As China appears to gain a greater foothold in the Caribbean, a group of very worried congressional representatives has written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging Washington to pay greater attention to the region, or its main superpower rival will gain even greater ground and influence. This is as regional leaders get ready to… Read More

Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. recently hosted a special edition of his podcast, “Where Do We Go from Here?” in celebration of February’s National Library Lovers Month. The episode featured a discussion with Dennis Walcott, the president and chief executive officer of the Queens Public Library (QPL). Addabbo, who represents District 15 in Queens, said… Read More

Marcus Garvey the proponent of Black Nationalism and Pan African Movements operating in the United States, was falsely charged and imprisoned for mail fraud. After serving two years of a five year sentence President Calvin Coolidge commuted his sentence and Garvey was deported to his homeland Jamaica. Now 101 years later, he was posthumously pardoned… Read More

“Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm of Resilience from the First African American Rockette” by Jennifer Jones c.2025, Amistad                                              $26.99                                                 208 pages   Step, step, kick. Twirl, step, and kick again. Left, right, step. The choreography is all new to you, but you’ll get it eventually, no problem. You know what it takes to be a great… Read More

The plight of USAID to developing nations seemed imperiled recently when the Donald Trump administration announced immediate curtailment of funding. Initially, a spotlight on Africa proved a way focus for concern. However, the Caribbean and Latin America rallied support from advocates who contend a purposeful, necessity for the agency. Although the United States Agency for… Read More

Multi-talented Brooklyn-born singer/songwriter Ajii has teamed up with rising star and Season 21 Top Five finalist Wé Ani for the release of their new duet, “” Written by Ajii, Wé Ani, and Alex Poeppel and produced by Poeppel, the calm and vibey, hypnotically infectious track, out on Friday, offers “a combination of poignancy and groove,… Read More

E’ stato presentata questa mattina a Palazzo Civico la terza edizione del Salone del Vino Torino, che si terrà da sabato 1 a lunedì 3 marzo alle OGR Torino. Ad anticiparlo, una settimana di eventi diffusi in tutta la città all’interno del ricco palinsesto OFF del Salone, che, da quest’anno, ruota attorno a 4 sedi… Read More

Sulla base dei dati previsionali sulla qualità dell’aria forniti oggi da Arpa Piemonte è stato confermato il livello 0 (bianco) delle misure antismog. Fino a mercoledì 19 febbraio 2025 – prossimo giorno di controllo – resteranno pertanto in vigore le sole misure strutturali di limitazione al traffico. Eventuali variazioni del semaforo antismog in vigore, con… Read More

Dolomiti Energia Trentino ha conquistato le Final Eight 2025 battendo in finale EA7 Emporio Armani Milano con il punteggio di 79-63. Grande prova per la squadra nerogrigia, testa di serie numero 3 del torneo, che si è aggiudicata la coppa Italia alla sua prima finale disputata. Secondo successo, invece, per il coach Paolo Galbiati, che… Read More

Umana Reyer Venezia – Famila Wuber Schio = 45/54  (8/14; 21/26; 32/44) “Se dovessimo giocare la finale con Schio sarà una partita bella e speriamo combattuta fino alla fine”, aveva pronosticato lil coach dell’Umana Reyer Venezia Andrea Mazzon nel post gara della semifinale contro Tortona. E’ stato effettivamente così, come tutte le partite che hanno… Read More