Music Jacques Yves ‘Jeanba’ Jean-Baptiste, founding member of legendary Shleur Shleur Haitian Kompa bands, dies at 77 By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn First HERstory Awards honor the exceptional work of women in their respective community By Tangerine Clarke
Grenada Casey Benjamin, two-time Grenadian GRAMMY Award-winning jazz musician, passes By Nelson A. King
Guyana Trailblazer: American-born Guyanese Tracy Lewis becomes second Black woman promoted to lieutenant at FDNY By Tracey Khan
Jamaica Jamaican-born Captain Eric Bramwell retires after 36 years in the UN Department of Safety and Security By Tangerine Clarke
Haiti Saindyse Germain, CEO of Germain Consulting Services – a healthcare innovator By Orlande Fleury
People Jamaican Olympian Asafa Powell first recipient of Bleu & Bougie Superstar Award in JA By Nelson A. King
Tomorrow, 3 pm People’s Theater Project: Celebrate Your Culture with Community Theater Workshop Series Central Library, Queens Public Library
May 8, 8 am Harlem Renaissance 100’s Spring 2025 Calendar of Harlem-wide events include tributes to Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Maya Angelou, Celia Cruz, Gordon Parks & More
May 9, 6 pm ASL Exhibition Tour (with voice interpretation): Christine Sun Kim The Whitney Museum of American Art
May 11, 1 pm New England Symphonic Ensemble performs Vivaldi, Haydn and Lauridsen Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
QNS Jamaica man sentenced to life for brutal triple murder of girlfriend, her son and cousin in 2022: DA
PoliticsNY Adams accuses Campaign Finance Board of ‘poisoning atmosphere’ with release of letter charging his campaign broke the law
amNY Bicyclists face criminal summonses under new NYPD policy, an ‘obscene escalation,’ say advocates
