Clarence Avant, ‘The Black Godfather,’ dies at 92 By AFRO Staff
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Carthage Public Library District virtually hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning … – Mississippi Valley Publishing
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HARLEM WEEK 2023 Celebrations
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1st Annual Memorial Service for Bernard Placide Jr.
The North New Jersey Black Caucus for Social Justice will hold its first annual memorial service for Bernard Placide Jr.
Placide Jr. is the 22-year-old who was killed on Sept. 3, 2022, by members of the Englewood, New Jersey police department. The event will feature Rev. Al Sharpton as its keynote speaker and will honor three civil rights leaders: Rev. Herbert Daughtry, Global Ministries; Larry Hamm, People’s Organization for Progress; and Min. Baba Zayid, Newark Communities for Accountable Policing.The event, which also features food and vendors, takes place Saturday, Sept. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Milton Votee Park Bandshell, Palisades Ave., Teaneck, N.J.
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August Wilson: A Life – New York Theater
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MoCADA KIDflix Film Fest Of Bed Stuy
MoCADA’s KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy, the longest-running kids’ film festival in Brooklyn, is back for its 23rd season! This annual, interactive summer program offers kids and their families access to a free outdoor film screening every Friday night in the month of August. MoCADA’s KIDflix is made possible thanks to the African Film Festival, NYC Coalition for Theaters of Color, and the Department of Youth and Community Development.
The festival, which features free snacks from MoCADA and ice cream from Creme & Cocoa Creamery, runs through September 1, 2023:
Upcoming showings are:
“Crooklyn” Friday, Aug. 25 at Lincoln Terrace Park, E. New York Ave., 7-10 p.m. and “The Wiz” (screening + costume party), Friday, Sept. 1 at Herbert Von King Park, 670 Lafayette Ave., 7-10 p.m. There will be prizes for the top 5 costumes.
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