Congratulations to Fern Khan, Bank Street College Dean Emerita, who celebrated her 80th Birthday Anniversary in grand style at her Upper West Side home on September 21 with her favorite guys, hubby Ismail and sons Yussuf, Javaid and Nafees; grandchildren, loving sisters Hope and Philippa. Fern’s nieces, nephews and her family circle of friends also […]Read More
Why did NYS Governor Cuomo use the “N” word last week? He said that he was referencing a NY Times story. I read the Brent Staples 10/13 opinion piece, “HOW ITALIANS BECAME WHITE,” which may be bothersome to some. Staples related a narrative about Italian immigrants in Louisiana who were lynched in the late […]Read More
The National Association of Minority Contractors, New York Tri-State Chapter, presented its UNITY IN DIVERSITY 2019 AWARDS GALA, a black-tie affair, on October 18 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. New York’s construction and contractor industry elites were ubiquitous and in evidence during the 5-hour proceedings. NAMC honored 25 industry leaders, many of them African-Americans like […]Read More
New Yorkers, early voting begins this weekend. Check with the Board of Elections to determine the voting venue in your neighborhood. Early voting precludes long lines during Election Day on November 5. Also, check your voting booklet, study the City Charter Revisions and vote your conscience. The big citywide race this year is the […]Read More
SEPTEMBER 2019 September is back-to-school month. It is Caribbean/East Coast USA hurricane season and the UN General Assembly convenes its new session. It is New York Fashion Week (9/6-14) and Harlem Fashion Week (9/15-19). The National Football League season begins, as does the autumnal equinox! Hurricane Dorian has already claimed 5 lives in the Bahamas. […]Read More
As the world turns, it gets crazier and more absurd. Once semiautonomous areas like Hong Kong and Kashmir may soon be swallowed up by Beijing and India, respectively. War and repression are traveling at breakneck speed like a bad contagion across the planet. President Donald Trump is on vacation for 18 days in August. […]Read More
By Victoria Horsford THE WEEK IN REVIEW Are things falling apart the world over or are these really the final days? Iran is playing a scary game of brinksmanship, titillating the US, and seizing a British tanker in the Persian Gulf. Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hinting at peace talks and détente with […]Read More
By Victoria Horsford BROOKLYN, USA Congrats to Farah Louis, victor of the May 14 Special Election for the coveted 45th Council District in the NYC City Council, succeeding Jumaane Williams, for whom she worked as Deputy Chief of Staff for five years. Louis won 43% of the vote from a field of seven contenders. The […]Read More
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