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HAVANA, Cuba — Cuba has seen a deepening humanitarian crisis since the Trump administration began blocking oil shipments to the island nation, creating chaos in an attempt to topple its government. In response, grassroots groups have been bringing thousands to Cuba throughout 2026 to witness the deepening emergency and deliver support.
Solidarity delegations tra...
Pop music is polarizing in the Black community. On one hand, we get angry if one of our beloved R&B and soul singers crosses over to make pop music, abandoning the edgy, relatable roots. On the other hand, we get mad when our beloved R&B and soul singers don’t get the recognition of pop artists.
Peabo Bryson was an artist who walked that fine line with ease...
A large crowd of Brooklynites packed into the Magnolia Tree Earth Center in Bedford-Stuyvesant on May 30 to hear political candidates in two state races in the 56th Assembly District and the 25th Senate District ahead of the primaries.
These specific state and assembly races in the heart of historic Black Brooklyn have broken down so far into political “factions,” ...
This June marks the 27th Pride Month, whose origins date back to the Stonewall Uprising on June 28th, 1969, after a police raid at the Stonewall Inn. A year later, on June 28th, 1970, the first Gay Pride Liberation March took place in Manhattan to celebrate the uprising’s first anniversary. Since then, the LGBTQ Pride movement has taken hold as one of New York’s most importa...
Founded to foster visibility and opportunity for LGBTQ people in sports, the Sports Equality Foundation takes “the LOVE approach” and works to make all people who love and support sports feel welcome. The message is that sports are meant to be inclusive at all levels.
In 2013, the foundation launched the LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame, celebrating sports icons like Bill...