The Insider’s List - June 17-24, 2025

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Event Categories

• Networking, Career, and Wealth Building Events 🚀

• Parties 🎉

• Live Music, Concerts, Festivals 🎹

• Comedy Shows 🎤

Networking, Career, and Wealth-Building Events

1. [6/17] Career Connect Beginning of Summer Rooftop Bash

2. [6/18] Diversitech @ The Wealth Weekend 

3. [6/18] The Greater Harlem Real Estate Board Open House

4. [6/18] A Caribbean Boss Men Celebration

5. [6/18] Party Blackly Presents Black Beach Day Juneteenth (Rockaway Hotel)

6. [6/19] The Black Creative Economy Summit (Newark Symphony Hall)

7. [6/19] The Vision and Victory Mixer 

8. [6/19] Golf N Slay NYC

9. [6/19] Black Footwear Forum NYC Chapter Presents Meeting the Moment - Conversation and Connection for the Long Run at the Footlocker Flagship Store in Manhattan

10. [6/19] Fortune and Forks Juneteenth Linkup at the Deia

11. [6/19] 4th Annual Juneteenth Food Festival at Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn

12. [6/19] Black Theater United Juneteenth Event at Lincoln Theater

13. [6/19] S.E.T. Squad Mixer

14. [6/19] Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz (Daughter of Malcolm X) Juneteenth Book Signing at Barnes and Noble 5th Ave

15. [6/19] Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth - Free Concert in Time Square

16. [6/19] Juneteenth in Queens - The Family Reunion Featuring DJ Envy and Friends

17. [6/19] The Juneteenth Cookout at Prospect Park

18. [6/19] New York Association of Black Journalists 4th Annual Juneteenth Awards & Gala

19. [6/19] Sunkissed and Stirred: A Network While Black Event

20. [6/19] Juneteenth Celebration at the Shabazz Center

21. [6/19] Juneteenth Food Festival in Brooklyn

22. [6/21] Good Co. Bike Club Presents A Freedom Ride

23. [6/21] BUY. BUILD. BOND BLACK BUSINESS & COMMUNITY WEALTH EXPO

24. [6/21] Booklyn Public Library Presents LevelUP Day 2025: Future Forward with Juneteenth Tech™

25. [6/21] Surrounded by Stories Film Showcase Hosted by Tristan Mack Wilds

26. [6/21] Women in Power Presents Run the World Summit 

27. [6/21] No Ceilings 2: Yacht Social Networking (NYC) 2025 [Link]

28. [6/21-22] Women in Power Presents Run the World Summit

29. [6/22] SuperFly BK: Cannabis & Social Justice Summit

    Promo code: Superfly for 100% off

30. [6/22] Sistas Love Dance- Learn Boots on the Ground & Other Group Dances w/ Sistas

    Promo code: LEVELUPSIS for 20% off

31. [6/22] Black Boy Art Show - Brooklyn

32. [6/22] Juneteenth Celebration Jubilee

33. [6/22] Eyeland Fest - Mele 2025 - Join the annual destination for Caribbean creators & entrepreneurs celebrating Caribbean Heritage Month in NYC!

34. [6/24] Brooklyn Poetry Slam

35. [6/24] Victoria Monét signs & takes photos for her new Book EVERYWHERE YOU ARE at Barnes and Noble 5th Avenue

36. [6/24] New York Urban League SBSC: Entrepreneurship is an Identity Sport—Navigating the Brand of You and the Business at 333 Lounge in Brooklyn

37. [6/25] NBA Draft at Barclay’s Center

38. [6/25] Ambassador Carol Mosely Braun Book Signing at Barnes and Noble 5th Ave

39. [6/25] New York Real Estate Entrepreneur Mixer

40. [6/26] Women Lawyers Division - Centennial Celebration Tour

41. [6/26] Baddies in Tech and The Dinner Party Presents Techie Table Dinner: NYC Edition

42. [6/26] Black Educators United (BE-U) Social Committee End Term Celebration 2025!

43. [6/27-29] Signalfire Presents: Musa Labs Borough Blitz - NY vs The World : An AI Hackathon and Venture Capital Showcase 

Parties 🎉

1. [6/18] South House vs Naija House - Juneteenth Edition at Elsewhere

2. [6/19] Beautiful Faces Presents A Beautiful Juneteenth

3. [6/19] Elevate Social: Juneteenth Edition (Cafe Erzulie)

4. [6/19] Sunset Social After Dark: Juneteenth Edition with DJ Mike Nasty (Industry City)

5. [6/19-21] MLT (Moments Like This) Weekend

6. [6/19] Club 1BD Juneteenth Celebration

7. [6/19] RSVP PLEASE: JUNETEENTH AT LOHI ROOFTOP with DJ MORESOUPPLEASE (Lohi)

8. [6/19] Love Me More The RNB Party at Engine Room

9. [6/19] Gyalifest Festival After Party (Littlefield)

10. [6/20] A Good Jawn: Juneteenth with DJ Cory Townes (Cafe Erzulie)

11. [6/20] STTW & Friends : Juneteenth Edition

12. [6/20] Culture Party NYC at Industry City 

13. [6/20] R&B Nights with DJ Mike Nasty (Lot 45)

14. [6/21] Stamped The Party

15. [6/21] Body Language the Party: Juneteenth Edition (Cafe Erzulie)

16. [6/21] MoreVibesPlease Party (Industry City)

17. [6/21] N Crowd: A Rooftop Affair with DJ Mike Nasty (Lohi)

18. [6/21] Afropolitan Presents Amapiano Day Fest NYC

19. [6/21] Sample N Friends

20. [6/21] PLAYGRND Series NYC

21. [6/21] Brown Sugar Bounce Block Juneteenth Block Party

22. [6/21] Rose ‘N’ Roses

23. [6/21] Honey: The R&B Party (Xanadu)

24. [6/21] The Moments Like This Day Party

25. [6/21] The Social Club Party (Hotel Chantelle)

26. [6/22] A Juneteenth Day Party at the Ivory on Park

27. [6/22] Champagne, Fried Chicken and Caviar - The Party

28. [6/22] BLEM (Blending Life Experiences Musically) Brunch 

29. [6/24] Hard 2 Guard Entertainment Presents NBA Draft Pre-Party (Ainsworth)

30. [6/27] The Grotto Presents Caribbean Friday

Live Music, Concerts, Festivals 🎹

1. [6/17] Saba Performing at Sony Hall 

2. [6/18] Lil Baby Wham World Tour at Barclays Center

3. [6/19] All About Us Juneteenth Festival Featuring Jadakiss and Mario

4. [6/19] BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn's 3rd Annual Juneteenth in the Park

5. [6/19] The SoapBox Presents HARLEM
   Stoop Sessions: Big Band Jubilee

6. [6/20] Hot 97 Summer Jam

7. [6/20] Bas Performing at Sony Hall

8. [6/21] We Outside - A Brooklyn Juneteenth Celebration by the Soap Box Presents

9. [6/21] Good Vibes in the Park

10. [6/24] Chrisette Michelle at Sony Hall

11. [6/27] Blue Note Jazz Festival Presents Baby Rose w/ special guest Charity

12. [6/28] Jeezy Presents TM:101 Live at the Apollo Theater

13. [7/4-5] International African Arts Festival (Commodore Barry Park)

14. [7/10] NYC Summerstage Presents Free Concert - Big Freedia / Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington’s MasterZ at Work / DJ Butchish at Herbert Von King Park

15. [7/11] NYC Summer Stage Presents Laila! / Sasha Keable / Talia Goddess / Half Moon at Herbert Von King Park

16. [7/12] Keyshia Cole - The Way It Is 20th Anniversary Tour at Barclays Center

17. [7/13] Palmwine Festival NYC: Show Dem Camp & Friends at Herbert Von King Park

Comedy Shows 🎤

1. [6/23] DL + DL 'Anything Goes' - (Don Lemon and DL Hughley) at City Winery

2. [6/27] Comedian Tony Baker Live at City Winery

3. [7/9] Comedian Ron G Live at City Winery

4. [7/25] Raising Cane's Presents Rob Kazi's ADHD Comedy Tour at Sony Hall

5. [7/28] Laverne Cox: Gurrl How Did I Get Here? Tour at City Winery

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