Yolande’s Yard: Reflections On The Platinum Jubilee From Harlem
By Yolande Brener
After the Platinum Jubilee weekend finished, I sat in my Harlem apartment and looked at different reports from friends and acquaintances.Continue reading
Yolande’s Yard: The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Celebrating Seventy Years Of Change And Progress (Updated)
By Yolande Brener
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Celebrating Seventy Years of Change and Progress by Harlem's Yolande Brener, June 2nd, 2022.Continue reading
Yolande’s Yard: From Harlem To Windsor For Prince Philip’s Funeral
By Yolande Brener
Some members of the public hoped for a procession through the streets of Windsor or wished that there had been a grand state funeral.Continue reading
Black History Month: Perspectives From The World Of Harlem
By Yolande Brener and Danielle Imara
What aspect of Black History would you like to see more widely understood?Continue reading
Yolande’s Yard: Legendary Harlem Composer Laraaji Releases New Album Moon Piano
By Yolande Brener
New Age musician, Laraaji,Continue reading
Yolande’s Yard: Lyn-Genet’s Kitchen Day Of The Dead Celebration In Hamilton Heights (Video)
Story by Yolande Brener and photographs by Maribel Acosta
Nutritionist and cookbook author, Lyn-Genet Recitas, has a vision--not only to provide healthy comfort food for all tastes from vegan to omnivore--but also to create a tradition of community events.Continue reading
Yolande’s Yard: From Harlem To Windsor For The Royal Wedding (Photos And Video)
By Yolande Brener
As a long-time Harlem resident who grew up in Windsor, attending this wedding meant a lot to me because it combined the traditions of royalty with a strong dose of African-American influence, and more diversity than we have ever seen at a royal event.Continue reading
Yolande’s Yard: Ambitious One Fitness In Harlem
By Yolande Brener
“No hands-on-hips! No lateness! No bitch-assness!”
If you’re lucky enough to hear these words, you’ve made it into Sereco Campbell’s fitness bootcamp class at NY Sports Club.Continue reading
Yolande’s Yard: Jimma Juice Bar and Oasis Powerhouse in Harlem (Podcast Update)
By Yolande Brener
The first time I entered Oasis Jimma Juice Bar off Broadway on 139th Street, owner Abdi Abajabal, asked me if I had a skill I could offer for Oasis Powerhouse.Continue reading
Yolande’s Yard: Hooked On Harlem Hookah
By Yolande Brener
I went to Harlem Hookah for the Bloggers, Authors, and Publishers celebration on October 5th, 2016. Husband and wife co-owners, Tiffany and Stephen Bowen, gave my friend and I a warm welcome when we arrived.Continue reading
Yolande’s Yard: West Harlem Art Fund and City of Water Day
By Yolande Brener
Savona Bailey was the kid who just wanted to go to museums and art galleries when all her friends didn’t feel they belonged there. Continue reading
Join The Live HW Podcast Reading With Yolande Brener On The Danny Tisdale Show
Join Yolande Brener as she reads from her book Holy Candy during the HW Podcast Reading live on the The Danny Tisdale Show from Tuesday, July 14th at 2 pm to 2:30 pm EST during the Harlem Book Fair 2015.Continue reading