Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat introduced legislation titled, “Make Our Government Safe Act,” which prevents individuals who have threatened to destroy the government from participating in or attending National Security Council meetings.Continue reading
Brewer Statement On White House Rescinding Guidance That Protected Transgender Students
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer issued the following statement in reaction to the White House's decision to rescind federal guidelines protecting transgender students' rights in schools across the country.Continue reading
#HarlemVotes Gets Young People Ready For Election Day, Do You? (Photographs)
#HarlemVotes, hosted by recording artist and educator, VFerg kicked off with much excitement and enthusiasm at local hot-spot, Solomon and Kuff and Karl Franz Williams, co-owner, this past weekend. Continue reading
‘Negroes You Ain’t Never Seen Before’: Al Sharpton On Rangel Congressional Seat
The Rev. Al Sharpton discussed the race for retiring Congressman Charles Rangel‘s seat—using a weekly live address to endorse Rangel’s favored successor and to blast “political gentrification,” “new leadership” and “negroes you ain’t never seen before.”Continue reading
Why NYC Is Better For Harlem Women Entrepreneurs
New York City ranks first overall among the top 25 cities for women entrepreneurs, ahead of San Francisco, Seattle, and Austin, according to the Dell Women Entrepreneur Cities Index (WE Cities), released today at the White House’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit, and the best place for Harlem-based women entrepreneurs.Continue reading
White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett Honored At National Action Network
This Thursday during National Action Network’s (NAN) 25th Annual National Convention, Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States, will be honored with the NAN President’s Award at the “Keepers of the Dream” Dinner and Awards Ceremony. Continue reading
US African Representatives Attend White House Briefing
Following decades of political and economic marginalization of the African population in the United States, over 100 African leaders and representatives from across the United States attended a White House briefing.Continue reading
Jazz Now Series Elena Pinderhughes At HarlemStage
Heralded by The Guardian as "the most exciting jazz flutist to have emerged in years," 20-year-old vocalist and flutist Elena Pinderhughes is one to watch. Continue reading
HW Pick: “When AIDS Was Funny,” A New Chilling Film
One of the most prominent stains on the reputation of the much-mythologized Reagan administration was its response, or lack of response, to the AIDS crisis as it began to ravage American cities from Harlem to Hollywood in the early and mid-1980s. Continue reading
HW Pick: Words of Wisdom From Single Mom Valerie Jarrett
The Harlem World Magazine reader works hard and plays hard, finding the balance in their private of public life can be a challenge. We hope these words from Valerie Jarrett help in the journey:
A White House that has a work-from-home policy. A president who leaves the office every night at 6:30 p.m to be home in time for dinner.
Michelle Obama: A Life By Peter Slevin At The Schomburg
Michelle Obama: A Life by biographer Peter Slevin is the first comprehensive account of the life and times of Michelle Obama, a woman of achievement and purpose—and the most unlikely first lady in modern American history. Continue reading
President Obama Honors Digital Media Training Program in Harlem (video)
Yesterday, the White House with President Obama with the winners of the 2nd Annual White House Student Film Festival. Continue reading