Winnie Madikizela-Mandela joined the ancestors on April 2nd at the age of 81, leaving the nation of South Africa bereft of an iconic leader and the world in mourning. Although she came to public prominence as the wife of freedom fighter, and later president, Nelson Mandela, she built sarong and lasting legacy of her own. […]readmore
In the March 22 issue we reported that at the current rate, by 2050 the prediction is that the mass of plastic pollution in the ocean will equal the mass of fish. As horrifying as that thought is, the climate-change predictions in the following article tell of an overheated world of mass migrations, melting glaciers, fire, droughts, extreme […]readmore
By Dan Morrison and Chris Tyree It is everywhere: the most enduring, insidious, and intimate product in the world. Plastic wraps our meals and streamlines our cars. It clothes hipsters downtown and climbers on Mount Everest. It exfoliates and insulates. It transports sewage and delivers human blood. Look around your home – your closet, your […]readmore
(Featured Image updated with appropriate credit to artist Kervin Andre) International retail giant H & M drew public ire over ad showing a black child wearing a green H&M hoodie with the text “coolest monkey in the jungle” printed on it. Such popular artists as, Sean Combs, Weeknd, Questlove and G-Eazy lashed out in response. […]readmore
From: CIA.GOV Pfc. Preston Toledo and Pfc. Frank Toledo, Navajo cousins in a Marine artillery regiment in the South Pacific, relay orders over a field radio in their native tongue. In the heat of battle, it is of the utmost importance that messages are delivered and received as quickly as possible. It is even more […]readmore
By Rebecca Theodore CARICOM’s strategy for the promotion of economic unification among its member states and the harmonization of Caribbean foreign policy now depends entirely on the United Nations Development Program. CARICOM’s leadership, in partnership with the United Nations, is now devoted to a new “social contract” with the government and people of the Caribbean. […]readmore
David Robinson came to the offices of the International African Arts Festival this past Sunday, invited in partnership with the National Association of Kawaido Organizations (NAKO), and spoke about the creation of his Tanzanian coffee farm, the Sweet Unity Farms cooperative of four hundred small family farms he is part of, and expanding to trade […]readmore
There is so much information coming and going that some moments get lost but are too important to be forgotten. One such time at risk was December 20, 2016 at the United Nations General Assembly. There, representatives of developing nations from around the world rose and spoke with passion honoring the memory of that friend […]readmore
