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From The Door of No Return

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“From the Door of No Return: The Bicentennial of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade,” will be moderated by Howard Dodson, the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Other scheduled panelists include Rosanne Marion Adderley (New Negroes from Africa: Slave Trade Abolition and Free African Settlement in the Nineteenth-century Caribbean),… [Read more…]

Jammin on the Hudson Concert Series

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Riverbank State Park Sunday, July 22, 2007 - Monday, September 03, 2007 Region: New York City Phone: (212) 694-3656 Concert series for the serious jazz lover. Performances held on the mainstage. July 22 trombonist Curtis Fuller, Aug. 5th songbird Carol Sloane Labor Day Sept. 3rd Composer, drummer Joe Chambers

Rare Video and DVD Sale

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Date: SAT., JULY 19, 2008  Time: 10am until 7:00pm Museum Gift Shop ( 9th Floor ) Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building 163 West 125th Street @ 7th Avenue, New York, New York 212-749-5298 ( ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED ) Cost: Free Admission, but photo I.D. required to enter Visit website – www.moaac.org/programs.html

Rangel Hands One Over

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Rangel to Relinquish Apartment used as Office [NYT] Rangel to Give Up Rent Stabilized Office [NY1] Rangel Gives up one of his luxury dens [Michelle Malkin] Ha! I Beat You To It [NYDN] Rangel to Give up Low Rent Apartment [WNBC] Rangel Evicting Himself [NYP] Photo credit: Fred Conrad/NYT

Volunteers To Help at The Harlem Book Fair

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This is the second call for Volunteers to cover the Harlem Book Fair (July 18th – 20th). This year is the 10th Anniversary of the Harlem Book Fair. Volunteers are needed to help make this historic 10th year a spectacular event. Please consider helping out. As noted above the Harlem Book Fair will start July… [Read more…]

Upcoming Harlem Vintage Events

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Sunday, July 20, 1:30pm The Joy of Cheese Presents Uptown Sunday Afternoon This Sunday, cheat on your favorite brunch spot and come “Uptown Sunday Afternoon” for a cheese and wine tasting. You won’t want to miss Nectar’s inaugural cheese & wine tasting featuring the Joy of Cheese founder, Martin Johnson, who procured the charcuterie menu… [Read more…]

Impact of Romance Genre on Black Fiction Panel

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On Saturday, July 20 at 1:15 p.m. at the Thurgood Marshall Academy on 135th in Harlem, Author Donna Hill will be facilitating a panel discuss titled: Heroes and Heroines: The Impact of the Romance Genre on Commercial Black Fiction. Panelists include: Gwynne Forster, Sandra Kitt, Leslie Esdaile (L.A. Banks) & Nathasha Brooks Harris. Sandra Kitt… [Read more…]

Attention Facebook Users . . .

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UPTOWNflavor now has an official Facebook page.  We expect for it to add another dimension to your UF experience with ability to easily post photos, videos, and comments, and to interact with the growing UF online community.  All are encouraged to check it out and add us on facebook! UPTOWNflavor [facebook]

FREE FIRST TIME HOME BUYER WORKSHOP

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West Harlem Group Assistance, Inc. FREE FIRST TIME HOME BUYER WORKSHOP Saturday July 19th and July 26th 12:00pm to 4:00pm At Oberia D. Dempsey Multi – Service Center 127 West 127th Street – Gymnasium New York, NY 10027 Are you thinking about buying your first home?  Well, this is the Workshop for you. Come join… [Read more…]

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