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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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.”
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 […]
By Matt Stieb, NY Mag Throughout the United States, Black, Latino, and Native Americans have faced more difficulties accessing pandemic care, as well as higher rates of COVID-19 hospitalization and death than whites. The trend — a result of decades of health-care inequity in the United States — has continued as states race to vaccinate […]
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It has spread from China to many other countries around the world, including the United States. Depending on the severity of COVID-19’s international impacts, outbreak conditions—including those rising to the level of a pandemic—can affect all aspects of daily life, including travel, […]
By LZ Granderson, LA Times We just keep losing them. Our heroes. Our legends. Our giants. It began that awful Sunday morning of Jan. 26, 2020, with the helicopter crash that claimed the life of Kobe Bryant along with eight others, including his daughter Gianna. And honestly, it feels as though the rest of the […]
Tributes are pouring in for legendary actress Cicely Tyson, who died Thursday at the age of 96. “I am not a quitter. I will fight until I drop,” Tyson once said. And she lived up to her words, granting a string of interviews right up until her final days. Tyson’s career spanned seven decades. Perhaps […]