Movie Night Wednesday: “A Wrinkle in Time” (2018, PG)

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There is only one place to be on Wednesday evening, at the central branch of the Queens Library for Movie Night Wednesdays.

I Hear a Symphony: Supremes and Dreamgirls Holiday Tribute Extravaganza

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Get in the holiday spirit with Culture Connection’s Supremes and Dreamgirls inspired musical tribute with Emilie Surtees. Emilie is an independent recording artist who writes, co-produces, and performs her original music all around her native New York and abroad.

An Evening with Grammy Nominee Jorge Glem and his Trio: Holiday Highlights

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Grammy-nominated cuatro player, mandolinist, and musical producer Jorge Glem is without a doubt one of Venezuela’s musical treasures.

Let’s Talk About Church Comedy Night

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The Greater Springfield Community Church is pleased to present its 5th annual “Let’s Talk About Church Comedy Night”.

  

Tuesday Afternoon Movies @ Central – “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993, PG)

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Tuesday afternoons are made for movies at the central branch of the Queens library. This afternoon’s feature is “The Nightmare Before Christmas”.

 

 

Black Student Went Abroad and Came Back a Different Person

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STUDYING BLACK IDENTITY IN SOUTH AFRICA TRANSFORMED MY WORLDVIEW

Of the more than 330,000 U.S. students studying abroad, only 6.1 percent are African American and 10 percent are Latino. This is one in a series of articles by students of color who are breaking down barriers by studying abroad thanks to the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, which awards 10 full scholarships a year to students at Minority Serving Institutions. These students will periodically share their stories, hopefully inspiring others to apply.

By Chiagoziem "Sylvester" Agu, Albany State University

Nationwide  My name is Chiagoziem "Sylvester" Agu. I'm 20, a sophomore of Albany State University, majoring in biology, a member of the Alpha Phi fraternity, with aspirations of pursuing a medical degree in cardiology.

A few months ago, I had an extraordinary experience studying abroad in South Africa as a Frederick Douglas Global Fellow. I spent four weeks in Cape Town on a full scholarship, studying political blackness, black consciousness, and the complexities of colored identity. Every day, I was exposed to something different. Although the knowledge I was acquiring was both intimidating and scary, I also found it empowering. This is my story.

It was 2001 when my young eyes first glimpsed America. I had flown with my family over 6,000 miles from my birthplace in Nigeria. I attended pre-K in the United States, but after a year, we flew back home. I didn't return to America until 2012 when I arrived in Georgia for high school.

Before enrolling in high school, my knowledge of America came from sitcoms and talk shows like Maury and Jerry Springer, which I later learned spread stereotypes and false narratives. In Nigeria, I was on track to graduate high school at 15. When I came to America, I was 14 and technically a high school junior, but I was enrolled as a freshman. I studied hard academically but didn't realize how much I had to learn culturally. It was actually a blessing for me to have the time to assimilate and spend time with American youth in high school.

Black History Trivia Book Features 2,000 Questions and Answers About African American Heritage

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NEW BLACK HISTORY TRIVIA BOOK FEATURES 2,000 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE

Curtis Claytor and his Black History Trivia Book. To Order A Copy Click Here

Nationwide --  The Ultimate Black History Trivia Book by Curtis Claytor has two thousand multiple choice questions and answers in four categories: History; Music; Sports; Television, Arts & Literature!

Most of us learn in school about Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman, and George Washington Carver. But who was the woman who refused to sit in the Jim Crow section of a train in 1883 or the name of the Black man who invented the gas mask and the three-signal stoplight? Not only will one learn about inventors and the heroes of the black struggle; one will learn about the horrific racial violence that is seldom mentioned in history books.

Do you know about the race riot that resulted in the murder of over 200 blacks and the destruction of more than eleven hundred black businesses and homes? What about the race riot that began when a black youth who ventured into the “white section” of a lake drowned after angry whites pelted him with rocks?