The film explores Charlotte O'Neal's, aka Mama C's, decade's long project of coming to terms with who she is an African American raised in Kansas City, KS, the "jazz-capital of the world," who has lived most of her life in Africa, the place from where her ancestors were forced to make the "middle-passage."Continue reading
Bad News But Good News – The Renaissance Casino and Ballroom In Harlem
Apply To Rent In Luxury Harlem Building Near Central Park For $675 A Month
Live Stream: Funeral services for Dr. Yosef A. A. Ben- Jochannan
7-Eleven Replaces Local Businesses In East Harlem
Seitu’s World: Sharpton At The Sheraton Hotel In NYC (photos)
HW’s Danny Tisdale Talks Harlem EatUp, Books, Food… in Harlem (video)
HW Pick: Rhiannon Giddens At The Town Hall
Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito And NYC Council Members Kick off Participatory Budgeting
Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and New York City Council Members kicked off the voting period for New York City’s 2014-2015 participatory budgeting cycle — now the largest such process in the nation.Continue reading
Join The Uptown Jam Session At Harlem Besame Latin Soul Lounge
Harlem’s Mercedes (Carmen) McRae, 1920
Harlem Man Allan Harris Sings ‘My Funny Valentine’ (video)
Love is always in the air in Harlem, especially as Spring slowly makes its appearance, and we love Harlemite and award winning vocalist Allan Harris who just had a birthday. Continue reading
Books: Make It Messy, My Perfectly Imperfect Life By Marcus Samuelsson
Global STEM Alliance Partners With iCarnegie Global Learning
Today, the Global STEM Alliance of the New York Academy of Sciences (GSA) and iCarnegie Global Learning LLC. ("iCarnegie"), a leading provider of global STEM education, continue on the promise of the GSA to develop a worldwide partnership of governments, companies, NGOs, universities, and schools to improve student access to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) mentors and education tools.Continue reading
New Congressman Charles “Rangel Resolution” E-Book
In wrapping up his 30-day health challenge dubbed the "Rangel Resolution," Congressman Charles B. Rangel, who represents the 13th Congressional District of New York that includes Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, unveiled the Rangel Resolution Recipe e-Book. Continue reading