From the moment of their unveiling at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., in February 2018, the official portraits of President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama have become iconic. Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of President Obama and Amy Sherald’s portrait…

This year Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is back, let’s see who takes home the championship title this year. Attached is a special ticket link that brings you to a Brooklyn Cyclones page through which you can secure FREE tickets…

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At today’s Corona Virus briefing Mayor de Blasio announced the City will host a ticker tape parade in their honor Health Care workers in Wednesday, July 7th,2021. The city plans to celebrate health care workers with a parade down the…

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s contributions to the history of art and his explorations of multifaceted cultural phenomena––including music, the Black experience, pop culture, Black American sports figures, literature, and other sources––will be showcased through immersive environments providing unique insight into the late…

NYC is excited about this!! Macy’s will host its annual Independence Day fireworks celebration in New York City next month, marking another sign that American life is returning to some sort of normal as local COVID restrictions are relaxed across…

Joy and James Frazier, an African American couple who founded The Sip NYC Inc. has been helping other Black-Owned businesses generate brand exposure in their industry for over twenty years.  This savvy couple has hosted plenty successful networking events and sold out-black…

Brooklyn Navy Yard will be hosting an eclectic local variety of superbly fermented beer and cider in all styles combining the best elements of a Beer Garden with the staggering array of choices found only at a Craft Beer Festival.…

After Oprah saw In the Heights, a movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first musical, she loved it so much she wanted to celebrate it however she could. And so, Oprah is hosting Oprah Daily’s first-ever virtual Block Party to speak…

Celebrating Juneteenth: MCNY presents FREEDOM SONGS featuring Kenyatta Emmanuel & Shanelle Gabriel   Join MCNY for FREEDOM SONGS featuring Kenyatta Emmanuel & Shanelle Gabriel, anafternoon of song and spoken word reflections celebrating freedom and commemorating the ending of American slavery. This seated,…