Shefik presents Invocation

Calendar

There is 1 total event in this view.

Yearly

New Year's Day

January 1, 2024 Special Interest

New Year's Day is the first day of the year. Whilst most solar calendars begin the year regularly at or near the northern winter solstice, cultures that observe a lunisolar celebrate their Lunar New Year at less fixed points relative to the solar year.

Tags: Lunar Calendar · Lunar New Year · December Solstice · Solar Calendar · Solar Year · Lunisolar Calendar · Gregorian Calendar · Julian Calendar · Janus · Julian Calendar

There is 1 total event in this view.

The Journey Continues

Angela Adetola: Everyone Can Learn, as Long as They're Given the Right Tools

President of the Board of Directors, YWCA Yonkers

Photo Credit: Shefik

June 17, 2020 Education

Angela Adetola is the President of the Board of Directors at YWCA Yonkers, located in Yonkers, New York. The members and supporters of YWCA Yonkers include women from many different faiths, ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures.

Focus Transcript

M.C. El Bee: The Knowledge of Hip-Hop Needs to Be Restored

Recording Artist and Author, "A Gangsta'z Tale Hip-Hop in Da '70s: Invisible Legends of Hip-Hop"

Photo Credit: Shefik

December 27, 2017 Knowledge

Author Larry Boatright, also known as M.C. El Bee in the hip-hop community, talks about the birth and propagation of hip-hop in the 1970s and 1980s in his biography "A Gangsta'z Tale Hip-Hop in Da '70s: Invisible Legends of Hip-Hop".

Focus Transcript

Sonny Turner: Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Former Lead Singer, The Platters

Photo Credit: Shefik

August 15, 2016 Love

Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including four no. 1 hits, and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world.

Focus Transcript Distribution

Gerald Alston of The Manhattans: Sometimes We Have to Step Out on Faith

Grammy Award Winner and Lead Singer, The Manhattans

Photo Credit: Shefik

September 17, 2016 Faith

Gerald Alston is an American R&B singer, and the lead singer with The Manhattans. Between 1988 and 1995, he left the group to record five albums (later recording his tribute to Sam Cooke in 2008) and ten solo singles.

Focus Transcript Distribution

Trisco Pearson of Force M.D.'s: Each One, Teach One

Member, Force M.D.'s