Leonard Harper Way Honors Legendary Harlem Producer

132nd Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Harlem is now co-named Leonard Harper Way. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting…

Starbucks Rolls Out ‘Starbucks For Life’ Contest

Can’t get enough caffeine in Harlem? Starbucks would like to help you out. The brand has rolled out its second annual “Starbucks for Life” contest, which technically awards winners one free Starbucks beverage or food product a day for the next 30 years. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem…

Pusha T “M.F.T.R.” Feat. The-Dream (video warning)

Pusha T rapping about everything from Harlem’s Dapper Dan to Paid in Full on his new album featuring The Dream. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact Use. Please leave…

NYC’s Central Park Conservancy Loses Millions

Brandchannel reports that it cost $65 million each year to keep New York’s Central Park running—a lot of money that nonprofit Central Park Conservancy has to come up with each year. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from…

HW Pick: IHG Debuts EVEN Hotels ‘Wellness’ Brand in NYC

Brandchannel reports that EVEN Hotels—InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG’s) newest hotel brand—is opening its doors on West 35th Street in the heart of Manhattan’s Times Square. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe…

HW Pick: Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas And Bond-A-Thon On EPIX

The Premium TV network, EPIX, will be kicking-off December James Bond style starting with “25 Days of Bond” featuring non-stop action, cutting edge gadgets, exotic locations, and Bond girls. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can…

Harlem’s Dame Dash’s The Dame Dash Show (video)

  Harlem man Dame Dash already has his Reality TV show “Family Therapy” on VH1, now he has his talk show The Dame Dash Show on WNCN in South Carolina (South Carolina?). Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World…

Op-Ed: Growing Bookworms From Harlem To Hollis

By NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña In one way or another, as loved ones and guardians, we have so much to offer that can inspire our children to love reading.  Some of my most treasured memories include listening to my father’s stories about his native country Spain. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter…

“The Kitchen Table” Ft. Huda, Tisha, Holly And Marcus (video)

Our friends at Interactive One, the fastest growing and definitive digital platform for African American, multiracial and Millennial audiences, today announced the launch of “The Kitchen Table” a new digital content series sponsored by Coca-Cola. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like…

‘Evoking the Mulatto’ Web Series Presented By Harlem Based NBPC

National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), the Harlem-based media arts organization, is presenting a Web series examining Black mixed identity in the 21st century through the lens of the history of racial classification in the United States. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would…

Participatory Budgeting Grows, But Not Everywhere

Gotham Gazette reports that in four years participatory budgeting has exploded from four to 27 New York City Council districts. With over 51,000 voters casting ballots last cycle to allocate a total of $32 million dollars to projects across the city, New York‘s experiment in direct democracy has quickly become the largest of its kind…

Souleo: Preview A New Streaming Black Content Service

By Souleo Much has been stated about television’s lack of diversity and perceived gains in tackling that issue with black actors at the forefront of successful shows… Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You…