Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman at the inauguration ceremony. U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Michelle Obama, TIME Amanda Gorman captivated the world when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ Jan. 20 Inauguration ceremony. Sitting just feet away from the 22-year-old that day […]
Photo: Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Through strong and effective leadership that saw the implementation of effective protocols and non-pharmaceutical measures, the small island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis was able to weather the COVID-19 storm better […]
Uigur women work in a cloth factory in Hotan county, Xinjiang province, China. – Hotan China April 27 2019 (Shutterstock) By Matthew Hill, David Campanale, and Joel Gunter, BBC News Women in China’s “re-education” camps for Uighurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured, according to detailed new accounts obtained by the BBC. You may find […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during Martin Luther King celebration at NAN headquarters. – New York, NY – January 18, 2021 (Shutterstock) “We need wartime mass production here in America” NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio today released the following statement calling for the United States of America to compel Pfizer and Moderna […]