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JW3 the Jewish Community Centre for London Jewish Community Centre London From September 2013, JW3 will open the doors to its brand new, state-of-the-art, Jewish Community Centre on the Finchley Road, London. The building will host a wide range of activities: from eating to exercise, from the arts to debate, from dating to nesting, with […]

2020 Olympic bid cities submit application files to IOC The election of the host city will take place on September 7, 2013 at the IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina By STEPHEN WILSON Associated Press LONDON— Tokyo began its international promotion campaign for the 2020 Olympics in London on Thursday, promising to match or surpass the […]

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover explores ‘Yellowknife Bay’ NASA PASADENA, Calif. – After imaging during the holidays, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity resumed driving Jan. 3, 2013 and pulled within arm’s reach of a sinuous rock feature called “Snake River.” Snake River is a thin curving line of darker rock cutting through flatter rocks and jutting above sand. […]

January 1, 2013 the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as mostly a symbolic move, as it only freed enslaved Africans in areas outside of Union control (Confederate States of America) who were in rebellion to the United States of America. In […]

The 2013 Presidential Inaugural Parade takes shape Monday, January 21, 2013 Inaugural Ceremony, Capitol Hill 11:00am ET Inaugural Parade, Pennsylvania Avenue 2:35pm ET (estimated) Commander-in-Chief’s Inaugural Ball 7:00pm ET (estimated) ____________________________________ The Presidential Inaugural Committee Following their historic re-election, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will formally recommit to serving the people of […]

Jessica B. Harris – A culinary history of the African Diaspora Jessica B. Harris is the author of eleven cookbooks documenting the foods and foodways of the African Diaspora. A culinary historian, she has lectured on African-American foodways at The Museum of Natural History in New York City, The California Academy of Sciences in San […]

Christmas holiday season in northern Europe Santa Claus “Saint Nicholas” under fire over black faced helpers A traditional Sinterklaas debate over ‘Black Pete’ Every Dec. 5, Sinterklaas, the Dutch and Belgian Santa Claus, is celebrated. Black Pete is the helper who is usually portrayed by white people in blackface and curly wigs. Reuters The Netherlands […]

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity rover preparing for Thanksgiving activities We will have to wait a few weeks to find out what could be history making NASA PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity completed a touch-and-go inspection of one rock on Sunday, Nov. 18, then pivoted and, on the same day, drove toward a Thanksgiving […]

Statue of Liberty’s renovated crown to reopen this weekend By Jonathan Allen | Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – The crown of the Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public on Sunday – the 126th anniversary of its dedication – after a year-long renovation to make the New York landmark safer and more accessible to […]

Zimbabwe to host All Africa Olympia Bodybuilding competition Xinhua HARARE– Zimbabwe will host the first ever All Africa Olympia Bodybuilding competition, which is expected to be held at the Harare International Conference Centre next month. Zimbabwe bodybuilders are looking forward to competing against Africa’s finest at the competition on Nov. 17. They are in the […]