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Three Caribbean leaders aimed their proverbial ‘pistols’ at the developed world this week, calling for climate change financing and reminding anyone who would listen that the region is one of the smallest polluters on the planet but is still among areas hardest hit by an ever changing climate. Ifraan Ali of Guyana, Gaston Browne of Antigua and Mia Mottley of Barbados all raised the climate change issue and its plethora […]

Nicki Minaj has stepped forward to address rumors that she threw shade at Beyonce amid her ongoing public feud with[Read More...] The post Nicki Minaj Responds To Alleged Beyonce Diss Amid Jay-Z Beef appeared first on Urban Islandz.

Residents turned out in their numbers on Saturday, Sept. 21, to donate blood at the 6th Annual Edward Swire Memorial Blood Drive, thanks to NY State Senator Kevin Parker, who collaborated with the Sons of Kings Lodge #123 for the push as National Sickle Cell Awareness Month closes. The politician who has presented the drive at Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church for the past four years joined phlebotomists from the […]

Amid anti-Haitian attacks by the Republican Party, particularly by former US President Donald J. Trump and his Vice-Presidential running mate JD Vance, the Episcopal Diocese of New York gathered last Wednesday to reaffirm its nearly decade-long relationship with Haiti through the New York Haiti Project. The Episcopal Diocese of New York told Caribbean Life over the weekend that the meeting, at Bishop Matthew Heyd’s residence on the Cathedral Close in […]

Will Diddy’s criminal case affect his celebrity friends? The Bad Boy Records founder is facing an increasing number of legal[Read More...] The post Jason Lee Names List Of Celebrities He Saw At Diddy’s House appeared first on Urban Islandz.

With prices continuing to rise across the board, it has become more difficult than ever for many New York City families to simply make ends meet. Despite these challenges, the New York City Council’s focus seems to be disregarding the reality that so many New Yorkers are currently facing. Now, some in the Council are at risk of ignoring what New Yorkers need and pushing through policies that will further […]

There may be a plot twist at the upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show according to New York rapper Fivio Foreign.[Read More...] The post Drake Will Perform With Kendrick Lamar At Super Bowl, Says Fivio Foreign appeared first on Urban Islandz.

Access to reliable internet connectivity in underserved NYC communities is improving as a result of continued public and private partnerships, industry experts said at a community panel discussion on Tuesday. Schneps Media and internet provider Spectrum hosted “Broadband, Access and Equity: Bridging the Digital Divide in New York,” a community event at Guttman Community College in Midtown that focused on observations and solutions for resolving digital inequities throughout the Big […]

The exhibition of artist Patricia Encarnación, “Tracing the Underside: The Epigenetics of Tropicalization,” is on display until Oct. 27 at New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) House 17, 2nd floor, at Nolan Park on Governors Island after opening on Sept. 3.  The exhibition is being done in collaboration with Superposition Gallery, which Storm Ascher founded in 2018. It explores the intricate relationship between Caribbean bodies and landscapes as territories that withhold […]