Newark Symphony Hall Presents: The Black Creative Economy Summit
2024 SUMMIT OVERVIEW Newark Symphony Hall’s flagship event is back for another year of impact. The Black Creative Economy (BCE)
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CULTURE
Baptist Ministers and The Positive Community
25 Years of Positive Change! Founded in 1898, the Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Greater New York and Vicinity (BMCGNY&V) is
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Trust and Obey… and God will do the Rest!
“Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm!” That was the chant of the massive congregation gathered at The Riverside Church for the sermon last
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Newark Boys Chorus School
The Positive Community’s annual Great American Emancipation Day Awards Banquet, celebrates excellence, service, freedom and the genius of Black music
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The Truth about “The Star-Spangled Banner”
It was September of 1814. The British had sacked Washington and torched the White House. The conflict became known as
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes at the Newark Museum of Art
NJPAC celebrated Max Roach’s centennial with a screening of the new documentary Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes at the Newark Museum of Art. Afterwards, a panel discussion was held include Max’s son Raoul Roach, daughter Dara Roach and the film’s director-producers Sam Pollard and Ben Shapiro.
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BAM hosts 38th Annual Brooklyn tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On January 15, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) proudly hosted the 38th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a deeply cherished event honoring the legacy of the civil rights leader. The gathering took place in the Howard Gilman Opera House and was accessible worldwide through a live-streamed broadcast.
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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Art Collection at Brooklyn Museum
Call it an embarrassment of riches: The musician Alicia Keys and her husband Kasseem Dean, the producer and D.J. known
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The 38th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
BAM honors Dr. King’s radical spirit at this beloved Brooklyn tradition, which rings in a new year with musical performances
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Hal Jackson Hal Jackson’s Talented Teens Fundraiser
Folks who lived in the NYC area during the 80’s & 90’s remember Hal Jackson’s Sunday Classics heard on then Black-owned WBLS-FM. Many of us looked forward to hearing classic R&B and soul music each week. After Jackson—a broadcast pioneer—passed away in 2012, Debi (known as Debi B), Hal’s co-host and wife, continued hosting the program along with Clay Berry until March of 2015.
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