Who’s Culture is it Anyway?

A Review of the Potomac Theatre Project’s production of David Edgar’s Pentecost, Directed by Cheryl Farina David Edgar’s play, Pentecost is rarely produced because of its large and ethnically diverse casting requirements, the political and complicated nature of the subject matter, and because the play poses a question that most people find difficult to answer: what …

Gertrude Jeannette can certainly hack it

If you know Ms. J. (as she is affectionately called by her beloved H.A.D.L.E.Y Players) then you know she most certainly can hack it. If you are like most, your first encounter with Ms. J. was very much like the one she describes in  New York Daily News article about her. She is one of …

Revisit: The progress of Harlem’s Renny Ballroom

For quite a few years Uptownflavor has been following the progress (or lack thereof) of the old dilapidated Renaissance Ballroom that extends an entire city block along Lenox. Here is a short slideshow of photos that we have taken of the once lively dance hall. Others have also taken note of the slow progression of …

UPTOWNflavor in the News

Alison Saar’s statue of Harriet Tubman is being unveiled at 1 p.m. Thursday. (Photo: G. Paul Burnett/The New York Times) Updated, 3:36 p.m. | A new 10-foot-tall bronze statue of Harriet Tubman in Harlem, part of a $2.8 million project, is being formally dedicated by the city at 1 p.m. on Thursday, but the work …

Learn My History Scholarship Project Award

The Emmett Till & Sean Bell families request the honor of your presence as they meet for the first time  celebrating the ‘Learn My History Scholarship Project Award’ on October 30th from 6-9PM.

ANSWER Film Showing: The Great Debaters

ANSWER Film Showing: The Great Debaters This Friday, June 20, 7pm Every few years it seems that we get a great film that tells the lost history of African Americans. The Great Debaters is one such film. Over the holidays I had the chance to see these wonderful piece of cinematic history with my family. …

Harlem History: The Harlem Courthouse

Harlem Courthouse 170 East 121st Street New York, NY 10035 Date Built: 1891-1893 Architect: Thom and Wilson The Harlem Courthouse is located at the corner of East 121st Street and Sylvan Place. This building was built between 1891 and 1893, for use by the Municipal and Magistrate’s Courts. Its original function as a court ended …

Photos: Last of the Baths

IMG0751, originally uploaded by forota. Many of you old enough to remember the advent of the AIDS epidemic remember that a prime “breeding” place for the spread of the disease was purportedly in gay bath houses. The Mt. Morris Baths didn’t start out as a gay bath house and surprisingly didn’t close as a result …

Find Out Who is Actually Buried in Grant’s Tomb

Date: Sunday April 27, 2008 Time: Starts at 11AM (arrive at 10 AM) Rangers dressed in period dress will be offering tours of the site of General Grant’s internment.  The Secretary of the Interior will attend as well as NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and National Parks of NY Harbor Commissioner, Maria Burks.  There will be …