Atlanta: Demetria McKinney Album Release Celebration (Video)
Demetria McKinney released her long-awaited debut album “Officially Yours” on Friday, October 6th, 2017, on eOne Music.
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Hip Hop Hall Of Fame Awards Show Hosted By Roxanne Shante Moves Date
The Hip Hop Awards TV Show has been rescheduled for Tuesday, November 21, 2017 in New York City.
New Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis Release Of “Handful of Keys”
[easyazon_link identifier=”B000002ARB” locale=”US” tag=”harlemworld-20″]Jazz at Lincoln Center[/easyazon_link]’s [easyazon_link identifier=”B01MR5V165″ locale=”US” tag=”harlemworld-20″]Blue Engine Records[/easyazon_link] today announced the release of [easyazon_link identifier=”B072BH49LZ” locale=”US” tag=”harlemworld-20″]Handful of Keys[/easyazon_link] on September 15, 2017, a live recording of performances that captured 100 years of jazz piano in one night in Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory Passes, 1932 – 2017
Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory, October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017, was an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, comedian, conspiracy theorist, and occasional actor throughout Harlem for decades.
Lucy Liu Spotted In Harlem On The Set Of Luke Cage Season 2
Comic Book reports that it looks like the second season of Luke Cage is about to get a little more… elementary.
HW Pick: Films About The Black Experience At DOC NYC
DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, announced the full lineup for its seventh edition, running November 10-17 at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village and Chelsea’s SVA Theatre and Cinepolis Chelsea, New York.
Watch Hispanic Heritage Awards Acceptance Speeches With Sonia Sotomayor And Other Awardees
The 29th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards presented by Target, will be broadcast nationally across PBS affiliates this coming weekend on PBS affiliates celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
Harlem’s Fabulous Nina Mae ‘The Black Garbo’ McKinney 1912 – 1967 (Video)
Nina Mae McKinney, June 13, 1912 – May 3, 1967, was an American actress who worked internationally during the 1930s and in the postwar period in theatre, film and television, after getting her start on Broadway and in Hollywood.
HW Pick: Harlem Fave Carl Thomas Leads Summer Soul Jam At Resorts World Casino NYC
Resorts World Casino New York City (RWNY) will host the Summer Soul Jam on Friday, June 24 at 8 p.m. at the Central Park event space.
NY Urban League Talks 2015 Class Of Board Members
The New York Urban League is excited to announce its fall class of 2015 board members.The four new members are as follows:
HW Pick: Two Girls Become Gaming Moguls On Game Shakers
Harlem kids are allot of things and being super gamers is one of them. They are a part of the 270 million unit sold at $10.5 billion revue in 2009! That’s why we think Harlem kids will love Nickelodeon’s Game Shakers.
Up Close with CC Minton: Iconic Fashion Designer Stephen Burrows Kick Starts a New Collection
By CC Minton Stephen Burrows, one of the most influential black designers in American history, was joined by guest and legends of the fashion world at JB b.o.r.n. Vintage Fashion Show Room in Harlem.
The Apollo Announces 2015-16 Season In Harlem
The Apollo Theater today announced its 2015–2016 season, encompassing world premieres, commissions, and collaborationswith world-class performing arts institutions and international artists working across a range of disciplines and genres— from dance and theater to jazz, soul, and opera.
Classical Theatre of Harlem 15th Anniversary Benefit Concert
Theater and Harlem luminaries converged on the Apollo Theater Soundstage on Monday to mark the 15th anniversary of The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) (Ty Jones, Producing Artistic Director; David Roberts, Managing Director).
Black Stars of The Great White Way At Carnegie Hall
By Claude Jay On Monday, June 23, at 8:00 PM, Chapman Roberts (Choral Director/arranger-Five Guys Name Moe and Smokey Joe’s Café) and Norm Lewis (Phantom, Phantom of the Opera and the TV series, Scandal), will realize their vision to pay tribute to the contributions and influence of African American men on Broadway and at Carnegie…