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Book cover of “Blown Away - A Fall Adventure.”

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Vincentian educator Taswya Anthony debuts ‘Blown Away: A Fall Adventure’

By Nelson A. King

Women's History Month books for kids.

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Teach your children about women’s contributions to history

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Books about Integration, Schools & HBCUs by various authors.

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What so special about all-black schools?

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Book cover of “Firstborn Girls: A Memoir” by Bernice L. McFadden.

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Never mind the sins of the fathers – this book is all about mothers and daughters

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Author of “Qualified” Shari Dunn.

Books

Want to love your new employee? Check – Now learn how

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. had a deep discussion about libraries with podcast guest Dennis Walcott.

Books

Addabbo features Dennis Walcott on ‘Library Lovers’

By Nelson A. King

Book cover of “Becoming Spectacular” by Jennifer Jones.

Books

The steps you take to break ground

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Book cover of “Fearless and Free” by Josephine Baker.

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The life of a star, in her own words

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Nelson Mandela.

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UN welcomes nominations for Nelson Mandela Prize

By Vinette K. Pryce

Gilman 'Gil' Figaro

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Black History Month: Trinidadian Gilman ‘Gil’ Theophilus Figaro, Sr., founder and chairman of the Sunshine Awards

By Nelson A. King

Mitchinson "Mitchie" James's flanked by daughters Hazel Morris, right, sitting on bed, and Angella Taylor, fourth from left (back), along with niece Daphne James, third from left, and other family members

Belize

Vincentian centenarian Mitchinson ‘Mitchie’ James celebrates 107th birthday

By Nelson A. King

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn celebrates Black History Month with events honoring culture and history

On the right, its Charlene Gayle, a member of the NYC Mayor Eric Adam’s Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Advisory Council and the three other ladies on the left are members of the Resorts World NYC Gives holding a sign of a donation made towards the NYSABPRHAL scholarship program and the organization itself.

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Charlene Gayle on advocacy, Jamaican heritage, and the NYSABPRHAL College Scholarship Program

By Orlande Fleury

Black History Month books for kids by various authors and illustrators.

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Black History Month: It’s not just for grown-pps

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Vincentian entrepreneur Dr. Jacqueline James-Lyttle.

Belize

Vincentian named among top 20 women entrepreneurs worldwide to look out for in 2025

By Nelson A. King

Michelle Adams (left), who discussed her debut book, "The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North" (MacMillan, 2025), in an in-person and virtual conversation hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library's Center for Brooklyn History (BPL-CBH) on Jan. 13.

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50 years ago: Why integrating Detroit schools was such a struggle

By Milette Millington

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Community Board 11 residents debate supportive housing project in Pelham Parkway

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz hosted the 11th annual mock trial competition in Kew Gardens on March 14 and 15.

DA Katz hosts 11th annual mock trial competition

Frank Morano

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Frank Morano

India Doris

Chef India Doris mixes heritage with global flavor at Markette in Chelsea