By Staff Writer
Caribbean Life contributing
writer, Tangerine Clarke
received the LFU Media Partner
Award during the (LFU)
Linden Fund USA 20thAnniversary
Dinner and Dance, held
at Antun’s in Queens, on Aug.
10. This award was given for
her outstanding reporting in
the Caribbean diaspora and for
her accomplishments in media,
during the (LFU) Linden Fund
USA 20th Anniversary Dinner
and Dance.
President of LFU Paula Walcott
Quintin, congratulated
Clarke, a 25-year contributing
writer with Caribbean Life and
praised the publication for its
commitment to the community.
A journalist for more than
30 years, Tangerine Clarke was
also presented with a citation
from the office of Brooklyn Borough
President, Eric L. Adams.
She expressed gratitude to the
organization for acknowledging
her commitment to highlighting
positive aspects of
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the diaspora in Caribbean Life
newspaper.
“I also want to thank,
Schneps Media, Kenton Kirby,
editor emeritus, and Kevin Williams,
associate editor, for giving
me a platform to showcase
my work as a journalist,” she
said.
“I never in my wildest dreams
thought I would be honored in
so many ways for my passion. I
love media,” said Clarke, who
received her formal training at
the University Guyana, and the
Guyana Chronicle in Georgetown.
“Writing to pen pals during
my early school years, was a
stepping stone to journalism. I
spent my monthly allowance on
stamps and writing paper, back
then, and was inspired by reading
the local newspapers.”
“I was driven by my love of
writing, so I fervently studied
the craft, before joining the
Guyana Chronicle where my
first article was published,” said
the Guyanese-American reporter,
who has received numerous
accolades for her work.
“I say, be persistent in whatever
you love, it will bring you
satisfaction and great rewards.”
“In the words of President
Barack Obama, ‘we need to
internalize this idea of excellence.’
Not many folks spend
enough time making the effort
to be excellent,” said Clarke,
who called on the organization
to continue its “excellence” in
charitable work.
A New School University,
New York Journalism graduate,
Clarke has published many
articles about politics, arts and
entertainment, travel, fashion,
and community affairs.
Over the years, her articles
have appeared in the Guyana
Chronicle, New York edition,
the Stabroeknews online, Caribbean
Sports.com, Travel Span
In-flight Magazine, and the
New York Daily News - Caribbeat
Magazine.
She has traveled extensively
on assignments in the Caribbean,
where she covered Caribbean
Fashion Weekend in
Honorees, Linda Felix-Johnson of Power Jam Radio, Tangerine
Clarke, Caribbean Life’s contributing writer, and
journalist Carlyle Harry with citations and award plaques.
Staff ord K Miller
Jamaica, Barbados Fashion
Week, St. Kitts Fashion Weekend,
the Curaçao Model Search,
and Trinidad & Tobago Fashion
Week.
In addition to documenting
the beauty of Europe as a travel
writer and photographer, Clarke
has reported on the Guyana
flood disaster, during a media
tour in 2005, and covered World
Cricket and entertainment in
Guyana, in 2007.
She has received awards
from the Guyana Tri-State
Alliance, the Guyana Unity
Movement, Women of Mission
International Inc., Guyana 21st
Century Leadership Now, the
Guyana Cultural Association,
NY, and the Brooklyn Crown
Heights Lion’s Club
Tangerine Clarke receives
LFU Media Partnership award
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