Immigration and Being ‘Other’ Within the Black Family [Opinion] Although we are all Black, do differences still arise when we find that we are descended from different parts of the diaspora? by M. Michelle Derosier, September 19, 2016 AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Print Share to Email Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to More 12 Comments Revelers march during the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York. AP / Craig Ruttle This month natives and visitors alike danced their way through the streets of Brooklyn in celebration of the annual West Indian Carnival. Scores of Caribbean immigrants proudly waved the flags of their native Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, and many others. It’s a kaleidoscope of the Black diaspora and just one story of who we are in this country. Of the New York’s 3 million foreign-born residents, non-Hispanic Caribbeans account for 19% of the pop...