Tag: black-history

‘I reject the notion that my race or sex would bar my focus in life’: Queens honors Constance Baker Motley with USPS stamp unveiling

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Mar. 20, 2025 By Athena Dawson The United States Postal Service (USPS) held an unveiling ceremony for a stamp of the late civil rights icon, Hon. Constance Baker Motley.  Over 200 people attended the ceremony at the Robert Ross Family Life Center on Linden Boulevard in Jamaica to celebrate the trailblazer’s life and legacy…

Black History Month at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens: Lorna Rainey honors her great-grandfather’s legacy, America’s first Black U.S. Rep.

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Feb. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens celebrated Black History Month with an informative and inspiring guest speaking engagement on Thursday, Feb. 13. The event at 82-68 164th St. in Jamaica was led by Lorna Rainey, great-granddaughter of America’s first Black U.S. Rep., the Honorable Joseph H. Rainey (1870). Lorna is…

Celebrate Black History Month with West African dance performances at JCAL

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Feb. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning(JCAL) invites Queens residents to celebrate Black History Month through the art of West African dance.  This February, JCAL will host West African Dance at JCAL: A Black History Month Presentation. The live performances will take place on Friday, Feb. 21, and…

Queens DA hosts Black History Month celebration in Rochdale Village

Feb. 23, 2023 By Paul Frangipane Residents of Rochdale Village and community members from across Queens gathered Wednesday night, Feb. 22, for a Black History Month celebration hosted by the Queens District Attorney’s office. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz co-sponsored the event with City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, packing the Rochdale Village Community Center’s grand…
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