‘AND THE WINNERS ARE …’, a one-hour Oscar extravaganza available on YouTube, was written and produced by longtime CBS/NBC TV news and entertainment reporter and movie critic, David Sheehan. Sheehan also looks back at 2002 when the Oscars weren’t so whitewashed, capturing […]
MAKING TRACKS February 28 — Although February is the calendar’s shortest month, it looms large in America’s history of railroad development. In 1815, the first state charter for a railroad was issued by New Jersey for a never-completed line between Trenton and […]
DISCONTENTMENT: THE BEGINNING OF CHANGE By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv Scripture (Joshua 7:7, 13 NLT): Then Joshua cried out, “Oh, Sovereign LORD, why did you bring us across the Jordan River if you are going to let […]
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterdayout of our recollection; and will, in turn, besupplanted by his successor of tomorrow. Washington Irving (1783-1859)
immiscible Definition: (adjective) That cannot undergo mixing or blending. Synonyms: unmixable Usage: When two immiscible liquids, such as oil and water,are shaken together, an emulsion is produced.
John Steinbeck (1902) Steinbeck was an American writer perhapsbest remembered for his strong, Pulitzer Prize-winning sociological novel The Grapes ofWrath, which is widely considered one of thegreat American novels of the 20th century. Hislater novels include Cannery Row, The Pearl,and […]
Lily Tomlin Receives Lifetime Achievement Award The International Cinematographers Guild Publicists recently held its 53rd Annual ICG Publicists Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Legendary comedian/actress Lily Tomlin received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Sally Field. Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films, was presented […]
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Saturday, February 27 — 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 […]
Two Bronx Guys Talk Books, Writing and Soulless by Larry Benjamin Last month, Fantasy Works Publishing debuted new adult urban-contemporary fantasy author, Ismael Manzano with the release of Soulless. Ismael Manzano was born and raised in New York City, and has lived his […]
On Friday February 19th, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer toured businesses on Jerome Avenue in the Bronx with Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA) and the United Auto Worker Association. Other attending groups included Legal Aid Society, the […]
Monroe College, a national leader in educating urban and international students, last night honored five community leaders for their public service and professional achievements at an awards dinner hosted by its School of Criminal Justice. The Black History Month Celebration […]
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
bluejacket Definition: (noun) An enlisted person in the US or British Navy. Synonyms: sailor Usage: The big steam pinnace went off to her ship to bring over a few bluejackets to furl my sails for me.
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