Contrary to popular sentiment, Pinkster, not Juneteenth, is the longest-running African American holiday in the United States. Founded in the 17th century in the Mid-Hudson Valley (90 minutes north of New […]
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Category: Events
Metropolitan Black Bar Association to Host 39th Annual Gala May 19th 2023
The Metropolitan Black Bar Association will host their 39th Anniversary Awards Gala – “Expanding Our Reach: Prominence. Presence. Professionalism”. The spring Gala will be hosted by the award-winning WNBC anchor […]
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Diasporic Visions: Celebrating Black Speculative Fiction This Weekend at Medgar Evers College
By Marc W. Polite Greetings to all of my readers. This weekend, The National Black Writers Conference will convene at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. Hosted by the Center for […]
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Harlem Writers Guild @ Langston Hughes Day Celebration Feb 11th, 2023
Good morning! It’s Black History Month. I’m excited to share with you that I will be among the featured poets at the annual Langston Hughes day celebration. Saturday, February 11th, […]
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Relive The Roaring Twenties- December 1st, 2022
Thursday, Dec. 1st at 6 pm, celebrate the Harlem Renaissance with #TheHarlemWritersGuild & #TheNewYorkSocietyLibrary at the posh New York City reception. Dress in the fashion of the 1920s. Remember to […]
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