Everton Weekes, last of the ‘Three Ws’ of Caribbean cricket, dies at age 95
Beloved Caribbean cricketer Sir Everton Weekes passed away at his home in Christ Church, Barbados, on July 1, after suffering a heart attack in June. He was the last surviving member of the famous “Three Ws” of West Indies cricket, the other two greats being Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir Frank Worrell. This formidable trio, […]
Kenyan star runner Eliud Kipchoge says 2020 Olympics postponement is ‘shocking but noble’
Check out Global Voices’ special coverage of the global impact of COVID-19. Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge became the first man in the world to run a marathon in two hours last year. He was looking forward to competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, but the games have been canceled due to the […]
Japan reacts to tennis star Naomi Osaka’s protest in support of Black Lives Matter
On August 27, Japanese tennis superstar Naomi Osaka briefly suspended her participation in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in the United States following the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Osaka’s “new voice” against racism drew accolades and, predictably, criticism in Japan. Jacob Blake’s shooting in Wisconsin on August 23, […]
Caribbean football enthusiasts mourn the passing of Diego Maradona
Argentinian football virtuoso Diego Armando Maradona, famous for the stunning natural talent that led his team to FIFA World Cup glory in 1986 — and infamous for the “Hand of God” goal that helped clear the path for their eventual victory — died of a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home on November 25, […]
How indigenous women in Canada heal through art
In the Canadian winter of 2002, passers-by walking through Vancouver’s Downtown East Side could see Rebecca Belmore, from the Indigenous Anishinaabe Nation, nailing her long red dress to a telephone pole. She struggled to free herself, and then once released, her dress hanging in tatters and her underwear exposed, she silently read the names of the missing women that she […]