Contest Down To 10 Semi-Finalists At Harlem Shake

After receiving over 55 applications, Harlem Shake, a modern “burger and milkshake joint” in Harlem, has narrowed the search for “Miss Harlem Shake” to ten finalists who best represent Harlem…and appreciate a good burger! Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…

Yankee Mark Teixeira Helps Harlem Kids

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira knows he’s lucky to play baseball for a living. So when he’s not working in the Bronx, he’s using the sport he loves to help kids just over the borough border in Manhattan. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes,…

2014 Harlem Mentoring Fair

Total Equity Now invite you to stop by the 2014 Harlem Mentoring Fair and connect with amazing community-based organizations seeking mentors and other youth-development volunteers for the coming school year. 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…

Souleo: Three Oral History Projects You Should Know About

An informal conversation between friends or family members discussing life “back in the day.” A formal research initiative by cultural institutions to document the past. Recorded interviews via audio or video that are transformed into multidisciplinary presentations. These are the various ways to define the practice of oral history in its attempt to capture the…

Housing, Cakes And Music At The Habitat Young Professionals Launch Party

Don’t miss out on Habitat for Humanity New York City’s first-ever Young Professionals Network Launch Party – perfect for Harlem young professionals! 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.…

Touro In Harlem’s Tiffany Murray Wins CVS Caremark Scholarship

“Witnessing the healing process fascinated me,” she said. “Like my grandmother, I wanted to be a healer, and I envisioned myself one day helping to cure people around the world.” When she was a little girl growing up in Guyana, Tiffany Murray watched with wonder as her grandmother prepared traditional plant-based remedies to treat an…

Freedom Summer At The Schomburg In Harlem

Veteran Director Stanley Nelson captures the volatile months of the 1964 Freedom Summer through remarkable period footage and the firsthand testimonies of volunteers who were transformed by their time in Mississippi. 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 To Hollywod: Want To Be In The Upcoming Whitney Houston Movie?

A few weeks ago it was announced that Lifetime is doing a Whitney Houston biopic, directed by Angela Bassett. 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…

Beyoncés ‘Girls’ Supports 600 NYC Youth Leaders

Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) is an award-winning nonprofit organization based in Brooklyn, New York that is committed to the physical, psychological, social, and economic development of girls and women from Harlem to Hollywood. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…

No Longer Empty’s Show “If You Build It” In Harlem

On our 5-year anniversary of presenting site-specific art, No Longer Empty’s exhibition “If You Build It” takes root in Sugar Hill—the legendary epicenter of the Harlem Renaissance. 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…

Harlem’s Isabel Washington

Isabel Washington, was born in Savannah, Ga.,. Isabel and her sister Fredi Washington became popular performers during the Harlem renaissance in Harlem, New York. 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…

Firehouse, East Harlem, 1890’s, Updates (video)

A photograph of the Firehouse horses running to a fire from Engine Firehouse 53 station (somewhere) in East Harlem, New York, 1890’s. 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.…

\Women’s Empowerment Organization Comes To Harlem

Project V Inc., an innovative women’s empowerment organization, hosts their official launch party, this Saturday, May 31, 2014 from 3PM-6PM at La Maison d’Art, located at 259 W. 132nd St. in 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…

Seitu’s World: Ruben Diaz’s Finale Of Bronx Week 2014

On Sunday, May 18th,Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. celebrated the grand finale of Bronx Week 2014 with the annual induction ceremony and Bronx Week Parade. 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…