Shirley Chisholm, whose portrait is pictured at her memorial service in 2005, became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States (AFP Photo/Mark Wilson) New York (AFP) – Determined to erect monuments to a more diverse group of history makers than simply white men, New York announced…
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New York Gives $3.5M Grant To Help Build Hip-Hop Museum In The Bronx
S9 Architecture New York recently awarded a $3.5 million capital grant to help build the world’s first museum dedicated to hip-hop music and culture. According to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the $80 million Universal Hip Hop Museum will open in 2023 in the South Bronx – which is considered the birthplace of hip hop. The museum is currently…
11-Year-Old Entrepreneur Opens Thrift Store In Brooklyn To Help Underprivileged Families
Obocho Peters opened the store on his 11th birthday. One of Brooklyn’s newly minted entrepreneurs is a fifth grader with a mission to provide inexpensive clothing options for underprivileged families. In celebration of his 11th birthday, Obocho Peters opened a thrift store in his community dubbed Obocho’s Closet, PIX 11 reported.
Two Black Owned Investment Banks Merging to form the Largest Woman and Minority Owned Firm
Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. and the Williams Capital Group will combine to form Siebert Williams Shank & Co. The new firm will be led by Chief Executive Suzanne Shank. Terms of the deal, described as a merger of equals, were not disclosed.
‘Out Here Saying the N Word With the Hard R’: New York Governor Cuomo Blasted for Saying N-Word In Comparing Italian Struggle to Blacks
Some social media users aren’t too happy with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after he used both the N-word and a slur used to describe Italian immigrants on live radio. The Democratic governor was reading from a New York Times editorial about the racist language Tuesday when he appeared on the public radio station…
Video proves school bus monitor let two white students unleash racist attack against classmate
“In New York, violence of any kind towards others based on their race or religion is not only offensive and repugnant to our values, it is illegal.” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered a formal investigation into a potential hate crime against an African-American student on a school bus earlier this month.
