Last year the Mayer de Blasio administration presented Open Data Week for the first time in collaboration with BetaNYC and the broader civic tech community. Continue reading
Harlem’s Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, “The Black Eagle Of Harlem” (video)
Hubert Julian was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1897, the son of a cocoa plantation manager. He migrated to Canada in 1914, where he claimed to have learned to pilot an aeroplane and served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force.Continue reading
Harlem Based City College Appoints New President
The City University of New York Board of Trustees approved the appointment of a new president of The City College of New York, which had been without a permanent leader since former president Lisa S. Coico resigned amid scandal in 2016.Continue reading
Harlem Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez’s Annual State Of The District
Here is Harlem Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez's remarks at the 7th annual State of the District Address for District 10 at the Salome Ureña Educational Campus:Continue reading
Combatting Oppression With Sacred African Traditions At City College In Harlem
In our current era of systematic racism, gender-based violence, neo-fascism, and religious intolerance, a pioneering New York City based cultural arts organization is hosting Trade/itions event in Harlem.Continue reading
Mass Transit Disruption In Harlem
Notify NYC reports that MTA reports due to debris on the tracks, there are service changes and delays on the 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains. Continue reading
Roommate Found Dead Inside Harlem Apartment
A man was found dead by his roommate inside their West Harlem apartment Sunday, police said. Continue reading
Hilda “From Harlem To Broadway” Simms, 1918–1994
Hilda Moses was born in Minneapolis on April 15, 1918, the first of nine children of Creole parents originally from Louisiana. Continue reading
Jazz Master Onaje Allan Gumbs Speaks ‘Truth to Power’ At City College In Harlem
The City College Center for the Arts (CCCA) presents “Truth to Power,” featuring Onaje Allan Gumbs and Trio Plus, at Aaron Davis Hall on Friday, April 28, 2017.Continue reading
Elio Villafranca “Letters to Mother Africa II” At City College In Harlem
Elio Villafranca, a brilliant Cuban pianist and composer brings an all-star band presented by the Jazzmobile at City College in HarlemContinue reading
CUNY Spending Probe Widens And Spread ‘Like A Plague’ From Harlem To Hollis
The state inspector general is ramping up her probe of the City University of New York to include hiring and spending practices at its two-year community colleges, The Post has learned.Continue reading
Claude Lewis, Harlem Native And Founder Of National Association of Black Journalists, Dies At 82
Claude Lewis, one of the founders of the National Association of Black Journalists and a Harlem native, has died at the age of 82, his family says. Continue reading
Rudy’s World: Holiday Performance Of Batoto Yetu At City College In Harlem (photographs)
By Rudy Collins
What a moving show. The "Holiday Performance" by the very talented dancers of "Batoto Yetu" on Sunday, December 10th at Aaron Davis Hall, City College in Harlem. Continue reading
CUNY Names Vincent Boudreau Interim President For City College Of New York In Harlem
Vincent Boudreau is the Interim President of The City College of New York in Harlem. His appointment, announced by CUNY Chancellor James B. Milliken, is effective immediately.Continue reading
Harlem Pilot Hubert Fauntleroy “The Black Eagle of Harlem” Julian, France 1930 (Video)
Aviator and Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Julian of Harlem, the always stylish aviation pioneer, known as The Black Eagle of Harlem, arriving back in New York, United States aboard the ocean liner Île de France, November 1930. Continue reading
