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U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, second from left, with 'Housing for All' poster, flanked by her Brooklyn District Director Anita Taylor, second from right; Rose Graham, assistant principal in Brooklyn, right; and Claire Patterson-Monah, former executive director of the Brooklyn-based Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc., left.

News

Clarke kicks off re-election campaign

By Nelson A. King

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew.

News

Respect due Dr. Drew: Official recognition of Rastafari

By Louis E.A. Moyston, PhD

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.

St. Vincent refuses deportees

By Bert Wilkinson

Performers in 'Invisible/Visible: Telling It Like It Is.’

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ZCO Dance Project, Deaf Music Ensemble tell it ‘Like It Is’

By Nelson A. King

Prof. Martin Felix delivers the featured address at the 136th Anniversary Celebration at Fenimore Street United Methodist Church.

Grenada

Advocates: Militarism, exploitation threaten Caribbean justice

By Nelson A. King

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, center, with Dominican Republic flag, with honorees and other patrons.

Dominican Republic

Gibson hosts annual DR heritage celebration

By Nelson A. King

Founder of the Caribbean Equality Project (CEP) Mohamed Q. Amin, eighth from left (front) poses with members, and celebrants after leading the 38th Annual Phagwah Parade on March 29, in Richmond Hill Queens.

Queens

Caribbean Equality Project leads 2026 Phagwah Social Justice Collective at Little Guyana’s Annual Holi Parade

By Tangerine Clarke

Governor Kathy Hochul unveils Liberty Landing, a transformative project to convert the state-owned 100,000 square-foot former Bayview Correctional Facility in Manhattan into affordable housing for low-income residents and supportive housing for formerly incarcerated individuals reentering the community. The proposed project, a joint venture between Camber Property Group and Osborne Association, would invest over $108 million in West Chelsea and provide 124 permanently affordable housing units and on-site supportive services.

Cannabis

Hochul celebrates five years of ganja legislation

By Nelson A. King

Honorees proudly pose after receiving their awards, representing branches including the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, Navy, and New York Army National Guard.

News

Sanders Jr. celebrates Women in Armed Forces at Rochdale Village event

By Orlande Fleury

Self-portrait of Trinidad and Tobago native Allison Carr, who now lives in Brooklyn, and runs her fashion boutique Collection by Ally.

News

Trinidadian’s path to fashion design

By Milette Millington

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Jamaica

Jamaican PM to receive AFUWI Legacy Award

By Nelson A. King

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Media Stakeout by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana, following the vote in the General Assembly on the Resolution declaring the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and the Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity.

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UN vote asserts Israel/US alliance in denouncing Transatlantic Slave Trade

By Vinette K. Pryce

A coalition of organizations, elected officials, on on March 8, demanded funding and resources to end gun violence, after a mass shooting outside Richard's Restaurant & Bar on Avenue L, in Canarsie, Brooklyn, over the weekend. From left, are Senator Roxanne Persaud’s Chief of Staff Tanequa Strong, a representative from Enough is Enough, NYS Assembly Member (AD59) Jamie Williams, organizer, Jibreel Jalloh (sixth from left), a speaker from Save Our Streets (SOS), and Founder & CEO of Man Up Inc. Andre T. Mitchell.

Brooklyn

Community, NYPD join call for action after Canarsie shooting

By Tangerine Clarke

Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (center) with honorees.

People

Ten years strong: Bichotte Hermelyn honors eight Women of Distinction

By Nelson A. King

Attendees participate in a Pilates session during IYKYK Collective’s second annual Women’s Wellness Day, celebrating International Women’s Month.

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Inside IYKYK Collective’s Women’s Wellness Day: A celebration of connection, care and community

By Tracey Khan

More from Around NYC

Deborah Reich (center) holds her $25,000 ceremonial check for her work in World View High School with co-presidents Risa Daniels (left) and Laura Twersky (right).

Norwood teacher wins $25,000 award for inspiring students through environmental justice

The crew on an NYC Ferry saw a man in the water next to his capsized boat on Jamaica Bay off Rockaway Park and alerted the FDNY and the Coast Guard as a storm intensified Saturday, June 6.

NYC Ferry crew spots boater in need of rescue from rough waters of Jamaica Bay off Rockaway Park

NY-13: Mamdani stands by Avila Chevalier; fellow endorsee Lander keeps his distance

fire escape stairs on brick building facades in New York

Op-Ed | Building housing faster is an investment in New York’s communities