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World News

Analysis: Haiti exits 2021 hamstrung by gangs and government gridlock as eyes turn to diaspora

A few months ago, Guerlinz Affriany returned from southwestern Haiti, where he helped provide...
What's Going On

What’s Going On – 12/31

NEWSMAKERSRIP: Anti-apartheid leader and activist South African Archbishop Emeritus DESMOND TUTU, 90, died on...
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World News

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s ‘moral compass’, dies at 90

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and...
National News

The Loss of Tutu is Immeasurable

The anti-apartheid icon passed away at the age of 90. Sello Hatang says the loss...
Community News

Mr. Eric L. Adams & Mr. Franklin A. Thomas

Ground-breakers Celebrated as we Move into the New Year Left:Mayor-elect Eric Adams at his post-election...
Interview

Eric Adams, New York’s New Mayor Gives His Vision for the Future

On his Life JourneyAdams: Well, I think a review of my life’s journey shows...
Tech News

$10bn James Webb space telescope launches on ‘eternal search’ mission

Successor to the Hubble telescope takes off on board rocket from ESA’s launch base...
Black History

Celebrating the Remarkable Legacy of Franklin Thomas

By Darren Walker, President,Ford FoundationFranklin Thomas was a giant—an American original; a singular leader;...
Voting Rights

New York City gives noncitizens right to vote in local elections

New York (CNN)New York City on Thursday became the largest municipality in the US...
Interview

In OUR TIME…Dr. John Henrik Clarke

The following is a reprint of a 2002 reprint of a 1996 interview with...
Obituary

bell hooks, Trailblazing Feminist Author, Critic and Activist, has Passed

The prolific and trailblazing author, poet, feminist, cultural critic and professor bell hooks died...
Health & Wellness

What You Need to Know About Variants

Omicron VariantThe Omicron variant has been detected in the United States. CDC and its public...
National News

Sgt. Alwyn Cashe Becomes 1st Black Recipient of Medal of Honor

President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the Medal of Honor -- the nation’s highest...
Health & Wellness

Early studies suggest a reduced risk of Covid-19 hospitalization when infected with Omicron compared to Delta

(CNN)Two new preprint papers add to the growing evidence that the Omicron coronavirus variant...
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Book Review

Desiree Cooper’s Black Summers. Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors

“Black Summers also became a powerful, tender, and hopeful collection about the personal and...
Editorial

Citizenship in the Age of Emerging Technologies

By Mary Alice MillerYour friendly neighborhood tech bro may know something the rest of...
Community News

Brooklyn Books and Bullets

By Nayaba ArindeTeens shot by teens. The NYPD said that this year, up to...
In Tribute

Remembering Diana King, Flo Anthony, and Pauline Barfield

Fern GillespieThis summer was a season of loss in New York City communications. Between...