An Open Letter To Harlem From Silicon Harlem
Dear Harlem,
Silicon Harlem loves you. Yes, you, Harlem. Who else would we be talking to? For over one hundred years you have been the place where the game changes.Continue reading
Harlem’s Al Sharpton Wants A Black City Council Speaker
The NY Post reports that Rev. Al Sharpton wants race to weigh heavily in who becomes the next leader of the City Council.Continue reading
New York City Voted Best City For Halloween
With total Halloween spending expected to reach $6.9 billion this year and more than 68 million Americans buying costumes for the holiday, the personal finance website WalletHub took a look and the results are in New York City is the Best City for Halloween.Continue reading
Graduation Day for the Girls Who Code Summer (audio)
By Diane Allford | Allford + Trotman
On August 27, 2015, it was a joyous day at the AT&T Summer Immersion Program’s graduation and the final project for the Girls Who Code. Continue reading
Wine Tastings From California To Italy In Harlem
The Winery in Harlem has a great no expense series of wine tastings from around the world where you can experience the difference between a wine from France to Eastern Europe.Continue reading
Harlem Haberdashery’s SAVOR HARLEM 2015 (photos)
By Diane AllfordContinue reading
Silicon Harlem’s Youth Education & Career Conference 2.0
By Diane Allford
On Saturday, August 8th, Silicon Harlem and the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, held the Youth Education & Career Conference 2.0 for teens and young adults. Continue reading
Yinka Shonibare MBE at the Morris-Jumel Mansion
By Johanna Vermeer | Photos by Diane Allford
Upon entering the Morris-Jumel Mansion there is a room to the left. Looking in, there is a mirror showing us, the visitors, ourselves. Or does it?Continue reading
“Sad Days”: Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. statement on Violence by and against Police
It is painful to mourn the loss of young lives. We send our condolences to the families of Freddie Gray and Officer Moore. We have now begun two weeks in a row with disturbing news.Continue reading
Fashion Forward Style Arrives in Harlem On Wheels
By Hadasah Ingrid and Photographs By Diane Allford
Harlem’s rapid evolution of its renowned landscape is giving birth to a new renaissance of culture. Thanks to gentrification and its many caveats, the silver lining to the ever changing black mecca is the burgeoning explosion of nouveau art, cuisine and fashion.Continue reading
Fatherhood Buzz Festival At Denny Moes with Judge Mathis In Harlem
On Saturday, Sept 6th, Dennis Mitchell offered free hair cuts to children going back to school. Judge Greg Mathis of the Judge Mathis TV court show also pays a visit to Denny Moe’s Superstar barbershop in Harlem. Continue reading