May We Motivate You With Jazz?!? An Inspiring Night of Jazz With The Ed Jackson Quartet

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The Ed Jackson Quartet Is Back In Action For "May We Motivate You With Jazz?!?"

"It was a real blast performing last month with the Ed Jackson Quartet, once again," reflects band leader and club owner Ed Jackson at the history making Jackson Room.  Jackson then asserts "we are working creatively on a future legacy of bringing uplifting jazz shared in our club and community to the whole world with cutting edge streaming video technology online."

The Jackson Room has been blessed and honored to have performances from iconic jazz greats such as Bobby Watson, George Cables, Willie Martinez, and Ty Stephens this year.  However, it will be a pleasure to see another performance again with the talented collaborators in the Ed Jackson Quartet.

There is something uniquely moving about the electric chemistry between the artists in the Ed Jackson Quartet.  Ed goes on to state "now that we are finally turning the corner on the pandemic, we are especially motivated to perform and endeavor to inspire you as well."

So Jackson is calling his next performance "May We Motivate You With Jazz?" Don't miss this enlivening event of jazz artistry: Saturday, May, 29th, 2021 8:30 EST and 5:30 pm PST.  You can Register Now

Why More Unity Of Action Is The Best Way To Remember George Floyd

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Why More Unity Of Purpose And Action Is The Best Way To Remember George Floyd

Written By Kamau Austin, Publisher Scoop Publications

Today is the one year commemoration of the murder of George Floyd.  As many people in the world are aware George Floyd died at the hands or more accurately under the knees of Minneapolis police on May, 25th, 2020.

No doubt billions of people have seen the brutal horrific act of then police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee on George Floyd's neck for a reported 9 minutes and 29 seconds -- until he stopped breaking.

The traumatizing act of seeing George suffer an excruciating death under the knee of Derek Chauvin, and also the knees of other police officers pinning him to the ground - galvanized people all over the world to protest police brutality!  Derek Chauvin, despite a lot of police tactics to blame Floyd's death on his drug usage, enlarged heart because of hypertension, and even exhaust fumes was convicted in a highly charged nationally telecast court case.  But on the sobering anniversary of his death what is our best way to remember his death?

The NY Philharmonic Bandwagon 2 is Coming

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The NY Philharmonic Bandwagon 2 is Coming

A Better Jamaica is partnering with Flushing Town Hall and the New York Philharmonic to bring NY Phil Bandwagon 2 to St. Albans Park in Queens.


NY Phil Bandwagon 2 is a series of four weekend-long festivals across New York City, May 7–30, 2021. Performances will feature Philharmonic musicians and more than 100 New York artists, which span artistic disciplines from reggae, jazz, and opera, to dance, poetry, theatre, film, and visual art. All performances will take place on a customized, mobile, 20-foot shipping container featuring a foldout stage and LED video wall.

Riddim Section: Ashton Ramdehal and Anil Sukul’s

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Riddim Section: Ashton Ramdehal and Anil Sukul’s

Ashton touches the hearts of listeners with his soothing and caressing voice. He is a World Artist whose repertoire encompasses varied genres – Bhajans, Bollywood, R&B, Hindustani Classical music, Jazz, Top 40’s, and more. Ashton was born into a family of musicians. He started his musical journey by singing Bhajans (Hindu religious songs) and Taan Singing (Indian Folk Songs) in temples around New York and New Jersey.. Ashton holds a Degree in Music Business and Vocal Performance from New Jersey City University.

NYC Black Entrepreneur Celebrates 20 Years in Business

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BLACK ENTREPRENEUR WHO GREW UP IN LOW INCOME AREA CELEBRATES 20 YEARS IN BUSINESS HELPING HUNDREDS OF CLIENTS

Nationwide  Meet Janneh K. Wright, the founder and CEO of PRIMUS Business Management. He grew up in one of the toughest parts of Brooklyn, New York City, but that didn’t stop him from becoming a successful entrepreneur. Now at 42-years old, he is celebrating almost two decades in business helping his clients to take charge of their finances, streamline their business operations, navigate online and create ways to track analytics.

Throughout his career as an entrepreneur, Janneh has remained diligent in his passion for serving others and has since expanded his company to meet the needs of all aspects that come with running a business. With an experienced and knowledgeable team of skilled professionals, his company has continued to evolve into a new program to serve its current and future clients better. Currently, PRIMUS offers various business management services such as Next Level Virtual Outsourcing, Accounting, Administrative Support, and Human Resources Management. In the newest addition, PERC, the company's Executive Reporting and Consultation program, provides complete central monitoring tools for a company’s real-time performance data while also assisting in the needs of enhancing strategies for profitability goals.

Free Virtual Black Business Event, May 15th

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HBCU-FOCUSED ENTREPRENEURS LAUNCH FREE VIRTUAL BLACK BUSINESS EVENT ON SATURDAY, MAY 15TH

Through their continued efforts of elevating the Black community, a group of Black entrepreneurs is facilitating a virtual conference for Black men and women in business. The 2021 Urban Business Assembly will focus on marketing, finance, health and wellness, as well as business fundamentals that can be incorporated into multiple careers and entrepreneurial aspects.

The May 15th event is a part of a contribution series that the entrepreneurs have launched to cultivate positive and resourceful experiences to inspire Black leaders. Their initial project was the Step into Greatness Scholarship for HBCU students. However, in their continued commitment, they have worked to integrate more resources that will assist both current and future Black leaders.

The event's sponsors include result-oriented companies such as owners Wesley Jacques of Blue Drem, a Digital Marketing agency; Zevi and Lauren Lacey, the founders of Urban Business Directory; Infinite 7 CEO Gia Mac; and Ashley Johnson, owner of Vegan Chef Ash. The Urban Business Assembly will be filled with gems of information from first-hand businessmen and women that have experienced years of success and even failures that have allowed them to learn valuable lessons and teach other entrepreneurs from their past business mistakes. The theme promoted throughout the program will be to encourage attendees to Step into Your Greatness while advancing their entrepreneurial endeavors.

True Story of Black Woman Slave Revealed in New Book

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BOOK REVEALS THE TRUE STORY OF LISS, AN ENSLAVED WOMAN WHO HELPED TURN GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SPY INTO AN ABOLITIONIST

Nationwide  Lyons Press is proud to announce the release of Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution (240 pages • 978-1-4930-5247-9 • $25.95 • Hardback) by Claire Bellerjeau and Tiffany Yecke Brooks. In January 1785, a young African American woman named Elizabeth was put on board the Lucretia in New York Harbor, bound for Charleston, where she would be sold to her fifth master in just twenty-two years.

Leaving behind a small child she had little hope of ever seeing again, Elizabeth was faced with the stark reality of being sold south to a life quite different from any she had known before. She had no idea that Robert Townsend, a son of the family she was enslaved by, would locate her, safeguard her child, and return her to New York—nor how her story would help turn one of America’s first spies into an abolitionist. Robert Townsend is best known as one of George Washington’s most trusted spies, but few know about how he worked to end slavery.