JetBlue Airways has launched four new nonstop routes to the Caribbean as it expands its reach throughout the region.
Posted inInternational
Caricom-Canada talks stall again, near collapse
In the clearest indication yet that Canada and the 15-nation Caribbean trade bloc might not have a free trade agreement anytime soon
Posted inObits
Three gallant freedom fighters join the ancestors
I was still reeling from the news that one of Detroit’s most remarkable freedom fighters, General Gordon Baker Jr., had joined the ancestors when in rapid succession, like a machine gun of sorrow, word came that the author Sam Greenlee had expired and that the uncompromising voice of Vincent Harding was stilled. Then, as if there was no end to the sadness, the phone was alive with messages that the beloved Elombe Brath was no longer a breathing icon of commitment
Posted inFood, Local
Food festival coming to Harlem in 2015
Harlem receives some presidential treatment this week as former President Bill Clinton, along with celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson and others, have announced the Harlem EatUp! festival.
Posted inPolitics Noir, Politics-AN
David Paterson named chair of NY State Democratic Party
Former New York State Gov. David Paterson was tapped to become the new chair of New York State’s Democratic Party.
Posted inObits
Former NY State Senator Abate, dead at 66
The political world in New York State continues to mourn the death of Catherine Abate.
Posted inActivism, Education
NYC College Responds to Sexual Assault Investigation
A recent federal report cited 55 colleges and universities under Title IX investigation for mishandling sexual violence issues reported to officials. The report, released by U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) earlier this month lists New York City’s own CUNY Hunter College.
Posted inGo with the Flo
Street named in Sylvia’s honor
My colleagues over at the “Confidential” column at the New York Daily News are reporting that Solange Knowles’ elevator attack on brother-in-law Jay Z, which occurred on May 5 at a Met gala after-party in the Boom Boom Room at the Standard Hotel, was ignited because the rap mogul had plans to head to Rihanna’s after-party without Beyonce.
Posted inJazz Notes
Undead Music Festival’s Final Days, Sosa, Adujah, Palmieri
There are only two days left to the Undead Music Festival, which is taking place in Brooklyn and the Village.
Posted inLocal
A celebration of Haiti
On May 17, Community2Community will celebrate Caribbean culture during its fourth annual Hope and a Future: A Celebration of Haiti event.