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Lincoln Center hosts Art and Health Panel as part of Summer Series
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
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‘Enough is enough’: Gibson, Speaker Adams decry inequities facing Black women
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
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Dual-purpose nationwide weekend protests laud a leader; damned another
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
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Pagella Non Solo Rock 2025: trionfano gli Eden For All
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
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Trinidad declares State of Emergency after foiling deadly gang, inmate plots
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
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Curry Stew Pork with Kale
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
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Adams expands ‘Schoolyards to Playgrounds’ program
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
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Wrongfully deported to Africa? Jamaica says it didn’t turn anyone away
Jamaica’s government has expressed surprise that the Trump administration has deported one of its nationals to Eswatini or the former Swaziland, saying that Jamaican authorities have not refused to accept any person being deported back to the island over the decades. Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith said in a statement early Friday that… Read More
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Suriname’s Jennifer Simons joins ranks of CARICOM’s female trailblazers
Medical doctor and former parliamentary speaker Jennifer Simons Geerling was sworn in as the president of Suriname on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. She is the first female to do so and the fourth woman head of government currently in charge of a Caribbean Community nation. Simons,71, took the oath of office at midday nearly two months… Read More
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James defends ‘critical’ immigration services for unaccompanied Caribbean children
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, July 17, joined a coalition of 19 other states in defending essential legal services for unaccompanied Caribbean and other immigrant children, many of whom fled violence, human trafficking, and other threats in their native countries and have no parent or guardian in the United States to protect… Read More
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