BY JUSTIN CHAN (In The Know) If you take one look at Tamara Jacqueline Smith’s Instagram account, @taqueth, you’d find it hard to miss images of vibrant faces and food that litter her page. Since 2015, the 24-year-old New York City native and freelance videographer — who goes by Taqueth — has been heavily promoting her Jamaican […]
Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tim Miller By Megan Brown, Navy Office of Community Outreach SAN DIEGO – Nearly three years ago, Petty Officer 3rd Class Gavaughn Smith joined the Navy to advance his career and better himself. Now he is serving aboard USS Boxer. Smith is a hospital corpsman who is responsible […]
U.S. Civil Rights and Human Rights Groups Say Water is a Human Right Express Solidarity with Struggle for Water Rights in Nigeria
By IBW21 February, 10, 2020, New York – The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) released a Statement today calling for a national and international movement to declare access to water a human right that should not be subject to profiteering by corporate interests. The Statement was released against the backdrop of a rash of […]
Linden Houses resident Tawana Myers says mold and other issues in her apartment exacerbate her asthma. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY Tawana Myers lives in a 10th-floor public housing apartment with her Yorkie, Casey, a row of silver oxygen tanks, a “No Smoking” sign on her door and a nebulizer with […]
Nigerian entrepreneurship and creativity have always found a home in the United States—until now.
By Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, Foreign Policy After winning a court victory with his initial travel ban that targeted some predominantly Muslim countries, U.S. President Donald Trump has followed up with another sweeping measure, this time blocking immigration from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Tanzania, Myanmar, Sudan, and Nigeria. None of this is justifiable, but the Nigeria ban is especially […]
Washington, DC – Welcome to Trump’s first move post-acquittal. In a chilling development, the Trump administration is exploiting taxpayer-funded government levers to punish the state of New York for welcoming immigrants. DHS has suspended the ability of New Yorkers to join Global Entry as retribution for a range of common-sense, pro-immigrant policies enacted by the state. Frank […]
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CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley and CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Wednesday February 5, 2020 – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has sought to assure citizens of the region that health officials are taking the steps to keep the deadly new strain of coronavirus […]
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A local artist is honoring NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant with a large mural, across the street from the Barclays Center. Efren Andaluz created the work of art at Pacific and Flatbush Avenues. The mural features both Kobe and Gianna Bryant, who both loved basketball. Kobe, his daughter Gianna, and seven […]
Washington, DC / USA – June 13 2019: Nancy Pelosi conducts her weekly press conference (Shutterstock) By Michelle Ruiz, VOGUE Sure, Real Housewives is fine, but are you familiar with the ongoing rivalry between President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi? The friction between the notorious misogynist and the woman leading his impeachment peaked […]
Washington DC / USA – October 22 2019: Senator Mitt Romney before a Senate hearing (Shutterstock) By Dan Balz and Robert Costa, Washington Post Sen. Mitt Romney sealed a place in history Wednesday by voting to convict President Trump of abuse of power, becoming a lone voice of dissent in a Republican Party that otherwise […]