The Insider’s List: November 5 - December 31, 2025

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Event Categories

• Networking, Career, and Wealth Building Events 🚀

• Parties 🎉

• Live Music, Concerts, Festivals 🎹

• Comedy

• Block Parties

Networking, Career, Wealth-Building, and Community Events

1. [11/5] Nia Sioux Book Signing (Barnes and Noble 5th Avenue)

2. [11/6] Carib Biz Network Island Icons Honors 2025 

3. [11/6] Thirsty Thursdays Speaker & Author Series (The Penthouse)

4. [11/7] Battle of Jollof 

5. [11/11] Congressman Jim Clyburn in Conversation with Sharon McMahon (92nd Street Y)

6. [11/13] Pancake and Booze Art Show

7. [11/13] Center for Law and Social Justice Community Book Club: Faces At The Bottom Of The Well: The Permanence Of Racism By Derrick Bell (Medgar Evers College)

8. [11/13-14] BlackStars Experience NYC

9. [11/13] Sow & Tell 2025 Fall Mixer for Christian Professionals, Entrepreneurs, and Creatives (The Hub NYC)

10. [11/13] 9th Annual Small Business Pop-Up at Bklyn Commons

11. [11/13-14] BlackStars Experience

12. [11/14] Create Cultivate Supper Club Featuring Robin Arzon 

13. [11/14] The ESRA Real Estate Group 100th Centennial Gala (Alhambra Ballroom)

Parties 🎉

1. [11/7] Don’t Come as You Are (Arlo Williamsburg)

2. [11/7] Noise Complaints Present A Late Night R&B Experience (99 Scott)

3. [11/8] R&B Only 10 Year Anniversary (UBS Arena)

4. [11/13] Ralph McDaniels and Late Development Presents the Video Music Box Experience (Brooklyn Bowl)

5. [11/14] Silhouette: The All Black Scorpio Gala (Nexo)

6. [11/15] The City is Ours Presents Saturday Night Interlude Drake and PartyNextDoor Night (Webster Hall)

7. [11/28] Soul in the Horn Presents Friendsgiving Fete (99 Scott)

8. [11/29] How Parties Used to Be - Caribbean Edition (Long Island City)

Live Performances, Concerts, Theater 🎹

1. [11/6] Macy Gray 25th Anniversary Tour performing On How Life Is (Palladium Time Square)

2. [11/7] "Heavy" Single Release Show w/ Simone Ruth, TYJHIER and IDA'YE (Nublu Classic)

3. [11/8] R&B Only 10 year Anniversary (UBS Arena at Belmont Park)

4. [11/8] Blacker the Berry R&B Concert Series Featuring Donnell Jones, RL, Carl Thomas, and J. Holiday (Palladium Time Square)

5. [11/13] Ralph McDaniel and Late Development Present The Video Music Box Experience (Brooklyn Bowl)

6. [11/14] A Night of R&B with Joe, Case, and Jon B (Elizabeth, NJ)

7. [11/14] The Gabzy Experience: After Summer Tour

8. [11/15] Supreme Sessions - Conversations with Ghostface (City Winery)

9. [11/16] Valiant - Prove Them Wrong Tour (Brooklyn Monarch)

10. [11/20] Brandy and Monica: The Boy is Mine Tour (Barclays Center)

11. [11/21] Brandy and Monica: The Boy is Mine Tour (Prudential Center)

12. [11/23] Leon Thomas - Mutts Don’t Heal Tour at Brooklyn Paramount

13. [11/29] Boldy James Live (Crown Hill Theatre)

Comedy

1. [11/7-16] New York Comedy Festival (Various)

2. [11/14-15] Michael Blackson Comedy Tour (Hard Rock Hotel)

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