Si terrà a Torinodal 31 marzo al 2 aprile 2023 la prima edizione di ColtivaTo, il Festival Internazionale dell’Agricoltura: tre giorni di incontri, conferenze, dibattiti, tavole rotonde, visite guidate, interviste, workshop, spettacoli teatrali, concerti e una rassegna cinematografica, per raccontare l’agricoltura in un grande evento scientifico-divulgativo con cadenza biennale. Il Festival nasce da un’idea di Antonio Pascale, scrittore e ispettore presso il… Read More

Marcus Garvey (1887-1940), Jamaica’s first national hero, was an orator for the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. “Garvey advanced a Pan-African philosophy which inspired a global mass movement, known as Garveyism,” says Biography.com. “Garveyism would eventually inspire others from the Nation… Read More

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday signed eight pieces of legislation to address pay disparities within the city’s municipal workforce and to support New Yorkers living with disabilities residing in shelters or in affordable housing units. Intros 515-A, 527-A and 521-A bolster the city’s efforts to close pay disparities and strengthen the city’s… Read More

Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair, Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and the Executive Committee of the Kings County Democratic County Committee on Tuesday endorsed four judicial candidates for election for Civil Court, Kings County, and one for Surrogate Court, Kings County. The endorsements for Civil Court are: Marva Brown, Esq.; Monique Holaman, Esq.; Turquoise Haskin, Esq.; and… Read More

Jamaican Jénine Shepherd, board chair and president of the NGO, Youths for Excellence Limited that currently serves seven Caribbean countries and the USA, will be honored as the Best Youth Leader of the Year in “Education, Art & Culture” at the 2nd Annual Anthem Award ceremony, in NYC on Monday, Feb. 27. In a release… Read More

Getty Images How To Safely Store e-Bikes and e-Scooters: Tips for Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries Almost everywhere you look in NYC, someone uses an e-bike or e-scooter. Despite their popularity among New Yorkers of all ages, these devices contain lithium-ion batteries that have caused a recent rash of raging, damaging—and in some cases deadly-–fires around the… Read More

The 15th Annual Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) City Advocacy Week in New York City starts on Feb. 27. During this week, organizations work to push for policies and funding to support the needs of AAPI, Caribbean and Indo-Caribbean communities. The organizations involved include the Center for Asian-American Children and Families (CACF), the Caribbean Equality… Read More

Stokely Carmichael, original name of Kwame Ture, was born on June 29, 1941 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. He died on Nov., 15, 1998 in Conakry, Guinea. He was a civil rights activist, leader of Black nationalism in the United States in the 1960s and originator of its rallying slogan, “Black Power.” According to Britannica.com, Carmichael immigrated to New York… Read More

Jamaica has produced many prominent figures, from Usain Bolt to Grace Jones, from Marcus Garvey to Shaggy. But most would agree that Bob Marley, who would have turned 78 on Feb. 6, is in a class by himself, according to travelnoire.com. The digital media company said that Marley’s music “fuses island flavor with social and… Read More

Resterà in vigore fino a venerdì 24 febbraio 2023 compreso (prossimo giorno di controllo) il livello 1 (arancio) delle limitazioni emergenziali. I dati previsionali forniti oggi da Arpa Piemonte evidenziano infatti il superamento del valore di 50 mcg/mc di concentrazione media giornaliera di PM10 nell’aria per tre giorni consecutivi. Eventuali variazioni del semaforo antismog in… Read More