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Rev. James A. Forbes, Jr. gets new commission
People: NEW YORK (Dec. 20, 2011)—Religious leaders from across New York City joined the administration of Union Theological Seminary (Union) as it welcomed the Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. to Union and commissioned him to a national ministry of preaching and spiritual renewal. Comment.
Technology education in inner-city neighborhoods
Manhattan: Moving technology into city neighborhoods Comments (1).
Sun Kulcha
New York: Holiday at the Apollo
The Apollo Theater celebrates Kwanzaa with its popular annual show featuring Abdel Salaam’s Forces of Nature Dance Company, trombonist Craig S. Harris & the Nation of Imagination honoring the principles of Kwanzaa - family, community & culture, 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the Apollo Theater Box Office, 253 West 125 St., or by calling (212) 531-5305 or via Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com. Comment.
Kwanzaa 2011 regales African-American culture
Arts & Theater: Kwanzaa celebrations go into high gear at the American Museum of Natural History’s Milstein Hall of Ocean Life on Dec. 31. Comment.
Carib expats not contributing enough to their homeland economies
St Vincent: St. Vincent and the Grenadines U.N. envoy, Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves, says most educated Caribbean migrants are not giving back enough in remittances to the region. Comment.
Manhattan: Kwanzaa is a week-long African American holiday observed from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, which focuses on the traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce and self improvement. Comment.
Happy Christmas at Haitian-American Day Care Centers
Haiti: Fueled by spun sugar cotton candy, snow cones with apple juice and pizza, the children that attend the three Haitian-American Day Care Centers in Brooklyn celebrated Christmas a little early on Monday. Comments (1).
T’s beginning to look a lot like…
New York: On occasion I have offered last-minute suggestions to procrastinators waiting for last-minute sales before Christmas Day. Comment.
Petioni Plaza opens in Harlem
Manhattan: Finally, the long wait is over. Comments (1).
Howard Beach tragedy remembered
Brooklyn: The family of Michael Griffith and Cedric Sandifford plan their usual private memorial on Dec. 20. Annually, members take off from work, visit Brooklyn’s Evergreen Cemetery where their loved-ones are buried and accordingly reflect on the joys of the men who died because of the color of their skin. Comment.
Sun Kulcha
Music & Fashion: Christmas Eve Services
The Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, between 120 & 122 streets, N.Y., presents Worship Service for Children & Families at 4:00 p.m. & Lesson & Carols Service following the basic service of nine lessons (scripture readings) alternating with nine carols, 8:00 p.m. featuring The Riverside Choir & The Riverside Ringers. For more information, call (212) 870-6784 or visit www.theriversidechnurchny.org. Comment.
Lady English to launch new bath salt
People: Lady English whose Fountain Pimento Oil has won over die-hard holistic practitioners will unveil a new addition to her product line just in time for the holiday season. Comment.
Magnificent Martinique on the road
Music & Fashion: Recently the Martinique Magnifique Road Show arrived in mid-town New York. Comment.
Call for passage of NYS Dream Act
Manhattan: Dozens of young people, community leaders, and elected officials gathered on the steps of City Hall Friday, Dec. 9, to demand greater access to higher education for youth, regardless of status. Comment.
Annual U.N. Student Conference on Human Rights
Manhattan: High school students from the New York Metropolitan area were chaperoned by the New York State NAACP and New York Links, Inc. last week on the final day of the three-day annual United Nations Student Conference on Human Rights. Comment.
Call for high school mentors
Brooklyn: The Metro New York Chapter of National Black MBA Association is calling on mentors to lead a series of academic enrichment and leadership workshops to begin in January. Comment.
Sun Kulcha
Arts & Theater: Winter Solstice Feast
The Brooklyn Fire Proof, 120 Ingraham St., Brooklyn, is hosting, The Winter Solstice Feast 2011, a party & benefit for Bushwick Farmers’ Market featuring local restaurants preparing food grown by the students at Bushwick Campus Farm, 7:00 p.m. - midnight. For reservations, donation suggestions & volunteer information, visit www.BushwickFarmersMarket.org. Comment.
Brooklyn: In the wake of what has been described as racist comments about West Indians on Facebook by some members of the New York Police Department (NYPD), local city, state and federal lawmakers are pushing for residency laws for police officers. Comment.
Disappointed at NYPD cops’ Facebook comments
Brooklyn: Hearing and reading about these remarks made by NYPD officers, “animals, savages, bomb them” was truly disappointing, however, not surprising. While these are the views of many, I am sure that does not reflect all of the administration. These are gross, irresponsible descriptions that undermine the mission and purpose of the event. Comment.
Protestors visit foreclosed homes
Brooklyn: On a very drizzly Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of protestors gathered under the trestle of the #3 train at the junction of Livonia and Pennsylvania Aves in East New York carrying a myriad of symbols of home-living: plants, a chair, or a lamp. They carried banners voicing why they were there: “Homes Are For People Not Banks,” “I work, you work, we work (crossed out)-fight, they profit” or “New York Families for New York Families.” One fellow’s sign simply said: 99%. Comment.
Toys and gifts for Harlem Dowling kids
Manhattan: To help cheer on the holiday, a host of celebrities and fans traveled uptown recently for the 3rd annual Vaughn Harper Toy Drive benefitting Harlem Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services. Hosted by NY-1 News’ anchorwoman Cheryl Wills, the event took place at Harlem Bar BQ located on Frederick Douglass Blvd. Harper’s wife Sandra filled in for the radio legend who was slightly under the weather. Comment.
Sun Kulcha
Arts & Theater: Men on the Move
Men on the Move is holding a three-day men’s service at Mt. Horeb Holiness Church of God, Inc., 1788 Townsend Ave., Bronx, N.Y. on Fri., Dec. 9, 8:00 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 10, 10:00 a.m. & Sun., Dec. 11 at 4:00 p.m. The service includes workshops & fellowship. For more information, call Deacon Edmund Davis, chairperson at (917) 626-2786. Comment.
Founder’s Award for Brooklyn-born educator
Brooklyn: Dr. Avis Hinkson, the first African American to hold the position of Dean of College at Barnard College, the prestigious liberal arts college for women in New York City, was honored with the Beacon Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education by the New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women, Inc. at its recent Annual Founders Day Commemoration. Comment.
Volunteers of America’s 109th Annual Sidewalk Santa Campaign feeds the needy
People: Volunteers of America (VOA), one of the nation’s oldest and most effective human service organizations in the nation launched their 109th Annual Sidewalk Santa® Campaign this month. Money collected goes towards their Holiday Food Voucher program. VOA’s Sidewalk Santas® are stationed beside their signature chimneys across Manhattan on Fridays in December, ringing their bells and raising money to help feed those in need. They serve as a reminder to remember our neighbors who struggle to put food on their table during this holiday season. Comment.
Garifuna Coalition honors former SVG consular aide
Brooklyn: J. Erlene Williams-King, a former aide to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ New York Consul General, was honored on Nov. 19 by the New York-based Garifuna Coalition U.S.A, Inc. at the group’s Yellow, White and Black 2011 Gala at the Eastwood Manor, Bronx. Comment.
Homes for needy Haitians
Haiti: “At first, I really didn’t want to go,” said Rodneyse Bichotte, whose day job in Corporate Development Mergers and Acquisitions at American Express and her other job as Democratic District Leader in the 42nd Assembly District in Brooklyn, a non-paid elected position, keeps her really busy. Comments (2).
Harlem rallies against plague of violence
Manhattan: A multitude of religious and community-based organizations gathered at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building Plaza Saturday, Nov. 26, to join with the Harlem Transformation Project in a March For Peace, taking a proactive stance to bring about an end to a “plague of violence” in their community. Comment.
