Law enforcement check and search migrants from Colombia after turning themselves over to authorities at the United States and Mexico border May 12, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact One policy first created by the Trump administration is responsible for the greatest restriction on access to our immigration system for asylum […]
By PIX 11 Iconic civil rights leader Malcolm X’s life was cut short when he was gunned down 56 years ago inside the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights at just 39. He would have turned 96 years old Wednesday and to celebrate his life, legacy and ever-relevant message, his family is holding a free livestream […]
By Molly Jong-Fast, Vogue I have been thinking about the Pfizer COVID vaccine since August of 2020, when I became patient 1133 in the Pfizer trial. A lot has happened since then. I got the placebo in August, got the real vaccine in February, my husband got it in February, and my 17-year-old got it […]
By Meg Gemelli, Crosswalk Wedding planning. Pinterest-inspired living spaces. Parenting hacks. Romantic vacations and date night suggestions. If there’s one thing that we can all agree on, it’s that we’ll never suffer a lack of advice on the internet when it comes to keeping a home or making marriage great. Opinions abound. Biases that began […]
Photo Credit: OECS By OECS Monday, May 17, 2021 — BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS – New Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Gene Leon, reconfirmed the Bank’s support for recovery and reconstruction efforts in St. Vincent and Grenadines during a courtesy call with Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, on Friday May 14, 2021. Dr. Gonsalves was joined by CDB Governor for St. Vincent and the Grenadines […]
Apply now for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)’s $28.6 Billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund! Remember these are NOT loans – they are GRANTS! There is a priority period for minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and a few other categories who apply before Monday, May 24, 2021. Apply NOW before funds run out! To date, the RRF […]
By David Leonhardt, NY Times The new C.D.C. guidance has excited many Americans and scared many others. Some people feel both emotions, understandably enough: They’re excited to start returning to more normal daily life and still scared by a pandemic that is killing about 600 Americans a day. This morning, I want to think through […]
The tension between Israelis and Palestinians has been flaring up over the pas few days amid the escalating violence in East Jerusalem between Palestinian demonstrators and Israel. – Israel – 15 May 2021 (Shutterstock) By CNN Former U.S. special envoy Martin Indyk & modern Arab studies Prof. Rashid Khalidi break down the latest escalation between […]
By Cassandra Negley, Yahoo Sports Kyrie Irving turned the focus to the ongoing violence between Israel and Palestine rather than answer any game-related questions Saturday night. “My goal out here, my purpose, is to help humanity and I can’t sit here and not address that,” Irving said following the Brooklyn Nets’ 105-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Irving spoke […]
By Lena V. Groeger, ProPublica The economic and health crisis brought on by the pandemic has struck Black Americans especially hard: from their prevalence among workers in essential high-risk fields, to their disproportionate share of deaths, to extensive job losses. But the racial disparities didn’t begin with the virus. National unemployment numbers that now seem […]