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NYC C o u n c i l S u ppo rt s C O M M U N I T Y- B A S E D E D UCATION PROVIDERS Mayor Bill de Blasio, Speaker Corey fill seats and families are able to receive Dromm. “As a former daycare director, I York and a former chancellor of the Stars NewsA.2015 Annual JohnsonThe andBlack Chancellor Richard high-quality care that meets their needs. know that early childhood education is the "Together we are taking a critical step Awards Dinner addenda will honor MayorThis includes: York public system. Carranza today announced to the backbone of a young person's education. I forwardNew in ensuring that theschools DOE’s birth-toDavid Charles Birth-to-Five RFPDinkins, and Head Rep. Start/Early Head am pleased that the city was able to five system meets the needs of community Access to a multilingual outreach team Pioneering producers Stephen Start RFP that will Rep. support community-based deliver for community-based early care and based providers and allows them to provide Rangel, Yvette Clarke, that reaches thousands of families every Byrd and Alia Jones, their early care education providers who do so much for our the highest possible quality of care through to R. and education providers with Donahue Peebles, Barbara year and will partner with providers to company Front Row Production, greater financial stability. Written in students. These hardworking professionals children and families,” said Jennifer Jones Arnwine, Barron, Sabrina reach out to families specifically in their partnership with the Inez City Council and after need and deserve this financial support." 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As Chair of the Committee “Citizens’ Committee for Children targeting based on neighborhood language; 116th Street. and communityDepartment of Education on Education, I have heard from providers appreciates the effort made to address Honorees, the so-called Central Marketing materials for programs like based providers. “Each honoree chosen for from across the City, who have shared their concerns raised birth to fiveand RFPs palm cards, posters, and banners; Park 5, with are the collectively “I’ve put early childhood education front and recognition has demonstrated center as Mayor because it’s our first tool One-on-one support to under-enrolled individually heroes. 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City Council, representing the may budget for up to 10 creating a moreeducation just society in this Council, providers ensuring early childhood providers they did not commit and for which percent40 of th indirect costs if that is what is Arnwine was for 26 years executive council district in Brooklyn, country,” says Blackthey Star News have the stability and funding need to requiredsucceeding within the budget and program they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee her mother, Una S. put our founder kids on theand path publisher to success inside Milton model. That number may be higher if th ranging from seven years to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. T. Clarke. In the current 114 and outside the classroom.” approved by the federal government or Allimadi. “Obviously much work before being exonerated when the verified Congress by a CPA. 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African American-owned real many ofhis thecareer issues that Council with these providers and continue to work as athe radio DJ has in Buffalosaid Jennifer March, Executive Director, African American mayor and alsoRFP and the Head Start RFP, extending the heard from providers by ensuring base Citizens’ Committee for Children. “We look together to provide high-quality early care estate firm with $3.5 billion worth Black Star News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s forwardPast welcomed Nelson Mandela to theBirth-to-Five deadline so that both are on to working with the Administration and education to New York City children and June 13.of properties under development levels of funding, increasing enrollment included: Gil on Noble been a talk show host at WBLS and city after his release in 1990. and providing flexible support and thehave City Council to build this (Like It families.” or management — hehave wasbeen one supports, “Our community-based providers Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad WLIB radio in New City. Heprogress and achieve an adopted budget for indirect costs and new needsYork like rent Rep.changes Charles Rangel, also honored The specific to the RFPs include: essential thepioneering success of Pre-K and 3-K oftothe developerswho increases. I am proud that the Council, that includes salary parity for the early O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, also has a Friday night radio talk for Lifetime integral to communities To make it easier forAchievement, providers to meet has for All and helped turn around andacross revitalize under Speaker Corey Johnson’s leadership, education workforce.” Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on WBAI. said Deputy Chancellor of Early their programmatic needs, andsince help fill served in Congress 1971. He this is City,” Mayor de Blasio, and Chancellor Carranza the once-blighted Anacostia Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel Neighborhood Houses (UNH) Childhood and Student Enrollment Josh seats, DOE has increased theBronze up-front medal for Sabrinathese Lamb, founder“United worked Honoree together to improve RFPs, a recipient of The neighborhood cares deeply about(Entertainer), quality early childhood Larrieux Dr. William Wallack. “We’ve listened in to Washington, their concerns, D.C. payments providers receive by January of based on input from providers and of World of Money, is a champion helping save soldiers behind enemyand we’re A champion of this African-American education and is(Medgar pleased that changes excited to take step forward each school year to three-quarters of their Pollard Evers College), advocates, and to extend the response of financial literacy for youth-- she to the Birth-to-Five RFPs will strengthen during Korean in partnership with them and with the Peebles’ deadline, economic empowerment is contractline value, a 10%the increase overWar. the giving providers time to adjust Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba teaches knowledge handlingcommunity-based programs,” said Susan support of our Mayor, our Chancellor, and original Rep. RFP. Providers that have enrollment contemplating a possible run for NYC their proposals to the expandedabout RFP, which Yvette Clarke is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna Stamler, Executive Director of United the Citymayor Council.inWe’ll continue to partner money, budgeting and planning. greater than 75% will receive an enhanced now allows for full-year and extended day 2017. member of the US House of Fountain (Columbia Neighborhood Houses. “We alsoUniversity), look with our CBOs to provide high-quality payment, and those with at least 93% programming. ThereCrew, is morehonoree, work to do,isbut Dr. Rudy one of forwardLillian to working with the Administration Representatives from New Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy programs for New York City children and civil this is a significant step forward towards Honoree Barbara Arnwine, enrollment will receive their full contract and the City Council to achieve full salary families.” the nation’s leading educators. He’s value. York whose 9th district covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local rights lawyer, is a champion of ensuring the long-term sustainability of UPK parity in the budget so that programs can much of Additionally, thecentral DOE willBrooklyn. continue to Before and 3-K, which have been transformative 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic hire and retain qualified staff to educate and great news for our youth,” said Chair provideentering extensive enrollment to all programs ourCity city’sUniversity children and of New Congresssupport in 2007, she “This is minority Network), and many others. offor The groupson—Finance the emerging care forAction New York City’s children.” of the Council Committee Daniel CBOs to ensure that programs are able to families.”
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N AT I O N A L RAND CORPORATION To Conduct Research On Bias BiasSync, a start-up SaaScompany whose mission is to create better outcomes for organizations by using science-based tools to reduce the negative impact of bias, has commissioned the RAND Corporation to conduct research on how unconscious bias impacts business and workplace environments. BiasSync's science-based, proprietary tool launched this week to help businesses and government agencies assess and manage unconscious bias, with the purpose of creating more fair and respectful workplaces. BiasSync commissioned an independent research study from RAND, a nonprofit, nonpartisan Santa-Monica based research organization committed to the public interest. RAND conducts
research in a wide array of areas, including the role of bias in technology, research and analysis. "Understanding unconscious bias with baseline data is key in determining how companies can improve corporate culture
and achieve greater innovation and profitability," said BiasSync founder and CEO Michele Ruiz. "Working with the esteemed researchers at the widelyrespected RAND Corporation will help make BiasSync a leader in offering data-based solutions in assessing and managing
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unconscious bias at work." Ruiz announced the RAND Corporation's involvement at a BiasSync launch event in Beverly Hills Wednesday evening. BiasSync co-founders Dan Gould, President and CTO, and serial tech entrepreneur Robin Richards were on hand. "The science-based, actionable data BiasSync provides – coupled with compelling interactive professional development content featuring leading unconscious bias experts – allows leaders to better reach diversity and inclusion goals, improve their bottom line and make their companies more competitive," added Ruiz. "We're thrilled to be working with RAND because when you talk data and objective research, there is not a more credible research association we could pursue than working with RAND Corporation."
NABJ Hosts Black Male Media Project to ‘INSPIRE BLACK MEN’ The National Association for Black Journalists (NABJ) is on a mission to “Inspire Black Men.” That’s why the organization created the nationwide Black Male Media Project – an initiative designed to change the way Black men are viewed in society and attract more brothers to work in media. To fulfill that mission locally, NABJ South Florida is hosting “Beyond the Mugshots: Shaping Positive Reflections of Black Males” at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 at the Miramar Cultural Center, 2400 Civic Center Place in Miramar. Special guests include: NBA Champion Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat, rapper and activist Luther Campbell, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sister of Miami Gale Nelson, iHeart Radio personality and community activist Papa Keith, CEO of Move the Crowd Miami Paul Wilson, and Moguldom founder who created Moguldom.com, Bossip and Madame Noire Jamarlin Martin. 2 | NewYorkTrendnyc
Local media anchors Calvin Hughes and Layron Livingston of WPLG, Darryl Forges, Johnny Archer and Jawan Strader of NBC6, and Donovan Campbell of WSVN will also be in attendance. NABJ invites the community to join them at this FREE event. Participation from organizations that mentor young men is particularly encouraged. However, women and girls are
welcome too. NABJ South Florida President Russell Motley said it is important to participate in changing the oftentimes negative narrative that surrounds Black men. We must do more to highlight the great work that fathers, mentors and Black men in general are doing to impact the world for good.
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“This event will be powerful on so many levels,” Motley said. “We’re doing our part to demonstrate a more realistic view of Black males that, surprisingly, many people may not see. For example, studies show that far more Black men attend college now than are locked up in prison. The only way to interject this and other positive narratives is to educate the public and the media, and to keep these conversations going.” www.newyorktrendnyc.com
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NEW STUDENT VOTERS Registered During Civics Week
Mayor de Blasio announced today that the City has registered 18,233 first-time student voters. The effort was part of the Administration’s youth voter registration drive during the City’s first-ever Civics Week, which took place the week of April 8th. Hundreds of high schools hosted events during Civics Week – an initiative of Mayor de Blasio’s 10-Point democracy agenda announced as part of the Mayor’s 2017 State of the City and known as DemocracyNYC. This initiative aims to increase civic engagement and strengthen democracy locally and nationally. “With Civics Week, we’re helping schools mold the future leaders of our City and reminding students that their voices are powerful and can effectuate change,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “Whether it’s hosting a town hall, participating in Participatory Budgeting or registering to vote, students have a real opportunity to strengthen our democracy. I encourage everyone to get involved.” “Our young people are the future leaders of our City and our nation, and I’m excited that a record 18,000 students registered to vote and make their voices heard as part of our first-ever Civics Week,” said Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza. “We’ll continue to invest in Civics for All to elevate student voice and bring the democratic process to life for our students.”
“By participating in Civics Week, students across hundreds of schools and colleges are now equipped with the information and tools they need to be active, productive participants in our democracy,” said Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives J. Phillip Thompson. “Harnessing their creativity and energy to solve important problems will help us achieve a fairer and stronger democracy at home and across the nation." “Your vote is your voice – and thousands of young people across the City of New York made clear that they want their voices heard,” said Chief Democracy Officer Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune. “Registering to vote at the earliest
possible opportunity – as young people across the City had the opportunity to do through this year’s youth voter registration drive – facilitates a young person’s critical first step towards a lifetime of civic engagement.” “Registering the next generation to vote and increasing participation in elections is fundamental to making our government and communities even more representative of our diverse voices,” said Mayor’s Public Engagement Director Omar Khan. “I’m beyond proud of this collaborative effort to educate New York City’s students about their civic duty and to make the process of participating in our elections as easy as possible. This is a great example of how government can be innovative in the pursuit of greater civic engagement.” The 18,233 newly registered student voters attend 258 New York City public schools, as well as college campuses and non-public schools. The Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit organized voter registration drives at approximately 70 schools, resulting in over 63 percent of the more than 18,000 registrations citywide. Civics Week, which took place the week of April 8th, is part of the Department of Education’s Civics for All initiative, which teaches students about the foundations of American government and the democratic process.
During Civics Week, students at public schools had the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities including youth voter registration drives, Participatory Budgeting for their schools, public speaking competitions, and town halls on issues that matter to them and their communities. The next election in New York City will be the Primary Election on Tuesday, June 25th. The primary ballot includes races for Queens District Attorney, City Council District 45 and judicial offices throughout the city. New Yorkers who need to register to vote can do so online, by mail or in person at a New York City Board of Elections office by May 31st to be eligible to vote in the primary election. New Yorkers who are interested in registering to vote, need to update their existing registration, or want more information on the upcoming election can call 311 or visit voting.nyc. Students at 48 high schools participated in the DOE’s first-ever Participatory Budgeting Project. A lead teacher at each of the participating schools guided the school community through the process, and students identified projects and organized votes on project proposals. Participating schools had $2,000 to spend on chosen projects. Examples include: School greenhouse for growing produce, plants, and flowers
Creation of a student lounge Rooftop gardens Materials for a composting program at the school Materials for upgrading school common area and garden Equipment for clubs and after-school activities Upgrades to improve school spirit and pride: costume for school mascot; logo for gym floor Student game room Start-up funding for a school store During Civics Week, schools also participated in SoapboxNYC, a K-12 public speaking competition that calls on students to speak out on issues that affect them and their communities. Students participated in the City’s Civics for All poster competition and created posters that speak to important social issues. Guest speakers including New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, Deputy Mayor Phil Thompson, Assembly Member Cathy Nolan, and Council Member Mark Treyger visited a variety of schools to encourage public engagement. To support Civics Week and participating schools, the Department of Education developed instructional guides to help schools host voter registration drives and design activities that encourage civic participation. Civics Week is part of the Department of Education’s Civics for All initiative. The DOE believes civic education is an essential part of every students’ core academic program. The goal of Civics for All, a new initiative announced in Spring 2018, is to provide resources, programming, and professional learning to all of our schools with models for civic education that are interactive, projectbased, and relevant to students’ lives. In addition to participatory budgeting, the initiative includes a DOE developed K-12 civics curriculum, increased opportunities for student civic engagement, a student voter registration drive, and school partnerships with community organizations.
R ally H e ld F or N e w PAID P ER SO N A L TIME L EGISL ATION Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, activist Gloria Steinem and advocates today rallied in support of Paid Personal Time legislation. The bill, which is being heard for the first time today, would make New York City the first city in the nation to mandate paid time off for workers. The Mayor made Paid Personal Time a signature piece of his State of the City address this past January. A detailed analysis by the City, conducted since January, now estimates 900,000 New Yorkers who currently lack a single day of paid personal time would benefit from the new policy.
NYC would be first city in nation to mandate paid personal time for workers. “Working people have been working longer and harder with very little to show for it,” said Mayor de Blasio. “Too many people in this city aren’t guaranteed any time off – not a single day. That means choosing between earning a paycheck and your kid’s dance
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recital, helping your parent move into a nursing home, or that vacation you’ve been saving for. That’s not what New York City is about. Hardworking New Yorkers deserve more and we’re going to ensure they get it.” “Too many working New Yorkers - especially women and immigrants - are in an impossible struggle for more time, often having to choose between their paycheck and their well-being," said First Lady Chirlane McCray. “That injustice ends with paid time off. New York City stands up for working people and we look forward to seeing this legislation become law.” “When it comes to improving the lives of working people in this country, New York City is leading the way,” said Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives J. Phillip Thompson. “Whether it is spent on a doctor's visit, PTA meeting, voting, or anything else important in their lives, Paid Personal Time will allow workers to build a better future for their families, not just put food on the table.” “All workers deserve to live their lives with
dignity and respect,” said Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Lorelei Salas. “Workers deserve time to rest, spend time with family, or attend important life events without the fear of losing a day’s pay or, worse, their job. Balance between work and personal life is critical to the overall health of New York City’s economy and our ability to thrive. I am excited to be a part of this initiative to fight for the fairness and justice of our city’s workers.” “It's clear to me that too often, Americans are overworked and undervalued. The United States is the only advanced economy in the world that doesn't guarantee some level of paid leave. That's inexcusable, and it's time to change. It's time to give working people a break— it's time to give them time off. I would like to thank the Administration and Council for engaging in a dialogue on how to get this done for working people,” said Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams. This legislation requires private employers with five or more employees or one or more
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domestic workers to offer 10 annual days of Paid Personal Time, allowing employees to take paid time off for any purpose, including religious observances, bereavement and time with family. Research has shown that paid time off helps increase productivity, strengthens families, helps prevent burnout and improves employee retention. The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not mandate any paid time off, including paid holidays. Nationally, one in four full-time, middle-income workers gets no paid time off at all. The updated estimate of nearly 1 million New Yorkers who would benefit from paid time off incorporates additional New York City-specific data from the Community Service Society’s (CSS) 2018 Unheard Third Survey, which was not yet available when the paid personal time proposal was first announced in January. Incorporating CSS’ most recent data provides a richer and more robust estimate of the uncovered population.
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At Black Colleges, Baseball Teams Are Missing Before each game, Clarence Carter III glances across the diamond as the opposing team warms up. He peeks in the dugout, scans the outfield and takes inventory around the infield during batting practice, counting how many African-Americans he can spot on the other team. This is not an unusual drill for AfricanAmericans playing in the major leagues, where their numbers have dwindled in recent decades, or in the similarly exclusive world of youth travel baseball. But what makes this exercise striking is that Carter, a junior infielder at Bethune-Cookman University, plays for — and often against — one of America’s historically black colleges. “It did catch me by surprise; I’m not going to lie,” said Carter, who transferred to Bethune-Cookman from a community college in Fullerton, Calif. “I would have thought coming to an H.B.C.U. there would be more black people, but things aren’t always what you expect.”
There is a litany of reasons African-Americans have turned away from baseball. While baseball’s struggles to attract African-American talent and fans are well documented, the depth of the issue comes into sharper relief for teams in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, a group of historically black colleges and universities stretching from Maryland to Florida. At each of the nine MEAC colleges that compete in baseball, the baseball teams often feature more white and Latino players than AfricanAmericans. Consider the standard-bearer for the conference, Bethune-Cookman, which has won 19 MEAC championships and plays its home games at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, the same field where Robinson first suited up for a game after signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. At times this season, the Wildcats have not started a single
African-American player. There is a litany of reasons AfricanAmericans have turned away from baseball, including the decimation of youth programs in areas where there historically have been large AfricanAmerican communities and the sport’s ballooning costs — both for equipment (a top-shelf aluminum bat runs about $325) and exposure (participating on travel teams can cost thousands of dollars a year). Billy Hawkins, a University of Houston professor who has written extensively on race and college sports, said young black athletes have become less likely to gravitate toward baseball because they — and their parents — have an easier time envisioning success in football and basketball. The numbers reflect that: African-Americans comprised 7.8 percent of opening day roster spots in the majors this year, down from the peak of 18.7 percent in 1981. “Major League Baseball hasn’t developed a cultural relevance similar to those other leagues,” Hawkins said of the N.B.A. and N.F.L. “These other leagues have prospered in attracting black players, but also having a blackness like you’d talk about in music or dress. For some reason, M.L.B. hasn’t evolved similarly.” To stay competitive, H.B.C.U.s have had to cast a wider net. Lynn Thompson, the athletic director at Bethune-Cookman since 1990, said he saw the start of the decline of baseball growing up in Daytona Beach in the late 1960s; in neighborhoods where his friends once rode their bikes to play sandlot ball, redevelopment paved over ball fields in favor of basketball courts and parking lots. Bethune-Cookman began recruiting out of Florida’s deep pool of Latino players early on, and Thompson said that he has given the same marching orders each time he hires a baseball coach, something he did for the sixth time last
August. “We just happen to be historically black; we’re not exclusively black,” Thompson said. “Our job is to tell the great story of
with the league's foremost expert. If Bethune-Cookman’s baseball team, which has four African-Americans, does not resemble its student body, which
Bethune-Cookman through the lives of these great kids who wear our uniforms, wherever they come from and whatever they look like.” This is a complicated stance, and it has drawn criticism. It is not unusual for H.B.C.U. football teams to recruit white kickers or punters, or to look farther afield to fill out their tennis and golf teams. But baseball can strike a different chord, particularly because of the legacy of the Negro Leagues and Robinson’s stature as a civil rights icon. “We’ve taken some heat from some people,” Thompson said. “But look, we’re Division I, and if you’re a high school kid and you’re playing right field and batting .198 and you think just because we’re an H.B.C.U., you think you ought to be able to get a scholarship, you’re wrong.” He continued: “When you come to bat against the University of Miami and this guy’s throwing 96 miles per hour with a slider that falls off the earth, you’ve got to be able to perform. Ain’t no excuses then.” Marc Stein has covered Jordan. He's covered Kobe. And LeBron vs. the Warriors. Go behind the N.B.A.'s curtain
is 79 percent African-American, it is nevertheless a melting pot. This year, there are players who are Dominican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Colombian, Peruvian, Mexican and Jamaican; there also are white players, who make up about half the 28-player roster. The team’s first-year coach, Jonathan Hernandez, 33, grew up in Hialeah, Fla., a heavily Cuban community near Miami, where he was a product of Major League Baseball’s Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities youth program. He has put together a promising recruiting class — including two African-American players — that is ranked 60th among Division I programs, according to one analysis. Bethune-Cookman is the only H.B.C.U. on that list. “I know that we’ve got to be able to give black players more opportunities,” Hernandez said. “There are definitely talented baseball players out there, and we have to find them.” Finding them, though, is getting harder; N.C.A.A. data from 2018 showed only 4 percent of college players are African-American. And when an H.B.C.U. identifies an exceptional black prospect, it soon finds itself competing against
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ENTER TAINMENT M O T O W N R E C O R D S & T I P “ T. I . ” H A R R I S H O N O R E D AT
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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will host its 32nd annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on Thursday, June 20, 2019 in Los Angeles. In celebration of its 60th anniversary, Motown
also honor trap music pioneer, actor and label head Tip “T.I.” Harris with the inaugural ASCAP Voice of the Culture Award, a special new honor created to celebrate ASCAP songwriters and artists who have had a major
Records will receive the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award. The award honors ASCAP members who have had a major impact on the legacy of Rhythm & Soul music. Previous recipients include Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Chaka Khan, Peabo Bryson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Rick James and Bill Withers. ASCAP will
influence on music and culture. “From its humble beginnings to its reputation as the birthplace of soul, funk and R&B, Motown Records has evolved into a legendary institution that is home to some of the greatest musical talents of the last century,” said ASCAP Chairman of the Board and President Paul Williams. “We are so pleased to
celebrate Motown Records’ first 60 years with the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award.” Continued Williams: “T.I. has conquered the worlds of music, TV and film, helping to popularize a new sub-genre of music in the process. His significant contributions to hip-hop music, support for other artists through his record label, philanthropy, community activism and memorable onscreen roles have had a profound impact on today’s music and culture. There is no one more deserving to receive the inaugural ASCAP Voice of the Culture Award.” Motown Records, founded by music icon and ASCAP member Berry Gordy in 1959, created what came to be known as the “Motown Sound” in the ‘60s: a distinctive musical style featuring tambourines, driving bass lines and gospel-influenced vocal harmonies that became synonymous with the Detroit studio where the songs were recorded. With singular talents that included Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and more, Motown became the most successful blackowned label for popular music. This year marks the label’s 60th anniversary and Motown artists will take the stage at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards to pay homage to the legendary record label. Tip “T.I.” Harris established himself as one of rap's greatest and most successful MCs during the early 2000s. He famously coined the term
“trap music,” which is now a popular sub-genre of Southern hip-hop. As the CEO of Grand Hustle Records he has released 10 studio albums over the years, and earned eight ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards, three Grammys, 13 Billboard Music Awards and many other honors. T.I. is also a successful actor, having starred in blockbuster films such as ATL, American Gangster, AntMan, Takers and more. T.I. has also taken an active role in community work through his non-profit, Harris Community Works (HCW), where he has led philanthropic and community transformation efforts throughout the City of Atlanta. Through HCW, he has supported countless philanthropic efforts including Colin Kaepernick’s Million Dollar Challenge, voting rights efforts that led to the largest voting turnout in Atlanta’s history, and servicing more than 7,000 seniors in need. Other awards to be presented at the 2019 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards include ASCAP Songwriter of the Year, Publisher of the Year, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song, Top Rap Song and Top Gospel Song. The evening will feature live performances and presentations to ASCAP members, and attendees will include top names in the music and entertainment industry. Motown is the presenting sponsor of the 2019 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards. Other sponsors include CÎROC, Fender and M.A.C. makeup.
LATE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. STREET NAMING CEREMONY As the music world celebrates what would have been the 47th birthday of the late Notorious B.I.G., Ms. Voletta Wallace, T’Yanna Wallace, Christopher Jordan Wallace and The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation are excited to announce the official street naming of Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace Way. The street naming ceremony will take place on June 10th from 12pm-2pm in Brooklyn, on St. James Place, at the Fulton Street intersection. Ms. Voletta Wallace, mother of the late rapper, and his children, T’Yanna and Christopher, will be in attendance, along with Brooklyn politicians and a few of his closest celebrity friends. Brooklyn’s own Christopher George Latore Wallace, best known as The Notorious B.I.G., blew up to Hip Hop stardom in the early 90s. The Bad Boy artist released his critically acclaimed debut album Ready to Die in 1994, which is certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second album, titled Life After Death, hit #1 on the Billboard charts and was certified with diamond status in 2000, the highest
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RIAA certification given to a solo hip-hop album. Though his career was short lived, due to his untimely death in 1997,
B.I.G. is still considered one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, and is continuously celebrated
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ENTER TAINMENT OWN DE B U T S N EW S E R I E s "T O H AV E & T O HOL D: CHARL OTTE " OW N announced today its new series "To Have & To Hold: Charlotte" is set to join the network's popular Saturday night lineup on Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The hour-long unscripted series, from Truly Original, is a candid look inside the lives of five high-powered AfricanAmerican couples in Charlotte, North Carolina. "To Have & To Hold: Charlotte" follows the real challenges couples face, from financial stress, to issues with intimacy, to the ups and downs of parenthood. The tight-knit couples like to let loose and have fun, and while these passionate and often opinionated friends may have their differences, they will ultimately do anything for each other. As marriages and friendships are put to the test, will they have the love and strength needed to thrive or will some of these relationships crack under the pressure?
range of scripted and unscripted programming for television and digital platforms. Run by Emmy® Awardwinning producers Glenda Hersh and Steven Weinstock, who serve as Truly Original's co-presidents and CEOs, the company is a subsidiary of Endemol Shine North America. In addition to To Have & To Hold: Charlotte for OWN, Truly Original's series include Deal or No Deal for CNBC, hosted by Howie Mandel; The Real
Housewives of Atlanta, The Real Housewives of Potomac, Don't Be Tardy, Shahs of Sunset and Summer House, and the upcoming Indianish for Bravo; Ink Master and Ink Master: Grudge Match for Paramount; Teen Mom: Young Moms Club for MTV; Basketball Wives for VH1; Swamp People for History; and many others. OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the
first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey's heart and creative instincts inform the brand and the magnetism of the channel. OWN is a leading destination for a premium scripted and unscripted programming from today's most innovative storytellers. OWN's original scripted series include popular drama "Queen Sugar," "Greenleaf," "The Haves and the Have Nots," "If Loving You is Wrong," and upcoming drama series "David Makes Man," from Academy Award winner Tarrell Alvin McCraney and family saga "Ambitions" from box office hit-maker Will Packer. OWN's Saturday night unscripted programming lineup includes "Iyanla: Fix My Life," "Ready to Love," "Love & Marriage: Huntsville," "Black Love," and "The Book of John Gray." OWN connects with its audience wherever they are, inspiring conversation among a global community of like-minded viewers on social media and beyond. Launched on January 1, 2011, OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery, Inc. The venture also includes award-winning digital platform Oprah.com. Access OWN anytime on WatchOWN.tv or across mobile devices and connected TV's.
The series is produced by Truly Original, part of Endemol Shine North America. Executive producers are Steven Weinstock, Glenda Hersh, Lauren Eskelin, Stephen Mintz, Lucas Howe, Shari Ortner and Wendy Credle. Truly Original creates a broad
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ENTER TAINMENT AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS PANELS & SCREENINGS The 2 3rd A nnua l A m e rica n Bl ac k F i l m F e sti va l ( A BFF ) ,
taking place in Miami June 12-16, continues to deliver on their promise to showcase some of today’s hottest talent and provide a platform for emerging artists. This year’s lineup will include conversations, screenings and panels with diverse and inspiring filmmakers, icons and industry executives, presented by some of the most innovative brands in entertainment. Panels will include Beyond the Spider-Verse: What's Next for Sony Pictures Animation with a conversation between Academy Award-winner Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse), Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love) and Karen Tolliver (SVP of Creative, Sony Pictures Animation).The Art of Directing panel will merge together directors from last year’s top films, Malcolm D. Lee (Night School), Steven Caple, Jr. (Creed II), George Tillman Jr. (The Hate You Give) and Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You) for a discussion about their creative process. NBC Universal will present two exciting panels: The Story Behind the Music with Songland’s Ester Dean, an intimate conversation with Grammy-nominated songwriter Ester Dean (Pitch Perfect) covering her successful career and her role in finding the next great song and songwriter on “Songland.” Their dual panel, The Come Up: A Conversation with the Stars of NBC will feature Jocko Sims (New Amsterdam), Niles Fitch (This is Us), LaRoyce Hawkins (Chicago P.D.) and Ego Nwodim (SNL); Bravo Media Presents: Families & Black Love will discuss love, family and relationships with Porsha Williams (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), Karen Huger (The Real Housewives of Potomac) and Dr. Jaqueline Walters (Married to Medicine). Academy Award-winning director, Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman) will come together with his mentee, Stefon Bristol for a Clips and Conversation about his new Netflix release, “See You
Yesterday.” Warner Media’s panel will discuss all things “Claws” with My Journey from ABFF to the Claws Writing Room: The Cinderella Story of 2017 ABFF Award Winner Darrin Dortch with panelists Niecy Nash, Darrin Dortch, Janine Sherman Barrois and Eliot Laurence. Accenture and Hilton will present The About Women panel with Iyanla Vanzant (Fix My Life), Tracy Oliver (Little, Girl’s Trip) and La La Anthony (Power), who will offer their personal in-depth experiences and perspectives on being women of color in Hollywood. The panel will be moderated by Emmy Award-winning journalist, Jemele Hill. The ABFF screenings will feature The Bobby Debarge Story courtesy of TV One, a highly-anticipated tale of the eldest sibling of the world-famous pop group Debarge and his struggles with fame and fortune. Netflix brings two films this year, Black Godfather and the premiere of Beats. A coming of age drama, Beats is about a musical prodigy (Khalil Everage) who forms an unlikely friendship with his high school security guard played by Anthony Anderson. Everage and Anderson are confirmed to speak during the film’s Q&A. Black Godfather charts the exceptional and unlikely rise of music executive Clarence Avant. Director Reginald Hudlin will discuss the making of and the behind the scenes of this film. Expect something special from Snowfall, courtesy of FX, and created by the late John Singleton, a longtime supporter and friend of the festival. OWN presents two highlyanticipated dramas at the festival, with the episodic world premiere of “Ambitions,” helmed from executive producer Will Packer, featuring Jamey Giddens, Robin Givens, Essence Atkins, Brian White and Kendrick Cross. OWN’S second film, David Makes Man, from Oscar-winner Tarrell Alvin McCraney and executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Michael B. Jordan will be screened then followed by a talkback with McCraney, AKili McDowell
(Criminal Activities), Phylicia Rashad (Empire), Dee Harris Lawrence (Unsolved) and Alana Arenas (Canal Street). IFC will highlight a new series, Sherman’s Showcase, produced by actors/writers Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin and executive produced by John Legend, a musical variety show that draws inspiration from “Solid Gold,” “Soul Train” and “Rowan & Martin’s LaughIn.” Def Comedy Jam co-creator Bob Sumner will host the screening of his truTV show Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks, with DJ Cipha Sounds. This half-hour series, with the next generation of comedians, brings their hilarious personal stories to life with a playful reinvention of standup. Director Matty Rich will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his film, “The Inkwell,” in the classic cinema section of the festival and will discuss the making of the film and its importance to film history. For a full listing of panels and screenings coming to the 2019 American Black Film Festival, please continue to go to the website and also download the American Black Film Festival app TODAY on Apple and Google Play for festival updates. ABFF remains committed to introducing emerging content creators of African descent to the industry at large and is
recognized as one of the leading film festivals in the world. Passes are on sale at www.abff.com, and offer five (5) different levels of access to Festival events. Registration ends May 22nd for discounted rates and questions regarding registration may be directed to info@abffventures.com. Sponsors of the 2019 American Black Film Festival are HBO® (Founding and Presenting Sponsor); BET Networks, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), Comcast NBCUniversal, Cadillac (Presenting Sponsors); Dream in Black | AT&T, Capital One Spark Business, Hilton, Prudential Financial, WarnerMedia (Premier Sponsors); AMC, American Airlines, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Netflix, Sony, TV One (Official Sponsors); Accenture, Aspire, Crown Royal, Gentleman Jack, Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority, OWN, Spotify, truTV, UMC - Urban Movie Channel, Verizon Media, Warner Bros. (Supporting Sponsors); ABC, Arrington & Phillips LLC., Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Film & Entertainment, Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman Law Firm, Franklin Kurnit Klein & Selz PC, IFC Networks, SAGIndie (Industry Partners) and Black Enterprise, Blackfilm.com, Invest Atlanta (Media Partners).
At Black Colleges, Baseball Teams Are Missing both elite programs with more resources and professional teams dangling signing bonuses. Sherman Reed, in his ninth season as the coach at Coppin State, said that he commiserates with a handful of African-American college coaches, like Edwin Thompson at Eastern Kentucky and Kerrick Jackson at Southern University, about the difficulties of recruiting. “Economics plays such a big part of this,” Reed said. “More than people want to say.” Showcase events that gather the best talent, for example, can cost about $800 for a player to attend, and include as many as 1,000 players — but
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perhaps only a dozen African-Americans, Reed said. Of those, he said, eight might have major-college tools. “It’s a rat race to get those kids,” Reed said. “We like the kid, but Penn State is there and likes the kid, Vanderbilt is there and likes the kid. They always ask, ‘Coach, how many guys have you got drafted?’ I tell them, ‘If I get you, you’ll be the first one.’” At the other end of the food chain, he said, are the emails and phone calls from African-American high school players who Reed believes should be aiming lower than Division I. “Instead of ignoring the kid’s video, I try to be truthful,” Reed said. “I might say, ‘There’s some tools I like, but there’s a good junior college in your area where
you can learn your trade.’” The sweet spot for Reed works something like this: a tip from his extensive web of contacts about a player who, for whatever reason, has fallen through the cracks. Someone like Jahmon Taylor, a live-armed pitcher from Altamonte Springs, Fla., whom Rickie Weeks Sr. — the father of a former big leaguer and top overall pick out of Southern University — said was not being recruited. Or a player like Nazir McIlwain, a first baseman from Passaic, N.J., who could not afford the admission fee to a showcase that might have showed off his sweet swing to bigger programs. Lynn Thompson, the athletic director at
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Bethune-Cookman since 1990, gives every new coach he hires the same marching orders: “We just happen to be historically black; we’re not exclusively black.” Both are seniors at Coppin State now. Taylor owns the record for career strikeouts, and McIlwain set the one for hits. But they are among only six AfricanAmericans on Reed’s current roster. Back at Bethune-Cookman, Hernandez hopes for a similar progression for Khalil Smith, a freshman outfielder from Southfield, Mich. Smith starred on an entirely African-American team in high school, and he was close to Demetrius Sims, a minor leaguer in the Miami Marlins organization who starred at Bethune-Cookman.
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ANGELA SIMMONS SELECTED AS
5K RUN/WALK AMBASSADOR The Student Leadership Network launches its first annual “Step Ahead” 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, June 15th at Riverside Park in New York City and has enlisted Angela Simmons as the Ambassador. This event provides a unique opportunity to reach a diverse audience and most importantly, contribute to a future where students are able to continue their education and fulfill their dream of going to college, and many of these students will be the first in their family to attend college.
“I am excited to partner with the Student Leadership Network in their Step Ahead 5k walk…”
- Angela Simmons The Step Ahead 5K Run/Walk is the onsite culmination of a nationwide social campaign of #StudentLeadershipDay. This day serves to recognize and celebrate the young leaders that benefit
from the Student Leadership Network and its overall mission to provide access to educational opportunities that prepare them to lead successful lives. The event will raise awareness and funding for Student Leadership Network and its CollegeBound Initiative, a program that highlights the work of College Counseling Directors who together develop a tightknit partnership with school administrators and parents to ensure that students succeed. “I am excited to partner with the Student Leadership Network in their Step Ahead 5k walk not only because I am passionate about fitness & having an overall healthy lifestyle but also because I am passionate about giving back to the youth, especially those in underserved or at-risk communities, inspiring them to tap into who they really are and embracing their individual unique potential,” says Angela Simmons.
New Treatments Designed to RESTORE & PROTECT Damaged Hair Namaste Laboratories , makers of
ORS hair care, continues to expand its HAIRepair portfolio with two new reparative treatments formulated to condition, treat and protect textured hair. Its new Deep Conditioning + Restoring Treatment Masque and Restore + Heat Protect Multi-Benefit Serum feature Coconut Oil, Baobab and Active Protein Complex to help rescue over-processed and heatdamaged hair. These new products are now available at select Target, Walmart and local beauty supply stores. “These newest HAIRepair treatments were created to deliver the next level of performance-driven innovation to our consumers,” says Nicole Ray Robinson, Marketing Category Head at Namaste Laboratories. “ORS has always been committed to creating products that harness the best of nature to optimize hair health. With HAIRepair we start with naturally reparative powerhouse ingredients as the foundation of our formulas. Our newest treatments feature premium-quality, leading-edge hair repair technology to maximize performance—repairing and
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“These newest HAIRepair treatments were created to deliver the next level of performance-driven innovation to our consumers.” - Nicole Ray Robinson
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developed specifically to address the unique needs of textured hair, the Company has been focusing on its HAIRepair collection to offer consumers the perfect fix to counteract the hair-damaging effects of daily styling, chemical treatments, excess heat and environmental aggressors—all key concerns for consumers with textured hair.
“HAIRepair has been an underthe-radar brand that we’re really excited to bring to the forefront. We know that our consumers are seeking fixative hair solutions to eliminate dryness, get rid of damage, and strengthen weak hair. This is the reason for being of our HAIRepair collection and of our newest HAIRepair treatments,” says Robinson.
The new HAIRepair products are formulated with an innovative hairstrengthening active, Active Protein Complex, which penetrates into the cortex to strengthen strands from within while helping hair to resist damage and prevent breakage. This high-performance active ingredient is complemented by naturally nourishing Coconut Oil, which is proven to penetrate the hair shaft and increase hair strength by reducing protein loss. Omega- and protein-rich Baobab from the African “Tree of Life” works to help repair damaged hair, increase hair strength and elasticity, and protect strands from damage caused by chemical and heat stress. With a large portfolio of haircare
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HE ALTH S tudents Win I NNO VAT I O N C H A L L E N G E To Serena and Venus Williams' Yetunde Price Resource Center (YPRC), in partnership with the Compton Unified School District (CUSD) and the Carrot Group, announced the winning teams in the Mission: Impact Challenge - Connected Community. In this Challenge, CUSD Middle and High School students formed teams to dream up innovative, feasible solutions using their Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.) skills to identify signs of people experiencing emotional trauma and build a community to support healing. The winners of the tenweek Innovation Challenge were announced yesterday at CUSD's 3rd Annual STEAMFest at Dollarhide Community Center in Compton. A distinguished panel of five judges, comprised of experts in trauma and technology, reviewed the presentations from each of the 12 semi-final teams (six from high school and six from middle school). Their scores, in combination with the votes from the event attendees, determined the Grand Prize winner and two Runner-Up teams at both school categories. The teams were scored based on originality of the idea; use and application of S.T.E.A.M. knowledge; feasibility; and potential impact. "I have been so impressed with all the Compton Unified students and teachers who participated in this Challenge," commented Serena Williams. "A huge congratulations to the winning teams. The technology solutions they thought of to help people in our community are incredible. Providing resources for people suffering from trauma is an issue that I care deeply about, and I appreciate that Compton students took this Challenge so seriously." THE SIX WINNING TEAMS AND THEIR IDEAS ARE: HIGH SCHOOL GRAND PRIZE TEAM: Dominguez High School students Andres Favela, Christopher Gilliam, Hilda Huerta, and Alex Perez developed a mobile phone application that uses A.I. to recognize someone experiencing trauma. RUNNER-UP TEAM: Compton Early College students Ja'niya Gray and Yajaira Soto developed an implant in the arm to help prevent panic/ anxiety attacks. RUNNER-UP TEAM: Dominguez High School students Giselle Arellano, Deliliah Franco, Jasmine Mack, and Justin Rodriguez developed a mobile phone application that
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activates meditation, chat, or games when someone is experiencing trauma.
MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND PRIZE TEAM:
Clinton Elementary School students Perla Beltran and Demetrius Ramirez developed an interactive, computerized avatar that can offer treatment options for medical trauma. RUNNER-UP TEAM: Clinton Elementary
School students Rodolfo Camarena, Eduardo Gonzalez, Isaac Hernandez, Joshua Muniz, and Joaquin Ochoa developed a portable machine that identifies the types of trauma someone is experiencing and offers solutions. RUNNER-UP TEAM: Clinton Elementary School students Diana Bojorquez, Ivan Moreno, Alicia Ramirez, Mario Rosas, and Joseph Saldana developed an application that connects someone experiencing physical, sexual or domestic abuse to a health professional. "I am very proud of our Compton Scholars and staff who have taken on the Challenge. These students exemplify what Compton Unified School District endeavors to foster in every student -- scholarship and human compassion," said Dr. Darin Brawley, superintendent, CUSD. "Through the YPRC/Carrot Group's Connected Community Challenge, our students have unleashed their
inner creator and innovator to tackle a problem that is difficult for children and adults alike. The creative solutions ideated by these brilliant students are not only impressive, but they can make a tangible, positive impact on the lives of those suffering from trauma." In the U.S. alone, 7 out of 10 people have faced some form of trauma. Traumatic experiences such as
homelessness, gang violence, and bullying can have a lasting impact on physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Many people who suffer from trauma are unaware of its lingering effects. "Congratulations to all of the teams. The response to this Challenge has been absolutely incredible. The stories of impact across the students, faculty, administrators, and partners is overwhelming. We were thrilled to collaborate with the Yetunde Price Resource Center and Compton Unified School District to design this breakthrough and important Challenge," said Alan Zack, president, Carrot Group. "Many of these students deal with some form of trauma on a daily basis and drew from their own experiences to fuel their ideas" The two Grand Prize teams won a VIP Innovation Trip around Los Angeles, where they will meet leading innovators and experience
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cutting-edge technology. Each member of the two Grand Prize teams and the four Runner-Up teams will get VIP access to Two Bit Circus micro-amusement park in Los Angeles; an exclusive littleBits STEAM Kit bundle; and Beats headphones. The two Grand Prize teams' schools will receive $1,000 in science supplies. A Williams Sisters Fund Project, the Yetunde Price Resource Center
(YPRC) collaborates with partner organizations to offer traumainformed programs that promote individual and community-wide healing and resiliency. The Yetunde Price Resource Center was created to honor its namesake. Yetunde was the oldest of five sisters, the youngest being Venus and Serena Williams. When Yetunde was tragically killed in an act of senseless violence, she left behind three children, siblings, parents and a community that mourned her. As a result, the Price/Williams family wanted to ensure that anyone who has been impacted by violence could access resources in order to flourish. YPRC works to ensure that individuals who have experienced direct or indirect acts of senseless violence have complete access to existing resources and that where there is a dearth in services, new programming is created. Learn more at www.yprcla.org.
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NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE Takes Over 125 th Street this June Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre (NBT) closes out its golden anniversary season with the world premiere of 125th & FREEdom, a five-hour public performance dance project by Ebony Noelle Golden this June. Written, choreographed and directed by Golden, the piece will make Harlem’s iconic 125th Street its stage as it explores the question: “If Harriet Tubman were alive today, how would she free Black people?” The event is a part of the institution’s new programmatic initiative, NBT Beyond Walls, which sees the esteemed Harlem institution presenting performances throughout the city, country and internationally. Golden, an artist, cultural strategist and the founder of Betty’s Daughter Arts Collaborative, is the inaugural SOUL directing resident in NBT’s SOUL Series L.A.B. (Liberating Artistic Bravery), a contemporary residency program that mentors creatives using NBT pedagogy. Composed of 16 movements and featuring a New Orleans-style brass band, the choreopoetic performance will take place at 11 sites as pop-up installations across the corridor of 125th Street from the East River to the Hudson River each Saturday in June, beginning on June 8. 125th & FREEdomsees a victorious, but battleweary tribe of nomads led by Tubman’s descendent on an epic journey to a land
of promised liberation. Fusing song and poetry with choreography based on historic and current Black social dances, the piece will be an immersive, participatory cultural experience that is equal parts ritual performance, processional and protest. The cast includes Audrey Hailes, Courtney Cook, Azusa “SHESHE” Dance, Alec Stephens III and Jason O’Neal. Paris Weeden, Candace Haynes, Ariel Blackwood, Ava McCoy, Everton Ricketts, Zenni Reach, and Trevor Latez Hayes are also featured. Helping Golden bring this vision to life are a talented team of creatives, including Alphonso Horne (musical composition), Izmir Ickbal (scenic design), Dominique Fawn Hill (costumes), Belynda Hardin (props), Jaimé Dzandu (associate choreographer), Nina Angela Mercer (dramaturg) and Vir-Amicus and Kirrin Tubo (production managers). Additionally, NBT has partnered with Harlem Needle Arts to have a quilt created by Ifa Felix; the piece will also feature work by visual artist Anthony J. Thomas. “I am full of gratitude to be able to share this work in deep partnership with NBT, Harlem, and the brilliant artists who have joined the journey. I truly believe that we are walking in the legacy that Dr. Teer and so many other artists cultivated for us,” said Golden. “May we continue
to remember as we move forward in love, liberation and evolution. May our ancestors, our elders and our families be lifted up through this community offering. Let’s get free!” The June premiere of 125th & FREEdom comes as NBT, New York City’s oldest continually run Black-owned theater, celebrates its Founders Month. Born on June 18, 1937, Dr. Barbara Ann Teer was a lion of New York City theater who founded NBT in 1968 and bought its building, which became the first revenue generating, sustainable Black arts complex in 1983. Now helmed by Sade Lythcott, Dr. Teer’s daughter, and Artistic Director Jonathan McCrory, and in anticipation of its building’s imminent redevelopment, NBT is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a
series of productions in spaces outside of the theater, including 125th & FREEdom. “We are excited to conclude our 50th season with the world premiere of Ebony’s ground-breaking work 125th & FREEdom. We chose to help develop this piece and position it as a punctuation to the half century of ground-breaking work NBT has done in Harlem,” said Lythcott. “The piece speaks to the spirit of the roots of NBT and uses the same devises (ritual, dance, poetry, music, socio-economic justice) my mother used in the late ’60s and ’70s to awaken the SOUL of our community. With this show NBT is recommitting to Harlem and to our communities all over the world our steadfast commitment to continue to Keep Soul Alive for the generations to come!”
M A R Y W I L S O N C o m i n g T o C a f e C a r ly l e I n J u n e Carrabba’s Italian Mary Wilson was in Las Vegas when we talked. As a former Supreme, Ms. Wilson expressed her love of being a Supreme but assured me she is enjoying her life now as a solo artist. Wilson is performing her own music, stepping out from the background into the forefront as a performer in her own right. She has also assured that artist rights are respected. “When Rock & Roll and Rhythm & Blues were popular, artist contracts back in the 1950s were horrific. The 1960s brought Motown and contracts improved. Artists in the ’70s and ’80s got paid a little better. Each generation things got better but still horrible. The Music Modernization Act (MMA) was legislation I was part of with other artists, who were also responsible for getting legislation passed on October 11, 2018. The Music Modernization Act assured that artists starting in 1972 who were not paid when their music appeared on radio, Internet, digital, etc., finally got paid. The generation of Gloria Lynne and Ruth Brown never did get paid so their families should look into getting their share,” remarked the activist singer. This year also Mary Wilson is introducing her new book entitled “Supreme Glamour,” which is due to be released in the UK sometime in May and in the US in September. “'Supreme Glamour” will be my 3rd book. My First was “Dream Girls: My Life as a Supreme.” The second was entitled “Supreme State: Someday We’ll Be Together,” the third book was a combination of the first two books with updated chapters. My new book is actually the fourth, although I say my third. “Supreme Glamour” is a coffee table book based on the gowns the Supremes wore. I also discuss the glamorous part of the Supreme’s career,” said Mary, who mentioned the Supremes purchased their own gowns. She continued: “Many of our gowns have been lost. We
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moved around so stored them in various places, but somehow or another, some of the gowns went missing. Therefore, I ended up buying some of them back via Ebay. Fans have found them for me and gave them back. One woman contacted me stating she was traveling in France and saw a beautiful gown at a yard sale wherein she discovered my name on the label. I am still searching for those missing gowns. Therefore, I dispute when people say they got these gowns via a good source. Well, that source wasn’t from me or Diana Ross!” Mary is going to be appearing at the Cafe Carlyle in NY for 2 weeks, from May 28June 8th. “People are used to me being a background singer so they do not know what I really sound like. I used to do ballads on our live shows, so I produced a Jazz American Songbook Show and recorded it in SF. I perform it and people seem to love it. It is like a dream come true performing at Cafe Carlyle where I can finally show off my talents. My dreams are coming true. Some have taken 50 years but now it is all about me as a performer. It is a whole different kind of joy for me,” remarked Wilson excitedly.
from Detroit, Michigan, entertained and put smiles on peoples faces and after all these years the smiles are still there. We dared to dream and those dreams came true,” remarked Mary, who has done work with the Cancer Society, UNICEF, AIDS and Cystic Fibrosis. Also, as a mother and grandmother, she loves working on behalf of children. “Any time I have an opportunity to help children, I do. I became involved with a Figure skating project in Harlem, which has since moved to Detroit. They teach young girls how to figure skate. They also mentor them. “People need to believe in themselves and stand up for things we think aren’t right. Fame prevented me from attending college but I realize education is important. It’s sad to see that the things I learned in school are no longer taught today. Some of those courses need to be reinstated. Americans need to get behind the system of education so our children are guaranteed a future,” expressed Mary with great passion. “Please come out and see my show at Cafe Carlyle. I really enjoy sharing the love.”
“At 75 years old, I am not trying to compete with the Mariah Careys or the Mary J Bliges’ who are just wonderful. But as a singer you get older and maybe I’m not at the top of the charts as when a Supreme, but I am blessed to put music out there and as long as people hear me, I am happy,” stated the former Supreme. Mary participated on a panel at the LBJ Library Museum in Austin, TX, where the participants discussed what’s happening in music. She also attended a summit on ‘Race Relations in America.’ The LBJ Library Museum is also showcasing a Motown Exhibit that people may find worth visiting. “It makes me feel good that little black girls
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Grill Offers Endless Sangrias
Pasta layered with Carraba’s pomodoro sauce, meat sauce, ricotta, romano and mozzarella cheese
N at i o n a l W i n e Day is Saturday, May 25th but Carrabba’s Italian Grill is celebrating the entire Memorial Day weekend.
From Friday, May 24th through Monday, May 27th, Carrabba’s Italian Grill is offering endless glasses of blackberry, peach or red sangria all day for $12.99 with the purchase of an entrée. For guests wanting to enjoy more of their Italian favorites, for a limited time, guests can dine-in at Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurants and order any regularly priced entrée and take home their choice of a made-from-scratch entrée such as Chicken Bryan or Lasagne, with a soup or salad for just $10. The offer is not available for Filet or Ribeye. The take home entrée must be of equal or lesser value. Offer not availab=le for carryout or delivery. For more information, visit https://www. carrabbas.com/offers/bring-homemadehome.
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