“An Army Afire: How the US Army Confronted Its Racial Crisis in the Vietnam Era” by Beth Bailey c.2023, The University of North Carolina Press $35.00 341 pages   Spine straight, shoulders back, arms at sides, feet pointing front. Atten-SHUN! There you stood with your fellow soldiers, all in formation, upright and alert, waiting for… Read More

The Brooklyn Rum Festival, affectionately known as “BK Rum Fest,” is back by popular demand and will take place on Aug. 12, 2023 at The Bogart House. The event created by renowned rum enthusiast Allen Murray, has established itself as the ultimate rum tasting experience and promises to be an extraordinary experience for rum enthusiasts… Read More

Il sindaco Lo Russo e il presidente Cirio con il sindaco di Firenze Dario Nardella e la sindaca di Parigi Anne Hidalgo Il presidente della Regione Piemonte Alberto Cirio e il sindaco di Torino Stefano Lo Russo oggi a Parigi hanno raccolto, insieme al sindaco di Firenze Dario Nardella, il testimone del Tour de France,… Read More

“You are a teacher; a professor; guidance counselor; a real mother. You molded, and you guided so many great youngsters; you helped a lot of young people to stay away from trouble. Oooh ooh Elsie, thank you for all you’ve done; Oooh ooh Elsie, we appreciate your contribution…. Diction, articulation, projection, pronunciation. Hold the image.… Read More

The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change hosted its annual Be Love Day celebration on July 14, where community leaders and activists shared ways for communities to come together to help transform unjust systems. In the first panel of the celebration, panelists Melanie L. Campbell, Maria Teresa Kumar and Andy Bernstein discussed… Read More

I lavori per il prolungamento della Metropolitana nella tratta da Collegno a Cascine Vica procedono secondo le tempistiche stabilite: l’obiettivo è completare le opere infrastrutturali e di rinnovo tecnologico per aprire le stazioni Certosa, Centro, Leumann e Cascine Vica alla circolazione e al pubblico entro il 2025. Come già annunciato ad aprile, il prolungamento verso… Read More

NYS Senator Kevin Parker bestowed a prestigious honor on Dr. Tamara Moise, co-founder/CEO and medical director of the esteemed Big Apple Urgent Care in Brooklyn for her unwavering commitment to providing high-quality healthcare services to the community, alongside her dedicated team on July 15. According to a release, a proclamation was presented to Dr. Moise,… Read More

Over the years I’ve shared about 30 + Soup Recipes and to be honest and frank, I’ve barely touched the surface when it comes to Caribbean and Caribbean inspired soup recipes. Such is our love for soups throughout the Caribbean. While this one is not your typical thick and ‘stew’ like variety you’d normally enjoy… Read More

Jamaica, Trinidad, The Bahamas, Barbados and St. Lucia have been among countries in the 15-nation CARICOM group of countries complaining the most about violent crime linked to gang warfare and drug smuggling among other issues. Now, St. Vincent can be added to that list as its murder rate begins to spiral out of control with… Read More

New York City Mayor, Eric Adams has announced the appointment of Caribbean-American Tania Kinsella as the 45th first deputy commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD). The mayor has also appointed Edward A. Caban as the 46th commissioner. Caban is the first Latino to serve as commissioner of the NYPD in its 178-year… Read More