Award-Winning Journalist Cheryl Wills Launches New Book, “Isn’t Her Grace Amazing,” A Salute To Gospel Queens

06/29/202206/29/2022

Emmy Award-winning journalist Cheryl Wills launches her new book, Isn’t Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music. 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…

The Trailblazing Duke Ellington Band Jazz Man Musician Albany Leon “Barney” Bigard, 1906 – 1980

06/19/202206/19/2022

Albany Leon “Barney” Bigard, March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980, was a Harlem jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. 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…

Rapper, Actor, Activist, Poet, Rebel, Legend East Harlem’s Túpac Amaru Shakur 1971 – 1996

06/16/202206/16/2022

Tupac Amaru Shakur, rapper, actor, activist, thug, poet, rebel, and visionary, born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996, in East 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…

World-Renowned Smoke Jazz Club Celebrates its Highly Anticipated Reopening And Expansion In Harlem

06/06/202206/06/2022

One of New York City’s premier live music venues, Smoke Jazz Club in Harlem, today announced its long-awaited reopening. 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…

Six NYC Area Artists Selected For ACH “Boundaries And Connection” 2022 Artist Residency Program On Governor’s Island

05/06/202205/06/2022

ArtCrawl Harlem (ACH), a NYC-based non-profit arts organization will host its 3rd season on Governor’s Island and proudly announce that six artists have been accepted into the ACH “Boundaries and Connection” Artist Residency Program. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…

Join The Free SummerStage 2022 With Harlem’s Kid Capri, Herbie Hancock, George Clinton And Many Many More

04/26/202204/26/2022

Today, City Parks Foundation is excited to announce the 2022 season of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage from Harlem to Hollis. 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.…

Trailblazing Economist, Social Theorist, And Senior Fellow, Harlem’s Thomas Sowell 1930 –

03/17/202203/17/2022

Thomas Sowell, Harlem born June 30, 1930 – is an economist, social theorist, and senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. 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…

Jay-Z, Fat Joe, Killer Mike And Michelle Alexander Urge NY Legislature To Pass “Rap Music On Trial” Legislation

01/19/202201/19/2022

Today, members of the music industry and academia including JAY-Z, Fat Joe, Killer Mike, and Michelle Alexander released a sign-on letter (below). 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.…

Roberts’ World: Sugar Hill’s Flo Anthony, Gossip Columnist Extraordinaire

01/07/202201/07/2022

By Robert Walker There have been many “gossip” columnists over the years in American Pop culture, going as far back as the 1930s with Walter Winchell and Louella Parsons. 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…

Mayor Bill de Blasio Signs Law Codifying His Community Mental Health In NYC Charter

12/22/202112/22/2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio today signed Intro. 2442-A, codifying the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health into the City Charter and establishing the Office as a permanent part of City government. 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…

Marion Cecilia Davies, Actress, Producer, Philanthropist, And One-Time Harlemite, 1897-1969

12/12/202112/13/2021

Marion Cecilia Davies, January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961, was an actress, producer, screenwriter, philanthropist, and one-time Harlemite. 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…

NYC Artists Corps Culminate With Record 300+ Public Events From Harlem To Hollis

10/25/202110/26/2021

After supporting thousands of NYC-based artists and helping to reconnect New Yorkers with their communities through the power of the arts. 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…

NYC Artists Corps Members Offer 140+ Citywide Events From Harlem To Hollis

09/29/202109/30/2021

New York City Artist Corps members have programmed over 700 free and public events. 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,…

Join Roberta Flack, Valerie Simpson, And More At The Women Songwriters Hall of Fame

05/26/202105/26/2021

Women Songwriters’ Hall of Fame (WSHOF), founded to honor women whose body of work represents the best of the heritage and legacy of modern American music. 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…

City Council Passes Legislation Combating Racial & Gender Discrimination In NYC Healthcare

02/12/202102/12/2021

The City Council overwhelmingly passed Council Member Harlem’s Helen Rosenthal’s legislation today establishing an advisory board to address gender and racial discrimination and harassment. 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…