Playwright and NYU professor Kristoffer Diaz has been working for more than a decade on Hells Kitchen, the new musical based on Alicia Keys' early life in NYC.

The show, Diaz's Broadway debut, is in previews and opens April 20 at the Shubert Theatre: spr.ly/6013wk3DR

Opal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Massachusetts enslaved people petitioned the legislature for freedom. There is a record of eight freedom petitions during the Revolutionary War period. During the tumultuous period of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts enslaved people took a bold and courageous step by…

“Threatening to abandon Biden is an implicit promise to support Trump. Like it or not, we face a binary choice: democracy or tyranny, liberty or subjugation, dignity or degradation, equality or injustice, order or chaos. No other election in our lifetime will demand that we make…

EXCLUSIVE: Produced through his Monkeypaw Productions label, Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’-inspired docuseries will unmask the forces that erased the identity of the Black cowboy from frontier history and present bit.ly/3UqwOmV

Greetings Dieselfunkateers! A mention of #TheGraphicHistoryofHipHop by the GREAT Rob Salkowitz @Robsalk of Forbes covering NYC Dept of Ed Civics for All Comics Group & The #GoodTrouble folks Walter Greason Joe Schmidt Andrew Aydin @graphichistorycompany buff.ly/3WoiHRG

Olaudah Equiano's journey, born in the vibrant tapestry of Igbo culture, disrupted by the transatlantic slave trade, is a testament to resilience and hope. From the richness of his roots to the harsh reality of enslavement, his story echoes through time. #Africanhistory #BH365

NYU Stern ranked #7 among full-time MBA programs (tied with Berkeley and Yale)

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A statement from NYU leadership:

Say what you will about President Obama, but he is still one of the MOST intelligent, classy, & empathetic presidents we’ve ever had.

Here’s him getting a baby to stop crying:

I’mma tell my kids this is Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

Congratulations to NYUSPS Tisch Sports alum Keia Clarke ('06) who recently received the New York University Alumni Distinguished Alumni Award. CEO of the New York Liberty, Clarke spearheads all aspects of the organization’s business, overseeing P&L, operations, & strategic planning.
#WeAreSPS

Don't vote for anyone you wouldn't trust with your dog.

My new book Flamboyants about the Harlem Renaissance is available for preorder: a.co/d/gMeR2K4

Now these racists are mad because I published a children’s book teaching & sharing historic facts that they don’t like.

The more racist hate, the more I will just keep posting & continue Blocking.

We Know The ABCs Of Black History...Do You?: Volume 1 a.co/d/e2OZ2MN

To my LA fam: I'm having a book launch party at Malik Books, a Black-owned bookstore! Here in Culver City, CA! I'm gonna talk about my journey from short film to book deal and beyond. It's free food and refreshments! So come and enjoy this Blackgical event!…

holmes Ringer-Verse Friday, April 26th Black Comics Trivia Challenge at SchomburgCenter 12th Annual Black Comic Book Festival! Battle for Top Blerd. Registration is free at schomcom.org
#schomcom2024 #BlackComicBookTrivia #AccessGuideBlackComics

Join me at the SchomburgCenter’s 12th annual Black Comic Book Festival! Registration is free and open to the public schomcom.org or tinyurl.com/schomcom24. #schomcom2024

April 26 & 27, 2024
Friday, 12 - 6 PM
Saturday, 10 AM - 6 PM
515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York

Come to Harlem and get your copies of The Graphic History of Hip Hop! #GH3 #SchomCom2024 #SchomburgCenter

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“Hip hop isn’t just beats and rhymes…it’s a movement that fought to redefine the times.”

This dream collab b/t Walter Greason & Tim&Jim Fielder @Dieselfunk is at the top of my list. For me, hip hop's singular ability to fundamentally shift culture globally is pure Afrofuturism.