CodeSwitch, a Black-owned agency renowned for championing underrepresented talents in music and technology, has unveiled AIRtool, an innovative Artist Invest...
Many talk about giving back to their hoods and few actually do it but this isn’t the case for Houston rapper, Slim Thug. In fact, his charitable actions recently earned him his own day.
The City of Houston, ... Read Article
Wearing "Defend Brooklyn" proudly on his sweater, iconic filmmaker Spike Lee had some choice for the hipsters taking over Brooklyn, NY while speaking at Pratt Institute for Black History Month.
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Educator and son of former slaves, Dr. Carter G. Woodson created Black History Week (Now Black History Month) in 1926 to preserve the history of African Americans.
Hip-hop is one of the ways that our history... Read Article
WILLIAMS PRAISES BROOKLYN NETS FOR BARRIER-BREAKING SIGNING OF JASON COLLINS, NBA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY ACTIVE PLAYER
Contact: Nick E. Smith, nsmith@council.nyc.gov
Phone: (917) 608-8784
FOR IMMEDIATE REL... Read Article
Where would country music be without Jesse James? Without Scarface, the Godfather or Frank White who would Biggie have rapped about? What drove Eminem, Jay-Z and Beyonce and even Tupac to all cut tracks ent... Read Article
THIS WEEK IN THE NEWS
February 17 to February 21, 2014
Schneiderman's "Unjust Imprisonment Act" Will Ensure All Wrongfully Convicted Have Access To Court Remedy
During a speech at John Jay College of Crimi... Read Article
Major League Baseball announced that it will partner with the New York Yankees to co-host the 2014 MLB Diversity Business Summit, "which will provide attendees with unprecedented access to human resource and pr... Read Article
Tracking all the work we put in here in America
There has been a huge increase in human beings tracking their behavior. Apps like FitBit which you can use before a jog and the Sleep Cycle app to track your s... Read Article
Traditionally, East Harlem has been an evolving community. Initially it was populated by German, Irish, Italian and Jewish immigrants, but there are reports going back to the 1930s of a sizable Hispanic communi... Read Article
**ADVISORY**
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND BUILDINGS TO HOLD OVERSIGHT HEARING ON VACANT PROPERTIES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY
BROOKLYN, NY: Council Member Jumaane D. Williams (D-Brooklyn), Deputy Leader and chair o... Read Article
This Sunday 2/23/14 on HOT 97 Street Soldiers with Lisa Evers, we're talking about: THE COMPLEXION CONNECTION: Are you being judged by the color of your skin instead of who you really are?
Here's what we'r... Read Article