Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor and civil rights activist who broke down racial barriers, has died aged 96. As well as performing global hits such as Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), winning a Tony award for acting and appearing in numerous feature films, Belafonte spent his life fighting for a variety of causes. He bankrolled […]
LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE NOW. By Carlton Joseph The Republican extreme right, and white conservative Evangelical Christians are going “down the rabbit hole” that would lead to disastrous consequences for America: Opposition to Abortion, although 61 percent believe it should be legal, opposition to gun control, although 58 percent of Americans believe that stricter […]
By Margaret Kimberley Black Agenda Report, Executive Editor and Senior Columnist International media [December 2021] reported that the Ugandan government turned over Entebbe airport to a Chinese bank in order to make payment on a loan. “Museveni to surrender Uganda’s only international airport over Chinese loan,” claimed The Guardian. Similar headlines have appeared widely […]
By Margaret Kimberley Black Agenda Report Liberals and the media give great attention to Donald Trump’s legal problems that are related to his personal life, but they cover up for the war crimes he and other presidents committed. United States troops began the invasion of Iraq on March 20, 2003 under the direction of president […]
A US-based Trinidadian is disrupting the beverage industry with a universal non-alcoholic mixer influenced by one of his grandfather’s recipes. Zurena offers a portfolio of simple and versatile Caribbean drink mixes made with lemons, limes, passion fruit, mango, and Caribbean spices. Packaged in a 750ML bottle, the all-natural, sodium-free, gluten-free, and fat-free mixes come in […]
By Carlton Joseph In 1996, Caribbean countries were among 180 countries that signed the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). This body develops and promotes policies to protect the global financial system against money laundering, terrorist financing and financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The recommendations plus additional special recommendations were revised in 2003, […]
Four-time, half Haitian, Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka is currently on a hiatus from professional tennis. While recovering from burnout and expecting her first child with her partner, Grammy nominated rapper Cordae, she has kept herself busy dabbling in philanthropy and entrepreneurship. Osaka is very selective with her business partners. She has worked with BODYARMOR […]
By Carlton Joseph Last week, President Joe Biden delivered his state of the union address to the nation, to a divided congress, where Republicans control the House and Democrats control the Senate. Biden, started by acknowledging that Covid had shut down the country for two years but that since he took office the country, with […]
The Caribbean islands of Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis had much to be proud of when the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs squared off at the Super Bowl as two sons of the soil were team players. Zach Pascal, 28, who plays as a wide receiver with the Eagles, has Grenadian roots, while […]
By Carlton Joseph The people of the world need to become vocal and put pressure on President Biden and Western powers to use diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. President Biden, the US political class, left, right, and mainstream media seem to be moving the world toward World War III, as they pressure […]
