A photograph of the Firehouse horses running to a fire from Engine Firehouse 53 station (somewhere) in East Harlem, New York, 1890’s. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent…

Harlem Arts Alliance and The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce present the Harlem Tourism Conference on Monday June 2, 5:30pm, at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. at West 135th Street. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this…

“Today we mourn the passing and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou, whose voice, passion, and life has left a lasting influence on our state and nation…. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from:…

The idea of March of the Gods: Botswana Metalheads was conceived by Raffaele, the director of the project when he came across photographs from Frank Marshall’s project Renegades on Vice Magazine. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive…

Maya Angelou the poet Harlem could not love enough, a Harlem homeowner and resident, was gratified, but not surprised by her extraordinary fortune. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your…

In celebration of Gay Pride Month Special, hosted by Harlem Sage and Harlem Pride presents the subjects of Before You Know It are no ordinary senior citizens. They are go-go booted bar-hoppers, love struck activists, troublemaking baton twirlers, late night Internet cruisers, seasoned renegades and bold adventurers. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter…

Our friends at 135th St. Agency sends us info about Moguldom Studios kicking off their Summer 2014 with a series of groundbreaking and thought-provoking films including A Genius leaves The Hood, Gunland, The Swirl, Black Church, Inc., Bottoms Up and 72%. with their new executive producer and Harlem fave Barion Grant. Become a Harlem Insider!…

When on May 15, 1918 a French lieutenant warned Henry Johnson of the 369th to move back because of a possible enemy raid, Johnson reportedly replied: “I’m an American, and I never retreat.” Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting…

NYPost writes that as Nobu co-founder Richie Notar prepares to launch an eagerly awaited new music club at the former Lenox Lounge site, a plan for the original fabled jazz venue to relocate two blocks north appears stalled. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting…

Herb Jeffries, the jazz singer and actor who performed with Duke Ellington and was known as the “Bronze Buckaroo” in a series of all-black 1930s Westerns, died of heart failure Sunday morning at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 100. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field…

BlackExPat wrote that Jay Clifford, who was born in 1887, and married his wife Grace in the early 1900’s. He and his wife threw huge parties in Harlem during the 1930s, so much so that they became known as ‘Mr. and Mrs. Society.’ Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please…

Tourism is the top growth industry in New York City… Harlem Arts Alliance in concert with The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce jointly convene a Harlem Tourism Conference on Monday June 2, 2014, 5:30pm, at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard at West 135th Street in Harlem. Become a Harlem…

Text BEACH to 877-877 to get real-time opening, closing and water quality information before you head to the beach With Memorial Day around the corner marking the unofficial start of summer, the Health Department today announced a free texting service so you can “Know Before You Go” if your beach is open or closed, and…

Harlem is bidding farewell to an indefatigable freedom fighter and pan-African activist who waged a decades-long battle for black empowerment at home and around the world. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You…