Yolande’s Yard: Reflections On The Platinum Jubilee From Harlem
By Yolande Brener
After the Platinum Jubilee weekend finished, I sat in my Harlem apartment and looked at different reports from friends and acquaintances.Continue reading
Yolande’s Yard: Legendary Harlem Composer Laraaji Releases New Album Moon Piano
By Yolande Brener
New Age musician, Laraaji,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
Abdi Abajabal And Yolande Brener Talk Wellness On The Danny Tisdale Show (Podcast)
Join Harlemites Abdi Abajabal, and Harlem World Magazine columnist Yolande Brener as they talk about his business Jimma Juice Bar and Oasis Powerhouse in Harlem with Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show.
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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