Category : News Talk

Analysis | How risky for Biden is Arab American anger over Israel?

Washington Post columnist Shadi Hamid observed something while at home over the Thanksgiving break: Several Arab relatives told him that they would not support President Biden’s reelection next year because of his response to the Gaza war. They wou...

The Longest Running Study of Black Women’s Health Just Shared Some Major Results

By now, we all know that Black women disproportionately suffer from a host of illnesses and adverse health outcomes. Yet, we’re routinely excluded from crucial research that could help us get some answers and work on solutions. Tackling...

A Big-Money Operation Purged Critics of Israel From the Democratic Party

The following article is adapted from the new book, “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution,” out December 5, 2023. In May 2021, the Israeli government began pushing ahead with evictions of Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborh...

How San Francisco’s Vegan Mob Became a Plant-Based Barbecue Empire

On a hot day in late October, the sun shines on Charter Oak Avenue as a fleet of cars sails in and out of the dead-end street picking up breakfast burritos and tea leaf salads from a many-faced ghost kitchen. Dressed in all black with cherry red Yeez...

MIT students build connections with Black and Indigenous Brazilians to investigate culture and the environment

In January 2024, at the height of Brazil’s summer, a group of 20 MIT undergraduates will arrive in São Paulo, Brazil, for the Independent Activities Period (IAP) course WGS.247/21L.592 (Race, Place, and Modernity in the Americas) jointly offered b...

Black-Owned Brand Creates Travel Gear Celebrating Kids Of Color

Photos: BlackBusiness.comDutchess and Duke Over half of all children in the United States are children of color. That’s why Dutchess and Duke, a new kids’ travel gear company, has embarked on a mission to revolutionize the world of travel gear for ch...

“Better to break the law” to advance climate goals, says author of Paris Agreement

Ahead of this week’s United Nations COP26 summit in Dubai, one of the key architects behind the Paris Agreement – to which Canada is a signatory – said that breaking the law was necessary to advance climate goals. Speaking about her past as a clima...

Longtime Queens resident and publishing leader starts new stationary line Junebug Ink

Jackie Monk Photo courtesy of Jackie Monk Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams Native New Yorker and longtime Queens resident Jacklyn “Jackie” Monk is an award-winning leader an...

Michigan State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh to Run for 8th Congressional District

Michigan State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh announced her candidacy for the 8th Congressional District seat. This move follows the announcement of U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee’s retirement, a Flint Democrat, due to health concerns. Pugh’s decisio...

92 groups seek aid through Cattaraugus Gives drive

OLEAN — Almost 100 nonprofits are banking on the community’s generosity as the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation prepares to kick off the seventh annual Cattaraugus Gives program. Cattaraugus Gives, set for Giving Tuesday, is a 24-hour online...