Month: January 2025

Celebration of Cool: As the Apollo Theater kicks off Black History Month with an Open House: Celebration of Cool on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 1 p.m. during its 90th Anniversary, African Americans, and others across the boroughs will observe the month-long celebration with music, art, food, and history, under the theme: African American and Labor. https://www.apollotheater.org/posts/apollo-theater-kicks-off-black-history-month-with-a-free-open-house-february-1st Book Swap: Sisters in Public Health, New York City and Long Island Chapter, will […]

“In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space” by Irvin Weathersby Jr. c.2025, Viking                                                $30.00                                                 256 pages   The issue appears to be permanent. It’s been happening for a long time. It doesn’t look like it’ll stop any time soon, either, and though you’ve been able to work around it, you shouldn’t have to. Some say it might be better some day but you’re not holding your […]

Another gem will be added to the crown of the king of reggae when Hawaii hosts a trifecta celebrating Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, and Jamaica's Robert Nesta Marley's 80th anniversary. The crowned jewel for marking Hawaii Fest — a two-day treasure trove of music and culinary delights — a triple treat is expected to lure royals, loyals and burgeoning fans of the genre the legend advanced to global acclaim. Slated […]

Antigua’s government has lashed out at the world famous Harvard University saying the time has come for it to begin making reparation payments to the island for the millions it made during the colonial era from the trans Atlantic African slave trade. Speaking on a weekend radio program, Prime Minister Gaston Browne argued that the university has a direct connection and link to Antigua and Barbuda having benefited from free […]

The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center (JPAFHC) recently announced Renee Hastick-Motes's appointment as its new chief executive officer, effective Jan. 6, 2025. JPAFHC said it is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that is "positively transforming value-based care in underserved communities." For well over a decade, JPAFHC said it had provided services in five locations in Rockaway, Southeast Queens, and Brooklyn. The center said Hastick-Motes—the daughter of the late […]

Jamaican reggae artist Minna LaFortune unveiled her latest single, "The Message," on Thursday as a musical tribute to reggae artists who spread love, unity, and musical diversity across the globe. "This heartfelt track is a musical essay and tribute dedicated to all the reggae bands, particularly from Jamaica, who have traveled the globe, bringing the vibrant energy of reggae music to millions," La Fortune, a Brooklyn resident, told Caribbean Life. […]

New York-based, visually impaired reggae artist Nigy Boy has secured nominations in three categories, including "Best New Entertainer," "Best Song," and "Best Singjay Entertainer," at the upcoming 42nd Annual International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA), slated for March 30 at the prestigious Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL. "I am extremely grateful and humbled to be recognized with three nominations at this […]

Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has welcomed the pardon of immigrant rights advocate Ravi Ragbir by former President Joe Biden. Ragbir, a Brooklyn resident, was convicted of a nonviolent offense in 2001 and had faced the threat of deportation. Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, who represents the 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn, thanked Biden for his “moral and just decision to issue Ravi Ragbir his long-deserved, long-awaited pardon. […]