Islam Must Stop Whispering About Addiction
by Sheikh Musa DrammehChairman, National Center for Health Equity (NCHE) There are two mistakes communities often make when confronting substance...
Month: April 2026
Islamabad Talks End Without U.S.-Iran Deal as Hormuz Dispute Persists
High-stakes talks between the United States and Iran in Pakistan ended without an agreement after roughly 21 hours of negotiations,...
Parrot TV Launches ‘Abled and On Air’ to Spotlight Ability, Inclusion and Positive Community Stories
Parrot TV and Parrot Media Corporation have officially launched “Abled and On Air,” a new weekly television programme aimed at...
Editorial | Mamdani’s 100 Days: Conviction, Contradiction, and the Burden of Governing New York
“You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” — Mario Cuomo At New York Parrot, and in the neighborhood-facing reporting...
Iran signals two-week Strait of Hormuz opening in response to Pakistan mediation
By Mutiu Olawuyi Iran has signaled that it will allow safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks,...
Trump announces two-week Iran strike pause, cites Pakistan mediation
By Mutiu Olawuyi President Donald Trump said the United States will suspend planned military strikes on Iran for two weeks,...
City opens Bellevue Therapeutic Unit in push to ease Rikers health crisis
By Mutiu Olawuyi New York City has opened a new outposted therapeutic housing unit at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, creating...
NYC names Rebecca Jones Gaston to lead Children’s Services Agency
New York City, under the leadership of Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, has appointed Rebecca Jones Gaston as the new commissioner...
NYC opens public review for new Racial Equity Plan
New York City has released a preliminary citywide racial equity plan and opened a 30-day public comment period, launching what...
NYC reaches 100,000 pothole repairs as DOT accelerates response to Winter street damage
New York City has reached 100,000 pothole repairs within the first 100 days of 2026, according to City Hall, marking...
Trump’s Iran Threat Sparks Global Backlash
President Donald Trump’s Easter Sunday threat against Iran has triggered a wave of criticism from American lawmakers, media figures, and...
Artemis II ignites new era of space exploration, Obama says
By Mutiu Olawuyi Former President Barack Obama has joined a growing chorus of voices celebrating NASA’s Artemis II mission, calling...
Adams slams AOC over Israel rocket defense
By Mutiu Olawuyi Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has sharply criticized Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over what he described as opposition...
Birthright citizenship showdown reaches Supreme Court as New York leads constitutional fight
A major constitutional battle over birthright citizenship reached the United States Supreme Court today, as New York and a coalition...
Mamdani blasts Council budget plan as ‘unrealistic,’ warns of deep service cuts
By Mutiu Olawuyi Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani has sharply criticized the City Council’s preliminary budget response, warning that the proposal...
