Chester Gregory Discusses Being Brown on the Great White Way

The Great White Way was given a dose of black magic this past week during the Apollo Music Café’s “Black Magic: A Broadway Cabaret.” The evening featured the stellar talents of Tony-award winner Lillias White (“Fela” and “Chicago”) and Chester Gregory (“Dreamgirls” and “Sister Act”) performing songs that were made famous by black entertainers on …

February at the Schomburg

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture The New York Public Library http://www.schomburgcenter.org 5 Thursday  7 PM SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION Neo African Americans Are you African American? Black? Hispanic? Caribbean? African? American? There are millions walking down the street who are ethnically African but not necessarily American. But walking down the street, you …

39th Annual African America Day Parade

THE 39th ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN DAY PARADE (Largest Black Parade In America ) On SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 1:00 P.M. IN HARLEM 111th Street & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. To 142nd Street GRAND MARSHALS Governor David Paterson *David Dinkins * Rev. Al Sharpton *Dr. Adelaide Sanford Congressman Charles Rangel * Comptroller William Thompson * Lillian …