BET Executive Jo Marc Sandifer Launching Harlem Hall Of Fame In Harlem
Veteran Black Entertainment Television (BET) programming executive Jon Marc Sandifer (American Gangster: Trap Queens, Ruff Ryders Chronicles.
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A Look Back At Diahann Carroll And Richard Kiley In No Strings On Broadway
No Strings, the only musical for which Harlemite Rodgers Hammerstein II attended Columbia University wrote both music and lyrics, opened on Broadway March 15, 1962.Continue reading
Diahann Carroll, Actress Who Broke Racial Boundaries as TV Star “Nurse Julia” Dies
Growing up in Harlem, Bronx-born actress and singer Diahann Carroll, who made history with the first African-American Tony award in a leading role.
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Harlem Fave, Legendary Actress And BX Girl Diahann Carroll Passes (Video)
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed, Diahann Carroll, famously known in her roles on Julia and Dynasty died at her home in Los Angeles after a long battle with lung cancer. Continue reading
Review: Robert Townsend’s Documentary “Making The Five Heartbeats” In Harlem
By Stephanie Woods
Robert Townsend’s heartfelt documentary “Making The Five Heartbeats” was recently screened at the Maysles Cinema in the heart of Harlem to sold-out crowds.Continue reading
Geoffrey Holder, New York’s Renaissance Man In Harlem
Geoffrey Lamont Holder was born on August 1, 1930, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago as the youngest of five children to Barbadian immigrants Louise de Frense and Arthur Holder. Continue reading
Harlem Fave Harry Belafonte Pre-Birthday Celebration: Screenings And Conversation With Walter Mosley
Actor, musician, activist, and humanitarian Harry Belafonte will turn 90-years-old on March 1, 2017. On this occasion, Museum of the Moving Image will celebrate his legendary career as an artist and activist—a little early—on Saturday, February 4, 2017, with a three-film retrospective and conversation with Belafonte’s friend, the best-selling author Walter Mosley. Continue reading