Malindi Minute: NYC Marathon, Jamaica, and Sneakers

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Today was the New York City Marathon, and Hellen Obiri set a women's record after completing the race in 2:19:51. She hails from Kisii, Kenya, and previously won the New York Marathon in 2023 and the Boston Marathon in 2023 and 2024. Benson Kipruto won the men's race and finished in 2:08.09. Benson has wins at Tokyo, Chicago, and Boston.

The UNICEF Deputy Executive Director called Sudan the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. And added that children are paying the highest price. The current conflict in Sudan started in 2023 and has led to starvation and what many would conclude is a genocide in Darfur. Reports are that more than 10 million people have fled their homes and over 150,000 people have died in the conflict. More than 150,000 children are likely to suffer from malnutrition, and 4 out of every 5 children are out of school. There are reports of mass executions, and this last weekend, more than 60,000 people fled el-Fasher after it was captured by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The Foreign Secretary called for a ceasefire this weekend. This was after reports came out that thousands of people were killed in Al Fashir. In a world where people are focused on atrocities in other places globally, there seems to be not enough attention being paid by the media to what’s happening in Sudan. Where nearly 2 years of war have plunged the country into complete disarray.

This week, Jamaica was hit by a Category 5 hurricane. The third-largest island in the Caribbean was struck on Tuesday by Hurricane Melissa, which left 90% of Black River without roofs. Already, the death toll has risen to 19, and that number is expected to rise. The storm affected Haiti and Cuba. The State Department will be mobilizing support for the affected islands. The UN, alongside NGOs, will deliver food, water, and medical supplies to the affected areas to help initiate the recovery process. It is currently hurricane season, and the Caribbean is still being monitored for any new tropical storms that may form before the season ends. Which lasts from June 1 until around November 30.

The U.S. government has been shut down since October 1. One of the areas that the shutdown has affected is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Snap is a program that provides food assistance to over 40 million Americans. The program is used for low income homes and families to be able to buy groceries. The Money is delivered through EBT cards and is used in most stores. The administration suspended funding to Snap due to the shutdown. Multiple states sued, and this week, two federal judges ruled that the administration cannot suspend SNAP. Of course, states are using the money given to them to administer to the people. But if there’s no money from the people, states can use their own funding to cover the cost. But the amount of money surpassed any possible contingency funds. About a quarter of SNAP benefits are going to African American households, so the suspension of these funds will have a very direct effect on Black America. And 86% of all SNAP beneficiaries are in households that have a child, elderly person, or a disabled person.

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