As companies around the world rush to implement diversity and inclusion programmes, the burden to launch these initiatives are unduly falling on employees of colour.
By Sheryl Nance-Nash, BBC Amid the unsettling reality of the Covid-19 pandemic, another major epidemic has had global citizens reeling: racism. The deaths of black Americans George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery ignited the Black Lives Matter movement in June, with protests that spread beyond US borders and around the world. In the wake […]
Mike Aubertin contributed to the development of Arts and Culture not only from the perspective of being the Director of Culture for several years but as a practicing artist that spanned many years. He contributed indelibly to many art forms notably: Calypso, Theater, Literature, and Radio Broadcasting. His writings Neg Maron: Freedom Fighter, spoke of […]
Toots & the Maytals, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands on 12 September 2018 (Shutterstock) By Mark Savage, BBC Toots Hibbert, frontman of the legendary reggae band Toots and the Maytals, has died at the age of 77. One of Jamaica’s most influential musicians, he helped popularise reggae in the 1960s with songs like Pressure Drop, Monkey […]
Man riding subway with mask in New York City. – July 25, 2020 (Shutterstock) SEPTEMBER 10 — TWU Local 100 has been advocating for enforcement of the mask rule with fines for months – and that advocacy paid off Thursday. Gov. Cuomo announced Thursday that riders not wearing masks will face a $50 fine. […]
Photo Credit: Daniel Zender, special to ProPublica By Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica; Topher Sanders, ProPublica and Nate Schweber, ProPublica Christopher McCormack is one of the New York Police Department’s highest-ranking officers. As an assistant chief, he helps oversee drug enforcement and organized crime investigations throughout the city. He was hand-picked for the promotion two years ago […]
Cable News Network (CNN) first went on the air in June 1980. Featured here is the giant CNN logo in front of the CNN Center (World Headquarters for CNN). – Atlanta, Georgia/ USA – June 22, 2016 (Shutterstock) By Matt Stieb, NY Mag The middle of this past decade would have been a transitional moment […]
By Katie Couric, Medium It was devastating to hear about actor Chadwick Boseman’s death from colon cancer at the age of 43. And it hit particularly close to home for me, as my late husband Jay died of the same disease when he was 42 — more than twenty years ago. One of his doctors […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic worsening, the economy faltering, and protests against racial injustice continuing, millions of Americans face difficult times and worry about the nation’s future. And with a presidential election around the corner, it’s a critical time for the country to take stock of what political leadership should mean by going back to the […]
People go partially or fully bald for any number of reasons – hormones, genetics, and aging, among others – but in the middle of a pandemic fueled recession, one factor is taking center stage. Stress. “Stress certainly can contribute to hair loss because it can affect hormone levels,” says Dr. Patrick Angelos, author of The […]
On August 24, the House Oversight Committee held an emergency hearing on efforts to use the U.S. Postal Service as a voter suppression tactic to delay mail-in ballots during the coronavirus pandemic. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy answered questions from lawmakers regarding the removal of thousands of collection boxes and mail sorting machines throughout the nation […]
