HW Pick: Grace Lee Boggs: American Revolutionary

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is holding a free encore screening of the documentary film, American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 6:30pm, to commemorate the incredible life and work of Grace Lee Boggs. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe…

HW Pick: Watch Misty Copeland In A Ballerina’s Tale

Misty Copeland is more than just a ballerina. From the time she was promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater — a first for a Black woman — she’s become a cultural icon with a secure place in history. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World…

T.L.C.’s Educators Open House: Dear Diaspora II At HSA

Come to the Harlem Schools of the Arts to participate in a free professional development workshops, T.L.C.’s Educators Open House: Dear Diaspora II. 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…

Harlem Bad Boy Signs New Deal With Epic Records

He thought he told you that he won’t stop! Puff Daddy has once again re-upped his Bad Boy Entertainment with a new deal that promises to bring new music from the Hip-hop label. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive…

Lexington Avenue And 98th Street, Harlem, NY 1914

Looking south down Lexington Avenue at 98th Street on the Upper East Side in East Harlem, New York on April, 5th, 1914 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.…

Harlem’s Melissa Mark-Viverito Young Women’s Initiative

Today, Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the New York City Council launched the Young Women’s Initiative, a multiplatform coalition aimed at supporting young women in New York City. 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.…

Horse Drawn Carriage On Lenox Avenue Harlem, NY 1910

Up-close view of horse drawn carriage and wagon loaded with material on Lenox Avenue and 135th Street in Harlem, New York 1910 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.…

When It Comes to Detecting Breast Cancer, You’re in Charge!

By Dr. Melinda Huang October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the time each year to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of the disease, and to educate and empower women to take charge of their own breast health. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine…

Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church Cut From $3.1M

Abyssinian Development Corp., the sprawling housing and social service arm of Harlem’s most influential black church, was cut off from $3.1 million in city contracts two weeks ago after it failed to submit three years of overdue tax filings and independent audits to the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services, the Daily News has learned. Become…

David Adjaye’s Children’s Museum Opens In Harlem

The children’s museum within Adjaye Associates’ Sugar Hill housing project in Harlem New York opens to the public on Saturday. 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…

Heather Garden And Billings Estate Free Walking Tour In Inwood

Learn firsthand why today’s NY Times featured the Heather Garden. Take a no cost walking tour of the Heather Garden and discover the recently restored area of the former Billings estate just North of Harlem. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive…

de Blasio Announces $16 Bil In Minority Biz Awards

Mayor de Blasio and M/WBE Director Maya Wiley today announced that from Harlem to Hollis were awarded $1,618,103,913 – over $1.6 billion – in contracts to Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises in Fiscal Year 2015. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like…

‘Beyond Attica’: A Speakout Toward A Shutdown In Harlem (audio)

By Kyle Fraser The combined efforts of Beyond Attica & The Universal Zulu Nation provided an energetic and constructive platform for reflections on the 1971 Attica Prison Uprisings as well as recommendations toward solutions in the present day. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes,…

Allen Stringfellow Essay in Collage At Essie Green In Harlem

Drawing from diverse sources, including European Impressionism, Romare Bearden’s collages, William Carter’s tranquil oil paintings, and the bold and colorful modernist paintings of Jacob Lawrence, Stringfellow has constructed his own distinctive artistic vocabulary. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive…

Off-Broadway Play A “101” In Race Relations

By Dontré L. Conerly If art imitates life, then Whorl Inside A Loop is perfectly positioned to shine a mirror on society’s current conversation around race and (white) privilege from Harlem to Hollywood.  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive…