Issuu

NEW YORK TREND Serving New York City, Nassau & Suffolk Counties

NYC

THE ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVE

$1.00

NEWMAYOR YORK TREND DAVID DINKINS, REP. CHARLES RANGEL, Serving New York City, Nassau & Suffolk Counties

newyorktrendnyc.com

THE ALTERNATIVE VOLUMEPERSPECTIVE 26 ISSUE 40

Since 1989 NYC $1.00 newyorktrendnyc.com

December 17, 2015 - December 23, 2015

VOLUME 34 ISSUE 13

Since 1989

May 9th, 2024 - May 15th, 2024

C E L E B R AT I N G HONORED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 30

10 0 B L AC K M E N OF E A S T E R N N E W YOR K

PRESIDENT AWARDED

The Black Stars News 2015 Annual Awards Dinner will honor Mayor David MEN Dinkins, Rep. Charles 100 BLACK OF EASTERN The mission of the 100 Black Men Rangel,INC.’S Rep. Yvette Clarke, NEW YORK, President of Eastern New York is to serve the Donahue Peebles, Barbara African American community in Eastern NamedR."Man of the Year" honored by The Arnwine, National Association of Sabrina Inez Barron, Negro Lamb, Business Professional Dr.&Rudy Crew, Stephen Women's Club, Inc.Jones, Centraland Nassau Byrd, Alia the Central Club onPark AprilFive 13th,survivors 2024 at their 65thinjustice of gross Annualon Founder’s Day Celebration December 18 from 6:00pm – Honoring Entrepreneurs, Business and 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West Professional Women at the Coral House 116th Street. in Baldwin, New York. “I am humbled by receiving a prestigious “Eachsuch honoree chosen award for such asrecognition the Central has Clubdemonstrated "Man of the Year” and the awardleadership will continue exceptional andtovision in inspireher us to build upon the work that or or his respective profession we have embarked upon in establishing endeavor and in some significant a chartered chapter of 100 Black Men measure has contributed towards of America, Inc.

David Dinkins

creating a more just society in this

It was an honor and privilege to be country,” saysa Black Star News honored alongside Tracey Edwards founder and publisher Milton (Sojourner Truth Award), Entrepreneur Allimadi. “Obviously much work Awards to Angela Stanley, Joy needs to be done here and Williams, LaShawn Lukes, Samantha around theAward world.” Lawson, Business to Adrian Goodwin, Award to with a TheProfessional gala starts at 6:00pm Brianna Vaughn." cocktail hour to be followed by the

dinner and awards ceremonies. There

be musical entertainment “Iwillam humbled by by opera singer Cassandra receiving such aDouglas and from harmonica phenomenon prestigious award….” William Galison. David Dinkins is

illustrious foundation of the men who paved the way for a more just, and equitable society. The “100” advocates for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in all

Pioneering producers Stephen Byrdspheres and Alia Jones, through their prospective of influence. It is company Front Row Production, our desire to impact our community brought “Catand on change a Hot Tin in a positive manner the Roof” and “A Streetcar Named Desire” narrative by creating greater success. with multi-ethnic to Together we a will bring to bearcast every ounce of our ability toInhave a positive Broadway. 2016 they bring impact“Eclipsed” on our problems, challenges, with Oscar Winner and opportunities, and provide viable Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway. solutions. Honorees, the so-called Central -- Phil Andrews, Founding President Park 5, are collectively and 100 Black Men of Eastern New York, Inc. individually heroes. They are

survivors of one of the ugliest

ABOUT: Founding President - The miscarriage of the justice New York’s Founding President of 100in Black history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The Men of Eastern New York, Inc. has andonunjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. appeared WABC Here and Now, they did not commit and Arnwine was for 26 years executive NBC’s Positively Black, and was for which they servedEnterprise long prison sentences featured in Black Magazine director of the Lawyers’ Committee Modernfrom Man. seven He hasyears served to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. as a BEranging as a Past President a local chapter before beingofexonerated when the Inez Barron, honoree, formerly aof 100 Black Men of America, Inc. as actual rapist confessed. They are: State Assembly member, is nowa two-term president. Mr. Andrews is Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond a New York City council memberPresident of the Long Island African Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin and a champion of education for American Chamber of Commerce, New Richardson, and Kharey Wise. York State’s largest African American our youth. Chamber Commerce. TheofBlack Star News, which focuses

Charles Rangel

was a member of the New York City Council, representing the 40th council district in Brooklyn, succeeding her mother, Una S. T. Clarke. In the current 114th Congress Clarke serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee, responsible for consumer protection, food safety, energy development, public health, communications, the environment, and interstate and international commerce.

YEARS!

York and a former chancellor of the New York public schools system.

Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is on investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host President-Emeritus of the Black been featured as a result of some if and executive producer, radio DJ,Public Relations Society-New York its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is poet, songwriter, music recordingInc. (BPRS-NY) which is New York’s York Daily News, The New York a leading developer and founder of artist and producer, rapper, writerPremier organization for Image Makers  Philfor Andrews honored Lifetime Achievement and Strategists in Public Relations. Post, The Village Voice, Inand Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He began President, ofCity’s Eastern — he100 wasBlack NewMen York first addition, Mr. Andrews is the Founding Content magazine. African American-owned real York mayor and also his career as a radio DJ in BuffaloPresident of the African American African New American estate firm with $3.5 billion worth Past BlackFoundation, Star News Inc. honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s Small Business welcomed Nelson Mandela to the Phil of properties under development 100 Black Men of Eastern New York have included: Gil Noble been a talk show host at WBLS and city after his release in 1990. has received many proclamations (Like from It As a chapter of 100 Black Men of or management — he was one Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad WLIB radio in New York City. Henotable political officials including Rep. Charles alsoofhonored America, Inc., the 100Rangel, Black Men of the pioneering developerswho (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, hasis awarded a Friday radio talk offices O’Brien from New York State Assembly, Phil Andrews, (center) president of the 100 Black Men of Easternalso New York ‘Mannight of the Year.’ Eastern York, Inc. will be hostinghas a forNew Lifetime Achievement, turn around and revitalize Photohelped Credit: 100BlackMen Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), Nassau and Suffolk County Executives, show on WBAI. variety served of meetings in its service in Congress sinceterritory 1971. He is the once-blighted Anacostia Long Island Mayors, Senators, NYC Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel of Eastern New York. New York Honoree Sabrina Lamb, founderElected Officials and a variety of other a recipient of Eastern The Bronze medal for neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William is comprised of the counties of Kings enemyNew York in the areas of Education, ofofWorld helping save soldiers behind aspects society.of Money, is a champion A champion of African-American elected offices.(Medgar Evers College), Pollard (Brooklyn), Nassau,the Queens, Richmond, of financial literacy for youth-- she Health economic and Wellness, Advocacy, Peebles’ The line during Korean War. empowerment is founders of 100 Black Men of Herm Edwards Jets), Nayaba and Suffolk and concurrently with the The 100 Black Men of (NY Eastern Mentoring, community Development, knowledge contemplating a possible run for NYC Easternteaches New York, Inc. haveabout a longhandlingNew York, Rep. Yvette is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna Southern District, theClarke waters within the Inc. 501c3 Non-for-Profit Leadership Development money, budgeting and planning. mayor in 2017. and Economic and lengthy history of service and member theNew US York. House of counties of Bronxofand organization is membership-based. Fountain (Columbia University), Empowerment. commitment to downstate, New York. Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of The founders of 100 Blackfrom Men New of Follow the 100 Black Men of Eastern Representatives Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil The 100 Black Men of Eastern New Our goal is nation’s to bring together aeducators. variety Eastern Newwhose York, Inc. have a long New York, Inc. on Linkedin at: https:// the leading He’s York 9th district covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local rights lawyer, is a champion of of men from diverse backgrounds who and lengthy of service and Before York, Inc. was formed to address www.linkedin.com/in/100bmeny/ muchhistory of central Brooklyn. 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic are committed to the community and commitment to downstate, New York.she the current issues of our day in our entering Congress in 2007, Action Network), and many others. of The City University of New minority thethe emerging have exemplified community, and groups to build — upon excellence in their

INSIDE T HIS ISSUE: IS SUE : INSIDE THIS

PAGE 2 Education FLY BLUE!pg.5 PAGE 2 RETURNING TO HER ROOTS NewYorkTrendnyc

NewYorkTrendnyc

BluePage Sky EPIC pg.8LIKE YUH! 7 BAD

PAGE 6 JAZZ, BLUES & BBQ!

December 17, 2015 - December 23, 2015

May 9, 2024 - May 15, 2024

Page 11 NYC NEW YEARS!

PAGE 8 IT STARTS WITH MOM