Naomi Osaka (Japan) attends press conference after round 3 of US Open Tennis Championship against Cori Coco Gauff (USA) at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Shutterstock) By Jonathan Jurejko, BBC An Instagram story posted from a protest over the death of George Floyd was the first sign Naomi Osaka was beginning to find her […]
President Nelson Mandela of South Africa delivers his speech during arrival ceremonies On the South Lawn at the White House. – Washington, DC. USA, 4th October 1994 By Sir Ronald Sanders, pressroom.oecs.org Nelson Mandela in 1990 was a towering symbol of the triumph of right over wrong. Released from prison after 27 cruel years for […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jamaica’s ruling party has been re-elected with a landslide victory. The centre-right Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won 49 of 63 seats in Thursday’s parliamentary election. Prime Minister Andrew Holness called for the early vote last month in what analysts saw as a bid to capitalise on people’s satisfaction with his economic agenda and early response […]
By Deadric T. Williams & Armon Perry, The Conversation While much of the world was sheltering in place in the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans’ undivided attention was focused squarely on Minneapolis, Minnesota, where George Floyd was killed at the hands – and knees – of the police. Floyd’s murder evoked memories of […]
By Janet Howard The holiday season will be arriving faster than we think. Nearly everybody will be busy with friends and family. For some other people, the holidays are just another reason to remain in isolation. They’re not hiding by choice though. They live in isolation out of fear for their safety. That’s because unlike […]
9/11 Tribute in Light and the New York City’s Lower Manhattan Downtown Skyline to commemorate the Memory of September 11, 2001. Manhattan, New York, USA September 11, 2015. (Shutterstock) By Mary Campbell Where were you on September 11, 2001 – the day that forever changed America? At 8:46 am eastern time, a passenger plane crashed […]
Chadwick Boseman at the Stan Lee Hand and Footprint Ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theater IMAX on July 18, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA – LOS ANGELES – July 18 (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk Chadwick Boseman, also known as Chad, began his career in New York in 2003. He taught drama to youth in the […]
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signs gun violence prevention legislation in Morristown, NJ. – MORRISTOWN, NJ/USA – SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Monsy Alvarado, NorthJersey.com Immigrants without legal status can now obtain professional and occupational licenses in New Jersey as long as they meet all other requirements under a bill signed into law Tuesday by […]