Month: December 2024

The bellowing voice of Jennifer Hudson filled the ornate walls of Brooklyn Kings Theater with songs from her first Christmas album, "Gift of Love," a compilation of lovable holiday tunes and familiar hits that brought the audience to its feet. The Nov. 24 concert — An Intimate Live Experience by the EGOT - Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony winner- was enchanting and magical. Despite a late start, Hudson, a former contestant […]

Dr. Michelle Gill, a Guyanese-born community leader, radio host, and founder, has dedicated her life to uplifting underserved communities in her homeland and the United States. Gill, who emigrated from Georgetown, Guyana, to the United States, shared her journey and her organization's mission, Michelle's Foundation, which she established in 2011 to foster charitable engagement. The idea for the foundation came after Gill noticed a need for more philanthropic activity among […]

Amid much fanfare, Trinidadian-American lawyer Vaughn Mayers opened his licensed Fireleaf cannabis dispensary at 2102 Ralph Ave. in Brooklyn on Saturday. Several local officials were on hand to witness the grand ceremony of the dispensary that Mayers founded and owned. Among the officials who addressed the event and presented citations were New York State Assembly Member and chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, Haitian-American Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the representative for […]

Getting ready to begin his mass deportation plans after taking office late next month, the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump has proposed sending thousands of deportees to The Bahamas, Grenada, and The Turks and Caicos Islands, but all three Caribbean Community nations have rejected the offer outright. Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis is the one who exposed the proposal from the Trump camp, saying in a statement late Thursday […]

The holidays, for many, have always served as a time to gather with relatives, reflect on the past year, and share hopes for the future. Yet this year will be different, marked by the unbearable absence of my son, Christin Emile, who was killed by New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers this past Mother’s Day. Christin was a loving and devoted member of our family. He was not just […]