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Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. had a deep discussion about libraries with podcast guest Dennis Walcott.

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Addabbo features Dennis Walcott on ‘Library Lovers’

By Nelson A. King

Book cover of “Becoming Spectacular” by Jennifer Jones.

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The steps you take to break ground

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Book cover of “Fearless and Free” by Josephine Baker.

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The life of a star, in her own words

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Nelson Mandela.

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UN welcomes nominations for Nelson Mandela Prize

By Vinette K. Pryce

Gilman 'Gil' Figaro

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Black History Month: Trinidadian Gilman ‘Gil’ Theophilus Figaro, Sr., founder and chairman of the Sunshine Awards

By Nelson A. King

Mitchinson "Mitchie" James's flanked by daughters Hazel Morris, right, sitting on bed, and Angella Taylor, fourth from left (back), along with niece Daphne James, third from left, and other family members

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Vincentian centenarian Mitchinson ‘Mitchie’ James celebrates 107th birthday

By Nelson A. King

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Brooklyn celebrates Black History Month with events honoring culture and history

On the right, its Charlene Gayle, a member of the NYC Mayor Eric Adam’s Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Advisory Council and the three other ladies on the left are members of the Resorts World NYC Gives holding a sign of a donation made towards the NYSABPRHAL scholarship program and the organization itself.

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Charlene Gayle on advocacy, Jamaican heritage, and the NYSABPRHAL College Scholarship Program

By Orlande Fleury

Black History Month books for kids by various authors and illustrators.

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Black History Month: It’s not just for grown-pps

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Vincentian entrepreneur Dr. Jacqueline James-Lyttle.

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Vincentian named among top 20 women entrepreneurs worldwide to look out for in 2025

By Nelson A. King

Michelle Adams (left), who discussed her debut book, "The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North" (MacMillan, 2025), in an in-person and virtual conversation hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library's Center for Brooklyn History (BPL-CBH) on Jan. 13.

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50 years ago: Why integrating Detroit schools was such a struggle

By Milette Millington

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Celebrating Black History Month under the theme ‘African American and Labor’

By Tangerine Clarke

Book cover of "In Open Contempt" by Irvin Weathersby Jr.

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The statuary you see daily may hold secrets

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Renee Hastick-Motes, new CEO of Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center.

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Renee Hastick-Motes named new CEO of Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center

By Nelson A. King

Ravi Ragbir, right, was among the panelists during a panel discussion on immigration in Brooklyn in August 2019. Others in the photo are Elizabeth Rieser-Murphy, Esq., left, and Sonia Lin.

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Clarke welcomes pardon of Trinidadian immigrant rights advocate Ravi Ragbir

By Nelson A. King

Tyriek White, author of “We Are a Haunting” (Astra Publishing House, 2023).

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Queens Public Library hosts talk with Brooklyn author on his debut book

By Milette Millington

More from Around NYC

An organization of cyber criminals claimed they stole data from a private school in Riverdale, giving the institution just over five days to pay the ransome.

Cyber gang claims it’s hacked elite Riverdale prep school, demands ransom

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Southeast Queens celebrates Black History Month with labor-focused event

Governor Kathy Hochul.

LGBTQ clubs call on Hochul and state leaders to increase support for trans wellness fund, HIV/AIDS initiatives

New York City Hall.

Op-Ed | Why I left the NY City Council Women’s Caucus