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Mr. Lincoln Goes to NYC
“If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere…” True, Abraham Lincoln never belted this chorus doing “jazz hands,” but his 1860 speech at NYC’s Cooper Union put him on the national political map. In 1859, Lincoln was invited to lecture by Plymouth Church, the progressive Brooklyn congregation where Henry Ward Beecher railed against [...]
David Ruggles – NYC’s first Black Freedom Fighter
An African American defies discrimination, refusing to leave his seat on a train. He is forced out, and later sues the railway. Amazingly, this occurred in 1841…114 years before Rosa Parks would not be moved. The courageous man was David Ruggles, a major figure in the American antislavery movement and the nation’s first black journalist [...]
Philip A. Payton: the Father of Harlem
Harlem’s been called “the Black Capital of America,” a haven for Blacks from around the nation (and the world). It has been the nexus of African American culture, and home to the largest black population outside Africa. All resulted from the ambitions of one man – Philip A. Payton, Jr. Harlem was founded in the [...]
Say what..? New Yawk tawk
You know the familiar New York City accent. You’ve heard it on television shows like “All in the Family,” “Seinfeld,” and “The Sopranos.” The films of Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, and Spike Lee are usually full of characters speaking in the distinctive accent. It’s often brisk, brusque and direct – an amalgam of the disparate [...]
Chinese New Year 2012
Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in traditional Chinese culture. January 23, 2012 rings in the Year of the Dragon, and NYC will celebrate with parades, fireworks, food, and cultural events throughout the city. For centuries the Chinese have celebrated the New Year, which is also known as Spring Festival (end of the [...]
Martin Luther King Jr. in NYC
“This is not your city of residence, Dr. King, but it is your city nevertheless…We claim you, henceforth, as an honorary New Yorker.” With these words, Mayor Robert F. Wagner presented Martin Luther King Jr. with the Medallion of Honor of the City of New York in 1964. New York City played a significant role [...]
No Pants Subway Ride 2012
Wanna be part of a real “flash mob”? Well, grab your skivvies and Metrocard and join the No Pants Subway Ride 2012! The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event staged by Improv Everywhere, described as “an international celebration of silliness.” This year over 50 cities worldwide will participate. The idea behind No Pants [...]
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