Nigel Roberts
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Nigel Roberts
J. Luce Foundation Hosts ‘Nexus N.Y.’ Luncheon For Academic Partners
New York, N.Y. The executive team of the J. Luce Foundation facilitated a lunch meeting for three of its institutional partners - Marietta College , Caribbean Maritime Un…
Meet Elite Learners: A Small Nonprofit with a Big Impact
Brooklyn, N.Y. With public housing projects towering in the background, Brooklyn-based Elite Learners held its annual bookbag and school supplies giveaway event on a warm…
Black World War I Hero Finally Gets Full Recognition for His Valor
Washington, D.C. President Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Henry “Black Death” Johnson. His Tuskegee Airman son struggled to get his father the honor he deserved.…
Being Black at Google: The tech giant builds a diverse workforce
Jackson Georges, Torie Bates, Willie Lamar, Larisse Voufo, Chris Clark and James Goree teach children from the Charleston community about computer science during our annu…
Books for Boys Project Seeks to Promote Literacy and Self-Esteem
New York, N.Y. An article published in The Root last year about a Florida barbershop that promotes literacy sparked a movement miles away in the cities of Prichard and Mo…
Controversial Pittsburgh Police Chief Gives Thumbs-Up to Officer’s Protest Art
Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay said he’s proud of an officer’s courage to “speak difficult truths” through his artwork, which protests police bruta…
Home Health Workers Are Invisible Force in ‘Fight for $15’
New York, N.Y. More than half of home health workers are women of color. They’re well-trained, but wages remain low in an industry that’s booming. Generic imageTHINKSTOCK…
In the Know: Skin Cancer Doesn’t Affect Only White People
New York, N.Y. With summer weather approaching, the usual warnings about skin cancer are not far off. African Americans typically think of melanoma as a white person’s di…
N.Y.C. Swim Team Breaking Records and Busting Myths
Members of the Piranhas swim team of the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA in Brooklyn, N.Y. Photo Credit: NEW YORK CITY YMCA Brooklyn, N.Y. While lots of other kids slept in and p…
Obama’s Approval Rating Is Trending Up
Washington, D.C. More Americans are giving President Barack Obama a thumbs-up. In fact, the president’s approval rating climbed to 46.4 percent in the first three months…
As G20 Summit Nears, U.N. Calls for Sustainable Growth For All
New York, N.Y. Eyes will be fixed on St. Petersburg, Russia on Sep. 5, as finance ministers and central bank governors gather for the upcoming two-day Group of 20 (G20) S…
Making Strides Toward Ensuring the Right to Clean Water
New York, N.Y. Like most Americans, I take easy access to clean drinking water for granted. “But it’s a fundamental human right,” Edward Buckley is quick to point out. “W…
U.N. Global Campaign to Assist Neglected Humanitarian Missions
New York, N.Y. The United Nations launched a fundraising campaign today, which marks the fifth annual celebration of World Humanitarian Day . This month-long fundraising…
U.N. Human Rights Expert Urges U.S. to Limit Solitary Confinement
New York, N.Y ., Nearly one year ago Amnesty International (USA) declared that the solitary confinement of more than 3,000 California inmates in two prisons is tantamount…
Viewpoint: Let's Celebrate Cultural Diversity Today
New York, N.Y. Personally, I have always celebrated multiculturalism and valued living in a cosmopolitan city. So, it was with great pain in 2010, while living briefly in…
World News Digest: April 19, 2013
U.N. and Partners Call Attention to Challenges Preventing Global Immunization U.N. agencies and global health organizations called attention yesterday to the urgent need…
World News Digest: April 22, 2013
Conference Calls on Governments to Protect Rights of LGBT Individuals New York, N.Y. Participants of a two-day international conference held in Oslo called on governments…
World News Digest: April 24, 2013
New York, N.Y. Thousands of Kenyans Need Aid Urgently Following Flood Doctors Without Borders reports that thousands of Kenyans urgently need food, shelter, clean water a…