“Joy Goddess: A’Leila Walker and the Harlem Renaissance” by A’Lelia Bundles c.2025, Scribner                                                  $29.99                                             364 pages   Mama said. Mama said to be nice to others. Stand up for yourself, she said. You can do whatever you put your mind to. Stay out of trouble. Take care of yourself and those you love. Mama… Read More

Ask any young person, senior citizen, or working-class New Yorker about the biggest issues facing our city and you’ll hear the same response: affordable housing. When our administration came into office, we were clear that our city could not afford to keep kicking the can down the road on housing; it was not enough to… Read More

La carreggiata Sud di corso Sebastopoli, da corso Siracusa a via Lima, sarà chiusa da domani martedì 22 luglio e fino alla fine del mese di agosto, per consentire lo svolgimento in sicurezza dei lavori di rinnovo della rete di teleriscaldamento da parte di Iren.  Su ambo i lati del medesimo tratto di corso Sebastopoli,… Read More

On July 11, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA), in partnership with the International Teaching Artists Collective (ITAC), hosted the virtual event, “Art & Health Panel: Exploring the Power of the Arts in Health – A Global Perspective,” as a part of the Summer Forum from July 9-12, which was included in the… Read More

Thousands of disenchanted Americans stormed state Capitol and federal buildings to protest recent budget cuts and reaffirm messaging from Congressman John Lewis, who was regarded as the country’s “moral compass.” Brandishing signs and placards reading “Good Trouble Lives On,” demonstrators echoed organizers’ attempts to parody the words of the Alabama native. Punctuating with a reminder that “the most brazen… Read More

In observing Black Women’s Equal Pay Day on Thursday, July 10, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams lamented what they regarded as “structural inequities” that Black women continue to face in the US. “Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is a sobering reminder of the Black women still earn 66… Read More

Gli Eden For All si sono aggiudicati il primo posto nella Finale dell’edizione 2025 di Pagella Non Solo Rock. L’evento si è svolto domenica 13 luglio a sPAZIO211 open air, in via Francesco Cigna 211. Lo storico concorso musicale, attivo dal 1990 e dedicato ai giovani under 23 di Torino e della Città Metropolitana, ha… Read More

For the second time in almost eight months, two different governments have placed Trinidad under a state of emergency to beat back what authorities say is a troubling spike in gruesome killings and an increase in gangland activities, including plots to assassinate top officials. President Christine Kangaloo signed the state of emergency declaration early Friday,… Read More

Welcome to a delicious twist on a Caribbean classic: Curry Stew Pork with Kale. During my time as a little fella on the islands, I don’t ever recall seeing Kale being sold in the markets, nor anyone in my village growing it. Over the last few years, I’ve enjoyed the Kale Salad Recipe I shared back in 2018,… Read More

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, and New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa announced the opening of 11 new sites in the city’s “Schoolyards to Playgrounds“ program on Monday, July 14. This announcement delivers another key commitment of Adams’s… Read More