Mayor Bill de Blasio was so intent on keeping city libraries open during the coronavirus outbreak that he went as far as making veiled threats about cutting their funding if they closed, according to multiple people familiar with the conversations. De Blasio and […]
China’s Communist Party wants more gratitude for its handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Speaking Friday, Wang Zhonglin, party chief of Wuhan, the virus-hit capital of Hubei province, said that people in the city — much of which remains on lockdown — were […]
The near-clean sweep by Joe Biden during the primary elections on Super Tuesday 2 may be the final nail in what has been shaping up as the coffin for Bernie Sanders’ campaign. But it was unclear when — or if — the senator from Vermont would […]
Although the film Everest, the fictionalized version of the 1996 Everest season that resulted in the deaths of 13 people, features leading men Jake Glyllenhal and Josh Brolin, Hollywood producers should consider putting Sophia Danenberg’s story on the big screen. Danenberg is the first Black woman to climb atop Mount Everest […]
Protests against gender violence in Mexico have intensified in recent years amid an increase in killings of women and girls. The killings are often accompanied by sexual assault and sometimes grisly mutilations. Women are expected to express their outrage in a march in […]
Hours after the coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, Americans were flooded with announcements from what seemed like every corner of the country. The President announced a sweeping ban on travel into the US. The NCAA barred fans from its annual tournament. The NBA suspended its season, altogether. […]
By Victor Omondi It feels great when you know the government is taking care of your best interest. That means you don’t have to worry about who will manage your assets or run affairs on your behalf. You make decisions freely and get them […]
Meghan Markle encouraged students to make International Women’s Day feel “like every day of the year” during a visit to a school in London on Friday. The Duchess of Sussex held a special assembly and also met with students in small groups at the […]
Today is International Women’s Day and to commemorate the occasion, TIME magazine has released a special double issue featuring 100 covers of women who defined a century, choosing one woman per year from 1920 through 2019. The founders of the Black Lives Matter […]
March 10, 2020 Edit A California-based grassroots movement dubbed March for Black Women San Diego is on a mission to ensure that Black women are celebrated, seen and heard. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, in observance of International Women’s Day, the collective will further its […]
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