By David M. Houston, The Conversation When parents look for information to help them choose a good elementary or secondary school for their child, they often turn to a variety of sources online. For instance, they may check out state government websites that provide “report cards” on local schools. Examples include Virginia’s School Quality Profiles […]
Albany, NY – August 11, 2021: Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul Addresses People of New York at State Capitol Building. (Shutterstock) By George Joseph and Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY Albany lawmakers departed the state Capitol Thursday for a long weekend without a deal on the state’s $216 billion spending plan — ensuring that the budget won’t […]
New York, NY – March 1, 2022: Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin speaks during Governor Kathy Hochul announcement of the completion Taystee Lab Building. (Shutterstock) Overview When Brian Benjamin took office as Lieutenant Governor in September, he became the first Caribbean-American statewide office holder in New York’s history. His mother is a Guyanese immigrant who came […]
Kamala Harris hosts a political rally in Reno, Nevada on October 27, 2020. (Shutterstock) By Noah Bierman, LA Times Vice President Kamala Harris — whose father emigrated from Jamaica —met Wednesday with the island nation’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, at the White House, marking another historic moment for the first Black and South Asian vice […]
By Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News As the Russian military invasion of Ukraine enters its second month and diplomatic relations between the US and Russia are at their most strained point in decades, seven-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is being held as a political prisoner by Russian authorities. As famed sports analyst and journalist Dave […]
Jada Pinkett Smith arrives for PeacockÕs ÔBel-AirÕ Premiere on February 09, 2022 in Santa Monica, CA (Shutterstock) By Chanté Griffin, Vogue I was mesmerized the first time I saw Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head on television—so mesmerized that I remember neither what she was wearing nor the red-carpet event she graced that day. I just […]
New York, NY – March 21, 2022: AG Letitia James attends press conference with union 1199SEIU leaders at union headquarters. (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James sent letters to the largest credit card companies and major debt collectors operating in New York, warning them of new state regulations that prevent them from […]
The governor said she would replace the controversial tax abatement with something better, but its bones are the same.
New York, NY – January 6, 2022: Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during joint press conference with mayor Eric Adams on Fulton Street Subway Station. By Rebecca C. Lewis, City and State NY In her State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul promised to end a controversial tax break to incentivize developers to build affordable […]
By John Washington and José Olivares, Business Insider In the fall of 2020, Brandon was playing the FIFA 2020 video game in the rec room of the LaSalle Correctional Center in Louisiana, where he had been locked up for five months. A Salvadoran man, watching the action over Brandon’s shoulder, started joking around, covering Brandon’s […]
By ABC News Another COVID-19 vaccine booster shot may be on the horizon for Americans, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to greenlight a fourth dose for those aged 50 and older as soon as Tuesday. It comes after Pfizer-BioNTech requested the FDA authorize a fourth dose for Americans aged 65 and […]