Dr. Nelson: Matters Of The Heart

By Dr. Randi Nelson February is American Heart Month and the importance of healthy living cannot be stressed enough because it is the lack of it that is a major culprit in heart disease. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are…

Madam C.J. Walker

Madam C.J. Walker (December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an African-American businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur and philanthropist. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a hugely successful line of beauty and hair products for black women, under the company she founded, Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for…

Still Got It by Nicole M. Stevenson

Clifton Davis From his early days working with Pearl Bailey on Broadway in Hello Dolly, acting along side Sidney Poitier, in Lillies of the Field and Alan Alda in The Apple Tree. Clifton Davis has lived a life not short of talent and full of spirit. The songwriter, actor, husband, and his Grammy Award with…

Does This Bus Stop at 125th Street?

By Richard Daub This is part one in a six part series, the remaining five posts will follow every other week for the next two months. They pass by every half-hour right outside my apartment window. The double-decker buses loaded with tourists rolling down Broadway and past our building on West 133rd before swinging a…

Dr. Thompson: How To Make Money During a Down Economy

By Dr. Maxine Thompson Are you angry about the economy? I don’t know about you, but I get angry in this down economy. Why? Because it has a trickle-down effect on all small businesses. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are…

Jill Marie Lawrence: A Spawning of the Arts in Africa

Harlem resident, actress and community supporter Jill Marie Lawrence recently went on a trip to Tanzania to work on the artistic project, International Theatre Literacy Project for children. 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:…

Youth And Bill Clinton Promote Health (video)

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_6dkA4GWt8] The video aims to mobilize kids across America to lead healthy lives and fight obesity The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a partnership between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, recently selected one of its 20 national Youth Advisory Board members to appear in a YouTube video with former President…

Harlem CARES And Harlem World Magazine At The National Black Theater

By Aisha Brown On November 19th, 2009, Harlem World presented the Harlem CARES Bridge to Mentor Power for an Evening of Grace and Thanksgiving to promote the importance of mentoring at risk teens. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting…

Harlem Home Has Historic Jazz Roots

Jazz pianist Eubie Blake had a gorgeous Harlem townhouse, and it could be yours for only $2.4 million. The four-bedroom home on Strivers’ Row was built in 1910 and still has many original details. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmE9W3uYps&sdig=1] It is 21 feet wide and has a staircase youll be practicing monologues on for years to come. The owner…

Dining with Miss Lil: Yogurt Parfait

September is back to school time. You should be very concerned about our pre school kids to college students’ eating and exercise habits, just as much as they should be concerned about the same for the adults in their lives. Two thirds of Americans are overweight. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant…

Dining With Ms. Lil: Back to Health

September is back to school time. You should be very concerned about our pre-school kids to college students’ eating and exercise habits, just as much as they should be concerned about the same for the adults in their lives. Two thirds of Americans are overweight. A May 2007 report released by the NYC Department of…

Dining With Miss Lil: Tis The Season

By Lil Nickelson Chef Cary Neff, a former Executive Chef at Miraval Resort Spa in Scottsdale, AR wrote a book titled “Conscious Cuisine” which recommends that we our menu should change as the seasons did do. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form,…

Black Churches Have Collected $420 Billion?

LiveSteez research shows that Black churches, in aggregate, have collected more than $420 billion in tithes and donations since 1980. 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 to receive…

Pure Energy: The Feeling That’s Familiar

Thinking back to last summer a few universal memories come to mind. Michael Phelps helping put swimming on the map. A candidate who advocated change proceeded to redraw the electoral map. And when a certain Vice Presidential candidate said she could see Russia from her front porch, it was clear Sarah Palin should have consulted…