Tag Archives: New York City

Video: Peaceful Protests across the USA against Racist Police Brutality

06/02/2020 – 12:10 am

Demonstrations in Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver, New York City, Miami, Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, San Antonio, Atlanta, Detroit, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Houston.

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Back to School 2015 – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

09/20/2015 – 12:06 am

Back to School 2015 – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

There is a disconnect in the American story.

On May 30th, 1868 the first Memorial Day was celebrated in America. Students from the nation placed flowers at the graves of soldiers and there were observances in various states.

In December 2000, Congress established the White House Commission on The National Monument of Remembrance to help Americans remember and reflect on the meaning of Memorial Day. One of the reasons why Congress took this measure was as a result of a survey that was undertaken by the Commission in 1996. The majority of students surveyed reported that Memorial Day ‘was the day when the pools opened.’ Albert Shanker, that philosopher of education, must be extremely disappointed. The disconnect runs deeper and we will examine it in future publications.  Continue reading →

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Down Liberty Avenue- 2 – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

08/23/2015 – 4:55 am

Down Liberty Avenue-2 – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

The bus stops at 133 Street and Liberty Avenue. The lady exits and runs to the roti shop for shelter from the rain. In no time she starts a conversation with one of the shoppers.

She has this friend who has a daughter. The problem is that the daughter was involved in a business wedding. She was supposed to divorce the man in a few weeks. But now he is refusing. He wants to stay married. She has someone else and was in the marriage only for the money. What advice can one possibly give? She wants to cut out, he wants to stay in and there are others like them. The attorneys on Liberty are refusing this one!

Check out the Google map and Street view … click here 133 Street and Liberty

Continue reading →

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The History of New York City – USA

09/17/2011 – 2:23 am

This is a slide show that presents the History of New York City.

New York City - USA

You could download the file and look at it offline or you can look at it online. Please note that it is a large file and will take a bit of time to download if you have a slow connection to the Internet. This presentation mentions 9-11.

 HISTORY_of_NEW_YORK – PowerPoint presentation

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Guyana Cultural Association of New York – August 2011 Newsletter

08/21/2011 – 3:33 pm

Here is the latest Newsletter for the Guyana Cultural Association

of New York Inc.

GCA August 2011 Newsletter> FINAL_GCA_AUG._NEWSLETTER

Check out the various Folk and Cultural events planned for the Labor Day weekend 2011,  and the upcoming months, in this comprehensive newsletter.

Guyanese Films Launched in New York on August 21, 2011

Eight short films, CineGuyana Set, produced under the President’s Film Endowment 2011 are being launched on the International Stage on Sunday at The Billie Holiday Theatre, New York, the organisation announced.

The New York Film Festival organised by The Guyana Cultural Association of New York is expected to attract hundreds of Guyanese from the Diaspora. Special invitees include Spike Lee and Third World Newsreel while it is likely that His Excellency, President Jagdeo may attend.

A15-member team led by Dr. Paloma Mohamed, Manager of the Endowment and comprising Directors, writers and production crew from CineGuyana and students from The Centre of Communication Studies, University of Guyana is in New York for this prestigious event.

The films backyard, the bottle, beached, the encounter, tradition, three cards, hope & luck beat handsome are being prepared for viewing locally and internationally. They will tour across Guyana during September and October while internationally; in addition to the NY Film Festival they will be exposed at a variety of fora including Warwick University in the UK prestigious International Arts and Environmental Conference in September and The Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival in November. (Source: Demerara Waves)

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BHS-QC present Labour Day Sunday Jam – NYC

07/20/2011 – 3:18 am

VIP tickets are available @ $50, ADVANCE PURCHASE ONLY!!
Contact: ALFRED GRANGER at qchorse@gmail.com
or call 1 (347) 232-8930.


VIP tickets are available @ $50, ADVANCE PURCHASE ONLY!!
Contact: ALFRED GRANGER at qchorse@gmail.com
or call 1 (347) 232-8930.

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