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New York Public Library hosts Patriarchy Smasher event on British journalist’s new book
On March 14, the New York Public Library (NYPL) hosted its Patriarchy Smasher event with British journalist, Angela Saini, in honor of Women’s History Month. Saini, of Indian descent, discussed her new book, The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule/The Origins of Inequality (2023), with NYC based writer Nona Willis Aronowitz at NYPL. “There are… Read More
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Brooklyn Dems celebrate International Women’s Day
The Brooklyn Democratic Party on Wednesday celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD), a globally-recognized holiday that occurs annually on March 8 during Women’s History Month. IWD celebrates the incredible achievements of women and recognizes the continued fight for women’s rights and equality, as they continue to shape the world and break barriers. “Today, on International Women’s… Read More
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World’s Easiest Jerk Chicken Wings
This Jerk Chicken Wings recipe is my go-to recipe when I want the bold flavors of Jamaican Jerk, succulent chicken wings and I don’t want to be too much ‘involved’. Slap some jerk marinade on wings, into a hot and cozy oven… then enjoy with a side of Ranch dressing! Yea it’s that easy –… Read More
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Trinidad cops say evil has encompassed the land
In a rather unusual if not strange address to a regional business forum on Wednesday, newly appointed Police Chief Erla Harewood-Christopher blamed evil and the spirit of murder for Trinidad and Tobago’s alarming murder rate. Speaking to the Chaguanas Chamber of Commerce, the country’s first woman police commissioner made it clear that the local police… Read More
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Laura Trevelyan joins the reparatory justice movement
A BBC news anchor whose family had owned slaves in Grenada and who along with other family members had just recently apologized for their family’s role in slavery has quit the organization to become a reparations advocate. Laura Trevelyan, who had spent about 30 years with the world-renowned broadcaster announced her unsurprising departure via social… Read More
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Pian del Lot, iniziati i lavori per il restauro del Sacrario
Grazie alla cooperazione tra la Città di Torino, il CCR Centro Conservazione e Restauro ‘La Venaria Reale’ e l’Università degli Studi di Torino, dal 28 febbraio al 31 marzo cinque studentesse del Corso di Laurea magistrale in Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni Culturali (settore manufatti lapidei e derivati, dipinti murali e superfici decorate dell’architettura), coordinate dal docente restauratore Francesco Brigadeci, partecipano… Read More
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Justice Chereé A. Buggs: First Black woman judge in Queens County to be appointed to Appellate Term
After Justice Chereé A. Buggs was honored late last month, with the Trailblazer Award, by the Queens County Bar Association, she said it was both “awesome and a bit surreal to be regarded as a ‘trailblazer.’” “There are so many people who came before me, that it didn’t seem there were any more trails that I… Read More
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CARICOM leaders reorganize key meetings
When Caribbean Community leaders met in The Bahamas last month, it would have been the first time that the first of two biannual meetings would have been characterized as a regular session of heads. The main CARICOM summit takes place in revolving country venues in the first week of July each year, but in the… Read More
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