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Michael Strahan’s daughter Isabella reveals brain tumor diagnosis

Photo: Getty Images Michael Strahan’s 19-year-old daughter, Isabella, has been diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a malignant brain tumor. The father-daughter duo revealed the diagnosis in an interview with GMA’s Robin Roberts on Thursday...

‘Aggressive’ BCF Inmate Injured, Subdued After Use Of Force

On Saturday, January13, 2024, about 6:30 p.m., Officers at the Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) employed a continuum of force to subdue a resident who was being persistently uncooperative to receive medical care. Adelburt Daniel, a resident on t...

MLK Day Special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his own words

Martin Luther King Jr. – Photo courtesy of Bettmann Archive NOTE: Go to https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/15/mlk_day_special to watch the hourlong show, which includes photos and videos to illustrate Dr. King’s words. As you watch and read, whe...

Claire Oliver Gallery Announces “Reimagining Icons: Counter-Narratives And Histories Enriched”

The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem. Harlem’s Claire Oliver Gallery is pleased to present Reimagining Icons: Counter-Narratives and Histories Enriched, an exhibition created by Canadian curator Evlyne Laurin. Including featuring ne...

Travel Advisory From Harlem To The Hudson For Winter Weather

The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem. NYC Emergency Management has issued a travel advisory in expectation of snow and possible freezing precipitation tonight and into tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16th, 2024. The National Weather Service ha...

Lilly Endowment Offers $100 Million to Boost Endowments of Private HBCUs

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has announced that is has received $100 million from the Lilly Endowment in Indianapolis that will be used to bolster the endowment for the 37 historically Black colleges and universities that form UNCF’s me...

Man Shot Dead In Gros Islet

Saint Lucia police are investigating a shooting incident in Gros Islet on Monday that left one man in his twenties dead. According to reports, he sustained a single gunshot wound along Dauphin Street. Saint Lucia Fire Service spokeswoman Stacy Joseph...

5 ways to get your coins right in 2024

& by& Amaka Watson Smart year-end money moves include strategically paying down high-interest debt, rebalancing your investment portfolio, maximizing retirement contributions, assessing your emergency fund, and exploring tax-saving opportunit...

The Number of Black Americans Who Died After Suffering Injuries at Work Is at an All-Time High

New statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that in 2022, 5,486 American workers died after suffering injuries while working. This was up by 5.7 percent from 2021. A worker died every 96 minutes from a work-related injury in 2022 compared...

Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts Commentary on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By Joe Pitts Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-On Monday, Jan. 15, our great city of Clarksville, Tennessee, will join the rest of the nation in observing a federal holiday honoring the birthday of a very important American. “Greatness” is a term...

Palliative care: Relief from pain and symptoms of serious illness

By Sara Maples, M.D. TriHealth and Hospice of Cincinnati There are few things worse than experiencing pain, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. And if you or someone you love is in pain, chances are you’d do just about anything to mak...

One big man … one hot truck!

John Miranda is a superstar. Having worked at the UCSF compound immediately adjacent to the Parcel E-2 landfill for 26 years, driving the same truck to work every day, he and his truck carry a heavy burden of contaminants. His plight is described in...

Cutting-Edge Wellness Center Coming To Saint Lucia

TheLifeCo Well-being, the internationally acclaimed wellness brand, is set to redefine holistic health with the inauguration of its most advanced center to date at Mount Pimard in Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia. As a pivotal component of the Caribbean Jewel...

Angela Bassett’s Honorary Oscar Marks a Triumph of Recognition and Resilience

[Photo: Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP] In a stunning turn of events, the illustrious career of Angela Bassett, spanning nearly four decades and punctuated by two Oscar nominations, has been rightfully honored with an honorary Academy Awar...

Racquel Oden Is the First Woman Board Chair of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Racquel Oden is the new chair of the board of directors of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. She is the first woman to chair the board in the organization’s 37-year history. Established in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is the natio...