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Former Harlem Resident, President Obama Is First Guest On New David Letterman Show

We love writing about President Obama since he lived and worked in Harlem while attending Columbia University in West Harlem. Anyway, Essence writes that David Letterman is coming back to TV and he has tapped former President Obama to be his first guest. Continue reading

Council Vote To Improve Access To Resources To Help Families From Harlem To Hollis

Today, the Council will vote on bills implementing reporting requirements and improving access to resources to help prevent bullying, including requiring the Department of Education to post contact information for each school.Continue reading

Wow, NY First State To Make College Tuition Free From Harlem To The Hudson

Market Watch reports that New York lawmakers have approved a plan to make attending public colleges and universities free for students from middle-class families.Continue reading

Harlem Congressperson Rangel Attends Funeral Of Israeli Statesman Shimon Peres

Congressman Charles Rangel was honored to join President Obama's delegation to Israel and attend the funeral of Israeli statesman, activist, and Noble Peace Prize Winner Shimon Peres.Continue reading

Diddy Says “This Is Politics,” We Got “Shortchanged” By President Obama (Video)

Diddy is expressing more disappointment in President Obama’s administration, this time during an interview with MSNBC. Continue reading

HW Pick: Meet-Up At Martha’s Vineyard Golf Classic Getaway 2016

Get Away with the 4th Annual golf excursion Meet-Up At Martha's Vineyard Golf Classic on Thursday, August 11th, 2016! Continue reading

Rangel Urges President Obama To Enforce Fair Chance Hiring Policies

Congressman Charles B. Rangel, who represents the 13th Congressional District of New York that includes Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, joined Reps. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) in urging President Barack Obama to take steps in solidifying fair chance hiring policies in the federal government. Continue reading

Inexpensive Flights To Cuba Are Coming—But When?

As President Obama makes his historic trip to Cuba this week, interest in travel to the island nation is surging, with search engine Hopper reporting a 500 percent increase in search activity on various online agencies over the last year. Continue reading

Harlem Fave Aretha Franklin Sings “You Make Me Feel” At Kennedy Center (video)

The world was reminded of Aretha Franklin's divaness on Tuesday when CBS aired the pre-taped Kennedy Center Honors celebration from Washington, D.C.Continue reading

Columbia Students And Rikers Inmates Create A Bot

Not long ago, a team from Harlem's Columbia University set out to build an automated Twitter bot in a place with no Internet access—part of a 12-hour class for people with no prior programming experience. Continue reading

A “Morehouse Fag” On An All-Male HBCU Campus

Nestled in the heart of Atlanta’s University Center, Morehouse College is a beacon of black male excellence. Continue reading

Salters Scene: President Obama in NYC

[caption id="attachment_52258" align="alignleft" width="450"] President Obama Arrives in NYC[/caption] By Udo Salters It's President Obama arriving in Air Force One, the plane touched down in NYC early Sunday morning September 27th. After saying hello and shaking hands of a number of people gathered on the tarmac, he was off again in the Marine One helicopter bound for Manhattan. Continue reading

Harlem Fave DJ M.O.S. With Diddy, Obama, Naomi And More (video)

Harlem World Magazine got a shout out from one of our favorite HW readers DJ M.O.S. who sent us some exclusive behind-scene love from Vegas for the Pacquiao / Mayweather fight to deejay Showtime's official pre-fight party at Lavo hosted by P. Diddy. Continue reading

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.” Continue reading