BLACK HISTORY MONTH: NYC’s sacred — and segregated — Black burial sites
Many New Yorkers can cite chapter and verse about the African Burial Ground National Monument in downtown Manhattan near City Hall, but only a few know about the burial grounds and segregated ...
10 Black Leaders Who Take Your Civil Rights Seriously
As Black Americans stand in the face of what might be a Civil Rights Movement 2.0, we celebrate our contemporary civil rights ...
Ashanti speaks fondly of Irv Gotti after his death despite rocky relationship with producer
Gotti – real name Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr – is best known for founding Murder Inc Records in New York in 1988 with his ...
Inside Adrien Brody’s Private World: How ‘The Brutalist’ Pushed Him to the Limit — and Just Might Win Him Another Oscar
But, yeah, it was often told to my representatives, and my representatives would share that with me.” Even after nabbing the ...
Addisleigh Park, a historic Queens neighborhood, was once dubbed "Black Hollywood East"
Musicians from James Brown to Lena Horne and athletes Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis all made a home in Addisleigh Park, a ...
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Queens Public Library to celebrate Black History Month with over 70 events and activities
Queens Public Library (QPL) is inviting the public to celebrate Black History Month with an exciting lineup of over 70 events ...
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The story of the Black ‘Brooklynites’ and their fight for freedom in NYC
Their history is Brooklyn’s history, spanning from the borough’s era as a slaveholding capital in New York and through the ...
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Bird flu hits NYC zoos: 3 Queens Zoo birds dead from virus, 12 at Bronx Zoo being tested
Three ducks at the Queens Zoo died after contracting the virus. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post Officials are awaiting test results on nine wild birds and three ducks that all died at the Bronx ...
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Black Queens will receive fair funding – Kofi Adams assures
Ghana’s Minister-designate for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has pledged that the Black Queens will receive equal attention in terms of financial support. His assurance comes amid concerns ...