In case you didn’t catch yesterday’s NPR “News and Notes,” the topic was gentrification and the “end to white flight.” As you know, we’ve been having these conversations over here on U.F. since we first hit the scene. Interestingly enough, I recently sent an email to “News and Notes” offering to talk about this topic,… [Read more…]
July 29, 2008 by seeker4truth
Harlemite Master Astro-Numerologist, Lloyd Strayhorn, hits the online airwaves Friday, August 1st from 6 P.M. – 7 P.M. Listeners can digitally experience numerology essentials from his bestseller book Numbers and You in an interactive and live format. Strayhorn, a practicing metaphysician of 25+ years, got his start from the former Tree of Life located at… [Read more…]
July 26, 2008 by D. Bell
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Amiri Baraka offers personal insights on Dr. Teer, Sunday at 10:00 am on KISS-FM’s Open Line. Listen to live broadcast on 98.7 FM. Archives Photo credit: Ruth Fremson/New York Times
A very tame conversation about the drummers in Marcus Garvey Park and litter and barbecuing in Inwood Park. You can find out more about the Inwood situation by checking out the WaHi Forums and Inwoodite. Guests include Donald Williams, president of the Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association, and Manny Velazquez, chair of Community Board… [Read more…]
July 16, 2008 by D. Bell
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Growing up in Spanish Harlem in the mid-80s was scary and dangerous, according to actress Paula Garcés. As an escape from the daily drama of her neighborhood, she took up acting, finding her big break with a role in Dangerous Minds starring Michelle Pfeiffer, in 1995. Despite getting pregnant at the age of 19, Garcés continued… [Read more…]
July 1, 2008 by D. Bell
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I’ve been meaning to write about MC Lyte for a while now, so it is pretty timely that she will be on WHCR tonight with Marko Nobles and DJ King James. With all the talk about female MCs, one of the hardest female MCs from the early days of hip hop was MC Lyte. She’s… [Read more…]
June 18, 2008 by D. Bell
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In case you had the chance to listen to the BBC Radio 4 report on Harlem’s gentrification, you might be interested to know that the BBC did a follow story on the phenomenon of gentrification in general which is taking place from the U.K to the U.S. There was some debate between host Laurie Taylor… [Read more…]
Chaka Ngwenya, former TV and Radio personality in Zimbabwe broadcasts live out of the Salvation Army in Harlem. “Stay tuned to SARFM Radio, the heartbeat of Africa in New York,” said Ngwenya, who is an assistant pastor at the church. He leaned into the mic and adjusted the levels of his mixer. A Harlem resident… [Read more…]
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July 29, 2008 by D. Bell
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