Marvin Hokstam is first and foremost a writer and renowned journalist with a specific focus on Europe’s Black communities and a frequent speaker on Afrocentric matters. His journalism career got its jumpstart in the English-speaking Caribbean where he worked as writer, correspondent and editor for local, regional and international newspapers and news agencies, among which The Daily Herald, the Caribbean News Agency (Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation), Associated Press and Reuters. During his time in the Caribbean, he also served as communications consultant for companies like the International Airport of St. Maarten, Shell Affiliate SOL in Barbados, Special Olympics Caribbean. His Caribbean work won him five regional journalism awards.
Since relocating to the Netherlands in 2012, he has worked as an educator and Project Manager for the Weekend College and StudyMax, educational support activities of the ROCvA in Amsterdam Southeast. In addition, Marvin is the founder AFRO Magazine that focuses solely on African descendant communities in the Netherlands. He also founded and runs The Broos Institute, aimed at introducing Afrocentric perspectives and experiences into mainstream European education.Support Staff
