes people very uncomfortable. I imagine that as a high-risk obstetrician you take care of many patients who... read more
I’m going to be a grandma for the first time, but my daughter may lose the baby.
Dear Dr. Vero, My daughter is pregnant for the first time and her doctor told her that the womb can open and cause her to have the baby so early that he may not survive. This is our first grandchild and we are all very excited. But now I am afraid of what is going... read more
A Nubian Notion: Kaasim Amir Abdal-Khallaq Davis reflects on Civil Unrest
CVN: What are your thoughts on the current political situation including the protests? “Well (sighs) I’m disappointed. Let me start by saying this. I’m very disappointed in our current situation. I feel like we made so much progress as a Country and we... read more
The Legacy of A Nubian Notion: Interview with Kaasim Amir Abdal-Khallaq Davis
Through a chance social media meeting, I came in contact with Kaasim, grandson of the founder of , “A Nubian Notion Inc.” As it turns out Kaasim has relatives who are Cape Verdean and I mentioned that I had written some articles for Cabo Verde Network. One thing lead... read more
Breastfeeding is hard. But, it comes with so many great benefits to mom, baby and society.
Breastfeeding has numerous benefits to your baby. Breastfeeding can protect your baby from many viral and bacterial infections, such as ear, respiratory and urinary tract infections, and diseases such as leukemia, diabetes and childhood obesity. It can also protect your baby from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and may help your child become smarter; children that are breastfed do better on intelligence tests.
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Meet Crisolita Figueiredo – A “Cabo Verdean to Know” Running for Pawtucket City Council Ward 1 Office
Crisolita Figueiredo is a “Cabo Verdean to Know.” Crisolita Figueiredo is running for Pawtucket City Council Ward 1 office. She is originally from Sal, Cabo Verde and immigrated to the United States in 1995. Married and a mom to 3 girls, she has been... read more
I am pregnant. I see posts about Black women dying from childbirth and I am scared.
Dear Dr. Vero, I am 5 months pregnant and I am scared because I keep seeing stories on Facebook of Black women dying during or soon after childbirth. What is going on? Scared Mom Dear Scared Mom, These stories of mothers dying during and after childbirth are... read more
Dr. Pimentel: Covid-19, Black Lives Matter & The Cabo Verdean Community
Dr. Veronica Maria Pimentel, a Double Board-Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist, specializing in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, is a practicing clinician, researcher, educator, advocate and writer in Connecticut. She was born in Sao Nicolau, Cabo Verde and educated... read more
Moises Rodrigues for State Senate
On Saturday February 22nd, Moises Rodrigues made a stunning announcement that he was running for state Senate of Massachusetts. The new mayor of Brockton, Robert F. Sullivan, was in attendance at Santana Restaurant And Function Hall along with many of Moises... read more
Dana Barros partners with ACVB
Former NBA All Star and former Boston Celtic, Dana Barros, partners up with ACVB to bring the organization to the Dana Barros Basketball Club in Stoughton. League Commissioner Tino Brazao is excited about the partnership and the expansion of the league as each... read more
ACVB 2019 Playoffs
The 2019 ACVB playoffs is under way with big games being played last weekend at North Middle School in Brockton, Ma. The first match was an instant classic between the conference rivals Campana Lança and Bairro. In their first meeting during the regular season,... read more
Basketball with No Boundaries
On April 26, 2019, George Guyton left for Cabo Verde on a mission to conduct basketball clinics and bring much needed donations for youth in Cabo Verde. George is working with FCBB in Praia, (Federação Caboverdiana de Basquetebol), and ARBF in Fogo, (Associação... read more
Amadeu Oliveira Is Fighting For Legal Reform
Amadeu is fighting for legal reform and to improve the accountability of the judges of Cape Verde who have much power and no one to answer to. Amadeu Oliveira will be visiting the United States and has a 3 city tour to meet with the Cape Verdean citizens of the US... read more
Community Day Basketball in Boston – ACVB
ACVB coordinated its first community event in Boston in collaboration with the City of Boston and BCYF. The event was also help sponsored by DFA (The Depina Family Association) & MAPS (Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers). Boston Police Commissioner... read more
Avery Cardoza signs with Academia Lobos de Chalchuapa
On March 8, 2019, Avery Cardoza, of ACVB (Associação Cabo Verdiana de Basquetebol), signed with Academia Lobos de Chalchuapa in El Salvador. Avery departed the US and is currently residing in El Salvador practicing with his new team. Academia Lobos Club was created... read more
Tony Barros inducted into LEC Hall Of Fame
Tony Barros is the first men’s basketball player to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Currently sitting second all-time in career points, Barros led the UMASS Boston Beacons to the program’s first-ever conference championship in 2006. Barros is amongst... read more
Cabo Verde Independence Day Events Calendar
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Autism for Cape Verde
A message from Elizabeth “Beta” Gomes: Dear Family and Friends, In October of 2016 I traveled to my home country of Cape Verde in hopes of learning more about the educational opportunities available for student with disabilities. However upon my arrival I... read more
Boston Children’s Museum Family Event
Boston Children’s Museum invites you and your family to try out their new exhibition! Bring your family on April 21st and enjoy unique entertainment for your kids, free food, and raffle prizes! In order to be eligible to participate, you must: -Live in Boston... read more
Building A real solution, in Brick and Mortar
There are so many problems in the world these days. And they are the same problems that have been around for a long time. Turn on the news or listen to the stories on social media and you will hear the cries for help. Gun violence, Drug addiction, homelessness, mass... read more
Bairro stuns ABC with Third Consecutive Loss
There are two teams leading the league at 7-2, Bairro and Terra Branca Pitbulls. Terra Branca is on a 7 game winning streak led by Kwame Lee, who is averaging 21.9 points and 14.9 rebounds despite shooting a career low beyond the arc at 18.2%. “We are playing... read more
Defending Champions fall from 1st place after 2 Consecutive Losses
This week two of the top teams in the league faced each other to battle for first place seeding. It was a must see game between ABC and Terra Branca. The last time these two teams met, it was a 5-point deficit in favor of ABC who won 62-57. Keep in mind the Pitbulls... read more
Mid-Season point for the 2018 ACVB Season
Week seven of 2018 ACVB league tipped off with intense match ups that shook the standings. The league has reached the mid-season mark with competition only getting better. From this point on every game played will be critical for playoff seeding. Several teams made... read more
Clayton Timas honored as the 2018 Distinguished African American Alumnus of the Year
Clayton Moreno Timas continues to be a leader and role model both on the court and off the court. At an annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast at the Bristol Community College Fall River Campus, Clayton was honored as the 2018 Distinguished African American Alumnus... read more
ACVB Week 3 Summary
The third week of regular season for ACVB has proven to be another round of great performances by talented players and challenging matchups for a number of teams. Game summaries below: Volcanic vs. 7 Stars: Avery Cardoza of the Volcanics led the way in their matchup... read more
It’s time to change this BPS. An interview with Domingos Darosa on Tommy Chang’s time changes.
If you are to look at the changes in time as an issue by itself, it is easy to get sucked into an argument about “optimization” and “algorithms.” It is easy to begin to look at it as an attempt, an effort worthy of a pat on the back, if not failing in some ways, to... read more
Isabel Gomes for Marty Walsh and Why
Isabel Gomes is a Cape Verdean business owner in Dorchester. English is not her first language but since I do not speak Kriolu or Portuguese that is the language the interview was conducted in. She has owned a hair salon for years, is part of a thriving Church in the... read more
Veronica Maria Pimentel
I recently had the opportunity to talk to the first Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician in the United States who was born on the Cape Verde Islands, Veronica Maria Pimentel. So what was Dr. Pimentel’s journey like? “I was born in Ribeira Brava, S. Nicolau and grew... read more
A Box To Check
Recently the Asian American community has become divided especially among new arrivals from China and Chinese who have been here for a few generations over one political issue in particular… data disaggregation. dis… desegregation… what? American... read more
Interview with Cape Verdean Entrepreneur Lucas Debarros
Recently, Lucas DeBarros, was featured in the Canton Citizen in an article by Mary Ann Price. An aid to Massachusetts State Representative Evandro Carvalho, this young man has brought community activism into the private sector through his new company, Elevated... read more
More than Basketball
I sat down with Tino Brazao, founder of Associação Cabo Verdiana de Basquetbol or ACVB, a brand-new Cape Verdean Basketball league as he cut out emblems with some volunteer members of the community, who helped press shirts and Jerseys for an upcoming event. “It’s more... read more
The Center of the Map and the Beginning of the New World
I had the opportunity to interview Marcelino Bala, author of “The Importance of Cabo Verde in a Global Context” and a researcher of Cape Verdean history. Some of his amazing discoveries were printed in “Somos Primos” in October 2015, a... read more
A Farewell To Rudy Santos: By Ed Andrade
Rudy Santos was my best friend. Like his father, Tony, who was a very popular figure in New Bedford, Massachusetts when I was a youngster. However, Rudy took it well beyond. Although, he never obtained a high political office which was his natural calling. Like a... read more
An American city, a Brazilian city, and the Italian that brings them together.
A businessman, author, entrepreneur and an intellectual…but also a romantic, an idealist, a poet, and a man with vision, Riccardo Giovanni has been working for the last decade or so on bringing together the best qualities of two cities that he loves,... read more
Mistaken for Muslim, Boston’s Bloodlust
A Cape Verdean friend of mine was out having a good time in Boston down by the Causeway. He went to a bar near Government Center with a cousin who happens to be a professional gamer. It was 90% white people. “I was a little uncomfortable but I wasn’t going... read more
ACVB: International Project 2017 – GoFundMe
CLICK HERE TO DONATE Donations will contribute to basketball equipment and supplies to be donated to clubs and those in need in Cabo Verde, and also will assist with coordinating youth engagement clinics through basketball. ACVB is a community basketball league,... read more
Clube Desportivo ABC: 2017 ACVB Champions!!
The two most prominent teams Clube Desportivo ABC and Predio played in the finals, a highly anticipated game internationally. Before the start of regular season, ABC was said to be frail, old, and slow, while Predio was seen as a dysfunctional team. Both teams made... read more
Fiery Blaze Scorches New Apartments
Fire rips through a 6 story building located at 1271-77 Dorchester avenue at the old site of where the Ashmont Tire building once stood. The blaze was reported around 2:30 PM. One person was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. A laborer said that the... read more
ACVB Playoffs Round 2: Showing Up!
What’s worse, not physically showing up for a decisive game or not delivering when you are counted on the most? This is exactly what Lenfer and Campana Lança asked themselves after being eliminated from playoffs this past weekend. ABC played Campana and Predio... read more
What Determines ‘Most Valuable’ In A.C.V.B.’s MVP Race?
What determines ‘Most Valuable’ in the A.C.V.B’s MVP race? How do you crown a Most Valuable Player? This is an interesting topic of debate. While some people focus only on individual performance, others may argue about team accomplishment as the main... read more
Associaçáo Cabo Verdiana de Basquetbol: Playoffs – Round 1
The start of the Playoffs was highly anticipated. The match ups were interesting, perhaps more interesting was that it was the same match up from week one of the season. #2 ABC played #5 Predio, a must-see game every time they play each other. Going into this game,... read more
Associaçáo Cabo Verdiana de Basquetbol: Week 9 Recap
The last regular season games were as expected, with every team fighting for seeding in the playoffs. Majority of the teams were shorthanded. ABC defeated Lenfer this game, 70-66, a must win game for ABC to finish second place. ABC again, came with better game... read more
Associaçáo Cabo Verdiana de Basquetbol: Week 8 Recap
There is a sense of urgency among some teams going into the post season playoffs. Teams like Predio, Bairro, and Volcanic are still battling for better seeding, and none want to finish last. The last place team will play Campana Lança in the first round. Campana... read more
Associaçáo Cabo Verdiana de Basquetbol: Game 7 Recap
There are three games left before the regular season is over. For some teams, these games will determine their seeding going into the playoffs. ABC and Lenfer have the same record at 5-2. The league will use a unique format that is more commonly used in the... read more
Shaming Rituals and Public School Lunch
Khrystyne Bento walked into a meeting at the Jenks Junior High school in Pawtucket to talk about a pervading problem in the school system. The issue involves hunger, politics, and shaming of certain low income students. The issue at hand? Lunch. The superintendent,... read more
An Open Letter from “Stop Lunch Shaming Rhode Island”
May 18, 2017 As a member of End School Lunch Shaming Rhode Island, the recent news that the Pawtucket School Committee will vote on Tuesday, May 23rd to end a policy that resulted in punitive “lunch shaming” practices is simultaneously welcome and... read more
Other American Dreams Report: The War on Context
Some of you may be wondering where I’ve been the last few months. My last article was about presidential pardons and we now have a US president whose cabinet looks like they may need one in eight years. Possibly four if the DNC can stop kicking itself in the knees. I... read more
Associaçáo Cabo Verdiana de Basquetbol: Game 6 Recap
ABC played Bairro without their best player, Tony Barros. ABC handed Bairro their worst loss of the season, 59-38. Vinny Lima of ABC had an enormous performance with 22 points, 21 rebounds, and 3 steals. Clube Desportivo ABC continues playing team basketball with Lima... read more
2017 A.C.V.B. All-Star Game Voting
2017 ACVB All- Star Game Voting click here Voting for the 2017 ACVB All-Star Game has opened. The game will be taking place at the Kid’s Day Event sponsored by the league at Bridgewater State University on May 20, 2017 at 3pm. ASSOCIAÇÁO CABO VERDIANA DE... read more
Associaçáo Cabo Verdiana de Basquetbol: Game 5 Recap
Because it was Easter Sunday, every team was shorthanded for this week’s match-ups. Perhaps the team most impacted was ABC as their players were not in sync the entire game. ABC could not find their shot from beyond the 3-pt line. The team lacked in defense... read more
Associaçáo Cabo Verdiana de Basquetbol: Game 4 Recap
There were a lot of unexpected occurrences that took place during week 4 of the league. First, the game between Campana Lança and Lenfer, as many predicted, Campana would come on top, simply because of their prolific shooting from beyond the arc and strong leadership... read more
The Cape Verdean Devil: Part Two
This story is about a man who is basically lethal with his hands. Any fight he got into on the street or in prison he would destroy the other person even though he seemed to be of a slight build. But there was something, if not heroic, in the narrative, at least... read more
The Cape Verdean Devil: Part One – Negative News
I haven’t heard a lot of negative things about the Cape Verdean community until recently. Perhaps this is because I am not Cape Verdean, and so when I hear about street violence, and Cape Verdeans are involved, I really would not know that the victims or... read more
A Shooting Lost In Translation
A Pawtucket resident (who is Cape Verdean) was caught in a crossfire shooting on the border line between Pawtucket and Center Falls. The shooting happened at the parking lot of a meat market on Lonsdale Street across from a local Burger King. The victim did not at... read more
STEEVAN DOS SANTOS “DUBA” Strikes Again For Ottawa Fury FC
O Internacional futebolista Cabo-verdiano Steevan Dos Santos, mais conhecido por Duba marcou hoje de novo na estrondosa victoria do Ottawa Fury City frente ao combinado das estrelas “The Ligue 1 Ontario All-Star Team” por 4-2. O Cabo-verdiano entrou aos 63... read more
Associaçáo Cabo Verdiana de Basquetbol: Game 3 Recap
The game between Bairro and Predio was brutal and physical by both teams. Multiple players were issued flagrant fouls and technical fouls for unsportsmanlike conduct including Predio‘s coach, Carlinho Barbosa. Still, Predio was determined to fight Bairro at any... read more
The United Community for CACD: Hopes for the Future
As we know from past articles, the Cape Verdean Community Development in Pawtucket Rhode Island had some problems in the past. Khrystyne Bento and Abdul Adil led a protest regarding lack of programming and misappropriation of funds. The CACD has worked to change all... read more
Associaçáo Cabo Verdiana de Basquetbol: Game 2 Recap
Diving into the week 2, there were some set expectations among the teams and players. With nail biting performances the first week, fans and teams were hungry and ready to experience another rivalry week. The biggest game of the evening, Lenfer against ABC Desportivo,... read more
A Cape Verdean Muslim in America: Interview with Abdul Adil
I had the opportunity to interview Justin Fernandes, also now known as Abdul Adil, about his work in the Dorchester community. I felt that given the current situation politically that I should also ask him about his faith, Islam. “I converted about 1995 because... read more
Abdul Adil: CACD Pawtucket
A couple years ago the CV Network did a piece on the CACD in Pawtucket. As it turns out Abdul Adil was involved in the protest that took place. I asked him to speak on that a little bit. CACD, which stands for Cape Verdean American Community Development, was created... read more
ACVB Launches Inaugural Season
The first day of the 2017 A.C.V.B. season kicked off as it was expected with great battles on floor including renewed rivalries tracing back to Cabo Verde. Competition was phenomenal and each game was increasingly excited. Perhaps the most exciting was the prime-time... read more
A Rising Star
Janice Leao, Number 14, contesting a shot (pictured above) In the Cabo Verdean community, in the US and abroad, many athletes have risen to various levels of stature in their respective sports. Often times, female student-athletes do not receive the same level of... read more
Abdul Adil: CV World Enterprise and The Youth
I had the opportunity to interview Dorchester Activist and the first Cape Verdean rapper. Formerly known as Justin he now goes by Abdul Adil after finding the Muslim faith. Abdul created CV World Enterprise in 1998. The problem that he saw with his community in terms... read more
Associação Cabo Verdiana de Basquetbol
I, Tino Brazao, traveled to Cabo Verde in 2011 with a local Boston men’s basketball team, called Strela Negra, to participate in a Luso-African basketball tournament spearheaded by Rodrigo Mascarenhas of the Cabo Verde men’s national basketball team. The tournament... read more
The Greatest Superbowl! Campeões 4 Evahhhh!!!
A lot of Cape Verdeans settled in the New England area so it is a given that many Cape Verdeans are Pats fans. Even those that have moved to other parts of the country still have family ties to this team, that seems to always make it to the Superbowl. This year,... read more
Invisible Community Leaders
I’m not sure that I would say I have something against politicians… it’s more like I’ve been learning from them or I should say learning their strategy. For instance if I do a Kung Fu lion dance for a school I was teaching at for a ground... read more
U.S.A. to deport 400 Immigrants to Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde has struggled in recent years with the handling of deportees being sent back to the island country. Since the early 90’s, over 1300 Cape Verdeans have been deported, majority of which came from the United States, followed by Portugal and France. Most... read more
“Dudley Street Diaspora” by Amber Torres
There is a meta narrative that as neighborhoods gentrify, they become safer. The neighborhoods become better, cleaner, more community centered. In many ways this seems to be true. But Amber Torres’ “Dudley Street Diaspora” a poem and video of the... read more
CV Ambassador and Finance Minister Visit United States
Cape Verde Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Carlos Veiga, visited the Commonwealth of Massachusetts last week. Veiga, along with Cape Verde Minister of Finance Olavo Correia, met with Cape Verdean Americans and MPD party leaders in Boston and Brockton. Mayor of... read more
Honor The King Of Dreamers
On January 16, 2017, the Associacao Caboverdiana de Brockton, Inc. (ACVB) hosted its 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. family event. The event took place at St. Edith Stein Church in Brockton. The community showed up in droves to understand the man and how... read more
New Bedford Boys and Girls Club
A friend of mine at Seed, Chan, and Associates, Jason Chan, posted that the Law firm is donating money to the Boys and Girls Club of New Bedford. As the video played my CVN radar kicked in and I thought, that the Executive Director, Rob Mendes, is probably Cape... read more
That was then this now: Crowds in China.
I was glancing through “American Cabo Verdeano” and the first thing I would like to mention is that it is broken up into very short sections. These are perfect for quick reading or for printing out and having students read them. It also means that you do... read more
Time to Dance
Over Thanksgiving I had the opportunity to interview an 88 year old Cape Verdean woman from Onset. I am not going to share her name because in the future I plan to do a generational piece comparing her story with her niece and grand niece. She is of the older... read more
Coloring the Cape Verdean Flag
A lot of what I hear covering Cape Verdeans is how they often feel that nobody has ever heard of their country outside of their community. In fact I guess I didn’t really hear about Cape Verde myself until middle school. One day my younger son asked me,... read more
Model Minority and Cabo Verde Centrism
Being half Chinese and therefore having many Asian Facebook friends, I see a lot of complaining about Asians being pinned as a model minority and the problems with this. But problems aside, there are good things about being a “model minority” as well.... read more
Chinese Connection
I just biked home in the rain from a screening of Kenneth Eng’s, “My life in China” at Northeastern, right down the street from the FFTG Radio show which has a Cabo Verde Network connection. It got me thinking about the Cabo Verde Chinese Connection.... read more
Other American Dreams Report: Presidential Pardons Say More Than Policy
What makes up a presidential legacy? Is it the sum of foreign and domestic policy or the president’s approval rating when leaving office? There has been a lot of talk about what President Obama’s legacy will be and in January we’re going to get an idea about what... read more
“Other American Dreams” by Sergio F. Monteiro: Book Review
When I started reading Sergio Monteiro’s thriller based in Cape Verde, I thought, “This is going to be cool because I’m going to be immersed into Cape Verdean culture through an action packed plot.” Much the same way I enjoy learning British... read more
Other American Dreams Report: How Damaging are The Emails Found on Anthony Weiner’s Laptop?
Last week, with just days to go before the US presidential, FBI director James Comey sent a letter to congress informing them that the FBI was re-opening the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she served as Secretary of... read more
Skin Tones and Body parts
The difference in what is favored by men across cultures has been talked about a lot, sometimes politically, (when it comes to skin tone) and usually in comedy or hip hop songs (when it comes to talking about women’s body parts, especially when the more African... read more
Brockton, Nantucket, Cape Verde, Pawtucket
I recently attended an event in Brockton where Dr. Luis Filipe Tavares was speaking. He’s the Cape Verdean “Ministro dos Negocios Estrangeiros Comunidades” which Google translates as “Minister of Foreign Communities”, but I think we... read more
Eyes opened by Cape Verdean Legend, Ed Andrade
I was fortunate enough to get a phone interview with Ed Andrade, co-founder of Cabo Video being just one of the many notches on his belt. I think I will have to do a whole series of articles based on what he opened my eyes to. But you can get a lot of the info... read more
From Cabo Verde to Macau, Part Two: A Long Way From Home
Violante Joao Sousa, 49, and her mother, sat with me in the lobby of the Macau Landmark – a luxury shopping center and office building in the middle of Macau’s finance district. Her skin was one of the shades of light brown and her eyes were slightly pinched on... read more
The Empowered Cape Verdean Woman
I recently went to a community event in Brockton. I have been to many such events in the Chinese Community. There were similarities, with the tables, the speeches, the food, the fee for coming in, and the politicians and fellow business men showing up to show support.... read more
Azores Airlines will connect Boston to Praia starting June 2017
The airline Azores Azores Airlines (ex-SATA international) will start flights to Cape Verde on June 2 next year, reveals the company spokesman, António Portugal, to Expresso das Ilhas. The Azores Airlines will also fly from Ponta Delgada (Azores) to the Praia twice a... read more
Other American Dreams Report: Syria and The Plan You’ve Never Heard Of
Long before the US and Russia stood on the precipice of all out war over the conflict in Syria; before Russia became the only world power backing the security forces of Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad’s regime; even before images of thousands of Syrian refugees... read more
President Fonseca Wins Re-election!
Cape Verde’s President Jorge Carlos Fonseca wins “historic” re-election with results on Monday showing Fonseca taking 74% of the vote, according to the latest provisional results which cover 90% of the ballots cast. Independent candidates, Albertino Graca took 23%... read more
Categorizing Cape Verdean
In America we are obsessed with categorizing race. A lot of times, during a conversation, in which something negative happened, physically or verbally someone will ask, “What were they?” Meaning what group were they from, what race were they from. There is... read more
Customer Service Doesn’t Cost a Dime
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communities of Cabo Verde, Luis Filipe Tavares, visited the United States in September of this year. On Saturday, September 24th, Tavares held an Open Community Meeting at the War Memorial building in Brockton, MA. The Cape... read more
From Cabo Verde to Macau, Part One: History in The Cobblestones
It is an interesting coincidence that here at Cabo Verde Network, you would find someone of partial Chinese descent commenting on things that are singularly Cape Verdean. As Adam Cheung did with his article on Cachupa. As well as someone of Cape Verdean descent (me)... read more
A Mayoral Watermelon Challenge
I have been hearing that the topic of prejudice and stereotypes within the Cape Verdean Community would be a good subject for an article. And reading Sergio Monteiro’s Black Olive’s Matter article made me realize that there is a lot to talk about in terms... read more
Other American Dreams Report: 75% of Allegations against Bill Cosby Don’t Hold Water
I recently found myself in a conversation about Woody Allen and the allegations of sexual assault that started around the time he first married the adopted daughter of his then girlfriend, Mia Farrow, more than 20 years ago. The friend I was talking to was quick to... read more
Food For Work, Calories Famine, and Plantations
One thing I am starting to hear a lot about is the famines and the drought on Cape Verde. Every country has some story about a time where food was scarce, but the way the geography Cape Verde Islands it seems like there is not a lot of good farm land and drought is... read more
How deep is Cape Verdean-ness?
Although there are some cultural differences between groups of people who have been in the states for generations and people from the old country, some of the similarities can really boggle the mind at times. A second generation Cape Verdean friend of mine was working... read more
MpD Rises To Power In Cabo Verde
The political party MpD (Movement For Democracy), is dominating mayoral elections taking place nationally at each of the municipalities in Cabo Verde. According to the official website for municipal elections (www.eleicoes.gov.cv), MpD has accounted for 86.4% of... read more
Other American Dreams Report: Clinton wins we lose a little more.
The earliest election I remember is Dukakis/Bush of 1988. I had no idea who was who, or why Willie Horton was important, but there were pictures of random Cape Verdeans in my house (I’m guessing this is common in Creolo households) and Michael Dukakis was in one of... read more
