Harlem Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez’s Annual State Of The District
Here is Harlem Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez's remarks at the 7th annual State of the District Address for District 10 at the Salome Ureña Educational Campus:Continue reading
West Harlem Group Assistance To Honor Community Leaders
West Harlem Group Assistance, Inc. (WHGA), a leading community based development corporation, will be hosting its annual awards gala on October 26th 2017, to celebrate leaders who have impacted the development of the West Harlem community and beyond.Continue reading
Join The Harlem Biospace Digital Disruption Discussion In Healthcare At Columbia University
NYC-based companies are leveraging algorithms and data to change the way people think about their health.Continue reading
Come Celebrate The Launch Of The Latest Mobile Lab: BioBus II In Harlem
On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, BioBus celebrates the launch of a new mobile laboratory and the beginning of the school year. Continue reading
Diva Sara Lou Harris, Columbia Grad And The First Black Model To Be Featured In A National Ad Campaign
Sara Lou Harris was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina in 1926 to a house painter and a cotton mill worker. Carter died December 16, 2016.Continue reading
Columbia University Republicans Invite White Nationalists To Speak In Harlem
A Republican student group has invited two white nationalists to speak at Columbia University later this year, sparking tension and controversy within the college's community. Continue reading
“Living In America: Frank Lloyd Wright, Harlem & Modern Housing” Show Opens In Harlem
“[easyazon_link identifier="B00137GFC6" locale="US" tag="harlemworld-20"]Living in America[/easyazon_link],” a phrase written on wooden panels traveling with the model of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Broadacre City (1929–58), evokes a question that preoccupied architects and planners throughout the mid-twentieth century: How to live together? Continue reading
Liza Jessie Peterson Takes On The Criminal Justice System With The NBT In Harlem
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre (NBT) has joined forces with Hi-ARTS for the world premiere of The Peculiar Patriot. Continue reading
Harlem Woman With Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer Needs Help And A Home
A 43-year-old Harlem woman is dying of stage four ovarian cancer and she has nowhere to live.Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: Harlem Week 2017’s Urban Tech Meet Up
By Lil Nickelson
On Thursday, August 10th, 2017 Harlem Week held its “Urban Technology Meet-Up” as the final event of its annual NYC Economic Development Day at Columbia University Alfred Lerner Hall. Continue reading
“How Americans View The Opt Out Movement,” A New Study By Teachers College
While most Americans have heard of the “Opt Out” movement, less than one-third of Americans support it, and most people misunderstand the motives of parents who refuse to let their kids take standardized tests in public schools.Continue reading
Christopher Fagan And His Dog Spruce’s “Point Of Rocks,” 128th Street Harlem Home, 1895
Hatching Cat NYC reports that in 1895, 71-year-old Christopher Fagan was alone in the world. All his family and friends had died and he really had no place to call home.Continue reading
Submit a Workshop Proposal For The 2017 Harlem Adult Ed. Conference!
In preparation for the 2017 Harlem Adult Education Conference (HAEC) on Saturday, November 4, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Teachers College, Columbia University.Continue reading
From Harlem To Hawaii, President Obama’s Hawaii Vacation House For Rent
President Obama, lived in Harlem while attending Columbia University, on December, 2016 was the last Hawaii Christmas vacation for President Obama before he transitions to life as a private citizen. Continue reading
Racially Diverse Classrooms The Focus Of Institute At Teachers College At Columbia In Harlem
With students of color representing more than half of all children enrolled in U.S. K-12 public schools today, it is more important than ever for educators to be adequately prepared to teach racially and economically diverse populations. Continue reading