Queens Public Library marks Black History Month with events and education
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The month of engagement kicked off Wednesday with a livestream on COVID-19 vaccine hesitation.
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Courthouse Black History Month performance highlights voter suppression efforts
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"If you forget, history will repeat itself. We see things now that we thought we'd never see again.”
Read MoreNew exhibit celebrates a global fashion trailblazer from South Jamaica
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Jay Jason Jaxon was one the first Americans to head of a Parisian fashion house after ascending to the top of Jean-Louis Scherrer in 1970.
Read MoreQueens Public Library celebrates Black History Month at more than 120 events
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Many of the events will honor the fight for freedom, from slavery through the Civil Rights Movement and into today.
Read MoreA Flushing museum illuminates the legacy of a vital African-American inventor
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“For the Flushing community, the story of Lewis Latimer is an inspiration, and he’s a role model for what it means to be an American.”
Read MoreQueens-born journalist Gwen Ifill honored with postage stamp
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Ifill paved the way as the first African-American woman to host a major U.S. political talk show.
Read MoreQueens CUNYs Celebrate Black History Month With Food and Festivities
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Queensborough Community College, Queens College and York College are just a few of the CUNY school celebrating Black History Month.
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