VISCO

Virgin Islands Studies Collective

We Carry It Within Us

Panel Discussion at the Schomburg Center, NY, May 2019.

The Lapidus Center presented a screening and panel discussion of the documentary film “We Carry It Within Us”. This film explores the collective memory of and differing perspectives on the shared slavery and colonial histories between Denmark and the current U.S. Virgin Islands. Which events and individuals are remembered or excluded in public memories of the past? What are the ethical considerations involved in narrating history? This conversation included the film’s director Helle Stenum, La Vaughn Belle, Dr. Tami Navarro and Tiphanie Yanique.  

Headshot of Dr. Tami Navarro with a silver statue in the background