African Immigrant New Yorkers
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
Guinean immigrant Mamadou Diallo was released yesterday from police custody after being arrested a day prior for the death of Earl Nash, a 43-year-old man who attempted to rape Diallo’s wife in their Bronx apartment. Mamadou Diallo who was called … Read More
The African immigrant and refugee communities, partners and stakeholders, in collaboration with the Office of Minority Health (Department of Health and Human Services) will host its 4th annual United States Conference on African Immigrant and Refugee Health (USCAIH 2016) under … Read More
The New York Department of Education published the 2017 New York City High School Directory two weeks earlier than last year to allow families to begin their high school search earlier. For the first time, the directory published in English … Read More
L-R: Terrie Williams, Erin Davis (Miles’ son) and Miles Davis By Terrie Williams Today, May 26, Miles Davis, the iconic, one-of-a-kind jazz artist, would have celebrated his 90th birthday. Those who loved and appreciated his musical genius – and there … Read More
