Yearly Archives: 2021

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 – 12/31

NEWSMAKERSRIP: Anti-apartheid leader and activist South African Archbishop Emeritus DESMOND TUTU, 90, died on...
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Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s ‘moral compass’, dies at 90

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

The Loss of Tutu is Immeasurable

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

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...

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...

$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...

Celebrating the Remarkable Legacy of Franklin Thomas

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

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...

In OUR TIME…Dr. John Henrik Clarke

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

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

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

What You Need to Know About Variants

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

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...

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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Democrats Sweep 2026 Mid-Terms

President Barack Obama's Assessment Goes Global"We Did It!": AG James, House Speaker Jeffries,Assemblywoman Walker,...

Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Ethiopia: Three African Nations Surviving the Trump Administration

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG:@kazbatts Russia just concluded it’s third Russia / Africa summit in the...

Championship Hangover?

New York, RELAX! Knicks Look to Silence the Critics By Eddie CastroThe NBA season is...

Elections Do Indeed Have Consequences

By Mary Alice MillerWhen Trump implored Republican voters to vote as if he were...