Top Harlem Cocktail Drinks

We thought it would be great to find the best Harlem cocktail drinks in the world. Of course we searched high and low, and left and right and came up with this hot list. Continue reading

HW Radio: Madam C.J. Walker in Harlem

Newsmakers, Experts and Current Events in the World of Harlem. Today, it's all about Madam C.J. Walker in Harlem. Host Danny Tisdale speaks to author A'Lelia Bundles (left) about her great-great-grandmother's life, a new street naming in Harlem, and her new book on A'Lelia Walker's "The Dark Tower" in Harlem. Also, Danny talks to Vivian Randolph president of Madame C.J. Walker Enterprise, Inc., about the Walker business legacy, it's past, present and future. Continue reading

Walter’s World: The Lark Ascends at Dance Theatre of Harlem

By Walter Rutledge Thursday April 28th is the last studio showing of the Harlem Dance Works 2.0 at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The series has offered both balletomanes and dance novices a rare glimpse into the creative process of choreographers Thaddeus Davis and Tanya Wideman. This week the series is taking a very different route, it will present The Lark Ascending a masterwork by dance legend Ailey Alvin.Continue reading

Study On Black Women’s Attitudes On Beauty

In its first segmentation study on African-American women and their psychographics around beauty, ESSENCE uncovers the unique mindset of the most passionate beauty consumers, African-American women. Smart Beauty V: A Revealing Look at the Mindset of Passionate African-American Beauty Consumers shows African-American women to be twice as likely to feel positive about their beauty. Continue reading

Dining With Miss Lil: How The Black Church Is Nourishing The Souls Of Harlem

Happy 2nd anniversary to my column and I want to thank God and my readers for this culinary journey. During this holy time of the year I want to reflect on the pivotal role that the black church has played in establishing Harlem as the “Mecca” of black life in America. It is around the time when the black church began its “dual role” of nourishing the spiritual and physical souls of Harlem. Spiritually speaking black churches started nourishing us in 1904 when blacks began migrating from the South to New York fueled by their desire to seek better jobs, education for their children, and to leave Jim Crow policies and lynching violence in the South behind. Redevelopment forced blacks out of the original NYC neighborhoods we inhabited from the west 30s to the west 60s. At that time we couldn’t vote, and had no political clout to speak of so our religious leaders represented us. Continue reading

Hamilton Grange National Memorial Restoration Update

[caption id="attachment_38360" align="alignleft" width="222"] Exterior view of the Grange from the northwest corner of St. Nicholas Park on W. 141st Street.[/caption] Interior restoration work is continuing at Hamilton Grange National Memorial and state-of-the-art multimedia exhibits Visitor Center. Teams have recently begun work on the historic fireplaces, replacing damaged bricks and preparing the fireplaces to receive their facings. Continue reading