‘Unity With Purpose.’ Amanda Gorman and Michelle Obama Discuss Art, Identity and Optimism

‘Unity With Purpose.’ Amanda Gorman and Michelle Obama Discuss Art, Identity and Optimism

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman at the inauguration ceremony. U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Michelle Obama, TIME Amanda Gorman captivated the world when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ Jan. 20 Inauguration ceremony. Sitting just feet away from the 22-year-old that day […]

Prime Minister Harris Shares St. Kitts And Nevis’ COVID-19 Successes With The World

Prime Minister Harris Shares St. Kitts And Nevis’ COVID-19 Successes With The World

Photo: Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Through strong and effective leadership that saw the implementation of effective protocols and non-pharmaceutical measures, the small island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis was able to weather the COVID-19 storm better […]

‘Their goal is to destroy everyone’: Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape

‘Their goal is to destroy everyone’: Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape

Uigur women work in a cloth factory in Hotan county, Xinjiang province, China. – Hotan China April 27 2019 (Shutterstock) By Matthew Hill, David Campanale, and Joel Gunter, BBC News Women in China’s “re-education” camps for Uighurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured, according to detailed new accounts obtained by the BBC. You may find […]

Mayor de Blasio Calls for Federal Government to Grant Freedom to Manufacture Vaccine Across America

Mayor de Blasio Calls for Federal Government to Grant Freedom to Manufacture Vaccine Across America

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during Martin Luther King celebration at NAN headquarters. – New York, NY – January 18, 2021 (Shutterstock)  “We need wartime mass production here in America” NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio today released the following statement calling for the United States of America to compel Pfizer and Moderna […]

Red Velvet for Your Valentine

Red Velvet for Your Valentine

On the sweetest day of the year, a day full of flowers, love, and sweets, Valentine’s Day is the ultimate opportunity to try a different dessert meant for two. It’s hard to resist a perfectly blended, rose-red, luscious Red Velvet Mug Cake. It’s the perfect size, with just a handful of instructions, and it’s easily […]

5 Reasons ADHD Goes Unrecognized in Girls

5 Reasons ADHD Goes Unrecognized in Girls

Difficulties with sitting still, paying attention or controlling impulsive behavior are some of the initial signs or symptoms of ADHD in children. These signs are often stereotyped as typical off behavior of young boys. It’s reported that boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed than girls.   Between not being included in ADHD […]

Anosmia, the loss of smell caused by COVID-19, doesn’t always go away quickly – but smell training may help

Anosmia, the loss of smell caused by COVID-19, doesn’t always go away quickly – but smell training may help

By Julie Walsh-Messinger, The Conversation How does COVID-19 disrupt the sense of smell? COVID-19 is not the only virus that affects our ability to smell, but it’s unique in the way in which it does so. For example, the common cold causes an inflammatory response in the nose, and that builds up mucus which reduces […]

February is Reggae Month!

February is Reggae Month!

Once again, JDTAN is happy to collaborate with the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, this year on Reggae Month. Generally celebrated in and around Kingston, and sharing the month of February with Black History Month in the US, it includes lectures, documentaries, talent shows, and more. Reggae month is organized by the Jamaican […]

9 Top N.Y. Health Officials Have Quit as Cuomo Scorns Expertise

“When I say ‘experts’ in air quotes, it sounds like I’m saying I don’t really trust the experts,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said of pandemic policies. “Because I don’t.”

9 Top N.Y. Health Officials Have Quit as Cuomo Scorns Expertise

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a Coronavirus Briefing At Northwell Feinstein Institute For Medical Research on May 06, 2020 in Manhasset, New York. (Shutterstock) By J. David Goodman, Joseph Goldstein and Jesse McKinley, NY Times The deputy commissioner for public health at the New York State Health Department resigned in late summer. Soon […]

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