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The Wahree plant's yellow flowers develop into spiny seed pods and contain one or two seeds. The split pods hold the seeds, rather like a nest of eggs, until the pods disintegrate. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: Wahree Seeds and Reviving the Ancient Game of the Ancestors

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On March 31, 1917, the transfer of the Danish West Indies to the United States took place on the island of St. Thomas. The islands were sold for $25 million in gold coin. (Photo courtesy Wikipedia)
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Op-Ed: Transfer Day, the USVI, Greenland and American Expansionism

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The Estate Golden Grove Great House, which was the residence of A.J. Blackwood who once owned Estate Adventure. Estate Golden Grove is next to Estate Adventure. In 1964, the great house became the second campus of the College of the Virgin Islands on St. Croix. This great house was built by enslaved Africans more than 200 years ago. It was used as classrooms for students in 1964, located on 130 acres of sugarcane land donated by the federal government. (Photo by Charles Edwin Taylor, MD)
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Op-Ed: Historic Estate Adventure is for Agriculture, Not Solar Farms

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Op-Ed: Remembering Harry A. Beatty, a Native Naturalist of the Virgin Islands
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Op-Ed: Remembering Harry A. Beatty, a Native Naturalist of the Virgin Islands

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Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (Photo courtesy Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture / New York Public Library)
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Op-Ed: As Arthur A. Schomburg Showed, Black History is Human History

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Op-Ed: Virgin Islands a Fertile Landscape for an Abundance of Fruits
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Op-Ed: Virgin Islands a Fertile Landscape for an Abundance of Fruits

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Shana, Jackies, and Lisa rest their feet at the Estate Windsor Forest Nature Trail on St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: It’s a New Year and Time to Enjoy Our Beautiful Nature Trails!

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When I hiked with Nadia and her colleagues and friends on the east end of St. Croix, I thought of Crucian naturalist George A. Seaman when I explained to them how the rolling hills, valleys and coastal environment looked more than 150 years ago. Pictured is Jack Bay and Horse Shore Bay peninsula. (Photo by Nadia Owen-Graumond)
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Op-Ed: A Year-End Hike on St. Croix Brings the New Year into Focus

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Traditionally in the Virgin Islands, Red Grout is served on March 31, a local holiday known as Transfer Day. Nevertheless, one can eat Red Grout any time of the year, but serving it on Transfer Day ties our history with Denmark, which first introduced the tapioca dessert in the Danish West Indies. (Photo courtesy Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education)
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Op-Ed: It’s Not Christmas Without Red Grout, an Authentic Virgin Islands Dessert

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Culturally, the Yellow Breast have been identified with the making of sugar in the Virgin Islands. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: Our National Bird and St. Croix’s Onetime Sugar Economy

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