Leader Legend And Trailblazer Archives

NYC Metroplus Health Announces The Trailblazing Lauren Leverich Castaldo As New CFO

MetroPlusHealth, New York City’s five-star rated health plan, announced today the appointment of Lauren Leverich Castaldo as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), reporting to President & CEO, Talya Schwartz, MD.Continue reading

Trailblazing Mirror Digital CEO Sheila Marmon Talks Buying Power Of Cultural Consumers On Cleo TV

Set your alarms, so you don’t want to miss media mogul Sheila Marmon on CLEO SPEAKS during Women's History Month.Continue reading

Harlem’s Abyssinian Church Speaker Dr. E. LaBrent Chrite Named Bentley Ninth President

Dr. E. LaBrent Chrite who spoke on September 13th, 2019, at the Harlem landmark Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York has been appointed the ninth president of Bentley University, one of the leading business schools in the country. Continue reading

The Fab First Lady Of Philanthropy Jean Shafiroff To Host Successful Philanthropy TV Show

Author and Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff are spreading her message of philanthropy with her weekly television show, Successful Philanthropy.Continue reading

MetroPlusHealth Names Lesleigh Irish-Underwood New Chief Brand And External Affairs Officer

MetroPlusHealth, the five-star rated health plan of choice for over 600,000 New Yorkers, today announced the appointment of Lesleigh Irish-Underwood.Continue reading

Legendary Audre Lorde Inducted Into American Poets Corner At Cathedral Of St. John the Divine

The past year has been dramatically different from those that came before, but the traditions and signature events that have made the Cathedral of St. John the Divine a beloved cultural institution continue, albeit online rather than in-person.Continue reading

City & State’s Names Mitchell Katz, MD To “2021 NYC Power 100” List

President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals Mitchell Katz, MD has been named on City & State’s “2021 NYC Power 100” list, which recognizes the most influential leaders in advocacy, business, and government. Continue reading

Fintech Expert Dr. Roshawnna Novellus On Fox Business “After The Bell”

EnrichHER is a financial technology platform that matches revenue-generating companies led by women and founders of color to individual and institutional sources of funding from Harlem to Harare.Continue reading

Legendary Harlem’s Cicely Tyson Actress Has Passed

The trailblazing actress who was born in Harlem Cicely Tyson has died at 96, died on Thursday afternoon, January 28th, 2021.Continue reading

Congrats To PR Power House, Harlem Fave And Award Winner Cheryl L. Duncan

Cheryl L. Duncan has been named to the Observer's PR POWER 50 List for 2020.Continue reading

Gibson Brands Announces Music Industry Leader Kevin Liles As Newest Board Member

Gibson, the iconic American-made guitar brand, is proud to announce the addition of Harlem fave Kevin Liles to the Gibson Brands Board of Directors. Continue reading

Congratulations To Trailblazer Kamilah Forbes 2020 Zelda Fichandler Award Recipient

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) has announced that Kamilah Forbes, executive producer of the Apollo Theater, is the recipient of the 2020 Zelda Fichandler Award.Continue reading

Yolande’s Yard: Legendary Harlem Composer Laraaji Releases New Album Moon Piano

By Yolande Brener New Age musician, Laraaji,Continue reading

Drug Free World Named “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit” From Harlem To The Highlands

Foundation for a Drug-Free World of The Americas Chapter, based in Bayside, New York, and run by Dr. Bernard Fialkoff and Meghan Fialkoff announced today it has been named a “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit.”Continue reading

Harlem is..HEALING Is Expanding Honorees And Adding Digital Programs To The List

The response has been extremely strong to a new digital campaign by Community Works and New Heritage Theatre Group to celebrate local Harlem heroes. Continue reading