Freedom Party Submits 43,500 Signatures
On Monday, August 16, the Freedom Party Express delivered 43,500 signatures to the Board of Elections in Albany. Freedom Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor Eva Doyle was there waiting for Gubernatorial candidate Charles Barron. Together, they submitted their petitions at 4:50PM. Standing proudly behind three tall stacks of petitions, Charles Barron said, "Today, we are here to say that the people of New York State have spoken. They said it loudly through this petitioning process that [gathered] over 43,500 signatures. The only gubernatorial candidate, the only attorney general candidate, the only lieutenant candidate that took our case to the people is ...
African Drums to Roll Like Thunder In Brooklyn
To describe the emotions stirred by music is a task which goes beyond words. To put the magic of drum music into words is an even more daunting task. Drums of Thunder is a unique musical experience which, for the first time in New York City, puts the spotlight on the African drum in an all-day festival. The event- though a celebration of the wonders of African-influenced drumming- is also a unique competition. It is designed to give an opportunity to drummers from across the Diaspora to showcase their musicianship and artistry. On Saturday, August 21, the sound of the drums ...
AT HOME Summer: From Brooklyn to Bali …Part One
It was Taaeba Fattah's account of her March trip to Bali with her mother, Nadia, and friends Sheila Szklanny and Leslie Wilks that turned us on to Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love bestseller that's enjoying a new surge of interest due to the Columbia Pictures film of the same title starring Julia Roberts and premiering Friday (13). Images of the Fattahs and friends grace these pages, and the personal experience they told us about their visit impressed us. Yesterday, I plodded through Gilbert's (partially funded) year-long sojourn to three countries in search of mind, heart and body (not necessarily in that order) ...
For Quincy Senior Residence, a Day of Family, Friends, Young People and Heart
There's a lot of heart in what goes on at the Quincy Senior Residence at 625 Quincy Street in Brooklyn. Just ask Tyrease Slaughter, age 7, who performed last Saturday before some 250 people at the Center's annual Family and Friends Day fest. The food delighted. The bright orange QSR tee-shirts and caps impressed. The presentations and gifts were generous. But there was something extra special about this year's event, exquisitely organized and hosted by Phyllis Hurd, executive director of the of the five-year-old residence and Rhonda A. Lewis, CEO of QSR's umbrella Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC). "You can jump, you ...
Work of Jeffries, Schneiderman Ends Prison-Based Gerrymandering
- Senate Majority Passes Historic Bill - The New York legislative session that just concluded was historic for the African-American community, it was the culmination of a political infrastructure that began forming two decades ago and is at last bearing fruit. Issues of importance to the African-American community that have been routinely put aside and ignored over the years, were enthusiastically dealt with by legislators elected to address these same concerns a generation ago but who now had power in both houses in Albany and in David Paterson, a governor who shared their frustration and goals. [caption id="attachment_3958" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="Assemblyman Hakeem ...
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