Carnival Houston Discovery Green Address: 1500 McKinney St., Houston, Texas 77479 Phone:832-614-9337 Noon – 9 p.m. Carnival Houston celebrates carnival from the Caribbean, Brazil and
National Memorial Day Concert Date: Sunday, May 25, 2014 Time: 8 p.m., gates open at 5 p.m. Location: West lawn of the U.S. Capitol,
10th Annual Teal Ribbon 5k: Race against Time Fairmount Park Join the fight against Ovarian Cancer by participating in a 5K run/walk through Fairmount Park.
In 1966, Lyndon B. Johnson declared Waterloo, N.Y. the “birthplace” of Memorial Day; it became the first municipality to officially declare Memorial Day in 1873. But the origins of the day are from eight years earlier and much further South.
Atlanta Jazz Festival Piedmont Park 1320 Monroe Dr., NE, Atlanta 30306 The 37th annual Atlanta Jazz Festival will take place May 23 – May 25 in
You have three whole days to run around New York City. The weather forecast calls for rain but there’s no need to stay in! Get
Native New Yorker and MacArthur Fellow recipient Kara Walker is an internationally known artist, famous for her paper cut-out silhouettes and socially charged art work. Many of her pieces
After months of asserting yourself at the gym, surveying what you ate and joining numerous fitness challenges, it’s time to show off the results from
Kara Walker’s exhibition is a look at the Caribbean slave trade and sugar boom, with a white sphinx made of sugar housed inside the abandoned Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at it’s centerpiece.
Akbar Imhotep is a master storyteller based in Atlanta. The art of storytelling to crowds is part performance art and part teaching. Imhotep spoke with
Happy late birthday to Malcolm X was born May 19 1925. The iconic Muslim minister, leader of the Nation of Islam, and human rights activist
The National Black Justice Coalition, the nation’s leading Black LGBT civil rights organization, strongly condemns the hate-fueled and offensive speech of Donald Sterling. Read what
Chicago’s next generation of movers and shakers were in attendance at the home of David and Nadia Rawlinson to learn more about how to get
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith seem to have a solid marriage. They work hard. Their work is highly acclaimed and family-friendly. They seem to
The day mainstream media discovered that more than 200 Nigerian girls had been abducted at a school by terrorists, outrage spread throughout Africa and, eventually,
On the “A” w/Souleo Cultural influencers convened to hear a “new” Tank at Harlem’s Cheri restaurant during a private listening party produced by Sidra Smith.
Conversations ‘Bout the Girls premieres Mother’s Day Weekend in Atlanta Sonia Jackson’s Visions of Possibilities is bringing their production, “Conversations ‘Bout the Girls,” to Atlanta
Gold diggers are on the rise and we’re not talking about females. Men are cashing in on the action and seeking financial security by way
It’s that time again to show your mom how much you appreciate her during Mother’s Day. As we know, Mother’s Day is around the corner
Having saluted a roster of outstanding teens like empowerment activist Mary-Pat Hector; inventor Tony Hansberry II; entrepreneur Leanna Archer and environmentalist Charles Orgbon III, for
