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The Black Stars News 2015 Annual Awards Dinner will honor$Mayor David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Mayor de Blasio, Taskforce on Racial Wage and with support from the R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara Mayor's Fund to Advance New York Inclusion & Equity co-chairs First Arnwine, Inez Deputy Barron,Mayor Sabrina City. The program supports unemployed Lady Chirlane McCray, Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen J. Phillip Thompson, Deputy Mayor and underemployed restaurant Byrd, Alia Jones, the Centralworkers affected by the pandemic Dr. Raul Perea-Henze, and and Executive Park FiveSherman, survivorsand of gross Director Sideya One injustice and their employers, with a focus on on December 18 from 6:00pm – communities hardest-hit by COVID-19.

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Pioneering producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones, through their Front Row Production, supportcompany local restaurants with funding of brought “Cat on a Hot up to $35,000 per restaurant. Tin Roof” and “A Streetcar Named Desire” Collectively, the City and OFW will direct with a multi-ethnic cast to $3 Million into hardest-hit communities Broadway. restaurants across In 2016 they bring to support over 100 “Eclipsed” with Oscar Winner the five boroughs. The Restaurant Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway.

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3 Harris supports single-payer health care and laid out a new plan for providing Medicare for all Americans.

The U.S. is celebrating a major milestone: Kamala Harris is the first woman of color nominated to the office of Vice President and is positioned to be our nation’s second-in-command.

Authors Geri Spieler and Rick Kaplowitz, who wrote San Francisco Values: Common Ground for Getting America Back on Track (August 2020; Palmetto Publishing Group; ISBN-13: 978-1-64111-745-6; Original Trade Paperback), see Harris, a San Francisco native, as a solid choice.

Spieler, an investigative journalist, and Kaplowitz, a former college dean, shed light on Harris’s background and reveal how San Francisco’s value system can be part of the remedy. Tracing the evolution of the country and using their city’s progressive culture as a baseline, the authors share real laws and undisputed facts, as well as dispel the vitriolic conservative view of San Francisco as “un-American.” Spieler and Kaplowitz reveal how the Bay Area is family-friendly, equality-based and patriotic. Viewed from national, regional and San Francisco perspectives, San Francisco Values includes insights on racial inequities, health care, homelessness and immigration.

4 Harris supports removing cannabis from the list of Schedule 1 drugs. If elected VP, she is arguably the best hope of moving Joe Biden and the Democratic Party toward full support for cannabis legalization.

5 Harris supports citizenship for undocumented immigrants and the DREAM Act. She has said that from her first day in office, she will fight to ensure that Dreamers have the security they need to live up to their full potential.

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Here are eight facts you need to know about Kamala Harris: 1 Harris currently serves as the junior U.S. senator from California and has been a senator for nearly four years.

2 Harris was district attorney of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011 and attorney general of California from 2011 until 2017. As a prosecutor, Harris specialized in child sexual abuse trials—cases extremely difficult to prosecute.

COMMITMENTS MADE hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Department of Social Services Commissioner Steven Banks.

“All told, this investment goes far beyond directing critical assistance to restaurants – we are putting resources directly in the hands of small businesses that are the backbones of their communities, resulting in local job growth and the creation of neighborhood hubs where New Yorkers experiencing food insecurities can access critical food services.”

“Restaurants are the lifeblood of neighborhoods across the five boroughs and the Restaurant Revitalization Program provides an invaluable assistance helping this vital sector recover and grow with a focus on inclusion and equity for all stakeholders involved,” said Interim HRA Administrator Gary Jenkins. “HRA is proud to administer this program, and we look forward to continuing to work with all of our partners to ensure our vibrant restaurant industry experiences an equally vibrant recovery that can serve as a national model in these unprecedented times.”

"It is critical that New York invest in a holistic strategy for the recovery of our restaurant industry and the economic prosperity of the workers behind it. I am grateful to the restaurant owners, particularly those serving the Bronx, who have committed to building a future for their employees that is equitable

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6 Harris supports a ban on assault rifles, and her new proposal would ban AR-15-style assault weapons.

7 Harris supports lowering the tax burden for the working and middle classes while raising taxes on corporations and the wealthiest one percent of Americans. In 2018, Harris introduced the LIFT (Livable Incomes for Families Today) the Middle-Class Act, legislation to provide middle-class and working families with a tax credit of up to $6,000 a year—or up to $500 a month—to address the rising cost of

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and just. I commend the Mayor's Office and One Fair Wage for bringing these worker-centered programs to fruition.

I am proud to stand with New York's restaurant owners and employees in the fight to end the subminimum wage for tipped restaurant workers, and will continue to push my legislation forward to make one fair wage a reality statewide," said State Senator Alessandra Biaggi.

“The inequities in New York City have been laid bare and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and restaurants and restaurant workers are struggling.

We should have already been given billions of dollars in additional relief funding by the federal government, but in the absence of leadership under the Trump administration, it's imperative that New York State and New York City step up. We need to pass real commercial rent relief at the state level, including our Save Our Storefronts bill, and we need every New Yorker to be earning a fair wage. I support the Restaurant Revitalization program because fair wages for restaurant workers are a matter of race, gender, and economic justice--and essential to New York City's comeback," said State Senator Brad Hoylman.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic impact on the restaurant industry, its workers, and their families. As we re-imagine New York post-pandemic, we must commit to

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new initiatives to keep our restaurant workers employed and secure their fair wages as they experience unprecedented unemployment rates and economic insecurity. The Restaurant Revitalization program will revitalize struggling restaurants, employ hundreds of displaced workers, and support the hardest-hit communities like mine in the South Bronx by providing free meals to our community members who are facing difficult challenges in the wake of the pandemic,” said State Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda.

“The Restaurant Revitalization and One Fair Wage funding for restaurants committed to paying their employees the full minimum wage is an important step in the direction of true economic recovery. We have to build back better than before, and the City’s initiative does just that. I hope many restaurants in my district will consider taking advantage of this program. OFW and the City are moving us toward justice with these initiatives, and I look forward to doing the same at the State level soon by eliminating the sub-minimum wage altogether,” said State Senator Robert Jackson.

“The Restaurant Revitalization and One Fair Wage programs will ensure that restaurants, restaurant workers and vulnerable communities get the help they need now. Through diversity and fair wages in restaurants, these initiatives will help New York come

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living.

8 Harris gained recognition for her focused interrogations of Supreme Court nominees. Activist Loretta Ross, a visiting associate professor at Smith College, said that she is “thrilled” about Harris’ selection and appreciates the role Harris has played as a “ruthless interrogator” of Sup. Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and AG William Barr.

Geri Spieler is an investigative journalist and award-winning speaker. She has written for the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Forbes and Truthdig. com, and is also the author of the critically acclaimed Taking Aim at the President: The Remarkable Story of the Woman Who Shot at Gerald Ford.

A native Californian, she has lived in the SF Bay Area for the past 25 years, where she currently lives with her coauthor and husband. Rick Kaplowitz has served as a VP in both academia and technology. He holds a doctorate in Education and Management from Harvard University. Having grown up on a dead-end street in Brooklyn, he has lived in Silicon Valley for 30 years, making his home in Palo Alto with his co-author and wife.

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back stronger than ever. I commend the City and One Fair Wage for their commitment to diversity, equality, fair wages and providing assistance to New York's most vulnerable,” said Felix W. Ortiz, Assistant Speaker of the New York State Assembly.

"The Restaurant Revitalization program will not only help restaurant workers who have been displaced by the pandemic to earn wages again, it will also help these workers to finally earn a fair living wage in careers that traditionally depended on unreliable tipping. The program will also help to feed people in communities suffering from food insecurity. Many of my constituents in the 42nd Assembly District will benefit from this program. I thank the Mayor, First Lady, Deputy Mayors and Executive Director Sherman for advancing it," said Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte.

“I applaud the City of NY for implementing the Restaurant Revitalization program which will help workers, support small businesses and feed hungry New Yorkers. As we navigate these unprecedented times, we must continue to find creative solutions to our most pressing concerns. This program demonstrates how strategic partnerships can leverage community resources while supporting those most in need,” said Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus.

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NEWS NCBW Names New ME TRO NEW YORK CHAIR National Congress of Black Women names Michelle Mitchell as Organizing Chair for the Metro New York Chapter.

Michelle Mitchell has shown proven leadership in a wide cross-section of society and will be a great asset to the National Congress of Black Women. ABOUT: Michelle Mitchell Organizing Chair for Metro New York Chapter of the National Congress of Black Women - Michelle Mitchell has certification in Computer Systems Technology and has worked for companies such as Credit Suisse First Boston, SONY, Goldman Sachs, and Yahoo. Inc. During the early 2000s, Michelle created an online support and empowerment group for women of color called: The Phenomenal Women Group. It's Facebook page has 100k members and has developed into an App/Online community for Black Women and Women of Color.

In the summer of 2019, Michelle applied and was chosen out of a pool of 1000 persons to be part of NASA Social, a program under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nasa Social formerly called NASA Tweetup is a program to provide opportunities for NASA's space enthusiast to learn and share information about NASA's missions, people, and program.

In early 2020 Michelle was chosen as a mentor for the Global Hack, the biggest online hackathon in the world fighting to battle the problems we are facing as a global society due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michelle is a Former Board member to the BBALP (Bisila Bokoko African Literacy Project), Former Long Beach, NY Branch NAACP VP 2003, She has memberships in, African American Chamber of Commerce of Long Island (LIAACC), National Council of Negro Women, NAACP, Urban League of Long Island, St. George's Society of New York, The New York Caledonian Club, New York Women Chambers, and IVY. Michelle is passionate about STEM and believes that we need NewYorkTrendnyc

to have more black girls involved with STEM programs, Michelle wishes to utilize her relationships to assist this need with the memberships, she has with the Planetary Society and The National Space Society. While not working as a volunteer for the many charitable organizations that she is a member of, she enjoys spending time contributing to a few online publications and time with her family.

ABOUT: Ms. S Monet Wahls Organizing ViceChair - Simone-Monet Wahls began ameliorating the lives of future leaders in 1989 when Future Executives, Inc. (FE) was founded. She collaborated with schools in her community while working simultaneously in the entertainment field in various capacities. S. Monet created a “Pen Pal Career Exploration” program, which allowed students to gain insight into a career interest via letter writing to adults in various careers.

Simone-Monet was promoted to a Central Administrator in 2003.

For over two decades, she has worked with principals, teachers, parents, and students to enhance instructional practices for English language learners, special needs, and at-risk students. S. Monet has obtained several certifications and training which contribute to the work she does with today’s youth and young adults. In 2011 and 2014, the White House Business Council invited her and a number of business leaders from around the country to the White House to talk about business development and competitiveness. Several of the business owners in the room talked about how critical portions of the Jobs Act would not only aid the economy but also help current and future entrepreneurs grow, hire, and succeed.

Simone-Monet Wahls has received an NAACP NYCHA Branch “Women on the Move” award, advises several executives including school administrators and leaders of companies, and served two years on the College Board’s Dream Deferred Advisory Committee.

The National Congress of

Black Women, Inc. (NCBW) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1984, dedicated to the educational, political, economic and cultural development of African American women and their families. NCBW also serves as a non-partisan voice and instrument on issues pertaining to the appointment of African American women at all levels of government, and to increase African American women's participation in the educational, political, economic,

The Founding Members; Hon. C. DeLores Tucker, Convening Founder Hon. Shirley Chisholm, Chair Emeritus Rev. Willie Barrow Lezli Baskerville, Esq. Dr. Mary Berry Hon. Cardiss Collins Dr. Dorothy I. Height Hon. Alexis Herman Hon. Charlene Drew Jarvis Mrs. Coretta Scott King Hon. Gloria Lawlah Hon. Hilda Mason Ms. Jewell Jackson McCabe Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton Hon. Wilhelmina J. Rolark, Esq. Hon. Mary Terrell, Esq. Ms. Pat

and social arenas. Currently, NCBW provides opportunities for women for leadership and decision-making positions in government, non-profit organizations, and the private sector.

NCBW’s mission is to educate youth on the responsibilities of good citizenship and the importance of engaging the political process, while also providing opportunities for internships and other learning experiences at the local, state, national, and global levels.

The National Congress of Black Women's founding chairs were Shirley Chisholm and Dr. C. Delores Tucker. The current chair of the organization is Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.

Tyson Hon. Shirley Wilcher Hon. Nadine Winter.

Their mission is to educate youth on the responsibilities of good citizenship and the importance of engaging the political process, while also providing opportunities for internships and other learning experiences at the local, state, national, and global levels.

The New York Metro Chapter of the NCBW is an affiliate chapter of the National Congress of Black Women located online at https://www. nationalcongressbw.org Due to the Covid-19 chapter events will be held virtually under further notice.

For more information on NCBW or to inquire about how to join the chapter as a member visit: www. ncbwmetrony.org

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Why

Vote?

Because Your LIFE & HAPPINESS M ay D e p e n d On It

Why vote when you are just one person among millions? You're about to learn 13 good reasons. But here's the most basic answer: If you care about your future and want the best things for your friends, your family, other people, and the environment, you should vote in every election.

Most U.S. citizens who are 18 or over have the right to be part of the political decision-making process that impacts all of us. Why would you ignore that enormous privilege?

Our right to vote is fundamental to our way of life. It's why many Americans believe that not voting equals not caring. Simply put, it is our responsibility to vote because our freedom to pursue happiness depends on having a functional, representative democracy. The system only works if we participate in it.

When it comes to the well-being of college students and young people, voting is especially important.

Your inaction can have long-lasting ramifications that are hard to overcome when you're older. That's

why what happens on election day 2020 (November 3) is highly significant. All we really have is the present moment. Yes, every election matters. But no election matters more than the current one. It will always be that way.

So if you're an eligible American citizen, here's why you should vote:  Your vote is your voice (and you deserve to be heard)  A lot more is at stake than just who becomes president  Students and young people have the power to change everything  Higher education is becoming out of reach for too many Americans  Health care is still a major problem that your votes can help

solve  Climate change threatens everybody's future (including yours)  You owe it to America's heroes (past and present)  You'll be seen as a doer, not a complainer  Other people are depending on you to do the right thing  It's your duty to help prevent fascism and tyranny  You're lucky you even have the right to vote  Elections can have severe consequences that last for decades  You probably don't have a good excuse not to vote

Learn how and where to register to vote right now!

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For the health of our democracy and your own well-being, we need you to vote; 2020 and 2022 are only the beginning. Stay informed, hold your elected officials accountable, and vote in as many future elections as you're physically and mentally able to.

And don't forget about the power of education. The more you know (and the more you're able to do), the better off you, your community, and our nation will be. America is strongest when people like you have the skills to take advantage of the opportunities that are available to them.

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The American Museum of Natural History will be reopening its doors to Members on Wednesday, September 2, and to the general public on Wednesday, September 9. Advance ticket reservations are required and are available on amnh.org or through the Museum’s Explorer app.

Upon reopening, most of the Museum’s permanent halls will be open to the public, including galleries that contain such beloved icons as the Blue Whale, the Titanosaur, and T. rex and other fossils, as well as two special exhibitions, The Nature of Color and T. rex: The Ultimate Predator. In preparing for reopening, the health and safety of staff and visitors are top priorities, as the Museum continues to provide transformative experiences for visitors to learn, discover, and enjoy one another’s company.

On September 9, in addition to welcoming visitors back, the Museum will mark its reopening by highlighting critical components of

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FILM BOUNCE ANNOUNCES 2020-21 NEW ORIGINALS FROM TOP NAMES BOUNCE, the first and only broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, today unveiled its 2020-21 original programming slate during the 2020 summer press tour.

The wide-ranging array of originals includes: Two new comedy seriesone produced by Cedric The Entertainer - three new movies, a limited-run true-crime murder mystery, the U.S. premiere of a new documentary special about the death of Michael Jackson, the renewal of the mega-hit drama Saints & Sinners plus a first-ever stand-alone movie based on the franchise, new seasons of popular network sitcoms In The Cut and Family Time, the 29th annual Bounce Trumpet Awards and more.

New Scripted Series - Bounce will debut two new original comedies looking - and laughing - at single life from both the male and female perspective. Both series, debuting in the second quarter of 2021, will include guest appearances and cameos from top names in entertainment, music, sports, and more.

 DYING TO BE FAMOUS: The Ryan Singleton Mystery is an intriguing six-episode, true-crime docuseries - Bounce's first - following the extraordinary story and mysterious death of Ryan Singleton, a 24year old aspiring model and film

course of his life. World Premieres Sat. Sept. 5 at 7:00 pm (ET).

 WILL YOU MERRY ME? - This holiday movie is the story of Daniel English, a bighearted, energetic, buoyant pastor who returns to his hometown church to take over for his mentor and falls for a parishioner.

When out of the blue she asks him, "Will you marry me?" Pastor Daniel is thrilled-until he realizes she is asking him to officiate her wedding with someone else. Just how far will the Pastor go for true love? World premieres December 2020.

 JOHNSON - Executive Producer

Cedric The Entertainer, iconic comedian D.L. Hughley and a stellar cast of fresh new faces are part of this single-camera dramedy about life-long best friends navigating the world while Black. Produced

by Cedric's A Bird & A Bear Entertainment. Premieres second quarter of 2021.

 SECRETS OF THE SALON comedically chronicles the lives, loves, relationships, and daily web of gossip that finds its way into an Atlanta hair salon. Vivica A. Fox stars along with Reginae Carter and Monique Coleman. Produced by Swirl Films. Premieres third quarter of 2021.

 KILLING MICHAEL JACKSON - Bounce will present the exclusive United States premiere of Killing Michael Jackson on Mon. Sept. 7 at 8:00 pm (ET). This ground-breaking documentary special, featuring never-beforeseen images of that fateful day, is told through the eyes of detectives Orlando Martinez, Dan Myers, and Scott Smith, all three of whom were involved in the investigation that ultimately leads to the arrest and conviction of Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray.

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 FAITH HEIST - When a preacher

producer, who sets out to pursue fame and fortune in Hollywood with two of his friends. His dreams of stardom turn into a tragic nightmare when he is found dead in California's Mojave Desert, his body dumped, mutilated and missing all vital organs. World Premieres Sun. Nov.1 at 9:00 pm (ET) with two back-toback episodes.

 A CHANCE IN THE WORLD - The true, inspiring and unbelievable story of Steve Pemberton (Terrell Ransom, Jr.), an orphaned boy who endures the abuse of his foster parents (Kelly Owens, LawrenceHilton Jacobs) and siblings. While searching for his biological family, he meets a caring teacher (Tom Sizemore) who will change the

finds his church in financial ruin after being swindled by a shady businessman, he moves heaven and earth to save his flock.

When everything fails, he turns in desperation to an old friend who's a former convict from the neighborhood who, in turn, recruits an ensemble of assorted misfits to run a scam on the scam artist who robbed the church. This family comedy/action movie World premieres in the second quarter of 2021.

 SAINTS & SINNERS Renewed + Stand-Alone Movie - Bounce has renewed the mega-hit drama series Saints & Sinners for an all-new fifth season coming in the spring of 2021. Mayor Ella Johnson (Vanessa Bell Calloway) will be bracing for the ride of her life when a father comes to town seeking revenge for his son's murder-revealing a longkept secret that threatens to take the entire town down. Bounce will also produce a first-ever Saints & Sinners movie, with the two-hour stand-alone event airing in the first quarter of 2021. Set against the backdrop of a large southern church, Saints & Sinners centers around

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the pursuit of power, intertwined with greed, deception, corruption, compromising sexual affairs and murder. The series stars Calloway, Clifton Powell, Tray Chaney, Keith Robinson, J.D. Williams, Donna Biscoe, Jasmine Burke, Dawn Halfkenny and Karon Joseph Riley.

 IN THE CUT - Bounce's popular comedy In The Cut is back in the barbershop for an all-new seventh season starting August 26 at 9:00 pm (ET). Series stars Dorien Wilson and Kellita Smith will be joined by TV veterans Mark Curry (Hanging With Mr. Cooper) and Kim Coles (Living Single) in the hilarious cast.

 FAMILY TIME - The new season of Family Time, Bounce's longestrunning original series, will bow this October and will see Tony (Omar Gooding, Jr.) and Lisa (Angell Conwell) dealing with all the good and the bad that comes with being empty nesters.

The Bounce Trumpet Awards annually recognize the outstanding accomplishments of African Americans and those who have succeeded against great odds and inspired success in others. The list of prestigious honorees includes John Lewis, Muhammad Ali, Beyoncé, Harry Belafonte, Halle Berry, Stevie Wonder, The AfricanAmerican Women of the United States Congress, Quincy Jones, Maya Angelou, Martin Lawrence, Janelle Monáe, Ambassador Andrew Young, Spike Lee and many others. This year, the 29th annual event will take a specific focus - The Bounce Trumpet Awards: "Stand Up" which will honor women and men who have stood up against social injustice. Honorees, presenters and musical performers will be announced shortly. Premieres December 2020.

About Bounce Bounce (@bouncetv) is the first and only broadcast and multiplatform entertainment network serving African Americans, with programming seen over-the-air, on cable, on DISH channel 359, over-the-top on Roku®, on mobile devices via the Bounce and Brown Sugar apps and on the web via BounceTV.com. Bounce features a programming mix of original series, docuseries and movies, off-network series, theatrical motion pictures, specials, live sports and events and more. Bounce is part of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP).

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BUSINE S S MUSIC MEDIAMONKS Sets the Stage for the Future MediaMonks has partnered with creative and cultural catalyst BRIC, to transform the 2020 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival into a “digital destination,” bringing the spirit of Brooklyn to the global stage.

This year’s attendees won’t be convening face-to-face, but there has never been a more important time to champion BRIC’s mission to ignite learning in people of all ages and centralize diverse voices that take risks and drive culture forward. MediaMonks is pushing the bounds of live events to deliver on this promise, providing unparalleled access to people around the world craving connection in a socially distant reality.

Through a unique recording experience powered by technology and creativity, MediaMonks collaborated with this year’s lineup––including Common with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, Questlove, Yemi Alade and Lila Downs–– to produce performances that capture each artist’s individuality, going beyond their stage presence to break down the barriers that typically exist between fan and artist. Famed performers often perceived as intangible will invite viewers into their homes, studios or even on the road with them, for a seemingly one-on-one experience––living room to living room. This commitment to unparalleled connection will be seen and felt by this year’s BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival audience––and set a new bar for virtualized music experiences.

"This unprecedented moment challenged us to reimagine what BRIC's vision to create meaningful connections to artistic experiences truly meant," said Anhelo Reyes, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for BRIC. "Our 40+ years of media experience allowed us to find new ways to present artists' voices into people's homes, while providing a much-needed work platform for Brooklyn's creative workforce and BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

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LIVE MUSIC

Festival is the shining beacon of that endeavor. I'm thrilled that we found a partner like MediaMonks, who were up to the task and committed to reuniting the thousands of people who come together every year to be part of the community and deliver a one-of-a-kind experience for fans of the Festival and

local artists and global festivalgoers. We’re thrilled to put forward our boundary-pushing talent to work for an event so closely aligned with our passions.”

customer decision journey.

Deeply engaged and committed to our clients’ success, we help brands take control of their creative, content production and delivery—bridging together several diverse capabilities from across the S4Capital family in a single offering. Whether applying data to optimize premium content

newcomers alike."

LiveXP, MediaMonks’ proprietary technology solution, will offer attendees from all around the world a new way to experience music, the chance to get up close and personal with artists through live Q&A sessions, polls, trivia, and more, and engage in a twoway dialogue between performer and viewer otherwise impossible.

global music icons, legendary jazz artists, chart-topping indie bands, gravity-defying dance troupes, large-scale film projects and visual artist performances, becoming one of the city's foremost cultural attractions and a beloved summer tradition. This year’s two-day experience, hosted by actress Michelle Buteau, is designed to bring the spirit of the annual festival, the longest running in the city, to life and will take place on Saturday, July 25th and Sunday, July 26th at 8pm ET across digital platforms such as YouTube and Facebook, and on BRIC’s TV channels. For more information and full artist lineup, visit bricartsmedia.org/live.

or helping clients deliver across a digital ecosystem, our capabilities include a mix of digitalnative creative, film, platform development, experiential and innovation, as well as alwayson, scalable asset production.

You can find us spread across the globe in 40 locations, 29 countries with over 2,550+ people.

BRIC is a leading arts and media institution anchored in Downtown Brooklyn whose work spans contemporary visual and performing arts, media, and civic action. For over forty years, BRIC has shaped Brooklyn's cultural and media landscape by presenting and incubating artists, creators, students, and media makers. As a creative catalyst for their community, BRIC ignites learning in people of all ages and centralizes diverse voices that take risks and drive culture forward. BRIC is building Brooklyn's creative future.

“As a company, our heart and soul is fueled by creativity and technology,” said MediaMonks Managing Director S. Jason Prohaska. “As a long-time Brooklyn local, BRIC’s mission strikes a very personal chord–– and for our global teams ardently committed to uplifting artists everywhere. In virtualizing the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

Festival, we’re not only afforded the opportunity to boost a mission-driven event embedded in the fabric of our community, but also to reimagine virtual moments of magic that foster newfound connection between

For the past 41 years, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival has presented and celebrated

MediaMonks is a global digital production company. Its crosscultural team of digital natives helps brands realize the potential of virtualized experiences through premium content production, best-in-class platform development and tech-infused creativity that impacts the full

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BLACK Motherhood

PushBlack, the country’s largest non-profit Black media company, recently sat down with actors, activists, and icons Kerry Washington and Gabrielle Union to discuss Black motherhood. The expansive, affirming, and extremely frank conversation explored what Black liberation for mothers means, the role of Black mothers in creating and holding spaces for generational trauma – and joy – and the ways we, as Black people, must first love ourselves so we can show our children how to love themselves and each other.

looked like a year ago. For me, Black liberation is just being able to exist as you are, being able to self-identify in peace, being able to live, love, prosper, or fail in peace and to still feel loved and protected and honored, and that there is a space and a place for each one of us.”

Kerry Washington on modeling loving her Blackness as a part of her parenting  “With kids, it’s not about what you say – it’s really about what you do.

And so it’s really like, do I look in the mirror and like what I see, do I model the behavior of liking the face that I wake up with in the morning as much as the face that I put on when I go to work? I want to make sure that I’m loving myself fully as a Black woman when I look in the mirror, and I think that’s what kids really see. They witness our relationship with our own Blackness or how we interact with our spouse’s Blackness. It’s important for me to like, live in the world feeling beautiful, like to do the work so that I feel beautiful in my house because that’s what they absorb. That’s what they witness.”

The episode is available now in PushBlack’s Black History Year podcast feed and available on all major Podcast platforms, like Apple podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Stitcher.

Select quotes from the podcast: Gabrielle Union on what Black Liberation means to her  “Being on this journey with Zaya (Union and Dwyane Wade’s trans daughter) really made me unlearn a lot of things and re-examine a lot of my ideas because I would have had a different idea of what Black liberation

Achieve PEACE, HAPPINESS, TRANQUILITY,

By D r . Kr i s hna Bhat ta Relaxx is the advanced app for achieving peace, happiness, tranquility, and relaxation through the practice of intermittent silence and meditation. The app guides its users on a journey away from everyday tasks and concerns to reduce stress and burnout.

The app was created by Dr. Krishna Bhatta, a surgeon, author, and inventor, who is currently practicing as chief of urology at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Maine. In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Bhatta’s passion lies in integrating eastern wisdom into the western world by sharing his spiritual discoveries.

This portable spiritual Guru provides an individualized experience where users can start with a daily intermittent silence routine and move on to a variety of meditation techniques, both guided and unguided. Just a few minutes of practicing mindfulness, intermittent silence, and meditation will leave users feeling energized and refreshed.

Intermittent silence is a term that Dr. Bhatta has been using for a few years to represent taking a break from life. In the same way that people rest their physical body and lower their

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heart rate to a resting place, it is also important to rest the brain, even if it is only ten minutes. Dr. Bhatta explains that by closing the eyes, the visual pathway is able to rest. By listening in silence and hearing sounds without judgment, auditory pathways are able to rest. Allowing thoughts to pass without paying attention will give rest to the brain, and when that resting place is achieved, a door will open to individual consciousness.

Relaxx encourages people to practice at the same time and same place as often as possible. This practice will lead to progression, to the point that users will be able to notice a difference in their meditation quality.

By continuing daily, the ultimate goal will be to carry that peace into times of chaos. With guidance from Relaxx, users will come to an understanding of body, mind, and flame. Their chakras will come alive as they begin their inner adventure. Collectively, this brings a noticeable change to real life situations. The changes should reflect at work and at home, with an all around better performance and improved relationships.

Dr. Bhatta, says, “You go to sleep and come out refreshed; you go through meditation and come out energized and spread peace.” He adds, “With Relaxx, we want you to experience

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intermittent silence. Open the door to all deeper meditations and enhance your awareness for everything around you.”

RELAXATION U.K. He completed his research and medical training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston before settling down in Maine. Dr. Bhatta takes joy in sharing what he has

Photo provided by Dr. Krishna Bhatta

Krishna Bhatta is an author, surgeon, and inventor, currently practicing as chief of urology at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. Dr. Bhatta began his life in a small Indian village, attended Patna Medical College in India, and continued his education in the

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learned and earnestly hopes to further the spiritual discoveries of generations to come. He dreams of a world where eastern wisdom and western discoveries embrace each other to make the world a better place.

“Like” Krishna Universe on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ krishnauniversecom-109997046621/

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New CHILDREN’S BOOK “KEEPING YOUR COOL”

By WA Public Relations Company

New Children’s Book “Keeping Your Cool” How to Stay Cool at Home or in School by Renée McRae helps students manage their emotions and behavior at home and school.

Keeping Your Cool by Renée McRae, is a fun, short story written in rhyming verse filled with scenarios and tips to help students better manage their emotions and behavior at home or in school. This book, and its free downloadable Student Workbook & Teacher Guide, makes for the perfect duo to help students recognize their own anger triggers, become aware of their reactions, and begin to create better responses for positive outcomes in the future.

Available Only at: Keeping-Cool.com “Ms. Renée …your book is amazingly brilliant…beautifully illustrated, perfect for my 3 going on 4 yr old….so many relatable lessons in there for her! She had questions galore of course but all that sparked great conversation. She will be attending pre-school soon…this book will definitely help her keep her cool! Thank you!”

 Me. Rebecca Williams, Parent, Bridgeport, CT “This book is a great summer read for my son. I recommend this book for any age group. I love how it teaches children how to keep their cool in different situations especially in the world we live in today. I can’t wait to share this with my son’s daycare as well. Thank you so, so much for this book, Renee. WE LOVE IT!!”  Ms. Temi Oloko, Kindergarten Teacher – Brooklyn, NY “Hi Ms. Renée , The [workshop] session was so good! I had fun!

Please send us a copy of the Keeping Your Cool Book. It was awesome!”  Ms. Lim, 5th grade Teacher, Brooklyn, NY

 Ms. Covington, 6th grade Teacher, Laurinburg, NC

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KEEPING YOUR COOL: HOW TO STAY COOL AT HOME OR IN SCHOOL BY RENÉE MCRAE HELPS STUDENTS MANAGE THEIR EMOTIONS AND BEHAVIOR AT HOME AND SCHOOL

“I just received my book, and I’m so excited! As a teacher in the public school system, one thing I know is that our children struggle with coping with their anger. What a wonderful tool to have is a book like this, Keeping Your Cool, by Renée McRae.”

Renée McRae is the Founder & Pres. of Poetic Motivations LLC, a personal development training company. Author, Poet, Teaching Artist, Motivational Speaker, Transformation Coach and most recently, Recording Artist, Renée McRae has enhanced school climates and cultures for over two decades. Students, Teachers and Parents absolutely love her!

Using poetry as a springboard, Ms. McRae captivates, mesmerizes and empowers any audience. Through her fun-filled Workshops and Assembly Programs, she specializes in Success Skills by focusing on Self Esteem, Managing Emotions, Peer Pressure, Communication Skills, Goal-Setting & Conflict Resolution.

To order your copy (s) today visit: https://keeping-cool.com/ To book Renée McRae for speaking events email wapublicrelationsco@ gmail.com

B o o k : O n O u r B R O K E N N AT I O N & H O W T o F I X I T America is more fractured than ever before. Its very fabric seems to be unraveling! With the federal elections around the corner, it is more critical than ever before to return to wisdom and civility, and to select leaders who will mend the rifts, not widen the divide.

“Between the media and the general discourse of the public, it has become impossible to disagree in a civil manner,” said bestselling author Jim White, PhD, in his newest book, BROKEN AMERICA: Ten Guiding Principles to Restore America. “Rather than heal the wounds, current political leadership on both sides of the aisle is causing more distrust.”

In a sorely needed treatise on how to rejuvenate our nation, BROKEN AMERICA sets forth a guide for healing: by returning to the values of the Constitution and the texts and teachings of the Founding Fathers and Mothers.

“There are ten guiding principles that reflect the values of our Founding Fathers. These principles will bring our nation back on course,” White said.

“Regardless of which party readers belong to, this book provides the questions all patriotic Americans should be asking as they head to the voting booth.”

Among the principles laid out in the book are Truth-Seeking, Respect, Patriotism, Tolerance and Equality, Vision, and others. Readers will find

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concrete examples of past and present world leaders who embody these necessary political leadership criteria… and those who don’t.

“Our democracy is largely dysfunctional today because of the deep polarization and divisions between the political parties. The failure of leadership at the highest levels to follow the basic values and principles that our Founding Fathers believed were essential to governing has put the future of the nation at risk,” said Leon Panetta,

Former Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA. “Dr. Jim White in his book, Broken America, tries to address these problems by outlining ten principles critical to restoring America.

This is a book for all Americans who care about the future of our country.”

Columbia University Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Robert Shapiro called the book “a quick and engaging read on the near existential question in the nation today: how to end its current vicious and emotion-filled partisan conflict that has had dire consequences for the nation. The author’s guiding principles are on target but most important is his call for agency: American leaders and the American public need to change course–this is solely in their hands.”

“My book releases September 9… just two days before September 11, one of the darkest days in American history but also a day that marked a turning point for Americans coming together in mutual support and cooperation. I hope my book helps us get back to that level of patriotism,” White added.

Dr. Jim White is an industrialist, a Vietnam veteran, and the Founder and CEO of 13 different companies. Over his lifetime he has bought and sold 23 companies operating in 44 countries, and is known internationally for his long history of ethical and effective business

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leadership. In BROKEN AMERICA, White shows how the building blocks of business leadership can translate into political success using techniques such as relationship building and negotiation.

BROKEN AMERICA launches September 9, 2020. Advance Review Copies are available upon request. Jim White is also available for interview or to write exclusive articles.

About the book:

Title: BROKEN AMERICA: Ten Guiding Principles to Restore America Author: Jim White, PhD Genre: Politics ISBN (Print book): 978-0-9795216-7-6 ISBN (Ebook): 978-0-9795216-8-3 Pages: 190 Publisher: JL White International, LLC

About Jim White, PhD:

Jim White, PhD, is Founder and President of JL White International, Chairman and CEO of Post Harvest Technologies, Inc., and Growers Ice Company, Inc., as well as Founder and CEO of PHT Opportunity Fund LP. He is the bestselling author of several books and holds a BS in Civil Engineering, an MBA, and a PhD in Psychology and Organizational Behavior. He shares his extraordinary insights and critical thinking skills in a live webinar series, Healing America with Dr. Jim White, in which he examines the many issues and challenges faced by our nation… and how to fix them.

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AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL, INC. Launches STREAMING SERVICE

AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL, INC. (AFF), the premier U.S. presenter of African cinema, has unveiled its new streaming platform and digital archives at its online home, africanfilmny.org.

The portal to the Continent includes more than 800 profiles of directors from across the diaspora, from veterans like Ousmane Sembène, Safi Faye, Souleymane Cissé and Tunde Kelani to emerging talents like Mamadou Dia, Nuotama Bodomo, Abba Makama and Mariama Diallo as well as more than 1,000 film profiles, and interviews, articles, reviews, photographs and more. The New York City-based organization — currently celebrating its 30th anniversary — has also launched AFF Digital, the organization’s new streaming service offering a curated selection of films.

“This challenging, paradoxical moment we find ourselves in forces us to be apart, while we find ourselves more connected and plugged in to the incredible talent in the diaspora more than ever,” said AFF Founder Mahen Bonetti, a long-time champion of African cinema. “The pause in our programming has allowed us to realize a long-held desire to bring online our treasure trove of never-before-seen content as a resource for creatives, scholars and laypersons yearning for African culture, and to add something significant to the virtual conversation."

The site’s archives include highlights of 26 years of AFF’s signature program, the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF), with star-studded opening nights, panel discussions, filmmaker interviews and more, featuring the likes of entertainer Harry Belafonte; writer

Wole Soyinka; actors Danny Glover, Lauren Hutton and Iman and the late Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee; and musicians Salif Keita and the late Hugh

Masekela.

The new streaming platform AFF Digital kicks off with Alexander the Great Stole My Nose (Channel Surfing) by Lion Ayodele and Mbas mi by Joseph Gaï Ramaka (which depicts an episode in Albert Camus’ The Plague, refashioned as an expression of the universal) in a program titled Two Artists Respond to the Times. In addition, audience favorites such as the feature documentary The African Who Wanted to Fly by Samantha Biffot, and the short films Meokgo and the Stick

Fighter by Teboho Mahlatsi, Hello, Rain by C.J. Obasi and dancedance/ REVOLUTION by Mark Freeman will also be a part of the inaugural slate.

The service is free until September 30, after which a nominal fee will be charged. Films featured will be changed frequently.

The new site’s store offers a collection of a popular feature from its former site, DVDs of African and diasporic film classics such as Paulin Vieyra and Mamadou Sarr’s Afrique Sur Siene, Euzhan Palcy’s Sugar Cane Alley, Sembène’s Black Girl, Charles Burnett’s Killer of Sheep and Oliver Schmitz’s Mapantsula. More than 50 films are available for purchase for one’s

home collection.

Bonetti created the reimagined site along with AFF Program Manager Dara Ojugbele, AFF Office Manager Colleen Ndemeh Fitzgerald, Marketing Consultant Tafadzwa Chiriga and Web Designer Zainab Aliyu. The organization will continue to release footage of interviews, articles, reviews and feature and short films as it digitizes additional materials throughout the year and beyond.

The new site is made possible with the generous support of Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund and the New York Community Trust. AFF programs are supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Bradley Family Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Domenico Paulon Foundation, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, NYC & Company, Cultural Services of the French Embassy, Manhattan Portage, City Bakery, Black Hawk Imports, Essentia Water, South African Consulate General, National Film and Video Foundation, Motion Picture Enterprises, Inc., Paso Almonds, Isokan Collective, Hudson Hotel and Royal Air Maroc.

For more information, visit www. africanfilmny.org or follow is on social media on Facebook (@africanfilmny), Twitter (@AfricanFilmFest) or Instagram (@AfricanFilmFest).

Baked Cravings” T o O p e n I n V I L L A G E L O C AT I O N The good people of the East Village can now rejoice, because Harlem favorite, Baked Cravings, is soon to be their new neighbor! Baked Cravings is a mecca of delicious, inventive baked goods and snacks that is also dedicated to maintaining an entirely nut-free facility, so their delightful offerings can be enjoyed by all. Baked Cravings uses only the highest quality ingredients sourced from nut-free vendors, following strict packing processes while conducting regular tests.

High demand and the desire to expand their offerings led Founder Craig Watson to the decision to open up a second location, coming soon to 102 St. Mark’s Place between Avenue A and First Avenue. He’s been dreaming of expanding the brand for quite some time now, and after winning “The Best of Manhattan Award” for the second year in a row, he knew it was time to grow! Watson is on a mission to bolster the brand

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and further service his community and others. He’s working on adding new staff and building on his already amazing array of baked goods and treats.

At both locations, you’ll find what they’re most known for; Cupcakes In A Jar that are quite possibly one of the most delicious desserts in existence. Better yet for the non-NYC based snackers, these babies can be shipped nationwide, so the masses can indulge their inner sweet tooth whenever the craving strikes. Baked Cravings is perfect for gifts, special occasions or just for a personal party in your mouth whenever your heart desires.

Visit BakedCravings.com to peep the entire line of drool inducing goodies. Keep up with the team on Instagram & Facebook to see what crazy creations they’ll come up with next!

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