Black Lives Matter Movement Driving Customers to Black Businesses
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…
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APOLLO THEATER ANNOUNCES “KWANZAA CELEBRATION REGENERATION NIGHT” DEC. 28
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…
APOLLO THEATER ANNOUNCES STAGE ADAPTATION ADDITIONS TO TA-NEHISI COATES’ “BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME”
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…
APOLLO THEATER KICKS OFF 2019 SEASON WITH STELLAR LINEUP—YOLANDA ADAMS, COATES, BALLET HISPANICO
The legendary Apollo Theater has recently announced the fall season lineup of music, dance, film screenings, and other events... Photo: YouTube The Apollo Theater recently announced details of…
IN AUGUST APOLLO THEATER PRESENTS APOLLO UPTOWN HALL: HARLEM’S CULTURE—PAST. PRESENT. FUTURE.
Apollo Uptown: Harlem's Culture--Past. Present. Future. will be held on August 15, at 7: p.m. Photo: Facebook On Thursday, August 15 at 7:00 p.m., the Apollo Theater in…
Apollo Theater Announces Author Ta-Nehisi Coates As Inaugural Artist-In-Residence To Coincide With His “The Water Dancer” Book Tour
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... Photo: Wikimedia Commons Harlem, N.Y., July…
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sir Hilary Beckles Headline Tribute to Renowned Journalist Don Rojas Who’s Fighting Cancer
Don Rojas, Danny Glover, and Don’s wife, Karen at home in Maryland. For most of his adult life, Don Rojas has been a revolutionary freedom fighter for justice…
Disent on Disenters: Revisiting Cornel West’s Critique of Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cornel West. Source-RT YouTube “Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. 'Where did this man get this wisdom and…
Book Review: Herb Boyd’s “Black Detroit”
Author Herb Boyd. Photo--Flickr BLACK DETROIT A People's History of Self- Determination Herb Boyd 352 pp. Amistad "Who would be free themselves must strike a blow." Reviewed by…
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” Leaves You Introspective And On The Verge Of Tears
Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me Spiegel & Grau, 2015 by Ta-Nehisi Coates Toni Morrison Was Right With his second book, Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi…