Darren Walker Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Mayor de Blasio And Philanthropic Community Announces Summer Bridge Program For Teens

Mayor de Blasio today announced SYEP Summer Bridge 2020, a $51M public-private partnership that will provide constructive engagement and enrichment activities to keep 35,000 New York City youth active and productive this summer. Continue reading

Legendary Soprano Jessye Norman’s “Sissieretta Jones: Call Her By Her Name!” Gets Funding

Woke Up Famous, LLC, has been awarded the second of two special grants by the Ford Foundation to develop the late legendary soprano Miss Jessye Norman’s (1945-2019) passion project, “Sissieretta Jones: Call Her By Her Name!”Continue reading

All Star Code Adds New Ambassadors To Drive National Awareness Of Diversity In The Technology Industry

Harlem fave the All Star Code (ASC), a leading nonprofit organization creating economic opportunity for boys and young men of color (BYMOC) by helping them develop the tools they need to succeed in a technological world, has added two renowned business leaders to its Ambassador program.Continue reading

The 2018 Social Enterprise Conference, Capital For Good At Columbia in Harlem

The business and investor community once questioned whether it could afford to prioritize social impact.Continue reading

Harlem’s Thelma Golden And Others Honor Ailey Founder On 60th Anniversary

When Alvin Ailey and a small group of African-American modern dancers first took the stage in 1958, appearing at New York City’s 92nd Street Y, the engagement was for one night only—but it turned out to be the start of a new era in the performing arts.Continue reading

de Blasio And Abeywardena NYC To Be First City To Publish Global Sustainable Development Goals

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs Penny Abeywardena today announced that New York City will publish its progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.Continue reading

Joint Statement From Tom Finkelpearl And Darren Walker On City Art, Monuments And Markers

Joint statement from Tom Finkelpearl and Darren Walker co-chairs of Bill de Blasio's Mayorial Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments and Markers from Harlem to Hollis, New York:Continue reading

De Blasio Taps Harlemites And Others To Consider Controversial Statues’

NY Daily News reports that Mayor de Blasio named a committee Friday to address how the city should deal with the sordid histories of hundreds of statues, plaques, obelisks and other memorials scattered on city property across the five boroughs.Continue reading

Studio Museum Honors The Fabulous Ford Foundation

Yesterday, The Studio Museum in Harlem honored the Ford Foundation at their annual Gala. Held at Cipriani Wall Street, the event raised over $2 million for the Studio Museum's groundbreaking exhibitions and programs—a record-breaking amount. Continue reading

Fab Ailey Star Studded Opening Night Gala

Last night, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s holiday season at New York City Center kicked off with an Opening Night Gala Benefit. Continue reading

Salters Scene: Apollo Theater 2015 Spring Gala

[caption id="attachment_45806" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Ne-Yo[/caption] By Udo Derrick Salters The Apollo Theater 2015 Spring Gala on Monday, June 6th was a great night at the Apollo. Hosting duties were handled by Extra TV Correspondent A. J. Calloway.Continue reading

Dance/NYC Celebrates Dance in Harlem And Upper Manhattan (video)

Dance/NYC, dedicated to promoting the knowledge, appreciation, practice, and performance of dance in the metropolitan area, today announced the release of its new NEW YORKERS FOR DANCE campaign spotlighting local residents, community leaders, and artists in Harlem and Upper Manhattan. Continue reading