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The Middle
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Psycho
Post Malone Feat. Ty Dolla $ign
Nice For What
Drake
Never Be The Same
Camila Cabello
Delicate
Taylor Swift
No Tears Left To Cry
Ariana Grande
In My Blood
Shawn Mendes
Meant To Be
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
God’s Plan
Drake
Mine
Bazzi
EVERYTHING IS LOVE
The Carters
Nasir
Nas
Youngblood
5 Seconds Of Summer
Liberation
Christina Aguilera
Post Traumatic
Mike Shinoda
The Greatest Showman
Soundtrack
SQUARE UP (EP)
BLACKPINK
Redemption
Jay Rock
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KIDS SEE GHOSTS
KIDS SEE GHOSTS
Presented by
wireless
2019, Cinema Femme — The
Caribbean Woman in Frame.
The movie night will be
held on Saturday, April 20, at
the Brooklyn Commons, 495
Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn.
Start time is 4 pm.
Stephens said Romola
Lucas, executive director of
The Caribbean Film Academy
(CAFA), will return as the
curator, while Guyanese filmmaker,
Yaphet Jackman will
team up with the group as
creative consultant.
Lucas, just off her first film
festival at BAM after screening
Caribbean films at the
Rose Cinemas for the last
five years, has curated several
films showcasing Caribbean
women in prominent roles,
as the subject of the film,
the lead actor, or director /
producer, said Stephens, adding
that the films, actors, and
filmmakers, all have roots in
the Caribbean, including Guyana,
Jamaica, and Trinidad
and Tobago.
There will be a panel discussion
after the screening
and the audience can look forward
to a very informative discussion
with the filmmakers
and other industry experts,
according to Stephens, who
Caribbean L 48 ife, April 5–11, 2019 BQ
Consul General of Guyana to NY, Barbara Atherly, seventh from left, front row, marching in
the 31st Annual Phagwah Parade in Richmond Hill, Queens. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
has led several other initiatives
in keeping with the organization’s
Motto: Faithful and Useful
Everywhere.
“If you attended last year’s
inaugural Night of Guyanese
Film, you will love this event.
Newcomers are in for a treat,”
said Stephens.
As part of its volunteerism
and fundraising, members
have handed out food hampers
during a day of service
at Calvary’s Mission Pantry,
in Queens, and hosted a 2nd
Annual Inter-Association
Dominoes Competition recently,
all to engage the community,
while raising funds for
its alma mater in Georgetown,
Guyana.
The recently elected Queens
Collage executive team: are
Clive English (Treasurer),
Selwyn Hestick (Secretary),
Venita Khan (Assistant
Secretary/¬Treasurer), Patrick
Stephens (President), Sherrilyn
McPherson (Vice President),
Luke Heywood (Organizing
Secretary).
For ticket information, log
on to https://www.eventbrite.
com/e/qcaany-night-of-filmcinema
femme-the-caribbean
woman-in-frame-tickets,
www.qcguyanaalumny.
org, https://bklyncommons.
com or call (718) 989-5700.
for the first time in the parade’s
history, was not in attendance.
“Happy Holi to everyone,” he
said.
Consul General of Guyana
to New York, Barbara Atherly,
who joined the parade, wished
the community Happy Holi
saying, “It is my pleasure to
take part in today’s festivities.
The religious significance
of Holi lies in the conquest
of good over evil. It’s finally
springtime and the colored
water and powder used today is
always symbolic of the unique
floral beauty of spring.”
“It represents the vanishing
of hatred, feelings of jealousy
and enmity, replaced by
a flourishing of togetherness
within the community. As we
celebrate Holi, let us renew
our commitment to peace and
harmony as the words of Guyana’s
national pledge encourages.”
“To love my fellow citizens
and to dedicate our energies
towards the happiness and
prosperity of Guyana. Let us
celebrate Holi in the true spirit
of friendship, joy, merriment
and love,” she said.
Grand Marshall, Naro Balli,
President of the Phagwah
Parade of New York, Herman
Singh, members; Romeo Hitlall,
Naidoo Veerapen, Vedo
Basdeo, the Federation of the
Hindu Mandirs and The Arya
Spiritual Center Inc., joined
New York City Council members,
Eric Ulrich, and Donovan
Richards, to wish thousands
who lined the streets and participated
in throwing colored
powder (Abir) on each other, a
Happy Holi, Happy Phagwah,
during the hours-long celebration,
that also honored late
Detective Brian P. Simonsen
of the 102 Precinct, killed in
the line of duty.
Mohamed Q. Amin, president
of the Caribbean Equality
Project, and members, the
Shri Trimvrti Bhavan Mandir,
Maha Shiva Durga Mandir, the
NYPD Desi Society, the Guyanese
American Law Enforcement
Association, Laparkan
Trading, and others attended
the parade and motorcade that
ended with a cultural presentation
of music and dance at
Smokey Oval Park.
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or batted, while some are
meant to bounce. In the new
book “Sisters” by Jeanette
Winter, you’ll learn about
two girls who don’t just hit a
ball, they smash it.
Ever since they were
babies, Venus and Serena
were very close.
They slept in the same
bed, enjoyed the same books,
and got up at the same time
every morning, even though
it was still dark sometimes.
That’s because their Mama
and Daddy wanted their two
youngest daughters to learn
to play tennis so they could
have a better future.
Each morning started
with clean-up because
the local tennis court was
always littered. After cleanup,
it was time for practice
with equipment that was old
and used. Venus and Serena
served and volleyed, chased
balls, and hit forehand and
backhand, forehand and
backhand while their Daddy
reminded them to “Concentrate.”
Pretty soon, the girls
could ignore the gunfire
down the block. They could
forget about the trash on the
tennis court, and the fact
that their equipment was
old and used-up, and that
there was still homework
to be done. They started
to get really good at tennis
and they started gaining
respect from the kids
in the neighborhood, from
people around the country,
and from folks who wanted
to help.
With respect came new
equipment and invitations to
tournaments. Venus would
win her game, then Serena
would win, and they’d concentrate
on winning again
and again. Venus would
cheer when Serena was on
the court, and Serena would
cheer when Venus was on
the court. As the girls grew
into better tennis players,
they grew into women with
fashion sense and power,
too. And when it was time
for Venus and Serena to play
one another on the court,
they did it just like they
did everything else all their
lives: together.
Let’s face it: when it
comes to the lives of Serena
and Venus Williams, there’s
really not much left to publicly
tell. Certainly, author
Jeanette Winter doesn’t
share anything new in “Sisters,”
so why would your
child want this book?
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HAPPY
HOLI
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