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New York City gears up for Christmas despite new variant fears

With the holiday season already in full swing, city officials anticipate many tourists will be visiting the city, despite Covid’s new variant, Omicron. 

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Black photographer’s work reveals the power and beauty of Blackness

His models hold their heads high, often looking down the barrel of the lens, their faces stoic, powerful.

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For young Indo-Caribbean adults, culture is complex and a source of pride

Ambivalence to Indo-Caribbean culture is reflected in systems of racial identification, as seen on the census or official U.S. documents, that have historically reduced racial and ethnic identities to a matter of boxes and labels.

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Challenges persist for Black women who seek degrees in STEM

Only 2 percent of practicing scientists and engineers in the U.S. are Black women.

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Black bookstore owner say last year’s surging sales was part of anti-racism movement

 Many who got caught up in the Black Lives Movement during summer 2020, bought one or two books from Black-owned bookstores, and then never went back.

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Choosing natural hair for children

 Natural hair also has implications of African heritage and can play a major role in building the child’s pride in their origin and to foster a sense of belonging.

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A Black artist refuses labels

She’s tired of identity only being significant when the artist is a person of color.

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Some Black Parents are Choosing Afrocentric Preschools for their Children

I"’d love to see what this new generation of super confident Black kids from Afrocentric preschools is going to look like when they grow up.”

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COVID-era comedy show leaves Central Park and the Upper West Side for Arlene’s Grocery and the Lower East Side

NYC is Dead is part comedy show, part concert, and altogether a group effort to find things to celebrate and laugh at in the face of Covid-19.

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The Last Runner of the 2021 NYC Marathon

As he approached the finish line with 15 other people cheering him on behind him, he paused right before the line, savoring his last step, before jumping over it.