Creating a burger revolution that’s loved by stars including Snoop Dogg, Taraji P. Henson, Will Smith and Tiffany Haddish (just to name a few) and making national headlines in Forbes, Essence & more, we would love to introduce you to entrepreneur Pinky Cole, who is single handedly changing the way people think about fast food with her […]
The wait is over in Plainview. Local residents, professionals and students no longer need to struggle with eating healthy when out and about. Vitality Bowls, which specializes in açaí bowls – a thick blend of the Amazon’s antioxidant-rich açaí berry, topped with a variety of superfoods – announced today the opening of its café in Plainview. The new franchise […]
One Hundred students from across the country celebrated the conclusion of the 12th annual Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine, with an emotional commencement ceremony featuring inspirational speeches by Walt Disney World Resort President George A. Kalogridis and television-radio personality Steve Harvey. The teens, or Disney Dreamers as they are called, were […]
The Long Island (NY) Chapter, The Links Incorporated recognized National Oral Health Month through delivering dental screenings to 525 elementary students in Hempstead and Westbury. Under the leadership of Leah E. Watson, Chapter President, Program Chair Juanita Winfield and Health and Human Services Chair Claudia Germain, The Long Island Links provided freedental screenings and oral […]
Bullying (real life stories and solutions for prevention) was the hot topic at Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.’s Kappa Sigma Chapter Youth Symposium which was held at the Graham Wyndham Academy @PS 123 in Harlem, NY, on Saturday, March 10, 2019. The annual Youth Symposium, which is held by many of the sorority’s chapter […]
Special Olympics New York President & CEO Stacey Hengsterman today announced a Put Me In Coach! Campaign, seeking 60 “Young Athletes Champions” to donate at least $100 in the next four weeks. If successful, the campaign will make Special Olympics New York eligible for a $100,000 USA Today grant that it will use to add much […]
Carrabba’s Italian Grill is giving guests a FREE order of Lasagne! Now through Sunday, March 31, when guests dine-in and enjoy one of Carrabba’s Italian Grill’s three signature dishes— wood-grilled Chicken Bryan, savory Chicken Marsala, or creamy Pollo Rosa Maria from their Carrabba’s Today, Carrabba’s Tomorrow menu — they will take home a FREE order of […]
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Fifty years ago, Dr. Barbara Ann Teer founded the National Black Theatre (NBT). NBT, New York City’s oldest continually run Black theater, is celebrating its golden anniversary with “NBT Beyond Walls,” with activities across the city, country and world. On Saturday in honor of Women’s History Month, National Black Theatre partnered with the Weeksville Heritage […]
Hosted at Sound River Studios in Long Island City, this 6th NYC installment of Dessert Goals is Party Animal themed, and will feature NEW and exciting activities & events including: The FIRST EVER Dessert Goals at Night preview party, featuring a 21+ preview of the festival, complete with sweet treat cocktails for revelers seeking a sugar rush. Friday 3/22, ($55/pp) Admission […]
On a chilly Saturday evening in March, Harlem Haberdashery celebrated three special honorees that used their careers and connections to help children and youth excel to the next level – Audrey Smaltz (The Ground Crew,) Jamel Wright (Harlem Jets) and Terrell Stowers (Marching Cobras) and mostly importantly the night benefited The Boys & Girls Club […]
The Columbia University community is now more vibrant with the arrival of Elysian Fields Café, where guests can enjoy delectable traditional and contemporary Mediterranean cuisine while relaxing and socializing in an exciting, rustic-modern space with a pop of a metropolitan feel. The 5,500 square-foot space is beautifully divided in two sections. The 3000 sq.ft. Café seats […]
“ALL OF IT” is a live daily (2 hour) radio show about culture and arts in and around New York City, that airs on WNYC (America’s most listened to public radio station) – with guests including newsmakers, tastemakers, artists, and creators. The show’s host interviews ~40+ guests every single week (!) from high profile actors […]
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) has announced a multi-year series of events, programs, exhibitions, and projects that will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Museum, culminating in the opening of its new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. Beginning this March with the new exhibition T. rex: The Ultimate Predator, the Museum will […]
The Apollo Theater revealed the line-up for the third annual WOW – Women of the World Festival. Presented over four days in various spaces at the iconic cultural theater, the WOW Festival runs from March 12-17 and will feature workshops, activities, programming, and performances with artists, community leaders, writers, thinkers, activists, and leaders exploring a variety of issues across cultural, civic, and social […]
Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (D – Freeport) led the legislature in honoring Lillian and Leisa Dent, proprietors of soul food destination LL Dent Restaurant, during a Black History Month observance at the Nassau County Legislature on Monday, Feb. 25. LL Dent was the outgrowth of blending mother Lillian’s Georgia roots with Leisa’s […]
