Already had the coronavirus? You could get it again.

Already had the coronavirus? You could get it again.

By Sarah Elizabeth Richards and Nsikan Akpan, National Geographic PEOPLE CAN CATCH COVID-19 twice. That’s the emerging consensus among health experts who are learning more about the possibility that those who’ve recovered from the coronavirus can get it again. So far, the phenomenon doesn’t appear to be widespread—with a few hundred reinfection cases reported worldwide—yet […]

Make a Big Impact: Shop Small – Small Business Saturday

Make a Big Impact: Shop Small – Small Business Saturday

Dear Friends and Neighbors,   Together we have built and supported community resilience that has been put to the test this year as we have navigated multiple crises. I encourage the community to mark their calendars this weekend, Saturday, November 28th, 2020, a significant shopping weekend for Small Business Saturday and shop local. I urge the community to support […]

No Money, No Love

No Money, No Love

No money, no love. Can’t make love on an empty stomach. No matter the point in time, money problems and financial difficulties are always at the center of discord. It affects our bottom line, health – mental, physical and emotional – and our relationships. Now, we have the added stress and anxiety of the pandemic. […]

Remember the Native Americans

Remember the Native Americans

The well-known story of Thanksgiving is an account of how the English pilgrims and Native Americans came together for a celebratory meal in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The true story behind Thanksgiving is a bloody one, and some people say it’s time to cancel the holiday altogether. Some people view the holiday as a reminder of the […]

Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time, dies aged 60

Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time, dies aged 60

Legendary argentine footballer Diego Maradona during a press conference. – Brest, Belarus – July 16, 2018 (Shutterstock) By Sean Ingle, Sachin Nakrani and Uki Goñi, The Guardian Argentina, Naples, and the world of football were in mourning on Wednesday at the death of Diego Maradona, in many people’s eyes the greatest player of all time, […]

The true story behind Thanksgiving is a bloody one, and some people say it’s time to cancel the holiday altogether

The true story behind Thanksgiving is a bloody one, and some people say it’s time to cancel the holiday altogether

By Áine Cain and Joey Hadden, Insider While celebrations may look different this year in light of the ongoing pandemic, typically Thanksgiving is a time for family, parades, lots of delicious food, and, oftentimes, intense travel snarls. American schoolchildren are usually taught that the tradition dates back to the pilgrims, English religious dissenters who helped […]

New York City’s first Black mayor, David Dinkins, dies at 93

New York City’s first African American mayor, David Dinkins, has died

New York City’s first Black mayor, David Dinkins, dies at 93

David Dinkins, first black New York former mayor has died. – New York, USA 11.24.2020 (Shutterstock) By Deepi Hajela, Associated Press, ABC News NEW YORK — David Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City’s first African American mayor but was doomed to a single term by a soaring murder rate, stubborn unemployment and his […]