HW Pick: Human Rights Watch Film Festival At Lincoln Center

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival promises to be a great event with films by Stanley Nelson, Ayat Najafi, Gini Reticker and Hajooj Kuka. 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…

Broadway Stars Justin Guarini And Deborah Cox Host 2015 Tony Awards

By Morgan A. Grain and Photographs by Diane Allford Theater fanatics will be pleased to know that the legendary vocalist and Broadway maven Deborah Cox will be co-hosting this year’s simulcast of the Tony awards with the multi-talented, fresh-faced Broadway star Justin Guarini. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe…

Critical Thinking and The Other

By Richard-Olivier Marius Well, actually, all human beings think critically. Critical thinking is the foundation of civilization and civilization exists not only in the western world but in any geographical space that is populated by the human. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would…

Interview: The Fashion in Pageantry, Style + Self-Awareness

By Kass Greeting Harlemites! We look to highlight the art of pageantry.  Pageantry represents the social art form of the world’s most beautiful women competing for the top prize of being crowned “the fairest of them all” at the local, state, regional and global levels.  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to…

HCCI “Let Us Break Bread Together” Awards Dinner

Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc. (HCCI) celebrated its 13th Annual “Let Us Break Bread Together” Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Marina del Rey in Throgs Neck, NY. 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…

Dining With Miss Lil At Vinateria is Buono and Chic

By Lil Nickelson Vinateria is the latest restaurant that I chose to review after meeting its owner, Yvette Leeper-Bueno, her mother, Mrs. Leeper and Executive Chef Gustavo Lopez at the Harlem Eat Up Festival’s great chefs in Harlem photo shoot on April 1st.  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe…

Op-Ed: President Obama And The Baltimore Riots

By Michael McQuillan The Baltimore riots are heart-rending and wrong.  But it is also wrong to misconstrue First Amendment protest rights as for mere venting.  Its purpose, as the Bill of Rights makes clear, is to “petition the government for a redress of grievance.”  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to…

The Dominican Film Festival Honors Kiki Melendez

The Dominican Film Festival in New York will host its Second Annual Spring Soiree on May 7th at Vacca Lounge in Washington Heights, New York. 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…

One Love! A Tribute to Bob Marley!

By Diane Alford It has been 35 years since Bob Marley and the Wailers performed at the Apollo Theater. The Wailers returned this year to perform One Love! A Bob Marley Tribute Concert in honor of Bob Marleys legendary debut at the Apollo in 1979 and to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Album “Legend”.…

Up Close With CC Minton: NYC Student Chefs Turn Cooking into Cash

By CC Minton On Thursday April 2nd, twenty-two New York City public high school students competed for hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) Cooking competition.  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…

New Congressman Charles “Rangel Resolution” E-Book

In wrapping up his 30-day health challenge dubbed the “Rangel Resolution,” Congressman Charles B. Rangel, who represents the 13th Congressional District of New York that includes Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, unveiled the Rangel Resolution Recipe e-Book. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example:…

2 Diet Programs Get Top Marks For Long-Term Weight Loss

Trying to lose weight can be a lonely experience. That’s why many people turn to commercial weight-loss programs. But not all are created equal: A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig are the most effective programs for long-term weight loss.  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up…

Marcus Samuelsson: Spring Asparagus Tart Recipe

For the first time, last year, I bought a bunch of asparagus at the farmers’ market. Until that point, I had only bought asparagus from a grocery store, and it very well could have been December. I stashed the bundle in my shopping bag and walked home, unsure of how I’d prepare the vegetable. Become…