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Health Insurance Mandate: The Next Hammer To Fall On Immigrants
Battle Creek, Michigan, USA December 18, 2019: President Donald Trump Speaking at a rally during the House of Representatives impeachment vote (Shutterstock) By Stuart Anderson, Forbes The bad news keeps coming for immigrants. On January 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court approved an order to allow the Trump administration to proceed with the public charge […]
Dominica’s LaFond Makes History as First OECS Woman To Hit Tokyo 2020 Mark
Article by OECS Sports Contributor Terry Finisterre
The Commonwealth of Dominica has hopped, stepped, and jumped out to the forefront of the push for participation in the 2020 edition of the Olympic Games, with the republic’s top female triple jumper making the minimum standards for this year’s showcase. Turning 26 in April, Thea LaFond reset her Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) […]
Nicki Minaj Honors Her Roots At Trinidad Carnival
(Essence) THE ANNUAL TRINIDAD CARNIVAL FETE IS KNOWN AS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.
BY DANIELLE POINTDUJOUR Trini To Di Bone: Nicki Minaj Came To Play and Slay At Trinidad Carnival You can take the girl out of Trinidad, but you can never take the Trini out of the girl, and everyone’s favorite Barbie, Nicki Minaj, is proof of that. The 37-year-old “Yikes” rapper and Trinidad and Tobago native headed […]
Maximus Reaps Medicaid Money Amid Cuomo-De Blasio Budget Woe
New York, NY – February 2, 2020: Governor Andrew Cuomo with Dr. Howard Zucker & Rick Cotton updated the press on status of testing for novel coronavirus in New York State at 633 Third Avenue (Shutterstock) By Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a message for New York City: Get tougher on screening patients […]
New York’s plastic bag ban begins March 1, 2020
New York readies to say goodbye to a staple of city life: plastic shopping bags
Francisco Marte, United Bodegas of America spokesperson, (center) speaks out against the plastic bag ban on the steps of New York City Hall. (Barry Williams/for New York Daily News) By Shant Shahrigian (New York Daily News) Bag the ban, say some business leaders and New Yorkers ahead regulations barring a staple of city […]
Rihanna Delivers a Powerful Speech at the NAACP Image Awards
By Christian Allaire Rihanna received the President’s Award for her philanthropy work at the NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California. The star, who wore a purple Givenchy Haute Couture number for the event, was specifically honored for her fundraising efforts with various charities, including Raising Malawi, UNICEF, and Clara Lionel Foundation, the nonprofit organization she […]
Tortured for Christ —The Movie for FREE
In 2018, The Voice of the Martyrs released the award-winning film Tortured for Christ, a dramatic retelling of VOM founder Pastor Richard Wurmbrand’s 14-year imprisonment for the sake of the gospel. Now you can register to watch the film online for free between February 29 and March 2. Invite your friends, family, youth group (recommended age 12+) […]
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Judge Scheindlin Slams Bloomberg on Stop-and-Frisk Report
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Mike Bloomberg campaigns for president in California in December. Photo: @TeamMike2020/Facebook In 2013, shortly before Manhattan Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin declared then-Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s stop-and-frisk policy unconstitutional, a taxpayer-funded dossier that portrayed her as anti-police surfaced. After Scheindlin’s ruling, Bloomberg referred to her as “some woman” who knew “absolutely zero” about policing. On Thursday, […]