“Our culture shouldn’t be the defining thing that gives us value.”
“It just feels like I shouldn’t even be allowed to be here.”
“There’s a difference between being Black and being Black with an accent.”
“There’s a difference between being Black and being Black with an accent.”
“My philosophy is you get out of life what you put into it.”
“There is a lot of pressure as Caribbean immigrants to do well academically, and that has always been a focus.”
“I embrace my culture, I embrace my people.”
“My Caribbean heritage shapes my identity. Well, you know, I’m an immigrant, and I am here really for one purpose, and that’s to advance myself.”
“I tell people that lazy, hungry mouth, closed mouth don’t get fed.”
PHADRIAN AVENUE Collective | 2025