Spic Up! Speak Out!

El Museo Presents Spic Up! Speak Out! 3rd Saturdays of the month, March through May, 2008, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm SPIC UP! SPEAK OUT! Latino Spoken Word Open Mic Recognizing the influence and power of Latino poets on New York City’s spoken word culture, El Museo del Barrio provides established and emerging Latino/a spoken… [Read more…]

A Steady Rain at The Schomburg Center

Schomburg Center tomorrow, Wednesday, March 19th at 7:00 p.m. “A Steady Rain” written by Keith Huff and directed by Alfred Preisser.  “A Steady Rain” (web site www.asteadyrain.com) is currently a critical success in Chicago and is being considered for a production in London and New York. This event is free.

Cine_Real

  CINE_REAL:  a curatorial series on cinema and new media Judith Escalona’s “Bx3M: a work in process”  Hector Canonge’s “Idolatries/Idolatrías”     Reopening:  Wednesday, March 19, 6PM – 8PM  Exhibition:  March 19 – April 30, 2008  Artist’s talk: Thursday, April 10, 6PM  Closing Reception:  Wednesday, April 30  Gallery Hours:  Wednesday – Friday, 3PM – 7PM, and… [Read more…]

Hamilton Grange Move Halted!

Hamilton Grange Move in Jeopardy – Please Sign Petition! The Friends of St. Nicholas Park and St. Nick’s Dog Run are excited about the upcoming move of the Hamilton Grange into our park. Unfortunately, a group of individuals want to stop the move and even the funding because they say that the orientation of house… [Read more…]

Dance Brazil

CD Release at Langston Hughes House

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Rapper Remy Ma Stand Trials

Prosecutors allege that Remy jumped into her SUV and fled the scene after the shooting, slamming into a parked car a few blocks away. They claim that she then abandoned her SUV and made her way to a friend’s apartment in Harlem. Read the story here: HHE

What is the Problem?

110th Street between Eighth and Fifth Avenues is where Central Park begins or ends, depending on your perspective of New York City. For sure, though, that is where Harlem begins. I grew up just four blocks north on 114th Street between Eighth and Seventh Avenues in “downtown Harlem.”

Sandsational

SANDSATIONAL RIVERSIDE 2008! Saturday, March 29; 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Help us celebrate spring by bringing fresh sand to Riverside Park’s playgrounds!  The day will begin with a family bucket brigade (pails and shovels for kids provided by Riverside Park Fund).  Parents and adults will complete the job and receive an RPF cap for their efforts. Volunteers are… [Read more…]

No Sleep Till Brooklyn

Kevin Powell is a writer, activist, author of 8 books, and a 2008 Democratic candidate for the United States Congress in Brooklyn, New York. “Son2Mother” is excerpted from his new poetry collection, No Sleep Till Brooklyn, which can be ordered at http://www.softskull.com. Kevin can be emailed at kevin@kevinpowellforcongress.org

Narmer’s Nook

Fed Reserve’s Plan May Signal More Economic Turbulence Ahead [Free Internet Press] JPMorgan Surges After Striking Deal for Bear Stearns [Bloomberg.com] Which bank is going to follow the Bear? [Times Online] Florida Democrats Won’t Hold Re-Do Primary [CBS News] Chinook Salmon Vanish Without a Trace [New York Times] The White Man’s Burden is Not the… [Read more…]