NYC: International Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts
YPHIL - International Philharmonic Orchestra continues their Seven Epic Concerts with the Hear My Nations' Voice Concert in Times Square on September 16, 2015 at 3:00pm. The free concert will...
View ArticleFrom the ghetto streets, to the executive suite: Ken "Pimpin' Ken" Ivy
Meet Ken “Pimpin’ Ken” Ivy...a combination of razor sharp wit, a vivid personality and enough swagger for 10 men. He is a self-made entrepreneur and author who grew up in the tough streets of East...
View ArticleEducation: Project Ready And Preparing Our Students For College Education
Self-taught by reading thousands of books, Malcolm X knew the value of education Malcolm X once said: “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it...
View ArticleNew York Premier Of Play "ECLIPSED" With Lupita Nyong’o Extended To Nov 29
LupitaThe Public Theater --Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham-- announced a final extension for the New York premiere of ECLIPSED, written by Danai Gurira.Directed...
View ArticleRepublican Presidential Debate: GOP Dodges Question On Donald Trump's...
Republican visionary Donald Trump--missing bolts? The Focus of the “Mass-Deportation” Discussion Was on the Impracticality of Donald Trump’s Plan – Not Its Morally Abhorrent, Un-American Vision:...
View ArticleSurvey Of New Yorkers Show Strong Backing For Paid Family Leave, Stringer...
New Yorkers need policies that would help them balance work and family responsibilities, according to a report released today by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, in partnership with A...
View ArticleU.S. Condemns Burkina Faso Takeover, Calls Return of Transitional Govt
Former dictator Blaise Compaore-- pulling strings from exile?The United States has condemned the military takeover in Burkina Faso and called for the restoration of the transitional government guiding...
View ArticleFashion Week: Africa In New York
Design: Label Asikere Afana, Photographer: Antonella, MUA Nyandibo Opening day for "New York Fashion Week: Africa," a one-day activation under the Africa Fashion Week brand, commenced on Friday,...
View ArticleInternet Rallies Around Ahmed Mohamed, the Muslim Boy Arrested for Making a...
Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested and interrogated by police after administrators suspected his school project was a bomb. Now, thousands are showing their support by posting photos of...
View ArticleCarey Gabay Epitomized Public Service, Cuomo Says In Tribute
Carey GabaySeveral leading elected officials released statements expressing sadness over the death today of Carey Gabay a lawyer with the Cuomo administration, beginning with Governor Andrew Cuomo...
View ArticleAustralian surfboard maker develops electric shark deterrent device
This summer we have seen not only an increase in shark sightings but also an unprecedented number of shark attacks. In North and South Carolina, 8 surfers were attacked within a three-week period....
View ArticleLEADERS CHALLENGE UGANDA’S PRESIDENT, GEN. MUSEVENI, TO DECLARE “INTERESTS...
Rwot David Onen-Acana II of Acholi warns his subjects on land.[Global: Africa]Leaders from the Acholi sub-region in Northern Uganda, have challenged Uganda’s President of 30 years, Gen. Yoweri...
View ArticleWhite House Honorees Build Bridges between Youth and Law Enforcement
Attorney General Loretta E. LynchSeven pairs of young people and law enforcement officials as who are building bridges between youth and law enforcement, while improving public safety will be honored...
View ArticleBlack Social Workers Celebrate 40 Years of Adoption Services
Since 1975 the New York Chapter of the Association of Black Social Workers has sponsored the Harlem based, ABSW Child Adoption Counseling and Referral Services’ program that enables children and...
View ArticleDonald Trump And Anti-Muslim Bigotry: Have You Left No Sense Of Decency Sir?
Trump--ready for the anti-Muslim Patrol?[Elections 2016]During his 2008 unsuccessful presidential run candidate John McCain was admirable when he resolutely and firmly disagreed with an elderly female...
View ArticleWhen Dr. Morton Biskind Defied Government And Big Business To Expose Dangers...
Nm In the years after the Second World War, the American empire was at its absolute apex.American businesses were enjoying previously unheard of profits and acting with previously unheard of hubris....
View ArticleUganda General's Sudden Death Leaves Odor Of Skepticism
Gen. Aronda--dead[Uganda: Analysis]Last weekend's sudden death of Internal Affairs Minister, General Joseph Aronda Nyakairima, on a flight from South Korea en route to Dubai then Uganda, aroused...
View ArticleReasons why Philanthropy begins with You
“What size shoes do you wear?” That was what we heard. We saw a well dressed woman casually take off her sneakers and give them to a woman who appeared to be homeless. Both were getting cream and sugar...
View ArticleAT THE CROSSROAD, PAPA GHEDE GUIDES MAX G. BEAUVOIR TO GINEN
On September 12, 2015 as I rested on my couch contemplating the myriad problems that bedevil Black people, in which no Black politician, preacher, academic, lawyer, accountant, CEO, etc., has yet to...
View ArticleNkrumah Betrayed: Seek Ye First A United States of Africa
Nkrumah's dream of a united prosperous Africa remains unfulfilled[Publisher's Commentary]The African condition can generally be described by two words -- Nkrumah betrayed. These words encapsulate the...
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