Flushing, NY – This Monday, Assemblymember Ron Kim joined his colleagues in denouncing the rising tensions and targeting of Asian Americans in New York during the ongoing global coronavirus outbreak. He was joined by Assemblymembers Rodneyse Bichotte and Clyde Vanel, State Senator John Liu, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Councilman Donovan Richards, and a representative from Public Advocate Jumaane Williams’ office. They stood with […]
"I want every girl on this planet to have the same opportunities that I’ve had," Michelle Obama tells Vogue.
Photo: The Obama Foundation In the three years since leaving the White House, Michelle Obama, the country’s first African-American first lady, has traveled the world giving inspirational speeches, writing a best-selling book and repeatedly deflecting calls that she herself run for president. In addition, Obama has continued to use her power to enact change via […]
PHOTO: JIS PHOTOGRAPHER Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton Ladies and gentlemen of the press, Representatives of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Other stakeholders. Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us this afternoon for what is an important development with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Jamaica today confirmed its first […]
Some people will describe him as conservative-liberal. Others will say he is the socialist-minded Brooklyn-born, New –Yorker turned Vermont senator with a great sense of humor. Among other circles, he is to them, a man with the right amount of Republican ideologies balanced out with the right measure of Democratic values, a rare combination but […]
Venice Beach, California on December 21, 2019: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on stage at a campaign rally for Senator Bernie Sanders (Shutterstock) By Gregory Krieg and Kate Sullivan, CNN Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez never hid from the fact that choosing between Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, as she weighed her 2020 presidential endorsement, would be a […]
By Marilyn Silverman
It is no longer breaking news that Arleigh Louison, the Grenadian national who operated an illegal immigration service from an office situated on 223rd Lenox Road in the borough of Brooklyn, was indicted in Vermont. This information is documented and contained within the press release dated July 23, 2019, issued from the Office of the […]
Reverend Jesse Jackson speaking at a campaign rally – Chicago Illinois. USA, 1987 (Shutterstock) “I stand with Bernie Sanders today because he stood with me. I stand with him because he never lost his taste for justice with the people. I stand with him because he stands with you.” –Rev. Jesse Jackson
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Women have an essential role to play in order to build a Caribbean that is resilient and realizes its growth potential. The region has made substantial progress toward gender equality, particularly in women’s education achievement and joining the workforce. In a poll of @WBCaribbean Twitter followers, 67.4% of respondents indicated that access to finance is still a […]
FILE – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and NYPD police officers (Kendall Rodriguez/for New York Daily News) By Wes Parnell, NY Daily News ICE agents stormed a Brooklyn restaurant and released a cloud of caustic pepper spray to nab an undocumented immigrant worker, unsettling video of the bust shows. The agents barged into […]
New York NY/USA-March 3, 2020 A sign outside of a 99 Cent store informs shoppers that they are stocking all of your necessities to protect you from covid-19. (Shutterstock) By Larry McShane, NY Daily News Gov. Cuomo declared a state of emergency Saturday as the New Rochelle coronavirus virus cluster continued to expand, with 23 […]