By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW New York City’s First Lady, Chirlane McCray, and Dr. Torian Easterling, who serves as First Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, have teamed up to send a message to all New Yorkers that the COVID– 19 vaccines, are […]
By Lindsay Kalter, Damian McNamara, WebMD New findings suggest the Janssen/Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine can reduce the risk of an immunized person unknowingly passing along the virus to others. The FDA released new documents today that link the single-dose vaccine to a 74% lower likelihood of asymptomatic transmission to others at 71 days compared to placebo. “The decrease in […]
In response to U.S. Senator Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-CA) unveiling the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, Bitta Mostofi, Commissioner of New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, issued the following statement. The bill would create a pathway to citizenship for approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants, most of whom have been long-standing, […]
By David L. Di Maria, The Conversation Over the past four years, the Trump administration made it increasingly difficult for students from other countries to study in the United States. In 2017, the number of new international students enrolled at American colleges and universities – that is, those just coming to the U.S. for the […]
COVID-19 test site for locals and tourists by French Red Cross on the island of Saint Barthelemy, Caribbean island commonly known as St. Barts – St. Barts, French West Indies – Feb. 3, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders People in the Caribbean, who refuse to take vaccinations to counter the Coronavirus, will cause the […]
By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY A civil court judge up for a plum job in Brooklyn Surrogate’s Court has been accused of cheating a home care worker hired to help her mother out of $264,000 in wages, THE CITY has learned. Brooklyn Civil Court Judge Dweynie Paul paid the worker as little as $2.29 […]
Welcome to Montego Bay sign at Montego Bay airport in Jamaica. – Montego Bay, Jamaica / June 26, 2019 (Shutterstock) By WiredJA KINGSTON, February 22, 2021 – As the country awaits the official report on the security breach of the Jamaica government’s JamCOVID immigration site, TechCrunch is reporting that there was a second […]
Monday, February 22, 2021 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) extends hearty congratulations to the Government and people of Saint Lucia on the occasion of the nation’s 42nd Anniversary of Independence today, Monday, February 22nd 2021. A virtual flag-raising ceremony was held at the OECS headquarters in Saint Lucia to commemorate the event. […]
By Lisa Vives A plane carrying Cameroonian, Angolan and Congolese asylum seekers due to take off from Alexandria, Louisiana, was cancelled with minutes to spare after advocacy groups published affidavits by detainees of torture by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The affidavits listed a host of violent tactics ICE officials had reportedly used to […]
By Ronald Hall, The Conversation The idealization of light skin as the pinnacle of beauty affects self-esteem for women of color around the world. In many cultures, skin color is a social benchmark that is often used by people of color and whites alike in lieu of race. Attractiveness, marriageability, career opportunities and socioeconomic status […]