News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
by Ryan Yablonski Growing up in Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods, Michael Johnson is a product of the New York City public schools and knows full well the gaps in the system. His mission as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) is informed by his own experience as a high school senior when …
📣Calling all Manhattan artists and arts organizations! Applications for LMCC’s 2024 Manhattan Arts Grants are now open! LMCC awards grants each year to Upper Manhattan-based artists, collectives, and organizations engaging Upper Manhattan communities through a wide range of artistic programming and events. Upper Manhattan artists and organizations may be eligible for City, State, UMEZ and Howard Gilman funds …
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Michael Owusu Addo (born 10 July 1988) known professionally as Sarkodie (/sɑːrˈkɔːdiɛ/), is a Ghanaian rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur from Tema. His contributions to the Ghanaian music industry have earned him numerous accolades, including the Vodafone Ghana Music Award for “Artiste of the Decade”. He was announced the first winner of BET’s Best International Flow Artist at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards. He is also considered one …
by Rev. George Haigler, III On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, Rock Icon and the “Queen and Rock and Roll” Tina Turner died peacefully in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, after a long illness, as reported by her representative. She was 83 years old. Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, …
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Immersing himself in the beauty of art is Kanye’s way of rising above autism. The vibrant paintings of this multiple award-winning artist gives us a glimpse into his beautiful mind when he can’t express it in words. The youngest-ever recipient of the Austrian “flame of peace award,” Kanyeyachukwu is a 13-year-old child living with autism …
Odyssey of a Beautiful Mind: An Art Exhibition by Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke Read More »
by Ronnie Oliva Throughout my career, I had the great fortune of meeting and working with some of the most well-respected luminaries of our time, many of whom left an indelible mark on my life and career, but none as unforgettable as Mr. Harry Belafonte. His kindness, brilliance, humility and quiet nobility left an impression on …
by Derrel Jazz Johnson In celebration of Women’s History Month, JPMorgan Chase put together an extraordinary panel of five fabulous women at a Chase branch in the heart of Harlem. The panel featured Harlem’s own born, bred, and buttered Melba Wilson, owner of Melba’s Restaurant, Carolina Jannicelli, Managing Director, Head of Community Impact, JPMorgan Chase, …
by Rev. Diahne Parsons Charged is the air I breathe! It’s atmospheric! Ripe with an electric current, the air becomes eminently clear while sitting down with these members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), one is magnetically swept into a lesser-known “ministry of truth.” Founded in 1890 and based out of Washington D.C., …
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture The 2023 Women of Influence Summit event at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on March 21, 2023 was simply inspirational and beautiful. Listening to these four amazing women made me think about my mother and how she raised two boys working two jobs, and how …
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by the Secretariat of the ICAAD Marking her one-year anniversary, Her Royal Majesty Sêmévo 1st Dr. Dòwòti Désir, Queen Mother of the African Diaspora, Bénin Republic, was accompanied by a delegation of women from the United States to Cotonou. The women are the first cadets of the Imperial Corps Agoodjié of the African Diaspora (ICAAD) …
Traditions of Resistance Tied Across the Atlantic Read More »