Month: June 2025

For its fifth annual Juneteenth Celebration, 651 ARTS - Brooklyn’s premier institution for the African Diasporic performing arts – will once again team up with The Soapbox Presents, the popular performing arts platform celebrating the brilliance of Black and brown people, for the third year to mark the national holiday with “We Outside! A Brooklyn Juneteenth, Vol. III.”  Held in partnership with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, 651 ARTS said this […]

As someone born in Haiti, the first Black republic to rise and break the chains of slavery, Brooklyn Council Member Mercedes Narcisse says Juneteenth “resonates deeply” with her. “It serves as a powerful reminder that the fight for liberation has always been shared across oceans, from the sugarcane fields of the Caribbean to the cotton plantations of the American South,” Narcisse, who represents the 46th Council District in Brooklyn, told […]

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson will host "A Celebration of Caribbean Heritage" on June 18, honoring "Caribbean excellence." Gibson, whose father hails from Trinidad and Tobago, said the event will be held at Andrew Freedman House, 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx. She said Borough Hall will host the celebration in partnership with BXEDC and the Bronx Tourism Council. Among the honorees are The Legendary D.J. Kool Herc; Cindy Campbell, the […]

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, on May 29, thanked nationals for serving the borough as first responders, teachers, healthcare heroes, frontline workers, and community leaders during his administration's inaugural Guyana Independence commemoration and awards ceremony in the historic Helen Marshall Cultural Center, located in the lower level of the municipal building. He went on to commend Rhonda Binda, a Guyanese national who, he said, helped to build "this house as […]

A senior Guyanese police officer who was suspected of involvement in a major cocaine find near the border with Venezuela last year has been sanctioned by the US Treasury Department, forcing authorities to send him home until a proper probe about his alleged involvement is completed. Senior Superintendent Himnauth Sawh, 37, is the last of the latest Guyanese nationals to be sanctioned by the US government in recent months. Sawh […]

The 16th Annual Juneteenth Festival Summit NYC 2025, under the theme "Educating, Empowering, Entertaining," has unveiled a three-day celebration of free events from June 12-19. Known as Freedom Day, a celebration marking the end of slavery in the United States, this year's festival and concert will be held on June 12 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Pleasant Hill City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane, Brooklyn. According to Juneteenthny.com, Juneteenth is […]

This National Gun Violence Awareness Month, where we honor and remember victims of gun crimes, our administration is making good on our promise to eradicate gun violence. From day one, we have worked to create safer streets, safer subways, and a safer city for all New York families. We have listened to our communities and our neighbors and deployed resources where they are needed most. The numbers are in, and […]

Khari Edwards, the son of Trinidadian and Guyanese immigrants, is running for Brooklyn Borough President because his life’s work has been dedicated to advancing equity, inclusion, and community engagement in every corner of the borough. “As the son of Caribbean immigrants raised in Crown Heights, I witnessed firsthand how many Brooklyn neighborhoods have been neglected and underserved, and I understand that meaningful progress demands leadership that is accessible, accountable, and […]