By Vicki Crawford, The Conversation An avid reader King read voraciously across a wide range of topics, everything from the “The Diary of Anne Frank” to “Candide.” Of course, he also read about theology and religion and philosophy and politics. But he especially enjoyed literature and the works of Leo Tolstoy. The Morehouse College Martin […]
By CAW Editorial Staff Prominent Guyanese Attorney, Colin A. Moore, died of natural causes at 80-years-old on January 9, 2022. Moore will be remembered as “a Renaissance Scholar who has had a distinguished career in many areas of public service, as Adjunct Professor of Law, Congressional Aide, Attorney-at-Law, Public Speaker, Journalist, Political Analyst, Community Activist, […]
Early voting on Manhattan’s Upper Westside West Side High School. – New York City, New York/USA October 28, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Chris Tobias New York Republicans have filed a lawsuit to prevent the implementation of Intro 1867, the noncitizen voting law passed by the New York City Council, which went into effect on Monday, January […]
NEW YORK, NY: Despite the surge in the variants and increasing deaths across the nation and around the world, people of color still lag when it comes to getting vaccinations against COVID-19. To make matters worse, Black, Hispanic and Native American people are about four times more likely to be hospitalized and nearly three times […]
Vladimir Putin, the President of Russian Federation in a press conference at the Palace of Versailles in the Battles gallery after a working visit with French President. – Paris, France – May 29, 2017 (Shutterstock) By Mary Ilyushina, CBS News Moscow — A senior Russian diplomat wouldn’t rule out the possibility of his country placing […]
Actor Sidney Poitier at the gala screening of “The Da Vinci Code” at the 59th Annual International Film Festival de Cannes. May 17, 2006 Cannes, France. 2006 Paul Smith / Featureflash (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW Mr. Sidney Poitier – pioneer, trailblazer, legend – passed away at age 94. He was best known […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders The destruction by tornadoes of Kentucky, a south-eastern State of the United States of America (US), on December 12, has lessons for the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as 2022 dawns amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and weakened economies. One of the lessons is that those member states of CARICOM […]
Mayor Eric Adams speaks during press conference with U. S. Senator Charles Schumer outside of Bellevue Hospital. – New York, NY – January 9, 2022 (Shutterstock) By Yoav Gonen and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY Mayor Eric Adams is facing a potential second loss in his administration’s bid to wield power within the City Council […]
Mayor Eric Adams speaks during press conference with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer outside of Bellevue Hospital – New York, NY – January 9, 2022 (Shutterstock) By Gloria Pazmino, It’s an elite and sensitive position in the upper ranks of the NYPD, it comes with a six figure salary totaling $210,000 dollars and the power to […]
By Deborah Carr, The Conversation Death – along with taxes – is one of life’s few certainties. Despite this inevitability, most people dread thinking and talking about when, how or under what conditions they might die. They don’t want to broach the topic with family, either, for fear of upsetting them. Ironically, though, talking about […]