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The article offers newsbrief related to the art industry in the U.S. and topics include return of theatrical "Between the World and Me"; climax of BRIC Jazz Fest Music Marathon; and GRAMMY Museum Experience Center wall to explore the enduring legacy "Legends of Motown: Celebrating the Supremes"

The article offers information on several events related to African American community to be held in New York City in 2019. Staging of the theatrical production "Toni Stone" written by Lydia R. Diamond, Jazzmobile's annual free summer mobile concert series and Harlem Jazz and Music Festival and "Memphis- Harlem Bicentennial," recognizing 400 years of African-American History.

The article offers information on several events related to African Americans in New York City to be held in March 2019 which include the release of singer Dionne Warwick's album "She's Back," Apollo Theater's Women of the World festival, and the exhibition "Harlem Is... Spirit of Community."

The article reviews several performances including the Mother's Day Good Music Festival at the Barclays Center, the Mo'Nique's Mother's Day Comedy Special at the Apollo Theater in New York City, and a concert by Brian McKnight at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey.

A calendar of events from July 7-23, 2016 is presented including the GBE Black Media Month, the Family Fun Celebration and music festival.

A calendar of events from July 1-29, 2016 is presented including the Blue Note Jazz Festival, the International African Arts Festival and the Hip Hop concert.

A calendar of community events from the U.S. to be held in May 2016 is presented which include Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton concert, the Mother's Day Good Music Festival and the performance by singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson.

A calendar of community events for the U.S. as of March 2016 is presented which includes "60th Anniversary Concert Tour" by Johnny Matins, the Big Hits Throwback Festival and the theatrical play "Eclipsed" by Danai Gurira.

The article presents information on several African American cultural events in New York City. BAM Rhythm and Blues Festival will be held at MetroTech Center, New York City on June 29. The special attraction of the festival is African singer Salif Keita. The dance musical "Hot Feet" created by Maurice Hines, and starring Keith David and Ann Duquesnay will be performed at Hilton Theatre.

The article presents information on the latest in African American music. It's summertime and the Big Apple is hot with concerts, festivals, theatre, dance and myriad of activities that make it the greatest city in the world. As one moves through Black Media Month remember to support the Black press, print as well as electronic. The National Museum of African Cinema presents the Black Video/DVD Fair on Saturday, July 24, 2004. The New York City radio media welcomes a new, locally originated morning broadcast team to 107.5 WBLS-FM.

A calendar of community events in New York City for 2013 is presented which includes the Dahved Levy's Caribbean Fever Music Festival on August 30-September 1, the Foster Care International Forum on August 31, and the Black Family Convention on September 5-8.

A calendar of events for the U.S. area in July 2013 is presented which includes theatrical production "Motown: The Musical" directed by Charles Randolph Wright, Newark's Lincoln Park Music Festival (LPMF) to be held in Newark, New Jersey in July 25-28 and Harlem Week event to be held in July 28.

A calendar of events for the African American community is presented which includes NBT Founder's Day and the fifth annual Teer Spirit Awards on June 18, 2013, the play "Motown: The Musical," at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, and the seventh annual MAFRI-KA Music Festival on June 9, 2013.

A calendar of community events in New York area from April to May 2013 is presented which include the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival, "Tongues of Fire Choir" music and poetry concert, and "The Mothers Day Weekend Concert," featuring the Whispers and Stephanie Mills.

A calendar of events for the New York City area from June 14-20, 2012 is presented which includes Juneteenth celebrations, a theater play "A Streetcar Named Desire," based on Tennessee Williams' classic and the Blue Note Jazz Music Festival.

A calendar of entertainment events for the New York City area in September 2011 is presented which includes performance of the theatrical production "The Mountaintop," the Reggae Rhythm and Blues Festival, and 43rd annual West Indian-American Day Parade.

The article offers information on several entertainment events in New York City for June 2011. The New Haarlem Arts Theatre presents the play "Blues for Mister Charlie," directed by Eugene Nesmith. As part of the Celebrate Brooklyn Festival, entertainers Ledisi and Anthony David perform live at the Prospect Park bandshell. Author Theresa J. Gonsalves shares her personal memories of pop singer Michael Jackson at Hue-Man Bookstore and Café.

A calendar of events from April 2011 to May 2011 is presented, which includes a music festival "12th annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival: It's All Jazz," a dance performance "Resistance and Power," and fundraising concert "You Are the Power."

The article offers updates on several special events related to the African Americans in New York. The gospel stage play "After the Walk All is Forgiven," by Kenneth R. Hamilton, will be presented at Newark Symphony Hall's Sarah Vaughan Concert Hall on April 8, 2011. The Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC) has launched its 12th annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival running from April 1-30, 2011. The forum "Africa is Burning" will be held at the Afrikan Poetry Theatre on April 7, 2011.

A calendar of events for the Black community in New York City is presented, which include a theatrical production titled "Black Angels Over Tuskegee," the free screening of the film "The Price of Sugar," and a R and B music festival at the BAM MetroTech.

A calendar of events of Guide to Black Events (GBE), a radio station in New York City in July 2009 is presented, including the presentation of the Celebrate Brooklyn free summer concert series on July 24, the Fourth annual Lincoln Park Music Festival on July 24-26 and a Rhythm Review with Felix Hernandez on July 28.

The article reports on the highlights of the Black Music Month in June 2009 in the U.S. The play "Sing, Harlem, Sing!," presented by Vy Higgensen's Off Broadway Harlem, is opened at the Dempsey Theatre. The Afro-Beat Festival features Femi Kuti and Positive Force with Rich Media and the 11th annual Family Arts Festival features the musicians, including the Harlem Speaks and Caribbean Jazz.

A calendar of Black events in the U.S. in 2009, including the musical celebration titled "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues," "Down by the Riverside" presentation of the Blind Boys of Alabama and Preservation, and Dance Jam, is presented.

The article presents several Black events in New York City for 2008. It includes the theatrical production "Thurgood," starring Laurence Fishburne on August 3, the Harlem Meer Performance Festivals at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, featuring an exhibit entitled "A Community of Music: 15 Years of the Harlem Meer Performance Festival," and the celebration of the National Learn to Row Day on June 7 by Harlem River Community Rowing.

The article presents several events of the African American people for 2008 in New York City. It includes the event titled "Celebrating Ellington: Juilliard Jazz Orchestra," through May 18 at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, the 15th anniversary of the New York African Film Festival titled "Cinema and History: Africa and the Future," through May 6 and the 31st year of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's DanceAfrica festival from May 23 to May 26.

The article offers U.S. news briefs. A special production "Where is the Love? Bridging the Gap Between Black Men and Women, Trust, Communication, Commitment," will be performed by Men's Ministry of Abyssinian Baptist Church. The Toshi Reagon and BigLovely will be presented at the 15th annual Women's Jazz Festival in New York. A "Report Back to the Black Community on the 10th annual Summit of the African Union, Addis Ababa," will be presented at the December 12th Movement.

A calendar of entertainment and cultural events in New York City, New York for July-August 2007 is presented. The River to River Music Festival on July 26 will feature Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. The 6th annual Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival will be held on July 26, featuring the film "Welcome to Nollywood." The 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series will be held on July 30.

The article presents a calendar of events in the New York City area for the month of July 2006. A theatrical production titled "Ragtime, The Musical," will be presented by the Westfield Young Artists Cooperative Theatre on July 14. BAM Rhythm and Blues Festival will be held at METROTECH on July 13. Annual Harlem Book Fair will be held on July 22.

This article presents a calendar of events related to entertainment events in New York City. The National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame, Class of 2005, with host including radio pioneer, the late Frankie "Hollywood" Crocker, inducted posthumously, at the gala reception held at Aaron Davis Hall for this year's Harlem Week awards program. The Harlem Summerstage will be held on September 1, 2005. The 1st Annual Caribbean Splashdown Music Festival, Art, Craft and Health Fair. September 4, 2005, brings the Brazilian Day Street Fair to New York. Jill Lepore narrates "New York Burning," an eighteenth-century slave plot to destroy New York City, on September 15, 2005.

The article presents a list of events related to African Americans in New York City in August 2005. Harlem Repertory Theatre presents alternating performances of 3 free shows: "Cabaret," "Once on This Island" and "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Was Enuf," on August 13, at Aaron Davis Hall. Harlem Summerstage '05 will held on August 4. "The Summer Zone Music Festival" featuring the Whispers, Regina Belle and the Victor Jones Band presented by the Township of Irvington, will held on August 6. The Caribbean Roundtable presents in celebration of Jamaica's 43rd anniversary a 2-part special television program, "Jamaica: Birth of a Nation," on August 7, on Cablevision Channel 66.

The article presents information on the recent developments related to Black events. The theatrical production "Drumstruck," will be performed at the Dodger Stages. The one-woman show "Border/Clash: A Litany of Desires," by Staceyann Chin will be staged on all weekdays at the 45 Bleecker Theatre. Croton Point Park Music Festival featuring a tribute to Grover Washington Jr. and starring Stephanie Mills, Phil Perry, the Ohio Players, Roy Ayers and many others, will be held on July 9, 2005 at the Croton on Hudson. Singer Donna Summer will make a live performance on July 9, 2005 at the Tommy Hilfiger Theatre at Jones Beach.

This article presents information on several entertainment events of African Americans to be held in New York. As African Liberation Month comes towards its closing phase, one should not miss the Schomburg Center's Malcolm X Exhibition. The play "Julius Caesar" starring Denzel Washington as Brutus, is on a limited 14-week engagement, from 8 p.m., at Broadway's Belasco Theater. Memorial Weekend Soca Splash Comedy Show & Dance will take place on May 28, at 8:30 pm, at Concord Plaza Grand Ballrooom.

This article presents information about several events related to African Americans in the United States in the month of September. As Jamaica braced itself for Hurricane Ivan last Friday, the special guest on the "Global Beat Experience" on WBAI-FM was the legendary Jamaican storyteller, comedienne and poet Louise Bennett, who celebrated her 85th birthday last week. The Brooklyn New Music Festival, celebrating Brooklyn's underground music scene with 17 bands, 7 events, 5 neighborhoods and 4 days in one borough will be held as od September 16, 2004 to September 19, 2004.

Presents information on various entertainment events related to black community in the U.S. as of September 4, 2003. Details about proceedings of a commemorative event in honor of ancestors of the black community; List of plays, music and dance festivals to be performed in New York in September 2003; Date, venue and time of celebration of the second anniversary of the World Trade Center Outdoor Memorial Service.

It's Black Music Month in New York City in June 2003 as citizens take time all monthlong to salute the legacy of the music that gave the U.S. S.O.U.L. From blues to gospel to jazz, to rock and roll, R&B and hip-hop, to neo-soul, calypso and reggae, world beat and pop, the musical roots of the country have become the tree which gives forth the fruit of popular music around the world. The New York City Council celebrated Black Music Month with an event at City Hall honoring a special group of legendary contributors, with proclamations in the Council chambers.