By Gregg McQueen Franco Gaskin has given to the streets for over three decades. Now it’s the community’s turn. Gaskin, a prolific muralist and artist better known in Northern Manhattan as “Franco the Great” or “the Picasso of Harlem,”…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tryon Public House (@tryonpublichouse) The good folks at Tryon Public House (4740 Broadway) welcomes y’all to their monthly #DragBrunch. Come see @justsucia and @skrawberry_fields put on a show. Come for the show and enjoy the deletable…
We are at a critical impasse in this fight against COVID-19. The only way to move forward as a society is to get as many people vaccinated as possible. With that said, the constant drumbeat of anti-vax nonsense is…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Figure Skating in Harlem ⛸📚 (@figureskatinginharlem) “Figure Skating in Harlem helps girls transform their lives and grow in confidence, leadership and academic achievement.” They are looking for young women who…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by WIRED (@wired) Black Twitter is the ultimate arbiter of what is cool, what is hot and what is not. Shout out to Jason Parham of Wired Magazine for the deep…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Schomburg Center (@schomburgcenter) Join a virtual conversation with four scholars whose work examines the long history of medical racism and unequal access to quality medical care. The conversation brings together…
By Gregg McQueen Photo: Emmanuel Abreu Beach? Please. Amid growing calls for Congress to pass national voting rights protections, millions of people are making late summer plans that include a million-strong march to spur federal lawmakers to action. March…
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After trillions of dollars spent, thousands upon thousands of lives lost, both American and Afghani, the Taliban is back in power in Afghanistan. If you want to understand what when wrong you could do no better that to read…
An all-Black infantry regiment during World War I, the Harlem Hellfighters spent 191 days in combat, more than any other American regiment. But they will wait no longer for new high honors. Members of New York’s Congressional delegation have…