Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) has announced that Kamilah Forbes, executive producer of the Apollo Theater, is the recipient of the 2020 Zelda Fichandler Award. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Leader Legend And Trailblazer
Yolande’s Yard: Legendary Harlem Composer Laraaji Releases New Album Moon Piano
Drug Free World Named “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit” From Harlem To The Highlands
Foundation for a Drug-Free World of The Americas Chapter, based in Bayside, New York, and run by Dr. Bernard Fialkoff and Meghan Fialkoff announced today it has been named a “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit.” Continue Reading →
Harlem is..HEALING Is Expanding Honorees And Adding Digital Programs To The List
The response has been extremely strong to a new digital campaign by Community Works and New Heritage Theatre Group to celebrate local Harlem heroes.
Seitu’s World: Harlem B-Ball Legend And Rucker Park Great Bob McCullough Turned 79
Photographs by Seitu Oronde
On Saturday, February 22, 2020, photographer Sietu Oronde attended the 79th birthday celebration for Bob McCullough, the Harlem basketball legend and Rucker Park great in Harlem, New York. Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Legendary Baseball Spy “Moe” Berg, New York 1902 – 1972 (Video)
Morris “Moe” Berg, was born in Harlem on March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972. Director Aviva Kempner says in her documentary, ‘The Spy Behind Home Plate,’ that “the Bergs were cultural Jews who lived the American Dream in Harlem.”
Harlem Sixth Grader Identified As Police Athletic League 2019 Poetry Contest Winner
On May 31, 2019, the Police Athletic League held its annual Poetry Jam, showcasing the winners of the PAL Arts After-School Program’s annual Poetry Writing Contest, at Affirmation Arts in Manhattan. Continue Reading →