Yolande Brener Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Yolande’s Yard: The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Celebrating Seventy Years Of Change And Progress (Updated)

By Yolande Brener The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Celebrating Seventy Years of Change and Progress by Harlem's Yolande Brener, June 2nd, 2022.Continue reading

Yolande’s Yard: From Harlem To Windsor For Prince Philip’s Funeral

By Yolande Brener Some members of the public hoped for a procession through the streets of Windsor or wished that there had been a grand state funeral.Continue reading

Black History Month: Perspectives From The World Of Harlem

By Yolande Brener and Danielle Imara What aspect of Black History would you like to see more widely understood?Continue reading

Yolande’s Yard: Legendary Harlem Composer Laraaji Releases New Album Moon Piano

By Yolande Brener New Age musician, Laraaji,Continue reading

Your World Q&A: Harlemite Yolande Brener Answers Five Questions + Bonus (Updated)

Yolande Brener A Harlemite who works at CBS writes for Harlem World Magazine and is author of Holy Candy: Why I Joined A Cult And Married a Stranger Culture/.Continue reading

Lyn-Genet Recitas And Yolande Brener Talk A Healthy Uptown For the Holidays (Podcast)

Listen to Lyn-Genet Recitas and Yolande Brener talk a healthy Uptown for the Holidays, becoming vegetarian, Day of the Dead and more with host Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show.Continue reading

Yolande’s Yard: Lyn-Genet’s Kitchen Day Of The Dead Celebration In Hamilton Heights (Video)

Story by Yolande Brener and photographs by Maribel Acosta Nutritionist and cookbook author, Lyn-Genet Recitas, has a vision--not only to provide healthy comfort food for all tastes from vegan to omnivore--but also to create a tradition of community events.Continue reading

Yolande’s Yard: From Harlem To Windsor For The Royal Wedding (Photos And Video)

By Yolande Brener As a long-time Harlem resident who grew up in Windsor, attending this wedding meant a lot to me because it combined the traditions of royalty with a strong dose of African-American influence, and more diversity than we have ever seen at a royal event.Continue reading

Yolande’s Yard: Ambitious One Fitness In Harlem

By Yolande Brener “No hands-on-hips! No lateness! No bitch-assness!” If you’re lucky enough to hear these words, you’ve made it into Sereco Campbell’s fitness bootcamp class at NY Sports Club.Continue reading

Yolande’s Yard: Jimma Juice Bar and Oasis Powerhouse in Harlem (Podcast Update)

By Yolande Brener The first time I entered Oasis Jimma Juice Bar off Broadway on 139th Street, owner Abdi Abajabal, asked me if I had a skill I could offer for Oasis Powerhouse.Continue reading

Yolande’s Yard: West Harlem Art Fund and City of Water Day

By Yolande Brener Savona Bailey was the kid who just wanted to go to museums and art galleries when all her friends didn’t feel they belonged there. Continue reading

yolande brener talks on hw radio about new books holy candy

Join The Live HW Podcast Reading With Yolande Brener On The Danny Tisdale Show

Join Yolande Brener as she reads from her book Holy Candy during the HW Podcast Reading live on the The Danny Tisdale Show from Tuesday, July 14th at 2 pm to 2:30 pm EST during the Harlem Book Fair 2015.Continue reading

Listen To Harlem Authors Live On The HW Podcast Reading

Join us for our first HW Podcast Readings from Harlem authors as they read live from their books on The Danny Tisdale Show from Tuesday, July 14th to Friday, July 17th, 2 pm to 2:30 pm EST during the Harlem Book Fair 2015.Continue reading

Interview: Harlem Writer Yolande Brener

The latest installment of our Harlem Interview series, where we get to know the people in our neighborhood: I am lying on my bed in my West Harlem apartment. It’s mostly white in here, except for my bookshelf which is overflowing.Continue reading

Restore, Rejuvenate and Wind Down During This Urban Yoga Escape

Want a jumpstart into spring: something that will rejuvenate your mind and body? Consider joining award winning author and one of Harlem World Magazine’s life, wellness and health contributors, Yolande Brener on Friday, April 17^th, 2015 for an urban yoga escape experience followed by beverage and food samples at a hot local Harlem spot.Continue reading