Caribbean Corner

Walter Greene's name is etched into New York's catalog, which documents the prominent Black scribes who have impacted the landscape. Born in Guyana, Greene was the youngest of five children. He moved to New York in the 1970s, choosing the less traveled path in journalism, focussing on fashion. As the spokesperson for underrepresented Black fashionistas, he dominated Black and Caribbean media with images ignored by dominant commercial outlets. Establishing a niche at Carib News, he became the go-to specialist to style models and beauty pageant contenders. He narrated many of those events and schooled newcomers on poise and how to dress to impress. At times, combining entertainment with runway reports, for 30 years, he devoted pages of coverage to otherwise overlooked individuals. His precise expose provided fashion-forward information to color minority magazines and newspapers with fresh-faced industry aspirants. Undoubtedly, Greene broadened the r...