Theater in the Village of Harlem and WNYC are partnering for the 5th year to present WNYC’s 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, “50 Years After MLK: A Dream Deferred,” as part of the Apollo’s Uptown Hall series. WNYC’s Peabody Award-winning host […]
 I was raised in apartheid Lumberton, North Carolina, Robeson County. I was naive of Confederate statues and flags that championed the defenders of the Confederate States of America. They were present and still are, but I was busy being an adolescent, unconcerned about such adult matters. I suffered […]
The Yankees’ history has always deemed that if a manager does not win more than one World Series, his tenure is nearly as failed as one whose teams flirt with the bottom of the AL East. Which is why as incredible as the 2017 season, […]
PHOTO CAPTION: Richelieu Dennis purchases Essence Communications from Time Inc., returning the iconic Essence magazine to 100 percent Black ownership. (Essence) In a deal that re-establishes Essence magazine as a totally, Black and independently-owned entity, Sundial Brands founder Richelieu Dennis recently announced the purchase of Essence […]
It appears that Harlem’s new representative in Congress has begun to bring home the bacon from Washington D.C. He announced this week that he has secured a whopping $500 million for his 13th Congressional District that includes parts of the Bronx. Congressman Adriano […]
New York City jail population is below 9,000 for the first time in 35 years, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio. He said the Big Apple is on track for monthly population below this figure. “New York City has the lowest incarceration rate of all […]
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