Walter’s World: Weekend Picks Dance, Art and an African Bazaar- May 23, 2013 (with video)

By Walter Rutledge

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The Memorial Day weekend is getting underway and in addition to the traditional backyard barbecue and beach openings the city will be quite festive. There is African dance abounding in Brooklyn, icon immortalized on canvas in Chelsea, and even more dance downtown. Here are a few of the events taking place around the  city and in our community. Continue reading

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SWEET ENUFF Wellness Challenge Competition with Harlem Youth

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SWEET ENUFF will hold its Wellness Challenge Competition at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Continue reading

Staycation: Morris-Jumel Mansion

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For many of us, staycations are this year’s vacations. Instead of the cottages and castles of the Continent, visit one of New York’s fascinating house museums. Continue reading

HW Pick: 17 Surprising Beauty Uses for Vaseline!

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I know, I know – it’s not sexy, but it’s been a skin-protecting staple since 1872, when the first patent for petroleum jelly was introduced, but Vaseline has more beauty and fashion uses than you might think. Continue reading

NYCLU Finds 2012 Stop-And-Frisks Led To More Marijuana Arrests Than Gun Arrests

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Last year, 532,911 people were stopped by NYPD officers as a part of the stop-and-frisk program. The New York Civil Liberties Union says the largest amount of arrests were for marijuana possession. Continue reading

Harlem Man Acquitted Of Trying To Murder Cop

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A Manhattan jury this afternoon acquitted a 24-year-old Harlem gunslinger of attempting to murder a police officer during a foot chase last year at 144th Street and Eighth Avenue. Continue reading

Scaffolding Used As Garbage Dump In Harlem Apartment Building

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The view from William Alvarez’s Harlem apartment literally stinks. “It’s an eyesore, soiled diapers, chicken bones, hypodermic needles and glass bottles,” Alvarez says. Continue reading

Mania Days, Starring Katie Holmes Filming In Harlem

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Mania Days, starring Katie Holmes (where’s Tom), is filming today at Broadway and West 125th Street, in Harlem, NY. Continue reading

HW Pick: Femi Kuti At Summerstage in Central Park

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Join City Parks at Summerstage as they celebrate African Music this summer at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park with Femi Kuti & The Positive Force and their blended Funk, Jazz, and African Folk sounds they have created throughout their 27 year career to create a colorful and distinctive sound in the music world.  Continue reading

Older Americans Month: Aging Healthy in Harlem

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In recognition of Older Americans Month, the not-for-profit Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), Senator Bill Perkins and local Harlem restaurants teamed up to help promote healthy eating among seniors on Thursday, May 16h, 2013 at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building Plaza. Continue reading