Posted on October 29, 2007 by D. Bell
Don’t miss our public programs this month including book parties, a staged reading, a lecture and a teachers workshop. Come and visit our new exhibition: Picturing
Black Power in Ghana and the U.S., 1957-2007, starting on November 8, 2007.
For the complete listing of programs, visit www.schomburgcenter.org.
The Caribbean International Network Lecture Series
The 4th annual [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2007 by D. Bell
Friday, November 2nd at 6PM
Brownie Points
Aundrea Lacy
Aundrea Lacy tells the story of how she founded her business, “Luv Brownies” and grew it to success. Along the way she offers up the kind of lessons of use to any entrepreneur, but especially women.
Saturday, November 3rd at 6PM
Souled Out: How Blacks Are Blacks are Winning and Losing [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2007 by D. Bell
Father and Son team up with PRdream/MediaNoche (Judith Escalona) for a
good cause. On Thursday November 1st, my son and I will be performing
together for the first time ever. Jimmy Ray will be reading some of
his very own poetry. He has been writing for years and has read at
various Barnes and Noble poetry nights as well [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2007 by D. Bell
FRIENDS ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL
Join the Friends for our annual Fall Festival on the St. Nicholas Park Plaza and Great Lawn. This year, the festival will be held on Saturday, November 3rd from 2pm-4pm.
We’ll have face-painting, pumpkin painting, arts and crafts, story-telling, hot cider and cookies.
Special Performances this year include singing and dance from Harlem School [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2007 by illoquentgent
It seems Hillary Clinton’s recent visit to Harlem is sweeping the headlines:
Presidential Hopeful Visits 138th Street for ‘Homecoming’ – (Columbia Spectator)
Hillary Shines at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church- (NYDailyNews)
Clinton Bops Obama in Uptown Upsurge – (NYPost)
Meanwhile…House Representative Charles Rangel presents a new, controversial tax plan (NYPost)
…and a car accident between a cab and a sedan [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2007 by illoquentgent
VS
…anyone else see a striking similarity in these posters?
This weekend the silver screen will pit Harlem Drug Kingpin Frank Lucas against Harlem Drug Kingpin Nicky Barnes. “American Gangster”, a Ridley Scott film starring two titans of Hollywood in Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, will open theatres nationwide this weekend. In the film Denzel [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2007 by illoquentgent
At home…
When the Price Includes Tenants – (NYT)
‘Loophole’ Said to Give Landlords Unfair Advantage – (ColumbiaSpectator)
Rally Calls for Residents’ Support to Keep Harlem Local – (ColumbiaSpectator)
At School…
” A former New York Jet with a masters degree in education who is also pastor of Harlem’s New Horizons Church, Rev. Michael Faulkner, wants to open [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2007 by narmer
Does anyone have an explanation as to why the statue of Harriet Tubman located at the Harriet Tubman Memorial Plaza is facing toward the South and not the North?
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