Award-winning songwriter, producer, and visionary Jules Bartholomew (professionally known as Jules Juda) celebrated his 50th birthday with an intimate black tie gala at Dramma Nightclub in New York City on Monday, November 10th. The gala also helped launch Judas’s Sunday Dinner: Rehearsal Dinner Initiative.
This year’s Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival, which took place between October 15th- October 19th, officially concluded with FoodieCon on Sunday (October 19th). FoodieCon took place at Invesco QQQ Festival Campus at South Street Seaport’s Pier 17.
On Monday (September 29th), Black Theatre United founders and co-chairs gathered at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to honor Black Broadway talent.
Macy’s joined forces with Haddad to host an iconic back-to-school celebration called Rookie Kids Runway on Broadway Fashion Show.
Just weeks after arriving in select movie theaters, Apple TV+ and A24, along with Spike Lee, celebrated the streaming debut of Lee’s new film “Highest 2 Lowest” with an intimate A Stackin’ Hits Records showcase event held at New York City’s Water Street Associates building.
Spike Lee, A24, and Apple TV+ brought some of the top names in film and hip hop to the BAM Harvey Theater on Monday, August 11th, in Brooklyn, New York, for the premiere of Lee’s latest film “Highest 2 Lowest”.
Grammy Award nominated music artist Tyrone William Griffin Jr. better known as ‘Ty Dolla $ign’ arrived at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday (June 13th) to premiere a documentary that he co-produced with Live Nation Entertainment titled Still Free TC.
On Tuesday, May 20th, Chief Content Officer of Condรฉ Nast, and Global Editorial Director of Vogue, Anna Wintour, fashion model and activist Bethann Hardison, artist Rashid Johnson, and civil rights ambassador Andrew Young were honored at this year’s Gordon Parks Foundation Gala.
This year on Sunday October 27th the Arthur Miller Foundation Honors celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Arthur Miller Foundation Theater Education Program in partnership with NYC Public Schools, by hosting a special gala honoring 16 time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, Tony nominated playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Kristoffer Diaz and pianist and Keys’ piano teacher Linda Aziza Miller.
Last week (October 30th), the Paley Center for Media in New York City commemorated the 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s Rumble in the Jungle boxing fight, with a special panel discussion that included Ali’s daughter Khaliah Ali, his son-in-law music executive Jason Flom, Olympic boxer Roy Jones Jr., former WBO Featherweight champ Heather Hardy and Undisputed video game creator, Steel City Interactive CEO Ash Habib. The discussion was moderated by Showtime Championship Boxing Anchor Brian Custer.