African Immigrant New Yorkers
This Monday at 6:30 p.m., The Libra Group in partnership with the Office of Assembly member Michael A. Blake will announce the winning company of the American Entrepreneurship Award (AEA) at the Bronx Museum of the Arts at 1040 Grand … Read More
Community Works in partnership with Mist Harlem and Harlem Arts Alliance will host an evening of music and reflection titled “Triharlenium 2016: a sound portrait of Harlem 1976-2006 and the next decade” on June 27, 2016 at MIST Harlem. The … Read More
Bradhurst Merchants Association, Inc will be holding its 2nd Annual Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 23rd at MIST Harlem. The organization will honor this year 3 individuals: 2016 President’s award: Christian Damiba, MBA, PMP, Director NYC Business Solutions, a center … Read More
President Barack Obama with Sebastian Salgado Distressed over reports of violence against Afro-Colombian communities, a UN expert panel has called on Colombian authorities to take concrete and urgent measures to protect the country’s people of African descent. “We are concerned that many … Read More
The National Black Theatre will host its Eight Annual Teer Spirit Awards on June 18, the birth date of NBT’s founder Dr. Barbara Ann Teer. This year’s event held at the theatre in Harlem will honor High Priest Baba Yemi … Read More
The New York City Department of Correction will be providing candidates with insight into non-uniform positions with career paths in various divisions including –IT, Finance, Legal, Social Services and others – at their career fair on Saturday June 18th, from … Read More
The City Council voted on June 14, 2016, to adopt New York City’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget. Budget highlights include investment in city youth and support for immigrant communities. With nearly two million City residents under the age of 18, … Read More
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that based on the current assessment of the Zika virus circulating in almost 60 countries globally and 39 countries in the Americas, there is no public health justification for postponing or cancelling the 2016 … Read More
Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña kicked off College Access for All – Middle School yesterday, joining a middle-school visit to a college campus through the initiative and announcing the new early college awareness support and resources that all middle schools across … Read More
Starting today, June 13, 2016, Street Hail Livery (Green Cab) permits will be available to people who were previously ineligible.The NY State Hail law, which created the Green Cab system, only allowed for the first two years, those who had … Read More
As part of The White House’s The United State of Women Summit First Lady Michelle Obama will join Oprah Winfrey for a conversation about Trailblazing the Path for the Next Generation of Women on June 14, 2016, at the Walter … Read More
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Julie Menin launched on June 8, 2016, new initiatives to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting. During … Read More
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, will return to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for a two-week 15-performance engagement at the David H. Koch Theater June 8th – 19th, 2016. … Read More
By Craig Urquhart Translated in French by Oumar Diouck
Carver Bank will celebrate one of Harlem’s finest, restaurateur, Melba Wilson on Wednesday, June 8th, 2016, from 6:00pm to 8:00 pm. Chef Melba Wilson will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Melba’s American Comfort: 100 Recipes from My … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Images and quotes of late heavy weight champion Muhammad Ali were projected at the intersection of 125th St. and Saint Nicholas Ave in Harlem on June 5, 2016, a day after Ali died in Phoenix. The … Read More
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali who was hospitalized on June 2 with a respiratory condition has died on June 3, 2016 at age 74. Highlights of Muhammad Ali’s life January 17, 1942: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born, in Louisville, Kentucky … Read More
Adult literacy students, City Council leaders, and advocates gathered last week at City Hall Park urging Mayor de Blasio to invest $16 million in adult literacy services, which they say is a necessary down payment for a system of universal … Read More
Soccer players born in 2002, 2003 and 2004/5 can register for a chance to be invited to an Academy try out. The New York Cosmos announced that the club was opening registration for young soccer players who wanted to try … Read More
The African Leadership Project, African Communities Together, African Services, and Sauti Yetu have invited five of the 12 New York’s 13th Congressional District candidates for a town hall meeting with the African community today, June 2, 2016 at the Bronx … Read More
