Who was The Guard Who Helped Korey Wise?

Korey Wise was one of the five boys wrongfully convicted of raping and beating Trisha Meili in Central Park on April 19, 1989. Korey has remained in New York City after his release from jail and exoneration, where he worked as a public speaker and criminal justice reform advocate. Korey Wise’s Story A 28-year-old female…

NAACP To Broadcast 2020 Virtual March On Washington On Bounce TV

Bounce, the first and only broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, today announced a partnership with the NAACP to live stream the 2020 Virtual March on Washington. 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…

WBLS, WLIB, And Circle of Sisters’s Great Day Of Sisterhood And Enlightenment Returns

Join us for a day of Sisterhood, Enlightenment, Entertainment, Upliftment and Family Fun! (featuring celebrities, musical performances, engaging seminars, empowering panels, and a curated marketplace). 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…

Salters Scene: DJ Jon Quick’s 6th Annual Beauty and the Beat

By Udo Salters Ending Women History Month. DJ Jon Quick’s 6th Annual Beauty and the Beat Heroines of Excellence Awards took place on March 27th at Suite 36 in midtown Manhattan. 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…

5 Men Exonerated In Central Park Jogger Case

‘Justice delayed is justice denied,’ – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The five men whose convictions in the brutal 1989 beating and rape of a female jogger in Central Park were later overturned have agreed to a settlement of about $40 million from New York City to resolve a bitterly fought civil rights lawsuit…

Black Star News Annual Awards To Honor Rangel, Dinkins, And Others

The Black Stars News 2015 Annual Awards Dinner will honor Mayor David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara Arnwine, Inez Barron, Sabrina Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones, and the Central Park Five survivors of gross injustice on December 18 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46…