Gregory Hines - Birthday

White New York Socialite Calls The Police On Black Woman For Sitting On A Public Bench | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The viral video of a white woman named Amy Cooper caused a firestorm of controversy when she verbally charged at a black man named Christian Cooper in Central Park when he asked her to put her dog on its leash while he was bird

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

US-based Guyanese recounts COVID-19 recovery, ‘miracle’ resuscitation

Mervin, who ended up spending some 14 days in a New York hospital, spoke to Stabroek Weekend in an interview about his experiences with COVID-19, which include his 36-year-old son being declared dead while being treated for the virus before later startling a health official when he woke

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Legendary Jazz Pianist

Sabby Lewis has become a legendary jazz pianist and band leader in Boston. He organized his first band in Boston in 1936. In 1942 his musical talent was recognized when he was chosen to perform a Sunday-night NBC radio broadcast. In the 1950s and 1960s he played on Broadway in New York City and at

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Sylvia del Villard: Afro-Puerto Rican Activist, Dancer, & Actress | Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños

Editor's Note: The following biography appears on the website of the Fundación Nacional Para La Cultura

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Source: Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños

(BPRW) Does the current “Black Lives Movement” Solve The Problems of Black America - The Black Chronicle

(Black PR Wire) Long Island, New York - The Village of Hempstead takes a monumental step in co-naming street major street in its downtown area 'Black Lives Matter Way' aligning

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Source: The Black Chronicle

NYPD Cop Caught On Video Using Chokehold After Deadly Maneuver Is Banned

Even after New York prohibited chokeholds, a New York City police officer was caught on video using the deadly maneuver on Sunday (June 21) in the wake of the police killing of George

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

New York City to begin phase 2 of reopening amid virus

(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty

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Inside the Peloton Community Dedicated to Black Women

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Even physically distant, grads find ways to celebrate and inspire –

But the incredibly bold and creative ways America’s high school and college graduates have found to celebrate are among the most inspirational moments to emerge from this challenging

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Source: Daytona Times

NYC Mayor To Have “Black Lives Matter” Painted In Front of Trump Tower

According to the New York Daily News, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has greenlit the painting of “Black Lives Matter” in giant yellow letters in front of Trump Tower on Fifth Ave between 56th and 57th streets in Midtown Manhattan and Cheeto Jesus is cursing the heavens for the

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Source: Black America Web

Raymond Santana And Deelishis Get Married In Beautiful Georgia Wedding

Santana, one of the exonerated men from the "Central Park Five," shared photos and video from their special day on

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Phase 2 Reopening

New York City hit Phase 2 of the reopening plan on

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Bronx ‘city within a city’ shaken by sickness, fear

Morton’s story is a common one in the Bronx, which has been hit harder by the virus than any other place in the New York City metropolitan

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938)

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, writer, activist, collector, and important figure of the Harlem Renaissance was born in Saturce, Puerto

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Source: Black Past

Coronavirus: Rapper Desiigner waives off rent for his NY tenants

Brooklyn-born rapper Desiigner is waiving off rent for the “next couple of months” for tenants in his residential properties in New York during the coronavirus pandemic because he doesn’t “want to see anybody on the

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Requires Businesses To Deny Shoppers Without Masks

As spotted on Raw Story, New York State has a plan in mind for flipping the switch on The Big

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Source: The Urban Daily

Williams, Franklin Hall (1917-1990) - Death

Williams died at his home in New York City on May 20, 1990, at the age of 72.

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Source: Black Past

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The dream is just postponed not cancelled

That was the feeling of champion cyclist, Jamual John after he returned to Guyanese soil following a truncated stint in the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

NY, NJ and CT expand quarantine advisories for travelers from 8 more states with high coronavirus rates | The Atlanta Voice

Governors in the northeast, once considered the US epicenter of the coronavirus, are tightening restrictions in their states for travelers from areas of the country now seeing upward trends in positive coronavirus cases and

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Magic Johnson to Provide $100M in Capital to Fund PPP Small Business Loans

NBA legend turned social entrepreneur Magic Johnson has committed to providing $100 million in capital to fund small business loans through the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Katherine Dunham: legendary dancer who founded the 1st American black dance company

In 1934, with the assistance of Speranzeva, Dunham established the Chicago Negro School of Ballet and a company, a Negro Dance Group, which advanced into the Katherine Dunham Dance

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Reebok Celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month With “All Types of Love” Collection & Short Film

Source: Reebok / Reebok

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Zendaya and Her Mane Land Another Major Endorsement Deal

She’s spreading the message that real is beautiful.

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

NY National Guardsman Henry Johnson, Fought For His Life With A Knife On May 15, 1918

And on the night of May 15, 1918, Pvt. Henry Johnson, a member of the all-black 369th Infantry Regiment, found himself fighting for his life against 20 German Soldiers out in front of his

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Black Protesters Arrested By NYPD Were Charged With A Felony Way More Than White Demonstrators, Data Shows

Arrests are broken down by race.

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Source: Black America Web

Eminen Takes Shot At Joe Budden, Revolt TV On New Version Of “Bang” [Listen]

Source: Hip Hop Icon Eminem, makes a rare special event performance to celebrate G-Shockwave Watches 30th Anniversary at Pier 36 in New York

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Source: The Urban Daily

Isolde Fair, 16-Year-Old Singer-Composer-Musician, to Release “Rise,” a Song of Empowerment and Resilience

But all the book’s publishers really had to do was provide a link to Isolde Fair ’s poignant new song of that title: “Rise,” the 16-year-old singer-songwriter-musician’s newest release, following 2017’s highly acclaimed media sensation “To All the Little Girls,” explores several connotations of the

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Bruce Lincoln - Co-Founder, Silicon Harlem

Bruce Lincoln is the Co-Founder of Silicon Harlem (http://wwwsiliconharlem.net). Silicon Harlem is a nationally recognized for-profit social venture dedicated to transforming Harlem into a hub for technology and

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Source: Silicon Harlem

Hip-hop Violinist Ezinma Is Giving Children of Color Access to Classical Music

Ezinma, the classically-trained violinist who became a viral sensation after her video covers of trap music went viral, is sharing her gift of music with inner-city

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

NYC protesters perform violin vigil for Elijah McClain

String players perform during a violin vigil for Elijah McClain in Washington Square Park on June 29, 2020 in New York

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