The Future of Punta Rock A Must Read For Garifuna artists Guillermo Anderson RIP (2010) Editorial Comments by José Francisco Ávila (italics) Haga Clic Para Leer En Español If Punta Rock manages to evolve harmoniously or to merge as a genre, […]
ANSWERING THE CALL TO CREATE HISTORY Sobering Thoughts on Caribbean American Heritage Month by State Senator Kevin Parker To answer the call to create history is at times challenging. But if there is one lesson history teaches us is that […]
Luz F. Solis-Ramos Safeguards The Garifuna Language, Music and Dance in New York City By José Francisco Ávila Haga clic para leer en Español As we continue the celebration Garifuna Arts & Culture Appreciation in New York City, I am […]
Last Monday evening, the Muslim Democratic Club of NY (MDCNY) hosted and welcomed gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon to the Islamic Cultural Center of New York. During the visit, Nixon greeted and interacted with diverse Muslim New Yorkers, observed prayers, participated […]
Happy Caribbean-American Heritage Month “Keimoun Youroumaÿn” New York – The Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc. a, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization is proud to celebrate Caribbean-American Heritage Month 2018 and the contributions of Caribbean-Americans throughout the United States. We are also […]
UNESCO, The Cultural & Creative Industries and the Language of Business By José Francisco Ávila Haga Clic Para Leer En Español On May 18, 2001,UNESCO proclaimed the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The […]
President Donald J. Trump Proclaims June as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month On May 31, 2018, President Donald J. Trump issued a Proclamation designating June 2018 as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. Throughout the month, Caribbean Americans and friends of the Caribbean are encouraged to […]
Sen. Leroy Comrie (District 14/Queens) wished his friends, neighbors, and fellow New Yorkers who will begin celebrating Ramadan Tuesday night peace and blessing as they enter this holy, month-long holiday of fasting and prayer. “Ramadan is a special time during […]
Garifuna Music and Dance As we continue the celebration of Garifuna Arts & Culture Appreciation Month in NYC, we present a description of Garifuna Music and Dance, as described in the UNESCO Candidature Standard Form Proclamation of Masterpieces of the […]
National Action Network’s 2018 Convention will take place April 18-21 at the Times Square Sheraton [811 7th Av, New York, NY 10019] in New York City. It offer an opportunity to revisit the current state of the national civil rights movement in America. We […]
The Bronx Jewish Center invites you to a Purim party that will dazzle your mind, body and soul.
Tuesday, February 27th. On this date in 1872, America’s third female law student was graduated. But this third was a first. Charlotte Ray was a freeborn African-American, and the first black woman to graduate law school. With her degree from […]
Bronx City Councilman Rev. Rubén Diaz, Sr. announced that, together with Assembly Members Marcos Crespo, Luis Sepulveda, Victor Pichardo and Councilman Rafael Salamanca, they will celebrate the Annual “African American Embrace/Abrazo Afro-Americano” in recognition of the Black Heritage Month. The […]
In the Gotham Gazette on Monday, State Sen. Jesse Hamilton III (D-Brooklyn) wrote an op-ed explaining why he is sponsoring legislation to mandate the teaching if Black History in NYC schools. We excerpt his opinion piece below: The Southern Poverty […]
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