Children’s Advocates Say DOE Needs Lesson in Compliance
Washington, D.C./USA-7/16/19: The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education in S.W. Washington. – Shutterstock Image
By Yoav Gonen and Alex Zimmerman, THE CITY…
Vegans and vegetarians may have higher stroke risk
People who eat vegan and vegetarian diets have a lower risk of heart disease and a higher risk of …
Althea Gibson: The pioneering champion America forgot
On Monday, a bronze sculpture of Gibson, the first black player to win a Grand Slam, will be unveiled outside Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows in New York - the world's biggest tennis arena named after another pioneering African-American. These two tributes stand as testaments to obstacles overcome, during a time when the United States was politically and socially rooted in racial segregation.
Gibson was the first black player to win a tennis Grand Slam
By Jonathan Jurejko, BBC Sport in New York
“Everything was white. The …
It’s Time for a Girls’ Trip
By Victoria Falk
Call your friends and pack your bags, because it’s time to go. Yes, it’s time to go on a girls’ trip. …
Could Celery Help Me Quit Smoking? An Experiment in Wellness
By Nora Deligter, Vogue
Quitting smoking, according to me, is a matter of replacing one bad habit (that has brought me the greatest joy), …
No, Planned Parenthood Won’t Bargain With the Trump Administration
By Michelle Ruiz, Vogue
Defunding Planned Parenthood has been a longtime passion project for Donald Trump and Mike Pence, and earlier this year they came …
Vitamin D: Add ‘sunshine vitamin’ to flour, study says
BBC News
Putting vitamin D into the flour we buy could help stop tiredness, muscle aches and even heart failure, according to a study.…
Eduard Pernkopf: The Nazi book of anatomy still used by surgeons
When nerve surgeon Dr Susan Mackinnon needed help to finish an operation, she reached, as she often does, for …
When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade
Entrepreneurship gives an extra opportunity to those people who would normally be at a disadvantage due to their personal history.
BROOKLYN (Workers World Today) — According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in September of …
Black VegFest & the History of Rastafarianism
Black VegFest attracted over 2000 people in the midst of the rainiest day of 2018. Some of the Black community were motivated exclusively by healthier eating, but many loved the interest of the vegfest trifecta which included planet sustainability, healthy eating and animal welfare.
By OMALOWALE ADEWALE (Black VegFest)
Black VegFest, produced by Grassroots Artists MovEment (G.A.ME) in association with Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams at the …