American Place Theater presents a verbatim adaptation of the classic American autobiographical work. Black Boy dramatizes Richard Wright’s journey from childhood innocence to adulthood in the Jim Crow South. The issues addressed in this novel still resonate in today’s cultural dialogue. Themes explored: Family, Race, Injustice, Civil Rights, Faith and Violence New York Historical Society 170 Central… [Read more…]
March 11, 2008 by D. Bell
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New York City’s Third Annual Oral Cancer Walk will take place on April 19.The goal of the walk is to raise awareness of a disease that kills more than 7,000 Americans each year.
Although we were one of the first blogs on the scene of the coffee wars as the black gold increasingly became a prized commodity along 145th Street, we couldn’t have predicted that this would happen. In a move that could only be described as “checkmate!” by Dunkin Ds, they are planning to open a third location along the 145th corridor. The first location… [Read more…]
March 11, 2008 by D. Bell
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After watching Jill do her acting thing on DVD in Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married, I was thrilled to discover that she is going to be on the small screen doing big things: HBO will partner with The Weinstein Company and the BBC to bring Alexander McCall Smith’s international bestselling book series “The… [Read more…]
March 11, 2008 by D. Bell
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The Town Hall Meeting will take place in leiu of the March General Body Meeting. New York Urban League Young Professionals Town Hall Meeting – March 18, 2008 The State of Black New York: Does It Take a Village to Raise a Child? *Click on image to enlarge
March 11, 2008 by D. Bell
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Join the women of ArtJam in Collective Voices Studio Talk at Canvas Paper and Stone Gallery: Saturday March 15: 4-6PM PJ Jones ~ photographer E. Maye Beauchamp ~ floral designer Margaret Feemster (PJ Jones) ~ quilter. http://artslant.com/ny/events/show/13244-collective-voices “Art Jam!…” extends recognition long overdue to artists from north and south, east to west whose innate creativity… [Read more…]
March 11, 2008 by narmer
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Advertising Sent To Cellphones Opens New Front In War on Spam [washingtonpost.com] Vatican lists new sinful behaviors [CNN.com] Paterson Is Set To Accede if Spitzer Quits [The New York Sun ] ‘Family’ Dropped From Title of Park Fest [The New York Sun] Rangel Released From Hospital Six Days After Being Admitted [The New York Sun]… [Read more…]
March 11, 2008 by narmer
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HARLEM TENANTS COUNCIL TOWNHALL MEETING Gentrification Tasmanian Hits Harlem With a Bang: Get on the Unity Boat to Save Harlem! Saturday, March 15, 2008 (1 PM to 4 PM) Harriet Tubman School (Auditorium) 250 West 127th Street (Between Adam Clayton Powell and Frederick Douglass Blvds)
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March 11, 2008 by Grace A Ali
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