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Bowman, Booker Reintroduce African American History Act, Urge Nation to Tell the Truth About its Past

By SÍLE MOLONEY

As February marks Black History Month, Democrats, Rep. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D (NY-16) and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker reintroduced The African American History Act in both the House and the Senate and are urging leaders across the nation to tell the truth about the United States’ history of racism and white supremacy. The bill was reintroduced on Feb. 2 with over 100 original co-sponsors in the House, representatives for Bowman and Booker said. “It is our moral imperative to tell the truth about our past to finally reconcile with this nation’s history of racism and white nationalism, and our

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts has received a major boost ahead of its planned and much anticipated Oct. 2 reopening, having secured more than $1.1 million in public and nonprofit funding for fiscal year 2021-2022, which marks the center’s first season since the pandemic dimmed its lights. The center, currently the Bronx’s largest entertainment venue, received $760,095 from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, a $16 billion federal fund that helps independent live venues, museums, theaters, and arts organizations bounce back from economic losses suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic. The center’s executive director, Eva Bornstein, said she