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
Today, 6:30 pm The Ordinary and the Atrocious: Nazism in the Imagination of the Contemporary Playwright LGBT Center
Today, 7 pm Michael Staudenmaier’s WHITE, BLACK, BROWN with Johanna Fernandez Recirculation, a project of Word Up
Today, 8 pm Jamaican Jazz Legend Dr. Monty Alexander For Blue Note This Easter Weekend Blue Note Jazz Club
May 6, 6:30 pm Asian Cultural Council (ACC) Announces 2026 Gala Celebrating Cultural Exchange and Global Impact Rainbow Room
May 9, 7:30 pm “Too soon to Discover Planets, Too Late to Discover Islands” by Orlando Hernández & The Knee-Heart Connection Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
June 24, 8 pm Kick Off the Rhythm: Haiti Celebration With Tabou Combo ” The Sound of a Nation “ Lincoln Center
QNS Mamdani announces new initiative encouraging New Yorkers to ‘use their voice,’ starting with upcoming RGB hearings
PoliticsNY Mamdani announces new initiative encouraging New Yorkers to ‘use their voice,’ starting with upcoming RGB hearings
amNY Judge denies bail to alleged ‘sex dungeon’ operator Howard Rubin for fifth time, says he can’t be trusted
