***IMAGES HERE*** |Photos courtesy: Brooklyn Borough President Office Brooklyn, NY – On Monday, February 24th, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso commemorated Black History Month with “Brooklyn is Africa: Lineage & Power Through the Arts,” an annual event co-hosted with Eric Edwards and the Cultural Museum of African Art. In keeping with Black History Month’s national theme “African […]
Photo Credit: Elliot Mangual/Colgate Women’s Games New York, NY — With great expectations, athletes converged in New York City for the finals of the 49th annual Colgate Women’s Games (CWG) track and field series on Saturday, February 1. And the event did not disappoint — producing meet records, outstanding performances, entertainment and special guests for the runners, jumpers, […]
By Giulia Heyward, Gothamist |Editorial credit: Stefano Chiacchiarini ’74 / shutterstock.com Listen to an interview with Barbara Bullard, President & CEO of the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute (SSCI) speaking about Shirley Chisholm Day in NYC. New Yorkers will now commemorate the life of Shirley Chisholm — the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first […]
