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Minna LaFortune

Music

Brooklyn reggae artist Minna LaFortune drops ‘Weekend Vibes’

By Nelson A. King

Barbershop – Go Back To Africa

Movies

FLC, AFF partner for New York African Film Festival

By Nelson A. King

Group pic (l-r) Shadae Joseph Johnson (YGB Administrative Assistant), Queen Ifrica, Gregory Clarke, Owner, Miami Fitness Jamaica (2017 YGB Honoree) (1)

News

Ras Clem rubbishes concerns about Queen Ifrica’s legal woes ahead of NYC performance

By Nelson A. King

Etienne Charles

Arts & Entertainment

Renowned Trinidadian jazz trumpeter Etienne Charles to headline Dominica’s Jazz ‘n Creole Festival on Sunday

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn Arts Ambassador Colm Dillane of KidSuper.

Brooklyn Borough Prez names Colm Dillane of KidSuper as inaugural ‘Brooklyn Arts Ambassador’

By Nelson A. King

Henry A. Garrido, executive director of District Council 37.

Workers at Brooklyn Museum get lifeline

By Nelson A. King

Congregation sings Opening Hymn, "Up from the Grave He Arose.”

News

Methodists in Brooklyn Parish celebrate ‘Seven Last Words of Christ’

By Nelson A. King

Governor Kathy Hochul unveils Liberty Landing, a transformative project to convert the state-owned 100,000 square-foot former Bayview Correctional Facility in Manhattan into affordable housing for low-income residents and supportive housing for formerly incarcerated individuals reentering the community. The proposed project, a joint venture between Camber Property Group and Osborne Association, would invest over $108 million in West Chelsea and provide 124 permanently affordable housing units and on-site supportive services.

Hochul directs State Flags lowered in honor of His Holiness Pope Francis

By Nelson A. King

Joe Bagdonavich at Reggae Sumfest 2022.

Music

Reggae Sumfest tixes ‘moving along nicely’

By Nelson A. King

Reggae-dancehall artiste Alkaline.

Music

Wembley erupts as Alkaline drops a juggernaut performance

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican reggae icon Buju Banton.

Music

Buju Banton, Beres Hammond to headline Best of the Best Music Fest

By Nelson A. King

Dr. Frankie McIntosh, right, receives Induction Award from Mistress of Ceremonies and Former St. Vincent and the Grenadines Culture Minister Renee Baptiste, and Calypsonian and Culture Ambassador Cyril "Scorcher" Thomas.

Music

Frankie McIntosh among first inductees into Vincentian Cultural Hall of Fame

By Nelson A. King

Denis Bowman offers "Instructions" at the inaugural SVG Cultural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

What A Night!

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican-born youth leader Andre A. Samuels.

People

Jamaican coach pushes churches to welcome and uplift young people

By Nelson A. King

New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrives for Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s “State of the NYPD” address on January 30, 2025 in New York City. The Justice Department is reportedly in talks to drop its corruption case against Mayor Adams. Adams is schedule to stand trial on federal corruption charges on April 21, 2025.

News

Adams blasts City Council lawsuit opposing ICE Office on Rikers as ‘baseless’

By Nelson A. King

City Council Speaker Adams speaks about the right-to-shelter law City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.

News

End Maternal Mortality: Black Maternal Health Week renews call to action

By Nelson A. King

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