Saturday, April 26 – 4-6PM Studio Talk with Francks Deceus at Canvas Paper and Stone Gallery 2611 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Studio 2N bet. West 139th and West 140th Streets New York, NY 10030 RSVP: 212-694-1747 Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday: Noon to 6PM and by appointment. Link: ArtSlant Image: Flux #22 by Francks Deceus
April 21, 2008 by D. Bell
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BOOK FAIR To raise support for Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts Saturday April 26th from 9am-3pm. Featuring 13 year old Zykeya McLeod, author of “An Inner Child Speaks” El Barrio/East Harlem, New York — The Parents Association of the Harbor Conservatory for the performing Arts is sponsoring a book fair this Saturday April… [Read more…]
April 21, 2008 by D. Bell
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I had my first brush with greatness in the late 1970s. My mother and her friend Claudette gathered all the girls together, dressed us in our Sunday dresses complete with ankle socks and patent leather shoes, and off we went to the theater to see Timbuktu starring the legendary diva, Eartha Kitt. After the show… [Read more…]
April 21, 2008 by narmer
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:30 to 8:30 pm Hunter College of Social Work, CUNY 129 East 79th Street at Lexington Avenue Pedro Noguera, NYU School of Education and Co-Chair of the City Council’s Middle School Task Force Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education at NYU and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education Esmeralda Simmons, Executive… [Read more…]
Editor’s Note: When I read about Harlem on other sites, more often than not an intense argument erupts about the number of housing projects in the area. Narmer posted the following article that gives voice to the “other half” — the folks that actually live in public housing. While we all know that “the PJs”… [Read more…]
April 21, 2008 by narmer
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Racial stereotypes and negative cultural images surround the new comedy starring Flavor Flav. [ Los Angeles Times] $200M Health Care Cuts [New York Post] Keshia Knight-Pulliam (Rudy from ”The Cosby Show”) to Play Prostitute in Tyler Perry Movie [HipHop-Elements.com] Times to Merge with Bloomberg? [New York Post]
April 21, 2008 by Grace A Ali
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Zora Returns to Harlem ignites the spirit of Zora’s adventurous energy in Harlem while preparing to trace it’s roots to the famous era from the beginning and discover the legacy of perhaps one of the most inspiring and talented women of Harlem’s rich history. Starring Antonia Badon (2007 NAACP Winner). @ The Harlem School of the… [Read more…]
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April 21, 2008 by D. Bell
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