Few years on the Earth
In a moment that has ignited widespread conversation, tennis legend Serena Williams voiced her discomfort over a cotton plant used as hallway decoration in a New York City hotel. The incident, shared via her Instagram Stories on September 25, 2025, highlights ongoing sensitivities around symbols tied to America’s painful history of slavery and racial injustice. … Read more
The scent of a candle should never come with the price of disfigurement, trauma, and lifelong scars. For Renita Francois, a respected former New York City Hall official and community leader, a simple moment of enjoying a candle turned into a horrifying ordeal. On January 19, 2023, while in her Valley Stream, Long Island home, … Read more
In a historic and culturally significant step, New York City has announced a school holiday for Diwali on November 1, marking the first time the city’s school system will close for this major Hindu festival. Diwali, celebrated by millions worldwide, is a festival symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. This … Read more