By Claudia Finkelstein, The Conversation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released what it calls “general considerations” on safe actions for reopening houses of worship, but worship communities can accept or reject those considerations. Religious worship allows tens of millions of Americans to demonstrate devotion to a higher power. It gives people an […]
Jason Holder of West Indies celebrates scoring a half century during the Australia against West Indies, ICC Cricket World Cup match – NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND. 06 JUNE 2019 (Shutterstock) West Indies captain Jason Holder says his players feel safe after arriving in England and “at some point”, some kind of normal must return. West Indies landed […]
By Helier Cheung & Zhaoyin Feng & Boer Deng, BBC News Attacks on East Asian people living in the US have shot up during the pandemic, revealing an uncomfortable truth about American identity. Though she was not born in the US, nothing about Tracy Wen Liu’s life in the country felt “un-American”. Ms Liu went […]
By Sandra M. Chafouleas, The Conversation As a psychologist and the mother of two college-aged students, I am concerned about my children’s future emotional well-being. I know that the late teens to early 20s are a time when the majority of many lifetime mental health disorders take hold. Given all the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic – […]
Houston Memorial Gardens Cemetery where George Floyd will be buried – Houston TX/USA – June 2020 (Shutterstock) By BBC The funeral of George Floyd, an African American whose death in police custody spawned global outrage, has heard impassioned pleas for racial justice. Speakers in the church in Houston, Texas, lined up to remember a man […]
The ruling also allowed prosecutors to use Kings County Supreme Court Justice Sylvia Ash's emails, as well as statements she made to investigators and a grand jury, as evidence in the case.
Justice Sylvia Ash. Courtesy photo By Tom McParland, Law.com A federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Sylvia Ash, the indicted Brooklyn Supreme Court justice, to suppress evidence she produced to the state-chartered credit union whose board she used to chair. The ruling, from U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the Southern District of […]
By Milan Toma Babies are at far greater risk of brain damage than previously thought. Even activities that seem innocent, like a run in a jogging stroller, can inflict abusive head trauma. And head injuries often go entirely undetected, so parents unwittingly repeat the same harmful behaviors. These conclusions, which come from a new study […]
Protesters and protest signs at the Black Lives Matter protest in Washington, D.C. in June 2020 – Washington, D.C./United States of America – June 7, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Maribel Hastings and David Torres The United States is being stalked by different scourges: the coronavirus pandemic and its resulting economic crisis; the political violence against African […]
On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Jamaicans worldwide will join together to celebrate Jamaica Diaspora Day with a full day of virtual sessions. The event hosted by the Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network (JDTAN) in association with Jamaicans.com will highlight the extraordinary work and contributions of the Diaspora in collaboration with Jamaica. The Diaspora is estimated […]
Several thousand tenants along with city council & state assembly members staged a march across the Brooklyn Bridge for affordable housing. Assemblywoman Diana Richardson. – NEW YORK CITY – MAY 14 2015 (Shutterstock) Albany, NY, June 10, 2020 – Today, legislation introduced by Assemblywoman Diana C. Richardson (D-Brooklyn) to create a civil penalty for the […]