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Caribbean L 16 ife, June 7–13, 2019 BQ
Jenneate Radix, center, with her parents, Dr. Joseph Radix and Justice Sylvia
Hinds-Radix, after graduation ceremony.
Caribbean American graduates
from Howard University
By Nelson A. King
The daughter of a prominent Barbadian
born jurist and Grenadian-born
dentist residing in Brooklyn has followed
her father’s footsteps in graduating
last month with a Doctor of Dental
Surgery (D.D.S.) degree from Howard
University College of Dentistry in Washington,
D.C.
Jenneate Radix, the daughter of Justice
Sylvia Hinds-Radix, Associate Justice,
New York State Appellate Division,
Second Department, and dentist Dr.
Joseph Radix, was awarded her D.D.S.
during Howard University’s graduation
ceremony.
In addition to her studies, Jenneate
remained active outside of the classroom.
She was the chairwoman of the
White Coat Committee, director of
public relations and treasurer of the
Student Council.
“Since Jenneate was nine years old,
she knew that she wanted to follow
in her father’s footsteps to become a
dentist,” said Justice Hinds-Radix in
an exclusive Caribbean Life interview.
“I remember when she was young, she
always wanted to go to work with her
dad, Dr. Joseph Radix.
“She would want to help the staff
with taking x-rays and passing the dental
tools to her dad while he worked,”
added Justice Hinds-Radix, a graduate
of Howard University’s School of Law.
“She always volunteered to spend any
extra time she had at the clinic, where
she could learn as much as possible
about dentistry.”
But the judge said that the family
was amused when Jenneate left for
dental school.
“We laughed that she would be
back in a week’s time, because she
dislikes seeing dead bodies,” she said.
“Well, on her first day, she had to cut
up a cadaver. Jenneate called us that
evening, and she was so excited about
what she’d done that day that we knew
that she had found her life’s work and
that she would become an excellent
dentist.”
Justice Hinds-Radix said while the
family is “so proud of all that Jenneate
has accomplished,” she and her husband
“did not raise her alone.”
“Our family believes in the old
adage that says, ‘It Takes a Village to
Raise a Child,’” the judge said. “We
have a huge village of family, friends
and loved ones. Thirty-eight members
of our village traveled to Washington,
D.C. to see Jenneate graduate and to
celebrate her success with us.
“We are grateful to all of them, and
the ones who could not make the trip,
for all they have done to help raise Jenneate
to be a person any parent would
be proud of,” she added.
Justice Hinds-Radix said the importance
of hard work, dedication and
community service was instilled in
Jenneate while growing up in Brooklyn
. For example, on Saturday mornings,
Jenneate, along with her parents
and sisters, provide free tutoring
services to children in grades 2
through 12, in conjunction with the
Brooklyn-based Barbados Ex-Police
Association.
“In this way, she gives back to the
community that helped to raise her,”
Judge Hinds-Radix said.
To further assist those in need, she
said Jenneate plans to go into community
dentistry, following in her father’s
footsteps in “assisting members of her
community to receive quality dental
care.”