Grammy Winner Nile Rodgers Featured On TV One’s ‘Unsung’ (video)

Next Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 10PM/ET TV One’s NAACP Image Award-winning hour-long music documentary Unsung features the story of Nile Rodgers, newly-minted Grammy winner for record of the year in the best pop duo/group performance category collaborating with Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams on the record “Get Lucky.” Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for…

Uptown Stroll Poster Contest & Open Mic

Call for submissions/Uptown Arts Stroll Poster Contest Deadline: Friday, February 21, 5pm Artists in Washington Heights-Inwood are encouraged to submit their design for the official 2014 Uptown Arts Stroll Poster Contest. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World…

HWG: A Paige of Advice on Single LIfe

Cordenia Paige is a native of Washington, DC. Hoping to follow the artistic paths of those of the Harlem Renaissance and Black Art Movement, she moved to NYC in 2001, settling just north of Harlem in the Bronx. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes,…

Harlem Grammy-Nominated Cam’Ron At Stage 48

Harlem’s Cam’ron is one of those classic rappers that knows how to stay fresh after all these years. Back in 1998, Cam’ron first attracted airplay with “Pull It,” after signing with his partner, Lance “Un” Rivera, thanks to a connection with Notorious B.I.G. “3-5-7” was featured in the movie Woo and became his first R&B…

Rev. Jesse Jackson Says Wall Street Is To Blame For High Black Unemployment

Jesse Jackson is speaking out to identify patterns of of long-running economic discrimination that he says is keeping unemployment numbers high among African-Americans. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact…

15-Year-Old Jumps To Her Death

A tormented 15-year-old girl who mused on Facebook about committing suicide jumped to her death Thursday from the roof of her grandmother’s Upper West Side building (just south of Harlem), police said. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails…

Harlem Youth Court Is In Session

Ask us any questions! We will be having an information session on Tuesday, March 11th or Thursday, March 13th  at 4:30pm. Snacks will be provided! Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant…

Puerto Rican Day Parade Leadership Axed

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will announce Thursday that he is ousting more than half the leadership of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc. for financial mismanagement and is reconstituting its board of directors. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to…

Jesse Jackson’s RainbowPUSH Pushes Inclusion

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education  Fund  announced Wednesday at a press briefing during of the 17th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit it is imperative corporations cease locking out minorities on corporate boards and financial transactions. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I…

Bill Bratton Begins Shakeup of NYPD Brass

The NYPD shakeup has started. The Chief of Detectives and the head of the Internal Affairs Bureau are being replaced following a series of meetings with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton — two of the most high-profile moves made by the new commissioner, sources told On the Inside. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter…

Uptown Electeds Ask Cuomo For State Funds

State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Assembly Member Gabriela Rosa, and Council Members Mark Levine and Ydanis Rodriguez are calling for the state to create a dedicated fund for bicycle and pedestrian projects. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from…

Harlem’s Gil Scott-Heron On TV One’s ‘Unsung’ (video)

On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 10PM/ET TV One’s NAACP Image Award-winning hour-long music documentary Unsung features Harlemite Gil Scott-Heron. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact Use. Please leave…

Valentine’s Day Gifts For Your Bearded Harlem Man

Harlem has a great history of loving beards – as the actor above from Orson Wells 1936 version Macbeth in Harlem proves. With Valentine’s Day a few days away, and our friends at Badrick’s Skincare have both just launched the perfect kits to gift the guy in your life! Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for…