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Book cover of “Bloom How You Must” by Tara Pringle Jefferson.

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Tara Pringle Jefferson turns burnout into a blueprint for self-care

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Book cover of “Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life” by Nia Sioux.

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There’s nowhere to go but up

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Chef Renee Blackman renowned for blending Caribbean roots with haute cuisine flair.

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Chef Renee Blackman debuts ‘Passion’ with exclusive cookbook launch

By Nelson A. King

Elected officials on Nov. 15, presented accolades to two humanitarians at the year-end Queens Book Festival & Literary Festival, Inc. and the NYC office of Adult & Continuing Education at the Queens Library in Richmond Hill. From left are representative from Assembly Member David Weprin's office Anthony Lemma, Council Member Kaleel Anderson, honorees Swami Durga Das of the River Fund Pantry, Tony Singh of the Community Pantry, Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar, and Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, founder of Queens Book Fair & Literary Festival Inc.

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Queens Book Fair honors community heroes at ‘Giving Thanks’ celebration

By Tangerine Clarke

Book cover of “Genius Unbroken: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Charles R. Drew” by Craig A. Miller, MD, with Charlene Drew Jarvis, PhD.

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A lifesaving liquid and the man who made it possible

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Book cover of “Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance” by Ben Passmore.

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On the shoulders of giants, with lots of support from the side

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

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Caribbean American Poetry Association to host virtual Thanksgiving Book Party, Nov. 20

By Tangerine Clarke

Book cover of “Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore” by Char Adams.

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Read between the lines: we need Black bookstores

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Book cover of “I Know White People are Crazy and Other Stories” by Dr. Jonathan Mathias Lassiter.

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Can’t take it anymore? Then read this book and feel better

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, author of “Champion.”

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When you’ve done wrong, look to an inspiration to do right

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Book cover of “Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival” by Maria Pinto.

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On science, the ancestors, and digging in the dirt

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Screen grab of Howard W. French, professor of journalism at Columbia University , in conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University and fellow author, about his new book, The Second Emancipation (2025).

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NY journalism professor discusses his book on unknown Black History in Brooklyn

By Milette Millington

Book cover of “Meyer Levin: Where Leaders Grow.”

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Meyer Levin School for the Performing Arts launches ‘Meyer Levin: Where Leaders Grow’

By Nelson A. King

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What price progress? The loss of a neighborhood looms large in this memoir

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

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Jamaican graphologist delves into ‘Caribbean Fraud’

By Vinette K. Pryce

Book cover of “A THousand Ways To Die” by Trymaine Lee.

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The real cost of a gun

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

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36 years later, Bronxites remember the 87 victims of the Happy Land fire

The first dead whale of the year washed ashore on Rockaway Beach on Thursday, March 26.

Dead whale washes ashore on Rockaway Beach, drawing crowds of onlookers

Tyrell Hankerson and Farah Louis, both New York City Council Members; Monique Chandler-Waterman, New York State Assemblywoman; and Clyde Vanel, New York State Assemblyman, attend an MWBE Networking Reception hosted by Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, New York State Assemblywoman, during the 55 Annual Legislative Conference in Albany this year 2026. The event connected minority- and women-owned business with government leaders to promote awareness, inclusion, and support.

State lawmakers call communities to Albany for 2026 MWBE Advocacy Day

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Sorokin superb again, Islanders hang on to beat Stars