By Michelle Ruiz, Vogue A new decade is upon us and, and based on the tumultuous early days of the 2020s—tense relations with Iran, a highly controversial president being impeached—it’s off to a rocky start. The world is practically begging for the roaring prosperity and jazz hands of the 1920s. But if the 2010s were the […]
New York, NY – October 19, 2019: Muslim supporter attends Bernie Sanders Rally “Bernie’s Back” in Queensbridge Park (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON – On the same day Donald Trump announced an expansion of his Muslim Ban, the National Board of the Muslim Caucus of America, founded in 2017 to develop a national infrastructure for American Muslim political […]
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The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China. “The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The concern is that it could […]
By Jessica L. Yarbrough, Vogue “A chemist for one of the biggest designer cosmetic brands in the world—I won’t say what the brand was, but you know it—called me to come in years ago, and I thought, Oh my God, this is huge,” recalls Rose-Marie Swift, makeup artist and founder of RMS Beauty. Their meeting started […]
By Our Journey Of Hope As a leader, King David was a man after God’s own heart. But that does not mean he did not fight giants. Over the years we see him face some pretty big storms. He battled many dangerous enemies. He fought for his life and he fought for the very survival […]
NEW YORK – OCT 19, 2019: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders appears on stage during the “Bernie’s Back Rally” at Queensbridge Park in Long Island City on October 19, 2019, in New York. (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON – Bernie 2020 today announced a slate of endorsements from across New York State, including Albany Common Councilman Owusu Anane, […]
Listen to an Interview with Ann-Marie Grant, Executive Director of AFUWI below or download the interview here. Why not say Yes! Dear Dear Friend of AFUWI, Show your support for education: the pathway to progress and empowerment. Join us along with our distinguished honorees and student scholarship representatives on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the 23rd Annual […]
By Kirstie Taylor, Medium Getting into a romantic relationship with another human being is complicated. You both have your own thoughts, beliefs, backgrounds, and past experiences. Merging those into one, cohesive relationship comes with some work. But while a relationship is about understanding and sometimes giving instead of getting, there are a few things you […]
By BBC This week, millions of people will be celebrating Chinese New Year. It will be marked by communities all over the world. People will eat lots of food, enjoy fireworks, wear special clothes and hang red lanterns to mark the occasion. See how much you know about Chinese New Year with this quiz – and find […]
The teen's family is from Trinidad. He said that his dreadlocks are part of his heritage and that many men in his family wear them.
By Janelle Griffith, NBC News A black teenager in Texas said he had been suspended and told he can’t walk in his high school graduation ceremony unless he cuts his dreadlocks to meet the school district’s dress code. DeAndre Arnold, a senior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, about 30 miles east […]