Muddy Waters, a new community oriented coffee bar and cafe, is now open at 129th St and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard. The intimate coffee bar is the first coffee bar and cafe of its type in the neighborhood, and will also offer customers free WiFi internet access. Muddy Waters owner Ntozake Lundy will also be showcasing up-and-coming New… [Read more…]
BROTHER WEST: LIVING AND LOVING OUT LOUD A Memoir BROTHER WEST: LIVING AND LOVING is like its author: brilliant, unapologetic, full of passion yet cool. This poignant memoir traces West’s transformation from a schoolyard Robin Hood into a progressive cultural icon. From his youthful investigation of the “death shudder” to why he embraced his calling… [Read more…]
City of 8 Million Was a Ghost Town at the Polls [NYT] In Schools, New Rules on Snacks for Sale [NYT] Poll: Stimulus views vary by race[POLITICO] Achievement gaps narrowing in US schools since No Child Left Behind [KTNV] Swine Flu Vaccinations Start as Officials Attack Myths [NYT] St. Philip’s Church, Harlem, marks 200th anniversary… [Read more…]
A blog based on the life of a 25 year-old, award-winning Dominican writer born and raised in the Washington Heights and Inwood section of Manhattan. Read about his daily travels, views on the world, and his neighborhood at Liveabovemediocrity.com.
October 12, 2009 by D. Bell
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