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A House Divided: How a Band of Speculators Seized Deeds of Black-Owned Brooklyn Brownstones

A House Divided: How a Band of Speculators Seized Deeds of Black-Owned Brooklyn Brownstones

BY GEORGE JOSEPH AND SAMANTHA MALDONADO BY GEORGE JOSEPH AND SAMANTHA MALDONADO  Four years ago, Deborah Thomas got a call from an unknown number. The stranger on the line introduced himself as Eddie Doran and informed her that he was a new co-owner or soon to be co-owner of her home — a two-story brownstone just blocks away from […]

Community Leaders Honored for Making Change Happen at the Grassroots

Community Leaders Honored for Making Change Happen at the Grassroots

By Peter White Listen to a special podcast They imagined a world that didn’t exist yet and went about building it. That was the common theme from three community organizers whose work proves that change really can happen through grassroots efforts, despite gridlocked legislatures, polarized politics and economic uncertainty. The three organizers, among six who […]

Remarks by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Saint Kitts and Nevis at the WHD Meeting

Remarks by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Saint Kitts and Nevis at the WHD Meeting

Remarks by the Honourable Dr. Terrace Drew, Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance of Saint Kitts and Nevis at the WHD Meeting with Caribbean Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors, Washington DC, USA, Wednesday 12th April 2023. ” Reaping Opportunities from Green Energy” Salutations Thank you Mr. Chairman It is an honour to participate in today’s […]

Jamaican Man Deported From The U.K. Gets Extradited Back & Sentenced To 3 Years After Knowingly Infecting Woman With HIV 14 Years Ago

Jamaican Man Deported From The U.K. Gets Extradited Back & Sentenced To 3 Years After Knowingly Infecting Woman With HIV 14 Years Ago

39-year-old Jamaican man named Jermaine Scott — who was deported from the U.K. and sent back to his homeland — has recently been extradited back to Britain to receive a 3-year sentence for knowingly infecting a woman with HIV 14 years ago. It is reported that Scott was diagnosed with the virus in 2005 and […]