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Queens Borough President Richards caps Black History Month with joyful celebration

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NY: Black History Month Celebration at QBH

Mar. 1, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and the African American Heritage Month Committee closed out Black History Month with the annual Black History Month Celebration at Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Queens Borough Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The event celebrated Queens’ rich African American heritage and recognized outstanding Black community leaders. Thirteen exceptional Queens high school students received a $1,000 scholarship through the Borough President’s African American Heritage Committee. Musical and artistic highlights were Patricia McLaughlin, who opened the event with renditions of the National Anthem and the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice…
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Climate orgs promote initiatives at borough’s inaugural Climate Expo in Kew Gardens

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BP Climate Expo

Sep. 22, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Queens’ first ever Climate Expo, sponsored by Borough President Donovan Richards, launched on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Queens Borough Hall as one of the many events scheduled for Climate Week NYC.  Over a dozen environmental organizations set up tables across the Helen Marshall Cultural Center’s atrium in Kew Gardens to share resources, spread environmental surveys and promote climate-related job opportunities – all with the goal of taking action to address the effects of climate change.  The expo was centered around an expert-led panel on Local Law 97, a law passed in 2019 with the…
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