[Black Business]
Of the 5.7 million US firms with paid employees, about 124,000 — or a little more than 2% — were Black-owned in 2017, according to a Brookings Institution analysis of the Census Bureau’s most recent survey of US businesses.
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Between the World and Me
Black Lives Matter Movement Driving Customers to Black Businesses
RICHARD WRIGHT: “BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME”
[Black History Month\Poetry\Margaret Walker]
“There was a charred stump of a sapling pointing a blunt finger accusingly at the sky…And while I stood my mind was frozen within cold pity for the life that was gone.”
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APOLLO THEATER FILMS PRESENTS “BAKOSA: AFROBEATS OF CUBA” IN FEBRUARY
[Apollo Theater Films\”Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cuba”]
The Apollo Theater announced will screen the award-winning documentary Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cuba on Thursday, February 20th at 6:30 p.m., as part of ImageNation’s Cocktails & Cinema series.
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APOLLO THEATER ANNOUNCES “KWANZAA CELEBRATION REGENERATION NIGHT” DEC. 28
[Apollo Theater\Kwanzaa Celebration]
Since 2006, the Apollo has established an annual show to celebrate this holiday tradition on one day of the Kwanzaa holiday. This year’s Kwanzaa celebration will be on Saturday, December 28 from 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
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APOLLO THEATER ANNOUNCES STAGE ADAPTATION ADDITIONS TO TA-NEHISI COATES’ “BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME”
[Theater News\Apollo]
Kamilah Forbes, Apollo Theater Executive Producer: “For this staged adaptation, I really wanted to infuse the voices of Black changemakers and members of our community that would not only illuminate the language written by Ta-Nehisi, but also underscore the urgency in our communities surrounding the important and ongoing issues.”
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APOLLO THEATER KICKS OFF 2019 SEASON WITH STELLAR LINEUP—YOLANDA ADAMS, COATES, BALLET HISPANICO
[Apollo Theater News]
The legendary Apollo Theater has recently announced the fall season lineup of music, dance, film screenings, and other events…
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IN AUGUST APOLLO THEATER PRESENTS APOLLO UPTOWN HALL: HARLEM’S CULTURE—PAST. PRESENT. FUTURE.
[Entertainment News]
Apollo Uptown: Harlem’s Culture–Past. Present. Future. will be held on August 15, at 7: p.m.
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Apollo Theater Announces Author Ta-Nehisi Coates As Inaugural Artist-In-Residence To Coincide With His “The Water Dancer” Book Tour
[Apollo Theater News]
Acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will become the Apollo Theater’s first artist-in-residence this September as he launches his “The Water Dancer” book tour…
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