The Fight to End Cash Bail The Bail Project has launched a nationwide effort to replace cash bail with a just, equitable system that presumes innocence over guilt. It began as a simple idea by Bronx p…
CONGESTION PRICING – WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
CONGESTION PRICING – WHAT DOES IT MEAN? AN EDITORIAL OPINION A recent forum staged by Assembly Woman Alicia Hyndman of District 29, SE Queens, tackled the chronic problem of congestion in New York Cit…
Transforming Observations into Obligations
Transforming Observations into Obligations by Dr. Trina Lynn Yearwood James Baldwin spoke the truth when he said, “To be [Black] in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almos…
Are You Ready to Go for Broke?
by Dr. Trina Lynn Yearwood Fifty-five years ago, James Baldwin delivered a powerful and moving speech to NYC teachers. Fifty-five years later, his words are still relevant. As I look at what is happen…
Mission:FoodPossible Tackles Food Insecurity in Jamaican Schools
By: Peter Ivey and Karetta Crooks Charles The lives of 16 canteen workers, parents and teachers at the St. John’s Primary School will never be the same again after two intense days of learning about f…
UTech, Jamaica Adjunct Professor Lawrence Williams Receives Patent for Anti-Cancer Drug
Dr. Lawrence Williams displays two of his Guinea Hen Weed pharmaceutical products retailed under the Timeless Herbal Care brand – the Guinea Hen Weed Tonic and Restorative and the Guinea Hen Weed Magi…
“A FAMILY AFFAIR” AFOOT IN UNIONDALE NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY
‘Working to Build a Better Future for our Community’, the Mildred W. Fairclough Foundation (MWFF) was established in July of 2012 in order to bring together and uplift the often under-served Long Isla…
Spirit of the Caribbean
Queens New York- Saturday, August 4th, 2018 under the theme, “Queens is Cool” the spirit of the Caribbean was in full splendor as VP records partner held its first annual Caribbean Community Cultural …
Restoring What Slavery Took Away: Chasing Our Truth, Transforming Our Children’s Lives
By Dr. Trina Lynn Yearwood “Panama. My family is from Panama.” Those were the words my 7-year-old classmate uttered after mustering up the courage to explain why she was crying. I don’t remember the d…
Destruction of Black Communities: “Gentrification by default.”
By Marc Albritton During the early years of the 1900s thriving independent black communities in America such as Greenwood (Black Wall Street), Oklahoma, and Rosewood, Florida was attacked and destroye…
Men Wake Up and Stay Woke!
Written by: Publishers Vibe August 2018 Some eight years ago I wrote an expose about the sexual harassment and downright abuse prevalent in many local businesses that employed young women of color–own…
Grace Jamaica Jerk Festival 2018
By Leonard Mckenzie On Sunday July 22nd, 2018 the Grace Jamaica Jerk Festival was the scene at which the increasingly popular Nigerian singer Pato Ranking thrilled those patrons who braved the incleme…
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