HW Podcast: With Derrick M. Guest, CEO, Griot’s Roll Film

Listen to Derrick M. Guest, who is CEO of Griots Roll Film in Harlem, recently named 2011/2012 entrepreneur of the year, and Daniel Tisdale as they discuss Derrick’s business partner and wife Eula M. Young, the ups and downs of running a video production company in Harlem and business tips for businesses owners and entrepreneurs.…

Building Collapse At 125th and Frederick Douglass

At about 9:30 am this morning on St. Nicholas Avenue and West 125 Street the FDNY using all hands on deck for a two-story building under demolition with scaffolds has collapsed onto a city bus with numerous people inside and trapped, and one man thrown from the demolish into the street (see above).

Pair Accused Of Swindling National Black Theater

The statement below is from Michael Lythcott and Sade Lythcott, son and daughter of national Black Theater founder Dr. Barbara Ann Teer: “The National Black Theater has been part of the cultural foundation of Harlem for more than 40 years. Unfortunately, nefarious business practices and eventual abandonment by our investor group, Nubian Heritage, now threaten…

Memorial for Dr. Billy Taylor In Harlem (update)

The memorial service for Dr. Billy Taylor will be at Riverside Church in Harlem on Monday, January 10 at 6 pm. located at490 Riverside Drive at West 120th Street Enter on Riverside DriveIn lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Dr. Taylor’s name to the organization that he founded, Jazzmobile. Donations…