March 24-April 6 3/24 Pablo Neruda! Presente! Screening hosted by Center for Black Literature at MEC in association with BPL LitFilm Writers’ Festival at Central Library, Dweck Center, Grand Army Plaza, 7:30pm-9:00pm. Narrated by Chilean scribe Isabel Allende, the film traces life, work and times of Neruda (1904-1973), the poet-activist and Nobel Laureate for Literature […]Read More
By Eddie Castro By now, it has been well-documented on just how long and bad the New York Giants regular season was after having just won 5 games and 3 the year before. Although the team did not have crazy money to spend in free agency this year, the thought for Giants fans is […]Read More
Journalist/MSNBC Anchorwoman Joy Reid, gospel great Shirley Caesar, non-profit leader Jennifer Jones-Austin, NAN official Dominique Sharpton Bright, and political leaders Valerie Jarrett, Elizabeth Warren and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez are among the dynamic women participating in the National Action Network’s 2019 Annual Convention at The Times Square Sheraton, April 2-6. For more information, www.nationalactionnetwork.netRead More
By Maitefa Angaza In last week’s issue we shared some of the enlightened voices raised and salient points made at the recent Annual Malcolm X Commemorative Session of the Pan-African Unity Dialogue (PAUD). There was so much information given, rich reflection and dialogue, however, that we promised to do a Part Two. To refresh readers […]Read More
NEW YORK/CHICAGO Who made the City & State Power 100 List for 2019? If you are interested in the NY Power elite, a cross-section of politicos, business and union leaders and media muckity-mucks, visit cityandstateny.com. The following is a truncated list of the Power 100 List which includes many African-Americans and Latinos in the NY […]Read More
FEBRUARY 2019 Trump’s 90-minute State of the Union Address still has fact check researcher probing for accuracies. His message was not conciliatory. He obsessed on his south United States border wall. Americans may have to brace for another limited government shutdown. He put Democrats on notice about partisan investigations. He boasted about the largest Congressional […]Read More
by Sherry L. Howard Some years ago, a friend and I were visiting a nostalgia convention when we came upon a vendor who was actually selling vintage items. He was one of the few; there were mostly tables with DVDs and other contemporary stuff, along with long-past movie stars charging folks to take photos with them […]Read More
Friday, February 8th Live from Lincoln Center presents Pipeline PBS, 9pm. Dominique Morisseau’s riveting and critically acclaimed play follows Nya, an inner-city teacher desperate to save her son after he gets in trouble at school and is at risk of being pulled away forever. It airs Feb. 8 at 9 p.m. Eastern. Deadline for Submissions […]Read More
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