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Feb 272 min read
Black History Month Celebration at Weeksville Heritage Center
By Aleah Shell Brad Lander, the Comptroller of NYC, hosted a black history month celebration at the Weeksville Heritage Center located in...


Feb 214 min read
NYABJ Attends ‘Black Beauty Talks’ by The Black Beauty Club
By: Mana Faye Beauty Influencer Ndeye Peinda poses on the red carpet Credit: Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Black Beauty Club The Black...

Feb 13 min read
Black-owned laser hair removal studio PeachFuzz Skin Studio opens new location in Long Island
By: Aaron Hughes According to Keisha Wagner-Gaymon laser hair removal is “not just a cosmetic thing or a want; it is a need.” This need...


Dec 21, 20242 min read
An Evening with Heather Headley
By Stephanie Woods-McKinney The 92nd Street Y brings culture and enchantment uptown with the performance of iconic talent and Broadway...


Dec 4, 20244 min read
Manhattan AI Summit: Exploring AI's Role in Student Education
By Kelsi Bowen Jeremy Trotman, Mia Torres, Reem Khalifa, Joshua Liz, Ishmael Lallmahamad, Bradley Lyon, Gary Beidleman, Jason Green,...

Dec 3, 20242 min read
She Did That Holiday Bazaar: Where Black-Owned Brands Redefine Success and Inspire Change
By Breanna Robinson Tis the season to come together for the holiday spirit of food, conversation, and building memories with loved ones....


Dec 3, 20242 min read
The Future of Black Owned: She Did That
By: Aleah Shell The Holiday Bazaar, powered by Shea Moisture and founded by Renae Bluitt was held at Industry City in Brooklyn, kicked...

Oct 27, 20243 min read
The Knowledge House: A House Full of STEM Mastery
By: Stephanie Woods McKinney The New York Association of Black Journalists was excited to attend the celebration of the 10th anniversary...


Oct 14, 20242 min read
Culture Con 2024 : A Homecoming for Creatives
By Aleah Shell Culture Con, created by Imani Harris, is a two-day event that took place in Brooklyn, New York, on the weekend of Oct. 5-6...


Oct 11, 20243 min read
Reignite Your Spark: Strategies to Combat Work Burnout and Feelings of Depression
By Breanna Robinson It’s Monday morning, the start of the workweek, and you feel the pressure ramping up around you. The endless emails...


Oct 11, 20241 min read
Superfine, Black Men’s Style comes to The MET
By: Bill Allen The 2025 Metropolitan Museum of Art Gala theme was announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. "Superfine: Tailoring Black...

Oct 4, 20245 min read
Meet the Three High School Students Striving to Close The Global Digital Divide
By: Kelsi Bowen During a 2023 summer study abroad trip to Legon, Ghana, hosted by the Council on International Educational Exchange CIEE...


Oct 3, 20242 min read
The Triumph Awards & Rev. Al Sharpton's Birthday Celebration in New York
By: Bill Allen Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) celebrated the 34th Annual Triumph Awards, which also marked Rev....


Sep 30, 20242 min read
Stars, Rain, and a Call for Change: Inside the 2024 Global Citizen Festival
By: Mana Faye In the city that never sleeps, not even the weather can dampen the spirit of more than 60,000 New Yorkers for a night...


Sep 22, 20243 min read
Meet the Creative: Aaliyah Weston
By Mana Faye Photo of Aaliyah Weston, provided by Weston. Actress, model, content curator and entertainer Aaliyah Weston is no stranger...

Sep 17, 20242 min read
Introducing Damion Omar Lee:The journey to film making
By: Aleah Shell Initially passionate about football, Damion Omar Lee’s career took an unexpected turn when he crossed paths with a...


Aug 29, 20243 min read
Meet The Creative: Danielle Long, Award-Winning Writer, Editor, and Producer
By Mana Faye Photo of Danielle Long. Danielle Long's journey into entertainment and media isn't one you hear every day. It's a story of...

Aug 22, 20243 min read
From Brownsville to Business: How This Brooklyn Native Went From Prison to Successful Entrepreneur
By: Kelsi Bowen From the gritty streets of Brownsville, Brooklyn to serving time in both juvenile detention, and eventually 10 years in a...

Aug 22, 20244 min read
Rooting For Everybody Black: Community Conversations
By: Deirra Stevenson Rooting for Everybody Black, the stirring thematic panel discussion hosted by The Chelsea House restaurant located...


Jul 31, 20243 min read
The Ups & Downs of Starting a New Career
By Breanna Robinson Photo by Andrea Piacquadio / Pexels Going out into the workforce can be fulfilling and exciting as you embark on your...
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