You Need to Visit the Lewis Latimer House Museum in Queens ASAP!

On a relatively quiet street in Flushing, Queens, an adorable yellow and red Queen Anne-style house sits surrounded by nondescript low-to-mid-rise apartment buildings. You'd think the contrast between the house and its surroundings would bring it more attention, but the Lewis Latimer House Museum exists much in the same way its namesake did: humble and…

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6 Black New Yorkers You’ll Want to Know

You know Jay-Z and Biggie, Cardi and Nicki, Chris Rock and Malcolm X, Jackie Robinson and Al Sharpton, but can you recall any of the following influential black New Yorkers? via Wikimedia Commons ELIZABETH JENNINGS GRAHAM Elizabeth Jennings Graham was the OG Rosa Parks of the mid-1800s. Before Rosa Parks refused to give up her…

Things Not to Miss This Month in NYC: February 2020

There's much more to look forward to this month than a hot date with your boo thang (or yourself #selflove). Here's a quick rundown of all the events worth checking out in NYC this month. Winter Jam in Central Park | February 1, 2020 Missing the snow? Get your fix of the white stuff over…