Op-Ed: Have Police-Community Relations Improved From Harlem To Hollis?
By Michael McQuillan Police officers were friends when and where I grew up on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in the Sixties.
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The Radicalization Of Ray Richardson: Suspicion Still Surrounds Death of Black Activist TV Producer
(This artical was originally posted on November 3, 2013.) By Jeffrey B. Perry and Charles V. Richardson In January, 1971, the young producer of Boston public television’s groundbreaking program Say Brother, was found dead in a Mexican resort, along with his fiancé.
The 5 Best Barber Shops In Harlem
What topped our best Barber Shops list in Harlem? Well, as usual our team of Barber Shop lovers across our platforms let us know their best places for a great trim. Hit the flip to see who made the cut.
Everything Harlem’s Sharpton Has Lived For Is At Stake
July 20, 2014, three days after Eric Garner suffocated to death during an arrest by New York City police officers for selling loose cigarettes, the Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the Sunday sermon at Riverside Church, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Washington Heights Eliza Jumel (Burr), 1775 – 1865
Eliza Jumel Burr was born Eliza Bowen in Providence, Rhode Island to a working-class Irish Catholic family. Eliza’s mother, Phebe Kelley Bowen, was a domestic servant in a boarding house.
Officials Plan To Remove Thrash In Riverside Park
Responding to complaints from residents tired of the raucous behavior and piles of trash left behind in Harlem’s northern Riverside Park, the NYC parks department on Thursday announced a plan to deal with the problem through stepped-up enforcement and additional cleanup crews.
HW Remix: Knocking on Harlem’s Door
We thought this story by Chris Smith that orignally ran in the NYMagazine on November 3, 2010 would be informative as we head into the primary elections in June 2014. It’s a campaign-kickoff rally straight out of the playbook: festive red-white-and-blue posters, lapel buttons featuring the smiling candidate, a soundtrack of upbeat and strenuously unobjectionable…
Souleo: Gritty Photo Essay Captures Crack Addiction
Nearly 12 years ago, Sage Gallon was just getting clean after a decade of smoking crack. He’s now reliving those days of substance abuse but this time as a photographer.
Photographer Gordon Parks Harlem Swagger
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, musician, writer and film director.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Hopes New Documentary Series
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. hopes that his latest PBS documentary, The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., will not only educate the public but also lead to reform in the nation’s public school system.
Walter’s World: Fire Island Dance Festival 19
By Walter Rutledge The recent Labor Day holiday has heralded the unofficial end of summer. Kids have reluctantly traded beach balls for backpacks; and men (big kids) have cleaned the outdoor grills putting them away in anticipation of the unofficial start of the next summer season, Memorial Day 2014.
Interview: Apollo Theatre Employee Mary Flowers
Mary Flowers Harlem World Magazine celebrates Black Music Month with Mary Flowers, who has worked at the World Famous Apollo Theater since the mid- 1980’s.