By Yinka Adegoke Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed to the board of Twitter. Okonjo-Iweala served as minister of finance and coordinating minister for the economy of Nigeria under president Goodluck Jonathan from 2011 until his government was voted out in March 2015. Prior to that, she was the minister of finance […]
On Sunday, August 5th, the Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams will host the “5th Annual International Day of Friendship,” a festival recognizing hundreds of cultures and ethnicities that make Brooklyn an exuberant center of diversity. As the signature event, “Celebrating Brooklyn’s diversity’’ in honor of the cultural heritage of numerous ethnicities, the day will consist of a series of
A migrant from Mali who scrambled up the side of a building to save a 4 year old child dangling from a fifth floor balcony was thanked this week by President Emmanuel Macron and offered citizenship. Mamoudou Gassama had been living without papers in France when the incident took place. “You have become an example
Liberians living in America since a devastating civil war that took 250,000 lives are now in the crosshairs of the current Trump administration which is threatening to lift their protected status and deport them. Some five thousand people nationally are protected from deportation under the Deferred Enforced Departure or DED program which has been in
Assemblyman Charles Barron is not one of the many Black folks on the Black Panther movie euphoria bandwagon. The outspoken New York politician says the Black Panther franchise has been preyed upon by capitalist Hollywood interests, even though it is highly touted for featuring a predominantly Black cast and is also directed by a Black director.
MONTREAT, N.C.- Evangelical leader and renowned televangelist Billy Graham has died at the age of 99. The man nicknamed ‘America’s Pastor’ died Wednesday at his home surrounded by family. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association confirmed his death this morning. Graham boasted a career which spanned some 7 decades and preached to an estimated 200 million
While many nervous eyes around the world are watching rogue nation North Korea and its latest nuclear test, billionaire worry-wart Elon Musk warns that an international artificial intelligence race is more likely to cause World War III than a 20th century-style arms race. “China, Russia, soon all countries w strong computer science. Competition for AI superiority
Free Agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick received a shot in the arm when members of New York’s police force (NYPD) together with retired detective Frank Serpico and Councilman Jumaane Williams came together to show solidarity in Brooklyn. Kaepernick remains a free agent and no NFL team has shown interest in signing him after he expressed concern
Minnesota health officials said Monday that Somali families in the state had been “targeted with misinformation” about vaccines as the number of measles cases neared 50. The Minnesota Department of Health had confirmed 48 measles cases Monday, 46 of them in children under age 10. Forty-five of the confirmed cases are in Hennepin County and
SPAIN has appointed its first Minister of Sex whose job will be to get people busy between the sheets.The government hopes to boost Spain’s falling birth rate, which is one of the lowest in the developed world. Edelmira Barreira is Spain’s new Minister of Sex with the job of boosting the country’s birth rate Prime
