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Indeed, she is an incredible woman! March 27 is Cabo Verdean Women’s Day and we at Kriolish would like for all the Cabo Verdean women in Cabo Verde and in the Diaspora to know that we appreciate you ??. #kriolish #amdjer #mudjer #kriola

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Sam Rowe, Kriolish Strategic Advisor & Founder of ?thos pitched our platform at Venture Café's Thursday Gathering: Boston's largest meet up of innovators and entrepreneurs. #kriolish #?thos #motivationalmondays

Cultural expressions, in general, are really tough to translate and “brinka karnaval” (play carnival) is right up there. It is best understood or explained only if you have experienced all that encompasses the carnival spirit. People of all ages, throughout Cabo Verde and in the Diaspora, have been playing carnival for days leading up to today, which is carnival day, by participating in parades, going to parties, and attending other carnival events. And those who can hang will continue on this streak for days after! ???????? ???? ?? How would you translate or explain the expression “brinka karnaval”? Share with us in the comments below. Visit kriolish.com to hear the pronunciation and learn more expressions. #kriolish #karnaval #caboverde #diaspora?

Congressman Hakeem Sekou is the highest ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, the first African-American to lead a major party in the United States Congress, and he has Cabo Verdean roots! Yes, you read that correctly. Like many before him, Congressman Jeffries’ maternal great-grandfather, Manuel Gomes, arrived in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1915 from the island of Fogo. Congressman Jeffries visited Cabo Verde, in an official capacity, for the inauguration of Cabo Verde’s elected President Jose Maria Neves in November 2021, as part of a delegation led by the then Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. Congressman Jeffries was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Crown Heights, to be exact. He first took office in January 2013 as the U.S. House of Representatives to represent New York’s 8th congressional district. Fast forward almost ten years later, Congressman Jeffries was elected as the House Democratic Leader in November 2022, making him the first African-American to hold this position for any major party. He was reelected as the House Democratic Leader in November 2024. #kriolish #thoughtfultuesdays #blackhistorymonth #caboverdeanamerican #cvroots #kriolu?

Everybody loves a reason to celebrate and we at Kriolish are no different. Today, February 21, is one of our favorite days of the year. It’s International Mother Language Day ??. 2025 is even more special as this year the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) marks 25-years of celebrating International Mother Language Day. With this year’s theme “Languages Matter”, today is a perfect day for us to share with you what we accomplished in 2024 through brand refresh, team growth, feature enhancements, and community impact, and to share what’s coming ahead in 2025. We invite you to read our blog and get all the details. ???????????? https://lnkd.in/eCrtXpT4 #IMLD2025 #MotherLanguageDay #Kriolish #CaboVerde #Kriolu?

“Cabo Verdean people are resilient” - this is the sentence example for today’s word and it could not have been more fitting. Our resilience as people is intimately connected with our Kriolu language. After all, the Cabo Verdean Creole is more than 500-years old. ??? #kriolish #kriolu #people #pove #povu

Who or what has your heart today? Love comes in different forms and shows up in our lives for different reasons. It is often what drives us. For us at Kriolish, Kriolu has our hearts today and always. Not only do we have love for our language, we are absolutely in love with it. Kriolish is our love letter to Kriol ??. In the comments below, share with the community who or what has your heart today. ?? #kriolish #heart #kurasau #kurason #love?

The month of February is a whole mood and we are here for it. Not only do we celebrate Black excellence in the United States, we also get to celebrate the International Day of Mother Language on February 21. There's more to come, stay connected! #kriolish #blackexcellence #february #kriol #kriolu #motherlanguage?

On January 20, Cabo Verde celebrates National Heroes Day, not only to hold memory of Amilcar Cabral’s assassination on January 20, 1973, but to also hold memory of the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the independence of Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau. On this day, we honor freedom fighter Maria da Luz Boal [Lilica Boal]. She was born in Tarrafal on Santiago island in 1934. Her path would take her from Tarrafal to S?o Vicente island to attend high school, and eventually to Portugal to further her studies. Ironically, Portugal’s higher education institutions would become center-stage where many future African freedom fighters would converge - changing the lives of generations to come. In 1961, approximately 60 African university students took part in a clandestine escape from Portugal, later called “flight to fight”, and Boal was among a handful of young women who joined the group. Not for the faint of heart, the escape took the group through northern Portugal, to Spain, and finally to France where from there they traveled to different countries to join the liberation movement. Their lives would never be the same as many from this group would later become Presidents, Prime-Ministers, and other government officials in post-independent Africa. Years later in Cabo Verde, Boal would become Cabo Verde’s 1st congresswoman, founding member of Cabo Verde Women Organization (OMCV - Organiza??o das Mulheres de Cabo Verde), and achieved many more accomplishments. Lilica Boal passed away at the age of 90 on November 6, 2024, in Praia on Santiago island. On this day, to all the freedom fighters - we thank you! #caboverde #freedomfighters #lilicaboal #nationalheroes?