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Remembering Slinger ‘Mighty Sparrow’ Francisco, a musical icon and ‘the King of Calypso’
NEW YORK—Slinger Francisco, known as “Calypso King of the World,” “Monarch of Competition,” and early in his career as the “Little Sparrow” and later...
East and West coasts pummeled by latest round of extreme weather
“To be plagued with too much rain will destroy property and lives. It swells the rivers and creeks. Too much rain floods cities and...
U.S. Senate blocks demand for answers on Israel’s actions in West Bank
WASHINGTON—U.S. senators recently blocked a demand for answers about the killings of American citizens in the occupied West Bank, rejecting a motion to advance...
Are Trump, Iran playing a November waiting game? Both sides view U.S. elections as...
The war of words between the Trump administration and Iran is heating up as both sides appear to be engaged in a waiting game,...
A Standard Bearer Sister Betsy Jean Farrakhan: The Epitome of Strength, Beauty and Service
The year was 1985. I (Sister Nisa Islam Muhammad) was pregnant with my son Nasser, sitting among some 25,000 people packed into...
International
Could expanding conflict in Ethiopia engulf the entire Horn of Africa?
Recent growing tensions between Addis Ababa and Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, suggest that a civil war between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray...
UN Secretary-General says Africa should have permanent membership on Security Council
Global leaders gathered in New York recently, for the high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly’s 81st session. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened...