New England Gazzette

Grassroots advocate and congressional candidate Nickie Kane formally launched her campaign this week with both a policy message and a burst of creative energy, releasing an official campaign song alongside her announcement. The song, titled “Big, Beautiful, Travesty (Tax the Billionaires),” debuted on YouTube as part of the candidate’s push to draw attention to affordability and economic justice issues in New York’s 10th Congressional District.

Chanting “United Against Hate. United for Peace. United as One,” community leaders, faith representatives, and residents gathered in Ozone Park for a press conference and unity rally denouncing bigotry and calling for accountability from public officials whose rhetoric, they say, has endangered community cohesion.

Nickie Kane, a grassroots advocate and former New York City Council candidate, has officially announced a run for Congress in New York’s 10th District, adding a new progressive voice to a race that will shape the future of Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn.

Guyanese social media influencer known as “Melly Mel” is facing a civil lawsuit in Canada following allegations that she made defamatory statements about the mother of Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali.