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Promised Sky by Erige Sehiri is a Cannes-selected drama about an Ivorian pastor in Tunisia who builds a surrogate family with migrant women.

Movies

33rd African Film Festival lights up NYC

By Nelson A. King

News

Sandra and Jules keep tie-dye thriving at 22 years

By Tangerine Clarke

Singer Richie Stephens performing at one of two sold-out, back-to-back Rhythms of Africa concerts in Florida.

Music

Richie Stephens, JC Lodge, Gem Myers ignite Rhythms of Africa concert

By Nelson A. King

Book cover of "Arsenio" by Arsenio Hall with Alan Eisenstock.

Books

Talk as calling: Arsenio Hall’s cultural journey

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

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AMNY

Op-Ed | Why NYC’s New Health Plan Is Failing Its Workforce

Thomas Fattorusso

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with NYS Gaming Commission’s Division of Gaming Director Thomas Fattorusso

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alphonso Browne delivers a national statement during the high level segment on day three of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on Nov. 13, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Haiti

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, addresses the general debate of the 68th session of the General Assembly in Sept. 25, 2013.

Trinidad & Tobago

Six held in deadly police station heist in Trinidad

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness, second from right, receives Legacy Award, flanked by Dr. Cyrus McCalla, the Jamaican-born chairman of AFUWI, right; The University of the West Indies (UWI) Chancellor Dr. Dodridge D. Miller, left, and UWI Vice Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, second from left.

News

Holness awarded AFUWI’s prestigious Legacy prize

By Nelson A. King

A young African-American family.

Jamaica

Good news, music fest arrives in time for mom to enjoy a day off

By Vinette K. Pryce

Jessy J. Perez-Camilo, who works as an archivist in the Dominican Studies Institute (DSI) at the City College of New York, City University of New York (CCNY, CUNY).

Dominican Republic

New CUNY Archives Project spotlights Dominican history

By Milette Millington

Julie Menin

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin

Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell addresses the opening of the 4th Annual AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum in St. George, Grenada on Monday, July 28, 2025.

Cuba

Grenada stands firm with Cuba, says PM Mitchell

By Bert Wilkinson

Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, left, with Consul General of Guyana to New York, Ambassador Michael E. Brotherson, raised their glasses at a previous reception to commemorate Guyana's Republic Anniversary. The two diplomats will collaborate to host scheduled events to celebrate Guyana's 60th Independence Anniversary.

Guyana

Guyana launches Diamond Jubilee with Homecoming celebrations

By Tangerine Clarke

St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Opposition Leader Dr. Goodwin Friday addresses town hall meeting at the Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center in Brooklyn in October 2028.

Political storm over dual citizenship in St. Vincent

By Bert Wilkinson

James Cordice, coordinator of the Vincentian Penn Relays initiative, addresses a reception.

Sports

TSSS absence from Penn Relays sparks disappointment

By Nelson A. King

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FILE PHOTO: Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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