Series: Assess your current financial situation Last month, we focused on formulating a financial vision and identifying your financial goals to equip you to achieve financial freedom. Now that you have a clear financial vision…
Marie is the face behind the hottest red…
Marie Mirveline Charles left the countryside in Haiti as a child for a new life in the U.S. It was a strange and challenging transition for Charles, but with family support, persistence and an aptitude…
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The top headlines for the week ending Sept. 19 White Chocolate is canceled Caribbean Twitter had to hold a drag session this past week. Josh “White Chocolate” Butler has been renamed "Carnival Columbus" after he…
Abebe Lewis moves the culture forward
Reggae music is going through a rebirth. The new age of the genre is evolving as the culture changes, and the new generation reaches its prime.The new wave is not your parents' rocksteady or grandparents'…
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The top headlines for the week ending with Sept. 12 While people are already making New Year's Resolutions rushing to move past 2020, the year continues to get apocalyptic. As of Sunday, 33 people have…
Let’s build our power as well as protest
Did you know that the police's original mandate in the Southern United States in the late 1800s was to protect slavemasters and plantation owners' rights? "In the History of Policing in America," author Gary Potter…
Davica uses her story to empower others
Some of the responses have been edited for clarity. Davica V. Williams, known as Davi Speaks, is a multimedia personality, realtor and Christian spiritual advisor. She loves the culture, flair and the interconnectedness of her…
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The top headlines for the week ending Sept. 5 Protests and counter-protests continued this week in Louisville, Kentucky, Portland, Oregon and Rochester, New York. Activist Michael Forest Reinoehl was killed by police during an attempted…
DJ Spider revolutionizes soca music
Some of the responses have been edited for clarity. Haskell Greenidge, better known as DJ Spider, is a super producer, disc jockey, songwriter and music curator from New York. He is known for revolutionizing soca…