Music as a Gateway to Activism
Music as a Gateway to Activism By: Peter Ivey and Karetta Crooks Charles “Music is community service in the form of melodies,” so says Jermaine Joseph, better known as “Autarchii”. How simple yet prof…
PUBLISHERS VIBE: DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING – PHILOSOPHER – STATESMAN & PATRIOT
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING – PHILOSOPHER – STATESMAN & PATRIOT Can you imagine a world without heroes, a world without those larger than life figures who capture our hearts our minds and our devotion …
Joel Augustus Rogers: Father of Black History
Joel Augustus Rogers: Father of Black History by Marc Albritton W.E.B. DuBois was born in Massachusetts in 1868. In 1895, he was the first Black person to earn a PhD from Harvard and the first Black p…
“DRUMMER LOVE” AT THE SYMPHONY SPACE
“DRUMMER LOVE” AT THE SYMPHONY SPACE NEW YORK— New York. It was time to ‘give the drummer some’ at the Symphony space at 95th Street and Broadway this past Saturday night (2/2/19). The Asase Yaa…
The Mission: To Raise a Nation
The Mission: To Raise a Nation by Marc Albritton On November 2, 1930 Haile Selassie and Menen Asfaw were crowned Emperor and Empress of Ethiopia. At this point in the thousands year history of Ethiopi…
BRUCEE’S PATTEES MAGIC
BRUCEE’S PATTEES Ask almost any Jamaican and they can tell you the names and pedigrees of every major Patty maker since that item was introduced into the Jamaican food chain. The humble patty, which h…
REGGAE RUN TINGS! By Cliff Stone e run things “The UN has added reggae music to its list of international cultural treasures worthy of protection and promotion.”Rude bwoy music, Rasta rebel music, rag…
Interview with Black Business Owner- Interior Designer Vicki Noli
Interview with Black Business Owner- Interior Designer Vicki Noli By Sharon Oliver, Founder and Lead Designer of Sharon Oliver Interior Design Vicki Noli is a military veteran turned interior designer…
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is a lawyer, writer, and the wife of the 44th President, Barack Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is a lawyer, writer, and the wife of the 44th President, Barack Obama. She was the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Through her four main initia…
CONGESTION PRICING – WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
CONGESTION PRICING – WHAT DOES IT MEAN? AN EDITORIAL OPINION A recent forum staged by Assembly Woman Alicia Hyndman of District 29, SE Queens, tackled the chronic problem of congestion in New York Cit…
IN RETROSPECT: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING AS A BLACK COMMUNITY.
PUBLISHERS VIBE – DECEMBER 2018 IN RETROSPECT: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING AS A BLACK COMMUNITY. t may be true to say that we are standing in our own way, or, put another way, we…
THE KARAOKE KING
Hailes Castello.. (Singer, Song Writer,MC, Radio Personality, DJ, KJ and VJ) Former lead Singer of the Band Asterisks was born in New Prospect (Simon), St. Vincent and the Grenadines became very fond …
Beauty & Fashion
Association of Women Construction Workers of America
Not many people can say they’ve helped hundreds of people in their community find a career or better life for themselves, but Herlema Owens can. Owens is a leader by example, who has dedicated over te…
BRUCEE’S PATTEES MAGIC
BRUCEE’S PATTEES Ask almost any Jamaican and they can tell you the names and pedigrees of every major Patty maker since that item was introduced into …
REGGAE RUN TINGS! By Cliff Stone e run things “The UN has added reggae music to its list of international cultural treasures worthy of protection and …
Interview with Black Business Owner- Interior Designer Vicki Noli
Interview with Black Business Owner- Interior Designer Vicki Noli By Sharon Oliver, Founder and Lead Designer of Sharon Oliver Interior Design Vicki N…
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is a lawyer, writer, and the wife of the 44th President, Barack Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is a lawyer, writer, and the wife of the 44th President, Barack Obama. She was the first African-American First Lady …
CONGESTION PRICING – WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
CONGESTION PRICING – WHAT DOES IT MEAN? AN EDITORIAL OPINION A recent forum staged by Assembly Woman Alicia Hyndman of District 29, SE Queens, tackled…
IN RETROSPECT: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING AS A BLACK COMMUNITY.
PUBLISHERS VIBE – DECEMBER 2018 IN RETROSPECT: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING AS A BLACK COMMUNITY. t may be true to say that we ar…
THE KARAOKE KING
Hailes Castello.. (Singer, Song Writer,MC, Radio Personality, DJ, KJ and VJ) Former lead Singer of the Band Asterisks was born in New Prospect (Simon)…
Transforming Observations into Obligations
Transforming Observations into Obligations by Dr. Trina Lynn Yearwood James Baldwin spoke the truth when he said, “To be [Black] in this country and t…
The Late Great Black Supermarket: An Army Marches on its Stomach
The Late Great Black Supermarket: An Army Marches on its Stomach by Marc Albritton It has often been said that a mighty army thoroughly outfitted with…
WHEN WE START RESPECTING OURSELVES – THEN OTHERS WILL RESPECT US.
WHEN WE START RESPECTING OURSELVES – THEN OTHERS WILL RESPECT US. My job is to provoke you to think about how far we have departed from civility and c…
A Tale of Two Jamaica’s Part 2: “Country”
By Peter Ivey In last month’s issue we highlighted the “Town” side of Jamaica’s dual personality in our article A Tale of Two Jamaicas Part 1: “Town”.…
Are You Ready to Go for Broke?
by Dr. Trina Lynn Yearwood Fifty-five years ago, James Baldwin delivered a powerful and moving speech to NYC teachers. Fifty-five years later, his wor…
