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Celebrate: Louis Reyes Rivera And "Mama Fela" Barclift
Louis Reyes Rivera[African Liberation Month]Pan African Tribute to Cultural ChampionsDuring our African Liberation Month of May we will pay special tribute to two of Brooklyn's tremendous treasures;...
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Jitu Weusi, Towering Black Empowerment Advocate, Dies
Jitu Weusi. Photo credit: Lawrence E J Rachell corenyc.org[Passings]Jitu Weusi, one of the founders of the Black United Front, an education advocate and a fixture in many of New York's political...
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Jitu Weusi With Ancestors. Other Community Announcements
[Community Announcements] 1. Brother Jitu Weusi joined the ancestors on Wednesday at 4:30 PM. Funeral arrangements not yet finalized. 2. PLEASE ACT NOW AND FORWARD BROADLY! CONTACT PAULETTE AT...
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Omotosho Seeks Council Seat As First Africa-born Member
'I wish to make my case for candidacy...' Dr. Omotosho's press conference. Photo: Asta Tall[Race For NY City Council 2013]Will Dr. Bola Omotosho make history by becoming the first African-born...
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DoJoJi: The Man Inside the Bell,” Forged in the Mist of Time
[Theater]“DoJoJi: The Man Inside the Bell” presented by the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre at the Clurman Theatre, located at 410 West 42nd Street, in Manhattan, celebrates its 36th season with an...
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Stop-and-Frisk: Michael Bloomberg's And Ray Kelly's 'New Jim Crow'
[Speaking Truth To Power]This week, the Floyd v City of New York trial ended in much the same way it began: with the New York Police Department (NYPD) brass still lying about their racist police...
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Philanthropy: No vision, no gifts
[FUNdraising Good Times]Philanthropy makes front page news with the announcement of large, transformational gifts. Think Bill Gates. Oprah Winfrey. Warren Buffet. With the news comes the question “What...
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FuelFX Is Creative Agency of Record For Azerbaijan Airlines and The Silk Way...
[Business]Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) and The Silk Way Group have selected FuelFX, LLC, a Houston-based digital marketing firm, as their creative agency of record.As the new brand partner, FuelFX will...
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Harlemwood Film Festival's Three Films
[HARLEMWOOD FILM FESTIVAL]New Heritage Theatre Group is very pleased to partner with the New York Academy of Medicine to present the 13th Annual Harlemwood Film Festival featuring three exciting...
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COME SAY Farewell To Jitu Weusi
[JITU WEUSI]K-A-R-I-B-U-N-I The SITTING will be held at "For My Sweet" on Saturday afternoon, May 25, at 1103 Fulton Street at Claver Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Phone:(917) 757-0170 from 2 to 8 PM.The...
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Baba Jitu Weusi: Let The Drums Spread The Word
[Farewell Jitu Weusi]A baobab has indeed fallen. Let the village drums continue to spread the sad news.May Baba Jitu Weusi rest in perfect peace in God's love. May his family be consoled by the...
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The choice is clear: Africa must embrace Nkrumah's vision and Unite
[Publisher's Journal]The question of African unity has been on some front pages this week as the African Union (AU) reflects on 50 years of existence, with the Organization of African Unity (OAU) being...
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Jitu Weusi: Mountain Of A Man
[Tribute To Jitu Weusi]Jitu Weusi, Mountain of a Man, born Les Campbell, we mourn your passing but we rejoice for your presence and lasting contributions and we honor you as we have honored Malcolm X,...
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Tyranny Of Gun Violence Scars Children Psychologically
[The Children's Voice]Ka’Nard Allen has been shot twice in his 10-year-old life.On May 12 he went with his mother to the annual Mother’s Day second line parade in New Orleans. When two gunmen shot into...
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The New York Sports Fans' Blues: Championship Droughts
The feeling that the season is really over has finally sunk in; just as the sound of the game and series ending buzzer has stopped ringing in the collective ear of the Knickerbockers’ fan base and New...
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Dizzy's Club Coca Cola: Jazz Haven
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. Photo: Frank Stewart Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola is the hot spot in NYC for jazz lovers, visitors and couples who just want a night out together to enjoy...
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Brutal Media Clampdown: Uganda President's Grip Slips As Top Army Brass Split
Ugandan president Gen. Yoweri K. Museveni and his feared Police Commander, General Kale Kayihura have ordered the police forces to teargas and beat up Ugandan journalists and media freedom-campaigners...
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ABC News's False Benghazi Repor
[On Media: The Benghazi Trail]WATCH: ABC's Benghazi Reporting Unravel.On May 10, ABC News reported what it characterized as a major "exclusive" on the consulate attacks in Benghazi, Libya.Claiming to...
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After Destroying Peterson Matthysse Eyes Garcia
[BoxingGlove Notes] I see the possibility of a Garcia fight with matthysse filling the almost 20, 000 capacity seating of Barclays.Lucas Matthysse, the modern day “Wild Bull of The Pampas” established...
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FIGHT BACK! Families And Communities Against Police Terror
Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Kelly support stop-and-frisk regime[Confronting Police Violence]Join a panel of police brutality victims along with family members from coast to coast who have lost...
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