The New York Choral Society, a pioneering symphonic chorus committed to presenting diverse repertoire and innovative collaborations for the last 65 years will perform Voices of Light by Richard Einhorn.
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HW Pick: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?” (Video)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered this speech speaking to students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967, nine years after he was stabbed in Harlem, NY in 1958. Continue reading
HW Pick: The New York City Draft Riots Of 1863
In September of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation. It would take effect January 1, 1863, and free slaves in areas of the nation still in rebellion against the Union.Continue reading
Mr. Gregory “On My Way To Harlem” Porter On That NPR Music Tiny Desk (Video)
We fell in love with brotha Gregory Porter's music a few years ago with his hit “On My Way To Harlem.”Continue reading
HW Pick: Historical Newspapers Edited By Frederick Douglass Now Online
Newspapers edited by Frederick Douglass, who escaped slavery in 1838 and became a voice for abolitionists as a journalist, orator, and author, have been digitized and are now available online from the Library of Congress.Continue reading
HW Pick: Seagram’s Escapes Presents A Limited-Edition Summer Only Variety Pack
Seagram's Escapes presents a limited-edition variety pack: Red, White, & Boom - only available for summer! Continue reading
HW Pick: Measure Of A Man, From Auschwitz Survivor To Presidents’ Tailor (Video)
He's been called "America's greatest living tailor" is in New York and "the most interesting man in the world." Now, for the first time, Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield tells his incredible life story.Continue reading
HW Pick: Tay Iwar, Nigeria’s Teddy Riley
Tay Iwar, one of most influential in the new age of Nigerian music, has partnered with Soulection to release his debut album 'Gemini.'
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HW Pick: “Guilty Until Proven Guilty,” The Issue Of Criminal Just-Us Reform
Guilty Until Proven Guilty explores Louisiana’s criminal justice system through the story of Tim Conerly, a young African-American man who was arrested in the wake of an armed robbery in New Orleans and waited 28 months for a trial for a crime he says he did not commit.Continue reading
HW Pick: Sconehenge, Some Of The Best Scones In The World Of Harlem
You know we love to talk about what we love, we love everything in Harlem and then there is the rest of the world, and the Scone Hedge English Tea Scones by Sconehenge Bakery & Cafe are incredibly light and scrumptious (especially the mixed berry)!Continue reading
Harlem Fave Morris Chestnut Knows “The Enemy Within,” And Talks About It At BUILD
In the character-based psychological thriller, "The Enemy Within," Erica Shepherd (Jennifer Carpenter) is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as one of the most notorious traitors in recent American history serving life in a Supermax prison.Continue reading
HW Pick: Men’s Off-White C/O Virgil Abloh Sneakers 2018
Off White c/o Virgil Abloh is the street-inspired fashion brand created by the designer and creative, Virgil Abloh. Continue reading
Only Known Surviving Muslim American Slave Autobiography Goes Online At The Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress has acquired and made available online the Omar Ibn Said Collection, which includes the only known surviving slave narrative written in Arabic in the United States.Continue reading
HW Pick: National Sawdust Honors Jessye Norman To Benefit Sissieretta Jones
On December 17, 2018, National Sawdust recognizes two great African-American sopranos with “An Evening Honoring Jessye Norman.”
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HW Pick: Become An Owner of “Becoming Michelle Obama,” An Amazon #1 Author
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era.Continue reading