Retired Harlem Doctor Recalls Barbara Bush’s Visit To AIDS Unit At Harlem hospital
Fox NY reports that Dr. Margaret Heagarty, 83, spoke glowingly about former First Lady Barbara Bush (left). Continue reading
Lega Hat Basket With Buttons Bwami Society Africa
Lega hats reveal status among the Bwami secret society which governs most of Lega life. Animals are important in Bwami symbolism, and elephant, pangolin, and hornbill all represent different levels of Bwami.Continue reading
Fania All Stars “Live In Africa” Featuring Celia Cruz Film At Museum Of The City Of NY
In 1974, during the heyday of New York City's salsa explosion, the Fania All-Stars, a group that brought together several of the Fania record label's most popular artists, were invited to perform in front of 80,000 people at a stadium in Zaire, Africa. Continue reading
A Rare Ekonda Hand Woven African Botolo Hat
We saw this amazingly rare ancestral hat from the Congo, Africa on Amazon, and we had to post it, here's the description of the piece below:Continue reading
Harlem “Nonprofit Lied To Us About Our Daughter’s Death On Trip,” Say Suit
The NY Post reports that the nonprofit run by a city school teacher failed to immediately tell a Bronx family their teen had drowned on an “academic enrichment” trip to Africa, according to a lawsuit.Continue reading
Archaeologists Prove That Art Is The Oldest Profession In The World In Africa (Update)
It's perfect that the art capital of the world is NYC, and Harlem is one of its foundations, but if you want to see where art began, go to a cave. Not just any cave, but not just one cave either. Continue reading
Make Music Lagos, Harlem To Harare Style
They'll be tons of Make Music events in Harlem starting on Wednesday, June 21st 2017, on top of that Make Music folks are in Africa, over 50 cities celebrate Make Music including Cote d’ivoire: Abidjan, Benin: Cotonou, Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou and Togo: Lome.Continue reading
HW Pick: Stream 8,000 Vintage Afropop Recordings Digitized (Video)
Like "New Harlem," the New Africa is about Stability or cultural vitality: many nations seem as if they can only have one or the other. Continue reading
Op-Ed : Approach Africa with a New Mindset
By Liya Kebede
There is nothing quite like the open-air markets in Africa. They are saturated with colour and brimming with energy. It was during a walk through my favourite artisanal bazaar in Addis, filled with traditional Ethiopian weaving, that the idea first took root that I could cultivate a fashion line, right here in my hometown.Continue reading
Kalakuta Republic Was Fela’s Harlem
By Vinette K. Pryce
On Emancipation Day, Aug. 1 two colorful Black men were revealed in document and a bio-pic that probably enlightened more than a few about the making of legends.Continue reading
