17 By Victoria Horsford What's going on

AMERICA, AMERICA BUSINESS& MEDIA NEWS NATION TIME: For was not right with Presi- The Black Virtual Career more than a week, African dent-elect “who was going Fair hosts its General + Tech BEACON, December 10 – December 16, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com Americans and their lead- to have our (Black) backs.” winter fair, December 10, 9 ers at the NAACP, the Na- To add insult to injury am to 1 pm PST. The Black tional Urban League, the Black leaders complained Career Fair will match Black National Action Network, about Biden’s inaccessibil- professionals with more than listened in disbelief to ity. They were not reticent 25 national, forward-think- president-elect Joe Biden’s about their discontent and ing, cutting-edge companies. cabinet nominees. Hey, shared same with main- Some of the Career Fair spon- something was amiss. The stream media. They got an sors include Accenture Fed- original, coveted cabinet appointment with Biden on eral Services, Credit Suisse, posts State, Treasury, Jus- 12/8. However, something Freedom Financial Network, tice and Defense seemed miraculous happened on Goodyear Tire and Rubber, elusive for African Amer- 12/7 when media start- Intuitive Surgical, Pocket icans. Secretaries of State ed circulating info that Gems, Shutterfly and X-the and the Treasury were an- African American Lloyd Moonshot Factory. For free vide another platform for in- nounced. They are white. Austin, a retired Four-Star registration, visit www.virtu- depth conversations re: arts, Yes, Blacks were named Army General would be al.blackvcf/en/ culture and entertainment. to the Economic Council, the Biden nominee for the Lloyd Austin The Upper MSNBC TV has hired US Ambassador to the UN Pentagon. Empowerment Zone (UMEZ) savvy GenXers political an- and deputy secretary posts, Lloyd Austin, 67 was to oversee the US Depart- Hybrid Microloan Program alyst/author some of which require the Commander of the US ment of Defense. Defense offers microloans to qualified and WAPO journalist and Senate confirmation. Then Central Command from Department. small businesses and non- editorial board member Jon- we learn that the nominees 2013-2016 responsible for The Biden/African profits in Upper Manhattan athan Capehart to host its for Secretaries of Home- the Middle East. A 40 year American leaders summit impacted b the COVID-19 Saturday/Sunday 10 am -12 land Security and Health Army veteran, he attend was held after press time. pandemic Capitalized at $2 pm time slot, beginning De- And Human Services are West Point and Auburn Hope that Biden was pres- million,with a $50,000 cap cember 12/13. They replace Hispanics, Alejandra May- University. When Austin sured into considering an over 5 years, the UMEZ Mi- Joy Reid’s AM Joy, which has orkas and Xavier Becerra, is confirmed, he becomes African American to head croloan Program monies can morphed into respectively. Something the first African American the Justice Department. may be converted into a grant REIDOUT a show which after 48 months. The UMEZ begins MSNBC weekday Microloans Program partners prime time lineup. Erstwhile include The Harlem Business regular AM JOY guests, COVID 19 UPDATES Alliance and the Washington Cross will host the Saturday Heights. Visit umez.org/hy- show; and Capehart. will host The U.S Food and Drug es were administered three of the Pfizer/BioNtech brid-microloan-program. the Sunday show. Shows title Administration (FDA) had weeks apart. Protection vaccine. Now for the hard Marcia Pendelton, found- is to be determined. nothing but good news seems to kick in early with part, distribution of the er of Walk Tall Productions The Harlem Business Al- about the Pfizer and BioN- comparable efficacy for all vaccine to the states and and Black Theater Online liance partners with AT&T Tech COVID19 vaccine races and age demos. On convincing many Amer- Weekly, two NY based the- and Experience Harlem to on Tuesday. Their double 12/10 FDA will review its icans, especially Black ater production and promo- introduce the SHOP HAR- dose vaccine had an effi- assessments in advance of Americans, of the drug’s tion outlets, adds another LEM VIRTUAL FAIR, where cacy rate of 95% after dos- a vote to recommend use efficacy. feather in her professional you can shop for holiday gifts cap. She will produce/host a while supporting local entre- new 60-minute radio show, preneurs, small businesses, BACKSTAGE STORIES, artists and artisans, on Thurs- NEW YORK/NY which airs on WBAI-FM day, December 10 from 6-9 (99.5) and will stream inter- pm. RSVP: bit-ly/35WV3RZ. Students of NY pow- Celeste Morris, Public Af- nationally on WBAI.org and Review the Shop Harlem Gift er politics must read the fairs; Arva Rice, NYUL; which begins on December Guide and visit https://bit. 11/30 City and State NY Maya Wiley, NYC Mayor- 10, at 9 pm. Show will pro- ly/2JBsJFE issue, guest edited by al hopeful; Attorney Rose Sheryl Huggins Salomon Pierre Louis, NYU; Kia D. ARTS/CULTURE which focuses on HOW Floyd, Facebook; Hasani BLACK WOMEN BE- Pratts, Higher Heights; Three literary lions Yorker Janet Dewart Bell CAME NEW YORK’S Yvette Buckner, 21 IN 21; among the CENTER FOR as its new Chairperson. Dr. POWER PLAYERS, in- and Stacy Lynch, 2021 FICTION Awardees last Bell boasts extensive expe- cluding a sidebar piece, NYC Council hopeful. Thursday. rience as a communications “How Powerful Black Visit cityandstateny.com, LUSTER, a first novel by strategist, a radio and te- Women Are Correcting How Black Women Be- Raven Leilani about a Black leivsion producer and as a Inequalities.” Issue is a come NY Power Players. Darcel. D. Clark woman involved in a menage management consultant. The compendium of inter- Governor Andrew Cuo- a trois with a white couple; founder/president of LEAD views and profiles about mo issued an executive James McBride’s historical Inter-generational Solutions, 43 distaff leaders mak- order on Wednesday delay- novel THE GOOD LORD a nonprofit which identifies ing a difference in NY ing the sale of the NYC tax BIRD, about American ab- multi-generational leaders and beyond. Some of the lien sale through January 1. olitionist John Brown, and as social change agents. Dr. women profiled include If the NYC Council fails to ONE WORLD imprint editor Bell also organizes the Der- luminaries like NYS AG renew that law by 12/31, Chris Jackson whose writers rick Bell Lectures on Race Letitia James; Rep. Yvette the sale is dead. That’s portfolio includes Ta Nehesi in American Society at the Clarke; NYS Senate leader good news from Santa for Coates NYU School of Law, now Andrea Stewart-Cous- the city’s small landlords, The Classical Theatre of in its 25th year. Her nonfic- ins; Bronx DA, Darcel. mostly Black and Latino. Harlem presents its re-imag- tion book “LIGHTING THE D. Clark; Mara Gay, NY NYC: Former NYC ined version of the Charles FIRES OF FREEDOM: Times; Mayor Lovely Council member Dono- Dickens’ holiday classic, African American Women Warren; NYS Assembly van Richards was sworn titled A CHRISTMAS CAR- in the Civil Rights Move- members Inez Dickens as Queens Boro President OL IN HARLEM. Scrooge ment,” was nominated for a Crystal Peoples-Stokes on 12/6 who is the second is an African American real 2019 NAACP Image Award and Rodneyse Bichotte, African American to man estate baron and the story is in Literature. The WMC Hazel Dukes; NAACP; that post. Donovan Richards wonderful for children of all was founded by Jane Fonda, ages. The CTH presents a free Gloria Steinem and Robin stream of the 2019 version Morgan in 2005 to raise Subscribe to the New York Beacon 405 Lexington of the play, from 12/7 to 1/3. the visibility and decision- Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10174. Visit cthnyc.org. making power of women $35.00 per year 212-213-8585 The Women’s Media to insure that their stories www.newyorkbeacon.com Center WMC elected New get told. A Harlem-based management consultant, Victoria Horsford can be reached at [email protected]