Life
CHICAGO — On the week of her due date, Elibexis Alvarez, a Venezuelan migrant, was preparing to give birth to her first child far away from her parents and the home country she never thought she’d leave. She and her husband, Johan Jose Medina, have spent the last four months living in temporary shelters in […]
Jay Farrow It is the first Monday of May, and therefore time for the monthly mentor highlight. Previous installments have celebrated peer and
<!– –> About 21 months after Kristen Trickle’s death in July 2021, Mr Trickle was charged with murder. A Kansas man, who killed his wife, bought a life-size sex doll worth $2,000 (₹ 1,66,805) just two days after receiving her insurance payout. As per a report in CBS News, Colby Trickle in 2019, called 911 […]
Months before Blue Door (through May 19) opened at Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre Company, playwright Tanya Barfield’s 2006 story of a Black mathematics professor disconnected from three generations of his ancestors had already rattled and rewarded its two-person cast and director Darryl V. Jones. During their early rehearsals of the play, the three men shared personal […]
In his first book, photojournalist and visual artist Ivan McClellan takes us on a journey into cowboy culture in the US – and one thing is for sure, it’s not like the movies of old. Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture by Ivan McClellan is the new photography book published by Damiani, and captures a gritty unedited […]
Life expectancy rose to 77.5 years on average in 2022, a slight increase of 1.1 years from 2021, according to new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Life expectancy at birth increased 1.1 years…largely because of decreases in mortality due to COVID-19, heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, and homicide,” the report stated. […]
Whether you know him from Game of Thrones or as the star of the Aquaman franchise, Jason Momoa has pretty much been a major frontman in pop culture for the past decade. The 44-year-old is known for his jocular attitude, and in talking to him, it’s easy to see that it’s entirely genuine. Momoa is […]
Rawf8/iStockphoto/Getty Images Life expectancy in the United States rose to 77.5 years in 2022 as deaths from Covid-19 dropped significantly, new CDC data shows. CNN — Life expectancy in the United States started to rebound in 2022 as death rates from Covid-19 and other leading causes of death dropped, but deaths among children increased, and […]
BERLIN — A German regional court on Monday convicted U.S. citizen Troy Philipp B. of murder, rape and attempted murder for an attack on two American tourists and sentenced him to life in prison. The man, 31,
Owner of Bleu Fin Bar & Grill, Hollis Barclay, left, with honorees, Petula Hanley, Democracy Beyond Elections Coalition, manager at the Participatory Budgeting Project, Oma Halloway, chief operations officer of Bridge Street Development Corporation, Reverend Dr. David K. Allen, founder of Epic Village Community Development Corp, and Reverend Dr. Clive E. Neil, pastor of Bedford […]