Afrika’s Struggle at QC
July 2, 2025 - Events
July 2, 2025 - Events
June 25, 2025 - Announcements
I want to congratulate two former students who excelled both in the classroom and on the basketball court.
The first is Shamar Chester (wearing the Queens College Basketball T-shirt). Mr. Chester graduated this past May, double majoring in Corporate Finance and Economics.
The EuroLeague Basketball (i.e., Greece) signed him to a “big” contract. The EuroLeague 2024-2025 season kicks off on October 17, 2024, with the regular season concluding on April 11, 2025.
The second is Kevin Jamieson (wearing the red T-shirt). Mr. Jamieson is an international student (alumnus of Jamaica College) from Jamaica, West Indies.
He is transferring to a university in New Mexico.
The university offered him a full scholarship, an apartment, and a monthly stipend. He will be a tremendous loss to QC.
Both students are talented basketball superstars who starred in both the QC basketball program and the classroom.
June 8, 2025 - Events
Today, I worked out for four hours (including two group classes back-to-back and the steam room and sauna) at a Manhattan gym. (Summer is around the corner.)
At the gym, a gym member purchased an audio copy of my book: Afrika’s Struggle: His Experiential Journey.
Afterward, I picked up my watch after a month of separation. Every three and a half years, TAG Heuer recommends that you send your watch in for a full servicing.
The pictures below capture my day:
June 7, 2025 - Events
A former student dropped by my class yesterday.
She is a Macaulay Honors student with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Photographer: Chelsea Rosado
May 26, 2025 - Events
Over the Memorial weekend, amidst birthday celebrations, I met two restaurant moguls.
The first is Marva Layne, founder of Negril Village. She owns three other restaurants and is working on a new one.
Negril Village is the best Jamaican restaurant in Manhattan.
The second is Ai Kumar, the owner of 39 fine-dining restaurants—yes, 39! He is going to open a new restaurant in Times Square this summer.
Mr. Kumar is the father of a former student who took two of my classes. My former student plays a pivotal role in his father’s restaurant empire.
Today, Mr. Kumar gave the birthday celebrants and me a tour (with pomp and circumstance) of Jade Eatery and Lounge, a historic Asian fusion restaurant in Forest Hills.
The ambiance, the service, and the food are top-notch in both Negril Village and Jade.
The organic ginger tea with organic agave is a must-try at Negril Village!
I highly recommend the special salmon dish at Jade.
