Viviave Faver The community called Tekoa Itakupe, which means Behind the Stone, is one of the villages of the Jaraguá Indigenous Land, located in the Mata Atlantica in the state of São Paulo. With 76 hectares, the village has its Opy’i (House of Prayer), community […]
Viviane Faver New York City is the birthplace of hip-hop. Fifty years on, the artistic movement now spans the globe. I have the pleasure to interview Hip-Hop Pioneer Ralph McDaniels and talk about Music and NYC. From the start, music videos have been essential in hip-hop’s […]
Viviane Faver As much as COVID-19 has exacerbated long-standing health disparities in America, Black people have had a 70% greater chance of death due to COVID-19 than whites. However, this is not the only shocking inequity in American health care. Tragically, the effort to save lives through organ transplantation […]
Viviane Faver Many stars shine bright in the Big Apple, including an artist who creates beauty and sanctuary through knitting, a photographer-historian with a distinctive lens on local life, a television network executive turned founder of a convention that champions black creatives, an entrepreneur dedicated […]
Viviane Faver It is well known that New York City is home to a diverse and dynamic population, including young creatives who are pushing the boundaries of community and culture in new and unexpected ways. This is especially true in the Black community, where a […]
Viviane Faver Whether in blues, rock, gospel or jazz, Black female artists in the music industry have made historical impacts over the years. From pioneers like Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross, to modern-day icons Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, and Rihanna, numerous women […]
Viviane Faver As one of this year’s most iconic vacation destinations, New York City will once again host festive dining, shopping, culture, and entertainment experiences and events across all five boroughs. According to NYC & Company, New York City’s official destination marketing organization, the fourth […]
– The state is eager for the tourism sector to recover after a devastating season in 2020. – Viviane Faver Many people are keeping an eye on the Hawaii reopening process for tourists. Since March 2020, a 15-day quarantine […]
Credits: Victor Juhasz By Viviane Faver The pandemic has highlighted what we’ve known all along- that ICE prisons are unsafe for anyone, for any amount of time. A recent New York Times investigation found that ICE detention facilities had an average infection rate five times that of prisons […]
By Viviane Faver Leyna Bloom, from Chicago, is featured on the pages of the 2021 edition of Sports Illustrated, becoming the first black Asian transgender model to appear in the magazine. She follows Valentina Sampaio, whom last year became Sports Illustrated’s first transgender swimsuit model. Quincy […]
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