Mother’s Day March

Manhattan, NYC, originally uploaded by Barrybar.
On Sunday, Mother’s Day 2008, women will be gathering at the foot of Mother Tubman’s statue. We will walk from there to Mother Hale’s House. This will be a Walk of Remembrance for our community in Harlem to recognize the greatness of our women. We will also be remembering [...]

When The Supermarket Ain’t So Super

Remember last week when we spoke about the shortage of decent supermarkets in Harlem?  Then, we were provided with a map of the city that highlighted which areas of the city suffered the most from lack of access to quality foods? 
Well, the results of the referenced study conducted by the city have been released with a handful [...]

Amy DuBois Barnett at C.D.s

Saturday, May 10
3-6pm
Carol’s Daughter Flagship Store
24 West 125th Street
(btwn Lenox & 5th Ave)

Must Live in Harlem: Open House

Saturday May 10 from 2-6 pm
100-106 West 141 Street (corner of Lenox Ave)
2/3 train to 135th St.

Beautiful Newly Renovated Coop apartments. New Hard wood floors, windows, electrical, and plumbing. They are spacious, 3, 4, 5 bedrooms. High celings, great light with easy clean fold in windows. 5 ½, 6 ½, and 7 [...]

Rain, Rain…Go Away!

Well, it doesn’t take a Doppler 2000 or Mike Woods the Weatherman to further sell me on today’s rainy conditions. As I write, giant droplets of water bash against the window reminding me of the threat that the Sun is still being held hostage…somewhere. I haven’t been told what the ransom demands are. However, the [...]

The Blogscan: Harlem Spider, Clarence, and the DREAM

Omega Black Graphic Studio: We told you about the comic novel, Incognegro. But have you met Harlem’s newest superhero: HarlemSpider!
ArcadeModemHelp: This ain’t exactly a blog but it has a hilarious video with “Clarence”, an Sesame St. Elmo-esque puppet who goes to Harlem to ask folks what gets them riled up!
Killed That: Last week we reported [...]

Harlem Book Fair Turns 10

Ed. Note: It is hard to believe that the Harlem Book Fair will be celebrating 10 years. I remember the first couple of years when it was still on 125th Street and authors lined the Plaza with their wares while panels occupied the State Building’s conference rooms and Plaza. At that time [...]

Friday Freestyle: Waxin’ Nostalgic

Not only did I instantly fall head over heels in love with Erykah Badu’s “Honey” the first time I heard it, but when I saw the concept for the video I had to admit that it was one of the most creative I’ve seen in a while. No, it isn’t the first time that an [...]

Theater Connections: May Schedule