Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Britney M. Walker Of the 24 percent of women that make up the STEM workforce, only 2 percent are African-American. White and Asian men dominate STEM fields, comprising about 69 percent of the workforce, reflecting similar numbers from more than a decade ago. However, there is hope for increasing diversity with the creation of programs […]
The first Workforce1 Career Center focused on helping immigrant job seekers has opened uptown. Located in Washington Heights, the Department of Small Business Services’ (SBS) new center will tailor employment, training and support services to connect foreign-born New Yorkers with jobs in growing industries such as healthcare, transportation and technology. “New York City is an […]
The Mayor’s Office for International Affairs Calls for Applications for the 2016-2017 NYC Junior Ambassadors Program NYC Students across the five boroughs are empowered to take action for social change The Mayor’s Office for International Affairs has opened the application process for the 2016-2017 NYC Junior Ambassadors program. NYC Junior Ambassadors is a NYC […]
The Iya Foundation, (TIF) a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that is committed to educating and raising awareness on Chronic Kidney Disease has honored one of its esteemed patrons. Dr. Andrew Baddoo, a diplomate in Nephrology was honored by the Iya Foundation for meritorious services in the two year history of the organization. The conspicuous community medical […]
By Ana B. Nieto For Bárbara Rodríguez, 2010 was a bad year. Her husband fell ill and required assistance during most of the day and night. His situation was so dire that Rodríguez was forced to request a onemonth unpaid family leave. “There was no chance for me to get it if it was paid,” […]
by By Melissa Noel For almost a decade during her childhood, Melissa Elias communicated with her mother mainly through phone calls – or she’d hear from her when she received goods sent in a shipping barrel. “I remember the barrels… there were a lot of foodstuffs she (my mother) would send. She would send sneakers […]
It was a frantic journey through time full of beauty, irony and illusion. But I did it for a formidable reason. I want to encourage others that age has nothing to do with education. Why did I decide to come to America after all? Someone may ask. It all began in January 1979 when a […]
Former first lady and former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, was Thursday July 28 nominated by the Democratic Party as its presidential candidate for the November general elections. She becomes the first female nominee for the Democratic Party. If she wins in November she would be the first female United States President and […]
A 58-year-old man from the West African nation of Ghana will have an extended stay in Canada after accepting responsibility Friday for child pornography found on his cellphone as he entered the country. Thomas Aboagye Acheampong was arrested Monday at Halifax Stanfield International Airport after arriving on an Air Canada flight from London. Acheampong told […]
By Kwabena Opong Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, after unthinkingly prejudicing himself with a car gift from a Burkinabe contractor who sought for and benefited from Mahama’s friendship has set in motion a propaganda machinery that is aimed at legitimizing a shameful act. Some who would defend the president as corrupt have been shamed into […]