HealthyWomen and Black Women’s Health Imperative, leading women’s health experts, today announced a partnership to raise awareness of obesity as a disease and national health crisis. 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…
Photographs by Seitu Oronde On Saturday, January 30th, 2021, Seitu attended an event with Assemblymember Inez Dickens and others to speak out against violence against black women at National Action Network (NAN) in Harlem. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…
Diane M. Ashton, MD, MPH This year, the fall season is accompanied by an urgent warning from the CDC of an impending “twindemic” of coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza. 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…
TV One will present the first episode of REPRESENT THE VOTE: OUR VOICE, OUR FUTURE. 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 this…
Check out the upcoming virtual event presented by Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), a national non-profit organization dedicated to advancing health equity and social justice for Black women. 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…
By Barbara Kairson, Ph.D., President, NY Coalition of One Hundred Black Women The members of The New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women, Inc., founding Chapter of the Coalition of One Hundred Black Women, Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like…
By C. Virginia Fields Twenty-three years ago, right when I was running for my first term as Manhattan Borough President, the HIV/AIDS community reached two very different milestones in the fight against the epidemic. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…
A new study from the National Institutes of Health finds that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer — and the risk is particularly high for black women. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…
Today, ahead of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day on August 7th, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released an alarming analysis of Black women’s earnings in New York City that uncovers a wage gap higher than New York State and the entire U.S. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe…
Kicking off Women’s History Month; ESSENCE turned the spotlight on four remarkable women, during Oscar week, with its popular “Black Women In Hollywood Awards,” held Thursday, March 1, 2018 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes,…
VoteRunLead, the non-partisan non-profit that trains women to run for political office and win, has brought on several barrier-breaking black women board members to help lead the organization. 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.…
Show your love in celebration of the Superflyness Of Black Women & Girls from Harlem to Harare presented for free by our friends at Imagenation Foundation event presented at Marcus Garvey Park Amphitheater in Harlem, NY. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would…
IN an e-mail from East Harlem Preservation: Our campaign to remove the statue of J. Marion Sims—a white southern doctor who experimented on enslaved Black women without anesthesia or informed consent—continues to gain momentum. 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…
For the past 36 years, the Harlem Business Alliance (HBA) has honored black brilliance with their annual awards gala. The annual sold out must attend celebration is the pinnacle fundraising event for the non profit. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like…
During the course of this transformative evening, a group of extraordinary women from multiple generations will share stories, history, insights, experience, and ideas that will benefit all who share this event and beyond. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive…