Gladys Knight Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Apollo Theater Announces Performers For “Let’s Stay (In) Together: A Benefit To Support The Apollo”

On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, the world-famous Apollo Theater will present “Let’s Stay (In) Together: A Benefit to Support the Apollo Theater,” a special musical event streamed live. Continue reading

Dorothy Dandridge In The Mermaid Gown, By Harlem’s Diva Zelda Wynn Valdes, 1953

Here's Dorothy Dandrige swerving, doing the robot and dancing in two dresses by Harlem fashion designer to the stars Zelda Wynn Valdes. Continue reading

Kwanzaa Celebration: Regeneration Night 2019 At The Apollo Theatre In Harlem

The Apollo Theater Presents Kwanzaa Celebration: Regeneration Night on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., in Harlem, NY.Continue reading

Between The World And Me At The Apollo Theater In Harlem

The legendary Apollo Theater announces additional casting for the encore production of the critically acclaimed staged adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me on Friday, October 25, running through Monday, October 28, 2019. Continue reading

Oprah Winfrey To Join Ta-Nehisi Coates At The Apollo Theater Tonight In Harlem

The Apollo Theater announced today that media mogul Oprah Winfrey will join critically acclaimed writer, artist and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates tonight as he begins his national book tour for his latest work, The Water Dancer, on the world-famous Apollo stage.Continue reading

getTV Airs Legendary Music Special “Sisters In The Name of Love” And Motowns’ 60th Anniversary

This coming week's Sony Pictures Television’s getTV will air music variety specials featuring legendary African-American entertainers including Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson and more. Continue reading

Atlanta: The Annual NFL-Sanctioned Super Bowl Gospel Celebration Coming For Viewers From Harlem To Harare

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms officially welcomed the 20th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration (SBGC) to Atlanta during a press conference today at City Hall with officials from the NFL, the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee, Boys & Girls Club of America and Radio One in attendance.Continue reading

TV One Is Streaming The Aretha Franklin Tribute Concert Tonight And Here’s Everything You Need To Know

TV One reports that more than 30 performers, including Kurt Carr, Raheem DeVaughn,Tasha Page-Lockhart, Gladys Knight, Kierra Sheard and Johnny Gillare scheduled to take the stage tonight in Detroit honoring Aretha Franklin. Continue reading

Emmy-Nominated “Oprah’s Master Class” Returns To OWN

The acclaimed, Emmy-nominated series "Oprah's Master Class," featuring an unprecedented first-person insight into the brilliant minds of the entertainers and public figures we love, respect and admire.Continue reading

Lee Daniels To Direct Harlem’s Apollo Theater Doc

Lee Daniels is set to direct The Apollo Film Project, an authorized documentary chronicling the history of the famed theater in Harlem, White Horse Pictures announced Thursday.Continue reading

OWN Presents “Legends: OWN At The Apollo In Harlem

[caption id="attachment_51991" align="aligncenter" width="500"] L-R: Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick perform during the OWN At The Apollo Concert Series, held at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Photo by Jennifer Graylock-Oprah Winfrey Network[/caption] OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it will air the star-studded primetime television event"Legends: OWN at the Apollo" beginning Saturday, October 24 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN.Continue reading

Ella Fitzgerald Debuts At Amateur Night at the Apollo, Nov. 21, 1934

Michael Jackson did, James Brown did, Lauryn Hill and Jimi Hendrix did, and so did the Isley Brothers, Gladys Knight and Prince. And, on Nov. 21, 1934, at 17 years old, Ella Fitzgerald did, too.Continue reading

Interview: Apollo Theatre Employee Mary Flowers

Mary Flowers Harlem World Magazine celebrates Black Music Month with Mary Flowers, who has worked at the World Famous Apollo Theater since the mid- 1980's.Continue reading