St. Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day
Happy Independence Day, St. Vincent and the Grenadines! Today, October 27th, 1979, this country gained independence from the British.
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Who ya gonna call? Remote learning helpline for teachers…and parents
Not long after schools closed because of the coronavirus last spring, a Rhode Island nonprofit launched a hotline for teachers who were struggling to launch new technology for remote leaning and trying to figure out how to teach with it. Within a few weeks, hundreds of teachers — and eventually parents, too — were flooding the line with calls for help
Zambia Independence Day
Happy Independence Day, Zambia! Today we are celebrating this country’s independence from the British, which occurred on October 24th, 1964.
We do whatever we can to stay alive – Nigerian actor recounts encounters with the police
Horrific human rights abuses by SARS, a special police unit sparked youth protests across Nigeria.
FunTimes Friday: Breast Cancer Survivor Shout Out Recap
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To honor the survivors, lives lost and people affected by the disease, on October 16th, 2020, FunTimes themed it’s FunTimes Friday event ‘Breast Cancer Survivor Shout Out.’ This event was hosted by Reverend Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, the President of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, who engaged panelists Armenta L. Washington, Research Coordinator Senior at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, Kelsey Spielman, Licensed Genetic Center at the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine and Co-Founders of Breast Cancer nonprofit ‘Praise is the Cure’ Anita T. Connor and Kerri Connor Matchett
Embracing Online Meditation to Relieve Emotional Distress
Philadelphians’ are using weekly online guided meditation via Meetup.com to find relief from intensified levels of stress and anxiety caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. I learned from my Saturday night session it works.
#ENDSARS, #ENDSWAT and Nigeria’s Role in the Global Fight for Black Lives
The world watches Nigeria as its youth leads a revolution.
Celebrating Equatorial Guinea on Independence Day
Happy Independence Day, Equatorial Guinea! Today, October 12th, this Central African country gained independence from Spain. Join us in celebrating the country with 7 unique facts. Let’s jump right in!
Celebrating Cuba’s Resistance on Independence Day
Today we are celebrating Cuba’s independence day. This Caribbean country gained independence on October 10th, 1902 from Spain. The milestone did not come easy, and was a culmination of a 10 year war, with over 200,000 lives lost, and a US intervention that lasted for 3 years.
(A street in Cuba)
Exploring Uganda on Independence Day
On Ugandan Independence Day, FunTimes takes a journey inside the history, struggles, jewels and tribulations that exist in the country.