Hundreds of residents on Sunday, Aug. 20 celebrated the co-naming of 131st Street and Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill as ‘Trinidad and Tobago Street,’ making it the first street to be named after the twin-island anywhere in the world.  In a festive celebration reminiscent of carnival, community leaders, elected officials and residents wore red, black… Read More

In a heartfelt event that shed light on the often-overlooked contributions of homecare workers and post-acute care providers, the CareStar Awards launched on August 3 at Terrace on the Park, Queens, New York.  The visionary behind this initiative, Kevin Howell, CEO and Founder of Anchor Group NA Corp, a strategic consulting and health tech company dedicated… Read More

The United States on Saturday won the mixed 4x400m world title at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, improving its own world record to 3:08.80 after the Netherlands’ world indoor 400m record-holder Femke Bol hit the deck three strides from home while appearing on the brink of anchoring her team to victory, according to World… Read More

“Sipping Dom Perignon Through a Straw: Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever” by Eddie Ndopu c.2023, Legacy Lit   $29.00         240 pages You really get around. You’re here, you’re there, at all the best parties and all the biggest events. It seems like everyone knows you, too, and you call them… Read More

A major think tank in Washington, D.C. says the United States is moving to curtain China’s economic investment in the Caribbean. The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) – a nonprofit independent research and information organization, established in 1975 by former director Larry Birns to promote the common interests of the hemisphere, raise the visibility of regional… Read More

This past week we made it official: outdoor dining is here to stay. New Yorkers were hungry for an outdoor dining program that was cleaner, safer, and healthier. And by signing a new bill to bring al fresco dining to all five boroughs, we’ve delivered for them. Our new outdoor dining program, “Dining Out NYC,”… Read More

Renowned reggae artist Kabaka Pyramid set the stage on fire with his sensational performance at the Reggae Sumfest, leaving fans and music enthusiasts spellbound with his captivating presence and positive message, according to Jamaican entertainment publicist Ronnie Tomlinson.  Tomlinson, CEO of the New York-based Destine Media, said “the esteemed artist proved that authenticity and a… Read More

Community organizers across the country discussed ways to protect communities against threats to mutual aid and solidarity efforts, during a virtual conversation moderated by Dean Spade, author of Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the next) [2020]. It was co-sponsored by Haymarket Books and the Community Justice Exchange (CJE).  Spade began the conversation,… Read More

Producers of the new TV series From Yard have announced the official dates for the much anticipated Jamaican and New York World Premiere screenings of the show’s pilot episode. The Jamaican Premiere Screening will take place on Monday, September 18 at 8:30 pm at Palace Cineplex, Sovereign Centre in Kingston. The Gala World Premiere will unfold at the… Read More

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic prepared to shut down much of the country Tuesday as Tropical Storm Franklin took aim at the island of Hispaniola that it shares with Haiti and threatened to unleash landslides and heavy floods. The storm was expected to make landfall on the island Wednesday… Read More