Category Archives: harlem media

Vincent Lushington “Roi” Ottley Born In Harlem

Vincent Lushington Ottley

First Negro War-Correspondent For A Major Newspaper

Vincent Lushington “Roi” Ottley was born on August 2, 1906 in New York City’s Harlem.  His parents, Jerome P. and Beatrice (Brisbane) Ottley had emigrated to the United States from the island of Grenada.  Continue reading

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Hey Harlem, Want To Be In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Open Casting Call for Extras in NYC on May 10

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London’s Calling

Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking Extras for the new Columbia Pictures Film London Calling aka The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Continue reading

Dash Media’s Donnette Dunbar Talks To PR Week About Harlem (video)


Dash Media CEO and Harlemite Donnette Dunbar speaks with PRWeek editor-in-chief Steve Barrett about Harlem as the next hotspot for creative, PR industries and more. Continue reading

EveryBlock, A Harlem World Magazine Content Partner Closes Its Doors

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We’re sorry to report that one of our content partners EveryBlock has closed its doors.

They sent an e-mail saying:

Thank you for having let us play a role in how you get your neighborhood news. Thanks for the contributions, for the questions, and for allowing us to connect you to each other, in many cases to make great things happen in your community.

For a bit more info, please visit our final blog post.

Your neighbors,
The EveryBlock team

This is a tough, tough business. Whatever they do next we wish them the best of luck Continue reading

Publicist Irene Gandy Honored In Harlem

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By Keith L. Forest

Last night, I had the great fortune to be in the room with not 1, not 2, but 3 of my mentors – Lloyd Williams, CEO of The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and Angelo Ellerbee, President & CEO of Double XXposure. Continue reading

New York Amsterdam News, Harlem, NY

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The New York Amsterdam News is an American weekly newspaper geared to the African-American community of New York City, New York. Continue reading

Kerry Washington Covers Uptown

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Kerry Washington and those lovely, pouty lips of hers and sultry eyes are posted on the cover of Uptown Magazine in Harlem. Continue reading

eHarlemTV Tonight on MNN

This month’s episode of eHarlemTV includes an introduction to EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care, opening next month at 215 West 125th, a feature on the Stickball Old-Timers Tournament, and looking ahead to the election, more from our conversation about Redistricting and how it affects Harlem residents. Continue reading

Lil Legin, First Place Stars of Tomorrow at the Apollo Theater (video)

Lil Legin, First Place Stars of Tomorrow (09.12.12)

Michael The Giant Is A Winner With Ripa

Michael Strahan has been picked to partner with Kelly Ripa on her morning syndicated “Live! With Kelly” show according to staffers at ABC in New York City. Continue reading