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Finding a voice in art
By Grant Hines Watson Mere didn’t speak until he was five years old. Instead, he expressed his wants and needs with pen and paper. “So, if I wanted to use the bathroom, I would draw a toilet. If I wanted to eat, I would draw a piece of spaghetti or spaghetti and meatballs, or something […]
Going from UN expert to a life off the grid
By Darius Osborne Gisele Kamanou traded in her cell phone for a produce stand and her job at the United Nations to do what she really wants: educate the public about her alternative approach to food and lifestyle. “I refrain from advertising myself because of the modern processes it involves … So many constructs and […]
Blacks in radio industry C-suites
By Shimei Cook During June’s annual celebration of Black Music Month, Shelley Wade, an afternoon host at New York City’s 94.7 FM The Block, and Dion Summers, Sirius XM’s vice president of urban music programming, told The Phoenix’s Shimei Cook about their workdays and relatively long careers and the impact of Black music on society. […]
Lots of losses, lots of loyal fans
By Tyon Posey It has been 12 years since any of New York’s eight major professional teams won a championship. For sports enthusiasts connected by passion and pride to their favorite teams, that’s a huge blow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjpiPxBJyQA “Real sports fans are gonna be with their team win or lose thirty years, forty years. I might […]
Black-owned fish shop survives Harlem’s shift
By Nicholas Bass Fish fried hard, a side of fries, two slices of bread. That’s what Donnice Washington orders every time she makes the 45-minute drive from upstate Westchester County to H pick up her favorites from Famous Fish Market on St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem. Just as that historic neighborhood’s Black population has declined […]
Making do with high grocery prices
By Cameron Belcher Walking into her regular supermarket in the East Village, these days, often makes, Jillian Vigon nervous. “I have to swallow kind of hard at certain items, said Vigon, of what have been some steadily rising prices. The costs of store-bought food increased by 23.5 percent from February 2020 to May 2023, according […]
One man’s journey from prison to profits
By Justin Mitchell When Derrick Faulcon returned home after 11 years in prison, he knew he had to make a change. “Nothing about prison made me want to hustle. I was a hustler before I got there. Nothing about prison made me dedicated. I was dedicated before I got there. That’s how I survived in […]