Etu’s World: St. Vincent, The Saint Of Shoes
By Etu Evans Shoe Designer and Fashion Historian Sean Theodore Vincent of the eponymous brand St. Vincent, is a walking encyclopedia and archivist of style and panache.
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Birthday Tribute Concert Honoring Harlem Fave Dr. Billy Taylor
Dr. Billy Taylor, a jazz pianist, composer, educator and broadcaster, encompassed that rare combination of creativity, intelligence, and vision — qualities that made him one of our most cherished national treasures.
Harlem’s Freddie Jackson Release New Single From Album (Listen)
Since 1985, singer and recording artist Freddie Jackson has been synonymous with excellence in R&B and contemporary adult music.
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.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, And Spy In Harlem NY 1920’s
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German: [ˈdiːtʁɪç ˈboːnhœfɐ]; 4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident, key founding member of the Confessing Church and Harlemite in the 1920’s.
Harlem’s Milton ‘Mr. Television’ Berle 1908 – 2002
Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American comedianand actor. As the host of NBC’s Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as “Uncle Miltie” and “Mr. Television” during TV’s golden age.
Ronnie Spector, Strong Harlem Woman
Imprisoned by her husband, “little Ronnie Bennett from Spanish Harlem” has now turned her tale of survival into a stage show. Where else to meet Ronnie Spector, the Sixties girl-group icon, but in the ladies loos?
The Raz: You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello
By Marc Rasbury Last week, CBS aired the 50th Anniversary Special of the Beatles performing on the Ed Sullivan Show and that got me thinking about one of their songs as it pertains to what took place in the world of sports over the past couple of weeks.
Harlem’s Sugar Ray Robinson’s Sweet Success
On what would have been Sugar Ray Robinson’s 91st birthday, dignitaries and the sporting world gathered to unveil a ceremonial street sign in Harlem where the legendary boxer once owned a business.
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie In Harlem (video)
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (pronounced /ɡɨˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer.
Larry Bene: Harlem stories
Larry Bene started his half-century in show business singing on vaudeville amateur night in Harlem, New York, when he was 10.