Did you Know Usain Bolt was Given a Piece of the Berlin Wall?

When the Berlin Wall came down, many people purchased chips of the structure as souvenirs. Usain Bolt, however, has a 12-foot high, nearly 3 ton section of the wall, presented to him by the then Governing Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, who said, “One can tear down walls that had been considered as insurmountable.” The […]

Jamaican Woman Makes History as First Female & Black Mayor in this Maryland City

Phelecia Nembhard made history on several fronts when she was elected mayor of New Carrollton, Maryland, in June 2020. She’s the city’s first female, the first person of color, and the youngest individual to serve in that capacity. She plans to use her platform to continue the conversation about racism and policing within the city. […]