Eric Reed’s New Album “Everybody Gets the Blues” From Harlem’s Smoke Sessions Records
Everybody Gets the Blues is jazz pianist Eric Reed‘s strongest statement yet in a lifelong mission to revitalize the gospel roots of jazz.
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American Sustainable Business Network Comments On Senate Failure To Pass The Freedom To Vote Act
The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) today released the following statement following last night’s failed to vote by the Senate to pass the legislation to protect voting rights:
She Was A Harlem Owner Of The Largest African American Beauty Parlor In The World, Founder Of Freedom National Bank, And Wife Of Joe Louis
Rose Meta Morgan began a beauty empire in Harlem, NY, during the 1940s and quickly became a powerhouse in the field and a doyenne of African American high society.
Frederick Douglass: Prophet Of Freedom By David Blight Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biography In Harlem
On Juneteenth*, join us at Revolution Books for an evening with David Blight, author of the biography Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, the book that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in history.
Mayor Adams Wraps Up Two-Day Fentanyl Crisis Summit In America
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today marked the conclusion of a two-day summit on the fentanyl crisis in America that brought elected leaders, public health officials.
The Oldest Organization Of African-American Writers, The Legendary Harlem Writers Guild, 1934-
Harlem Writers Guild (HWG) is the oldest organization of Harlem writers, originally established as the Harlem Writers Club in 1950.
Community Day In Harlem At Holcombe Rucker Park: Honoring NY Knicks Legend Wills Reed
College in South Carolina, Robert McCullough’s journey has been defined by his prowess on the court.
“The Conductor,” Live And Streamed By Ishmael Reed At Theater For The New City
In “The Conductor,” satirist playwright Ishmael Reed attacks the race-baiting and divisiveness that were widely seen in the recent, widely-reported San Francisco School Board Recall.
The Legendary American Negro Theatre In Harlem, New York, 1940 –
The American Negro Theatre (ANT) was co-founded on June 5, 1940, by playwright Abram Hill and actor Frederick O’Neal in Harlem, NY.
Harlem’s Richard Croker, An Irish American Tammany Hall Political Boss, 1843 – 1922
Richard Welstead Croker November 24, 1843 – April 29, 1922, known as “Boss Croker,” was an Irish American political boss who was a leader of New York City’s Tammany Hall.
Playwright And Activist Lorraine Hansberry Inducted Into The American Poets Corner In Harlem
Playwright and author Lorraine Hansberry, 1930-1965)\, who redefined theater in the 1960s, will be celebrated in Harlem as the 2022 inductee to the American Poets Corner.
You Can Make A Difference, Lincoln Center To Host Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra Free Concert
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will play Lincoln Center in two free concerts, on August 18 and 19, 2022.
Join The PBS’ A Capitol Fourth Americas Independence Day Celebration With Rivera, Adams, Guyton, And More
Capital Concerts announced today the all-star cast of the 42nd annual edition of A CAPITOL FOURTH on PBS, America’s longest-running live national Independence Day TV tradition.
African Americans’ First Memorial Day In Charleston, South Carolina, 1865
The first widely publicized observance of a Memorial Day-type observance after the Civil War was in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 1, 1865.
East Harlem’s Eugene Michael Lang, American Philanthropist, Patent Owner And More,1919 – 2017
Eugene Michael Lang, March 16, 1919 – April 8, 2017, was an American philanthropist raised in Harlem who founded REFAC Technology Development Corporation in 1951.