Be There When The Queens Underground International holds its first ever Annual Costume Party and Film Festival

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Queens Underground International holds its first ever Annual Costume Party and Film Festival.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Queens Underground International is featuring several Latino Filmmakers and Artists as it holds its first Annual Costume Party with the October Black & Brown Film Festival. The festival will take place on October 23, 2021 in downtown Southeast Queens, NY at The Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432 from 7:00 pm to Midnight. Tickets are available for purchase now at https://www.queensunderground718.com or may be purchased slightly higher at the door. Proof of Vaccination is required by all public venues.

"We are ecstatic about this year's film festival.  With the Halloween Theme, Filmmakers and Attendees from all over in Costumes, this years Film Festival will be one to remember! Movie Shorts, Videos and Series Episodes from all genres, this Season the Horror Shorts will take center stage. Filmmakers have submitted from nine countries thus far and Submissions close on October 10th. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, this year’s festival features several Latino filmmakers." Reports, Dr. Adrienne Whaley and son, Christian, the nonprofits Founders and Executive Directors

Senator James Sanders Jr. Condemns Border Guard Use of Whip on Haitian Migrants

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Senator James Sanders Jr. Condemns Border Guard Use of Whip on Haitian Migrants

From The Office Of State Senator James Sanders

State Senator James Sanders

State Senator James Sanders Jr. said: “I am disgusted and appalled by the video footage showing Border Patrol whipping their reigns at Haitian migrants near the U.S. Mexico border, a clear violation of human rights and domestic and international law.

The last time we saw white men whipping black people in such a public horrendous fashion was during the Jim Crow era and the subsequent separation and dehumanization that followed. Later during the first half of the twentieth century, blacks were separated from whites in ghettos to control their growing population in what is considered American Apartheid. Now, not much has not changed. The images are very much the same.

The actions on that video U.S. Mexico border was not an example of how Americans, particularly those in power, should treat their fellow human beings.

See Why Dr. Alicia Massop-Flowers Is Honored As A Women Of Distinction By NYS Senator Leroy Comrie

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NYS Senator Leroy Comrie Honors
Dr. Alicia Massop-Flowers As A
Women Of Distinction

Alicia Massop-Flowers, D.O., has worked as a general pediatrician for almost 15 years. Her medical ministry has allowed her to serve the community in the areas of the Bronx, Harlem, and Upper Manhattan. She also serves as an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Touro College of Osteopathic Medical School in Harlem.

Community service is very important to Dr. Massop-Flowers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Massop-Flowers, along with the Northeastern Conference of SDA, conducted free testing not only for New York City and New York State, but throughout territories of the Northeastern Conference of SDA. She and her team were also asked to conduct COVID-19 testing in the Men’s Shelter in Brooklyn, which they did free of charge.

Dr. Massop-Flowers has a private practice in Springfield Gardens that allows non-patients in the community to get COVID-19 testing at no cost, a practice she continues to this day.

Rosa Higgs Is Reported As 1st Black Author to Create Phonics Workbooks

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ROSA HIGGS REPORTEDLY IS 1ST BLACK AUTHOR TO CREATE PHONICS WORKBOOKS THAT DRASTICALLY IMPROVE READING SKILLS IN 30 DAYS OR LESS

Rosa Higgs, a teacher from Berkeley, California, who has proven why phonics instruction matters. Her phonics workbook series, entitled Read in 40 Hours or Less, are designed to help Black students learn to read well and beyond grade level in less than 40 hours of direct instruction.

Across the country, students are experiencing a K-12 crisis in reading skills. In the state of California, millions of dollars are spent every year on education, but students and teachers are overwhelmed by COVID-19 and distance learning and the lack of improved reading skills for many vulnerable Black students proves it.

The coronavirus was a test of America’s ability to provide quality and equitable education to all students. The virus wrecked the school system with unfathomable momentum highlighting known disparities of Black students' access to computers, the internet, trauma, and basic needs such as food and adequate shelter. The Read in 40 Hours or Less workbook series can take schools from inadequate to extraordinary by improving reading skills for our vulnerable Black and Brown students.  To order Click Here

Author Rosa Higgs Shares Her Journey Towards
Developing Reading Skills Below...

Level UP Your Business With Corporate And Government Contracts

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The Black Business Owners Forum Looks To Level UP Your Business For Growth With Corporate And Government Contracts

Did you know over 90% of Black businesses are sole proprietorships with no employees and generate less than $55,000 a year? Less than 2% of Black businesses get government or corporate contracts and venture capital. I want to turn this around and help develop more viable Black businesses.

Hi, my name is Kamau Austin, award-winning publisher of The Southeast Queens Scoop news blog. I wanted to tell you about an opportunity to attend the groundbreaking Black Business Owners Forum (BBOF), that's helped me grow and expand my business.

One of the most dedicated women I know working hard to help build Black businesses with economic opportunities is my friend Danielle Douglas. She is the Founder of BBOF.

She is going hard to help Black business people get lucrative corporate and government contracts. Danielle has the experience and contacts to help you.

She teaches Black businesses, with other top insider professionals, how to prepare our entrepreneurs to get lucrative contract opportunities with the government and also major corporations at her Black Business Owners Forum 2021 (BBOF). She helps prepare your business to LEVEL UP and scale to become a more profitable company doing business with large organizations. To see Danielle share about the goals of BBOF click here

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Senator James Sanders Jr. Pushes Mental Health Legislation to End Gun Violence

(Albany, NY) - Today Senator James Sanders Jr. (D-Queens) and the New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican Hispanic & Asian Legislators held a press conference to push his legislation (S1605/A3829), which requires a purchaser of any firearm, rifle or shotgun to submit to a mental health evaluation and provide the seller with his or her approval to purchase such firearm. A companion bill is sponsored by Assembly Member Tom Abinanti.

"We have had many tragic shootings in my District covering Southeast Queens, throughout the State and Nation, that show the need to take stronger action to prevent gun violence," Senator Sanders said. "Mass shootings have become an epidemic in America. Tens of thousands of Americans are killed each year from gun violence. "

Senator James Sanders Jr. Reflects on George Floyd A Year After, Elder Abuse, And Veteran Suicide Legislation

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Statement From Senator James Sanders Jr. One Year After The Murder of George Floyd

State Senator James Sanders Jr. said: “Today on the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd, we take time to reflect on the injustices committed in our society by members of law enforcement against people of color.

This tragic murder of an unarmed man by a now former police officer did not have to happen. For those of us who watched the infamous and horrifying video of Derek Chauvin with his knee on George Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, there are no words – just shock and disbelief. This is not an isolated incident.

Today as we remember George Floyd, let us also remember to honor the lives of Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, Mike Brown, Daniel Prude, Adam Toledo, Ma’Khia Bryant, and the countless others who are no longer with us due to inappropriate police action. We must support legislation like the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act so that this type of loss of life never happens again.”