Parents and community members have expressed their concern over the difficulties faced by students with special needs and those who are learning English as a second language. These were among some of the issues raised during a community conversation on the state of K-12 education organized by the East Flatbush Community Development Corporation, in collaboration… Read More

Water is a precious resource, and New York City has some of the best municipal drinking water on the planet. Our water comes from reservoirs in the Catskills and beyond, and travels hundreds of miles to reach our taps. New Yorkers pay just one cent per gallon for our exceptional drinking water. And we use… Read More

Here’s another one of those CLASSIC Caribbean recipes enjoyed across the region. A dish where you can let your creativity run crazy, by adding ingredients you like (vegetables) or to simply clear out ends of vegetables you have unused in the fridge. As a side dish to roti, ground provisions or dumplings or served on… Read More

Destination Brooklyn is the calendar location for cultural engagement during the Memorial Day weekend. The exact address is any street adjacent to 30 Lafayette Ave.where the Brooklyn Academy of Music attracts multitudes to feast, shop, reunite and parade African elegance while others prioritize the holiday by attending DanceAfrica, the 45-year-old showcase of traditional movements that… Read More

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Prime Minister Gaston Browne has confirmed reports that migrants from Cameroon who were rescued from a recent boat disaster, will not be allowed to re-enter the country. “Why bring them back when they are likely to smuggle out of the country again,” Browne said in an article written in his own publication.… Read More

Hundreds of Grenadians attended the launch of Grenada’s carnival known as “Spicemas” at the Crown Hill Theater, 750 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216 on Sunday. CEO of the Spicemas Corporation, Cecil Noel addresses the audience during the launch of Spicemas in Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Kevin Williams CEO of the Spicemas Corporation, Cecil Noel… Read More

Neighborhood Housing Services of Brooklyn CDC, Inc. (NHS Brooklyn) recently announced a $1.9 million investment by JPMorgan Chase in its Small Property Preservation Initiative at the nonprofit’s first Women in Real Estate and Property Management Conference which took place at Medgar Evers College. JPMorgan Chase’s investment will help NHS Brooklyn increase  participation of Black female… Read More

Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) on Tuesday voted against the Default On America Act, saying that “this extreme MAGA Republican legislation presents Americans with an impossible choice: either House Republicans will wreck our economy or inflict cruel cuts that hurt everyday people.” “Congress cannot let the devastating consequences of a national default come to… Read More

‘La cultura dietro l’angolo’, da un’idea di Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo in collaborazione con la Città di Torino, giunge alla sua seconda edizione con un programma di oltre 120 attività culturali diffuse nelle circoscrizioni della città che, da maggio a dicembre 2023, porterà la cultura a poca distanza da casa, ovunque si abiti, creando… Read More

Sabato 13 maggio l’Associazione Culturale QUBI’, animata da scopi sociali, sostenibili e inclusivi, inaugura il suo garden, uno spazio urbano partecipato, condiviso e pubblico. Risale al 2021 il patto di collaborazione con la Circoscrizione 7 della Città di Torino finalizzata alla cura e manutenzione di questo giardino 3.0 destinato alla collettività. Il progetto nasce dal tentativo… Read More