By Victoria Horsford NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY Mayor Bill de Blasio named African-American James Johnson, 58, New York City Corporate Counsel. Former Assistant US Attorney, Johnson held several positions with the US Treasury. He will oversee approximately 1000 city attorneys. Johnson succeeds African-American Zachary Carter. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues NYC and Mayor de Blasio to […]Read More
What’s Going On By Victoria Horsford USA/2020 ELECTION Last week’s Democratic debate was the best ever but played to low ratings, perhaps because America was saturated by House Intelligence Committee Impeachment Hearings. Thought that it was the best performance by US Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, who were exceptional and not dodging important references […]Read More
USA/2020 ELECTION The Democratic 2020 Presidential race has more plot twists and turns than a well-crafted Hollywood or Netflix thriller. As Americans were formulating opinions of the 16-17 Democratic candidates and how they would vote, Mike Bloomberg files papers to enter the Prexy primaries. The Bloomberg news was jolting. A real billionaire, Bloomberg served as […]Read More
By Victoria Horsford THE WEEK IN REVIEW 11/5 ELECTION RESULTS: NEW YORK: Congratulations to Brooklyn’s Jumaane Williams who won the election for Public Advocate, making him next in line of succession to the NYC mayoralty, and Queens Boro Prexy Melinda Katz won her bid for Queens District Attorney……VIRGINIA: Democrats regained control of the state […]Read More
Vy Higginsen celebrates the 35th Anniversary of “MAMA, I WANT TO SING,” the endearing Black musical about a young woman who wants to leave her beloved gospel choir for the secular world of R&B and pop music. “MAMA I WANT TO SING” returns to the Heckscher Theater, now known as El Teatro, at Museo […]Read More
“Cornel West Matters” is a book originally published in France in 2016, written by Dr. Mahamadou Lamine Sagna, who joins Dr. West in conversation at the Africa Center, located at 1280 Fifth Avenue, Harlem, on November 9 at 4 pm. The Sagna book focuses on West’s analyses of politics, democracy, religion and race […]Read More
Autumn is setting in with its customary rituals. The New York Marathon is Sunday, November 3. Assemblywoman Inez Dickens is hosting a costume Halloween Party at Cove Lounge, 325 Lenox Avenue, Harlem, on October 30 at 7 pm. Joshua Clennon will host a fundraiser for Senator Brian Benjamin for his 2021 bid for NYC Comptroller […]Read More
Memorial and funeral services were held for Congressman Elijah Cummings, the first African American congressman to lie in state in the Capitol. It was good to see the hyperdivisive congressmen and US senators coming together to pay homage to a colleague. President Barack Obama eulogized Mr. Cummings at the funeral. A few days later, Congressman […]Read More
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