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Dasheen 2011

It’s easy to see how a Tynisha became a Dasheen. It makes per­fect sense if you under­stand that DASHEEN mag­a­zine came from that need to recon­nect with a cul­tural her­itage that was fierce, fill­ing and most often bore a fem­i­nine car­riage.  I’ve also been called Dasheen more often than Tynisha within this space I’ve cre­ated over the last year (2010), and I like it (full stop)!

I am a cul­tural war­rior first and fore­most; and for me that sim­ply means  that I am a light bearer for all things intrin­si­cally cul­tural and Caribbean.  Always with that vision in mind and heart, I write and pro­duce con­tent for DASHEEN mag­a­zine and DASHEEN TV respec­tively and am most happy to fly by the seat of my pants to any and every Save the Date that seeks to inno­vate, pro­mote and posi­tion a Caribbean peo­ple and gen­er­a­tion most positively.

The Caribbean com­mu­nity and Dias­pora is global. I feel my roots here, and there, and I am ever proud to be called one out of many!  Stick with me as I ramp up activ­i­ties and con­tinue bring­ing you views, voices and vision straight from the heart of DASHEEN.

 

DASHEEN mag­a­zine

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Dasheen (noun) Plant used pri­mar­ily for its edi­ble root. The leaves are also edible.

DASHEEN mag­a­zine is the online des­ti­na­tion where cul­ture feeds imagination.

As founder, edi­tor in chief, pro­moter and proud host­ess of DASHEEN mag­a­zine, allow me to wel­come you to a new space carved out for all of us who feel that strong con­nec­tion as sons and daugh­ters of the soil, that is, the Caribbean region.

DASHEEN mag­a­zine is YOU!  I make no dis­tinc­tion between those who are born and bred or those who have been adopted. First gen­er­a­tion, sec­ond gen­er­a­tion, no rela­tion, you bet­ter know you’re welcome.

Wher­ever we may call home, espe­cially for those of us who are not priv­i­leged to feel that trade wind car­ry­ing them through this life on the daily, this one is for us!

Did I say how much love our feel, and our stretch, and our pull, and our mus­cle, and our cul­tural diver­sity? Well, I absolutely do!

So look around, cor­re­spond, wave your flag and join the grow­ing DASHEEN family—your cre­ative energy is always wel­come. I hope some­thing res­onates here. I hope you visit often, and I hope you bring friends—Lord knows I have too many lovely friends who live vic­ar­i­ously through my mem­o­ries to put up any vel­vet ropes.

Besides, I do believe that ulti­mately, ‘we all ah one!’

Bless up!

10 Comments

  1. Nichelle / June 6, 2011

    Love the new look of the site and your new photo. Work well done.

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    • Dasheen / June 7, 2011

      Thank you Nichelle! I appre­ci­ate you stop­ping by any­time to show love and offer encour­age­ment. The dream is big, but Jah knows the heart is ten­der still. Love to you and keep writ­ing. I’m read­ing you here and there. :)

      Reply
  2. Haute Travels / June 12, 2011

    Love your site… thanks for stop­ping by Haute Trav­els!
    Haute Trav­els recently posted..72 Hours of Soli­tude at The Half Moon Resort

    Reply
    • Dasheen / June 12, 2011

      Thank you! I’ve been think­ing about your post where you asked about that place of seren­ity. I very much intend to respond. Please don’t be a stranger, Haute Trav­els is hot on my agenda.

      To your suc­cess!
      Tynisha

      Reply
  3. Davina / July 17, 2011

    It was great meet­ing you at the RYSE launch. I love what you are doing! Keep it up. We’ll link up soon.

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    • Dasheen / July 17, 2011

      Davina!

      Wel­come my friend! It was such a con­fir­ma­tion last night. I was reflect­ing on how my thoughts to God were just brought to fruition so quickly. In a room full of bril­liance you were so bright and God allowed a con­nec­tion. For these things and more, I just remain thank­ful, hum­bled and ever blessed! Thank you for the words of encour­age­ment. Look­ing for­ward to linking.

      Tynisha

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      • Davina / July 30, 2011

        Tynisha,
        You are wel­come. You were actu­ally a great source of moti­va­tion and inspi­ra­tion for me. I was deeply moved by your pas­sion to fol­low your dreams.. You rock girl!
        I’ve tried the num­ber on your card and couldn’t connect.

  4. EssenseVibez / October 2, 2011

    Hey Beau­ti­ful Queen!
    Make sure you stop by my place—You’re fea­tured as my SUNDAY BLOG LOVE this month—Thanks for encour­ag­ing and inspir­ing those who enter your life!!!
    Essen­se­Vibez recently posted..::sun­day blog love::

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  5. itiba / November 27, 2011

    About http://t.co/kAmTAaeL via @DASHEENmagazine

  6. dasheenmagazine / January 23, 2012

    LOVE CULTURE: Via SKN, STX, Vir­gin Islands, NY and Orlando, Florida. The build­ing don’t stand a chance with­out… http://t.co/USwO8pUS

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