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Calls came in around 1:28 p.m. about the fire, happening on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard near West 114th Street. (Courtesy of Andrea Dibben)
HARLEM, NY An underground gas main caught fire in Harlem Friday afternoon, sending flames shooting out of manholes and prompting a major emergency response.
Crews from Con Edison were responding to a reported gas leak on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard near West 114th Street shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday when the underground main exploded while workers were excavating it, a Con Edison spokesperson said.
The FDNY evacuated residents from two buildings: 1867 and 1871 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard, Con Edison said.
Second annual Waco Family and Faith International Film Festival kicks off today
Source: Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival Facebook Page
and last updated 2021-02-04 08:48:13-05
WACO, TX â The 2nd Annual Waco Family and Faith International Film Festival will kick off on Thursday, February 4th, and many exciting things are happening for the community to enjoy despite the pandemic.
On Friday, February 5th, a drive-in theatre will happen at the First Woodway Baptist Church at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, February 6th, there will be three locations with multiple locations to choose from at 7 p.m.
People can also stream them online for free. There will be over 50 films from all over the world, bringing diversity to Central Texas.
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Celebrating Black History Month on NHPBS
February 2021
As we celebrate Black history month, New Hampshire PBS is proud to share stories that explore and honor Black lives. Below is a list of some of the programs you’ll find on New Hampshire PBS and we hope you’ll explore PBS Black history month collection of videos.
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Tue. Feb. 2 at 9pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | See why American jazz artists faced a dilemma when asked to travel globally as cultural ambassadors.
The Cold War and Civil Rights movement collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. In 1955, as the Soviet Union’s pervasive propaganda about the U.S. and American racism spread globally, African-American Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. convinced President Eisenhower that jazz was the best way to intervene in the Cold War cultural conflict.
For the next decade, America’s most influential jazz artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Dave Brubeck, along with their racially-integrated bands traveled the globe to perform as cultural ambassadors. However, the unrest back home forced them to face a painful moral dilemma: How could they promote the image of a tolerant America abroad when the country still practiced