Editorial credit: K2 images / Shutterstock.com By Kevin J. McMahon | The Conversation It almost sounds like a bad joke: What did the 78-year-old male senator say to the 69-year-old female justice? “RETIRE!” That’s effectively what happened recently when U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut suggested that Sonia Sotomayor – the first Hispanic and third woman Supreme Court […]
DTH Company Artists in Nyman String Quartet No. 2. Photo by Steven Pisano By Lyndon Taylor The opening night performance of Dance Theater of Harlem (DTH) on April 11, at New York City Center was truly magnificent, a testament to the sheer brilliance and boundless talent of Black dancers in the world of ballet. Under […]
Editorial credit: oliverdelahaye / Shutterstock.com By Sir Ronald Sanders The Mexican government has taken the significant step of asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to “suspend Ecuador as a member of the United Nations” and also to “initiate the process of expulsion under Article 6 of the United Nations Charter.” Mexico took this action […]