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On July 11, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA), in partnership with the International Teaching Artists Collective (ITAC), hosted the virtual event, "Art & Health Panel: Exploring the Power of the Arts in Health - A Global Perspective," as a part of the Summer Forum from July 9-12, which was included in the 2025 Summer for the City Series. Madeleine McGirk Rutherford, the current managing director of ITAC, […]

Thousands of disenchanted Americans stormed state Capitol and federal buildings to protest recent budget cuts and reaffirm messaging from Congressman John Lewis, who was regarded as the country's "moral compass." Brandishing signs and placards reading "Good Trouble Lives On," demonstrators echoed organizers' attempts to parody the words of the Alabama native. Punctuating with a reminder that "the most brazen rollback of Civil Rights in generations" should not be tolerated, more than 1000 gatherings were recorded […]

In observing Black Women’s Equal Pay Day on Thursday, July 10, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams lamented what they regarded as “structural inequities” that Black women continue to face in the US. “Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is a sobering reminder of the Black women still earn 66 cents for every dollar paid to white men, forcing them to work nearly eight extra […]

For the second time in almost eight months, two different governments have placed Trinidad under a state of emergency to beat back what authorities say is a troubling spike in gruesome killings and an increase in gangland activities, including plots to assassinate top officials. President Christine Kangaloo signed the state of emergency declaration early Friday, giving police and the military special and additional powers to detain known gangsters and criminals. […]

Welcome to a delicious twist on a Caribbean classic: Curry Stew Pork with Kale. During my time as a little fella on the islands, I don’t ever recall seeing Kale being sold in the markets, nor anyone in my village growing it. Over the last few years, I’ve enjoyed the Kale Salad Recipe I shared back in 2018, as well as the Cantaloupe, Cucumber, and Kale smoothie on many occasions. In this flavorful dish, tender […]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, and New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa announced the opening of 11 new sites in the city's "Schoolyards to Playgrounds" program on Monday, July 14. This announcement delivers another key commitment of Adams's 2025 State of the City. The mayor said Schoolyards to Playgrounds increases access to green […]

Jamaica’s government has expressed surprise that the Trump administration has deported one of its nationals to Eswatini or the former Swaziland, saying that Jamaican authorities have not refused to accept any person being deported back to the island over the decades. Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith said in a statement early Friday that the Andrew Holness administration has begun to make formal inquiries to determine the accuracy of […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, July 17, joined a coalition of 19 other states in defending essential legal services for unaccompanied Caribbean and other immigrant children, many of whom fled violence, human trafficking, and other threats in their native countries and have no parent or guardian in the United States to protect them. In an amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the […]