National Sickle Cell Awareness Month: Hope Of A Widely Available Cure For Sickle Cell Disease

By National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute September is not just “back-to-school” month; it’s National Sickle Cell Awareness Month—a month selected to call attention to a life-long illness affecting around 100,000 Americans, the majority of whom are African American or Hispanic. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine…

Harlem Fave Common Speaks On The Film, “13th” (Full Video)

The title of Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary and galvanizing documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.” Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to…

Sponsored Love: Kids’ Night Out! Free Screening Of Disney’s QUEEN OF KATWE In Harlem

HCCI presents QUEEN OF KATWE at the 15th Annual ImageNation Outdoors Festival. 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 form, you are consenting to receive marketing…

Harlem Fave Ava DuVernay Expands Creative Partnership With Oprah’s OWN

Oprah Winfrey‘s Harpo Films announced today it has partnered with award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“13th,” “A Wrinkle in Time”) on a first-look deal for television and digital media. 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.…

HARLEM WEEK 2017 Celebrates New York’s Diversity

One of New York’s most enduring and highly attended summer activities is the HARLEM WEEK Festival. HARLEM WEEK, which started as a one day event in 1974 has grown to a month-long celebration of the most famous community in the world. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World…

Harlemite Returns To Syracuse To Launch Film Series

Moikgantsi Kgama, a Syracuse native is returning home to launch “Cocktails & Cinema,” a quarterly independent film series that highlights the global Black experience. 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…

Harlem World Talks: After The Conversation At Raw Space In Harlem

By Gina Covington At 6 pm EST on Tuesday, May 30th, 2017, Harlem World Magazine presented our first Harlem World Talks event at ImageNation’s Raw Space, located on Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard (near 122nd Street) in Harlem, NY. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes,…

Clarence Reynolds, Ron Kavanaugh & Troy Johnson, The Annual Black Pack Book Party 2017 (Update)

An exclusive talk with the curators and creators of the black literary world, Clarence Reynolds, Director of The Center for Black Literature, Clarence, Ron Kavanaugh, Founder of Mosaic Literary Magazine and Troy Johnson, Founder of AALBC.com of the Annual Black Pack Party as part of ongoing NY Book Festival on June 1st, 2017. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select…

IN THE MORNING Short Film Review At RAW SPACE In Harlem

Story by Lil Nickelson and photographs by Rudy Collins ImageNation is featuring black independent films about black love during the month of May 2017 at its 1,200-sq. ft. Harlem art gallery and special events venue RAW SPACE.  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would…

A Reflection On Harlem’s Historical Parks

By Lil Nickelson Harlem contains four (4) parks within its borders: Marcus Garvey Park on the east side, Morningside Park and St. Nicholas Park in its interior and Jackie Robinson Park in West Harlem.  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…

Mark Your Calendar For The Harlem Week Month-Long Schedule

As you may know, HARLEM WEEK promotes and celebrates the past, present, and future from July 31st to August 27th, 2016. in the greatest community in the world, Harlem! 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…