Carolyn, Author at Harlem World Magazine

Luther ‘Night In Harlem’ Vandross Gets Star On Walk Of Fame (video)

It’s been almost 10 years since this iconic crooner Luther Vandross passed on…now he’s finally getting the mainstream recognition he deserves reports CentricTVContinue reading

Harlem Do’s and Don’ts: Basic Tips And Etiquette

These drawings by Nathan Pyle for AP are nice reminders of something we have probably all experienced in the great village of Harlem.Continue reading

Harlem To Host Second Annual Kentucky Derby Gala

ROW ENTERTAINMENT announced today it will produce Harlem's Second Annual Kentucky Derby Gala on Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 4pm to 8pm at Settepani Restaurant (196 Lenox Avenue @ 120th Street) in the heart of historic Central Harlem. Continue reading

Harlem Helps Raises $55,000 For The Harlem Explosion Victims

What does community mean to you? A true sense of community is more than borrowing a cup of sugar, saying hello or holding the door, it's going the extra mile in a time of need. Continue reading

Sheila Guyse “Miracle In Harlem” And “Harlem Follies of 1949” Star (Video)

Etta Drucille Guyse (rhymes with “nice”), known as Sheila Guyse, (July 14, 1925 – December 28, 2013) was a popular African-American singer, actress, and recording artist, performing on stage and screen during the 1940s and 1950s, in the Dorothy Dandridge film era.Continue reading

Reseeding: Gardening Tips For March In Harlem

GrowNYC is always doing great stiff in-and-out of Harlem. In this article we picked the Gardening Tips forMarch from their Garden Dispatches Winter 2014 newsletter, it's all about reseeding.Continue reading

Dr. J. Marion Sims, The Founder Of The Harlem Women’s Hospital

At the time of his death in 1893, there was no controversy at all: Dr. J. Marion Sims was heralded as a surgical pioneer and a hero—thought of so highly, a statue memorializing him went up a year later in Bryant Park.Continue reading

The Legendary Williana “Liane” Jones Burroughs In Harlem

Williana "Liane" Jones Burroughs, 1882–1945, was an American teacher, communist political activist, and politician. Continue reading

Richard B. Moore, The Caribbean Militant Of Harlem 1893–1978

Richard Benjamin Moore, 1893–1978, was an African-Caribbean civil rights activist and prominent communist. He was also one of the advocates of the term African American as opposed to Negro.Continue reading

Harlem’s Renaissance Casino, 1924

The Harlem Renaissance Ballroom opened in 1923. The casino was built by the black-owned Sarco Realty Company. The Ballroom at 138th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, quaked with the frenzied rhythms of the Lindy Hop.Continue reading

Grammy Winner Nile Rodgers Featured On TV One’s ‘Unsung’ (video)

Next Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 10PM/ET TV One’s NAACP Image Award-winning hour-long music documentary Unsung features the story of Nile Rodgers, newly-minted Grammy winner for record of the year in the best pop duo/group performance category collaborating with Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams on the record “Get Lucky.”Continue reading