Category Archives: Harlem

HW Pick: ‘Walkin’, Miles Davis, 1967 (video)

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Don’t let that cool Harlem swagger fool you, Miles Davis and the Miles Davis Quintet dig into this classic ‘Walkin’, from November 7, 1967:

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HW Pick: A Backstage Viobox and Ray Soul, Amateur Night at the Apollo (video)

Nice free style jam session featuring Viobox and Ray Soul backstage, Amateur Night at the Apollo (May 15, 2013). Continue reading

Apollo Spring Gala Update: Wayne Brady to Host, Erykah Badu Added

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The Apollo Theater, a leading not-for-profit performing arts institution and one of the nation’s greatest cultural treasures, announced that its 8th Annual Spring Gala Concert honoring Chaka Khan will be hosted by Emmy Award-winning and Grammy nominated entertainer Wayne Brady. Continue reading

125th Street Harlem Trolley Cars, 1946

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A rare color photograph of the 125th Street Harlem trolley cars going east in central Harlem in 1946. Continue reading

HW Pick: ‘New Slaves’, Kanye West, Ft., Frank Ocean, 2013 (Language)

Soul brotha Kanye premiered his new video single this weekend on projectors in 66 cities around the globe. Continue reading

Duke Ellington’s Symphony in Black, Starring A 19-Year-old Billie Holiday (video)

In September of 1935 Paramount Pictures released a nine-minute movie remarkable in several ways. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life is one of the earliest cinematic explorations of African-American culture for a mass audience. Continue reading

The Friends of Chick Corea: Jazz at Lincoln Center

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By Rudy Collins
Chick Corea welcomed the audience to a great evening of fine Jazz at one the best programs of jazz at Lincoln Center just south of Harlem. Continue reading

Native African Union of America, Inc. Room 220, Sign, 1920′s

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The Native African Union of America, Inc., sign was photographed near Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association offices on 135th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., in the 1920′s (source). Continue reading

MTA Crash: 60 Plus Injured After Two Trains Collide (video)

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An MTA crash left more than people 60 injured after two trains in Connecticut collided on Friday, May 17. According to Fox News, the accident occurred around rush hour so both trains were filled with passengers. Continue reading

Sherri Shepherd Talks Weight Loss, Diabetes

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Every time I ate something I’d pass out because I just stuffed myself. No clue that it was diabetes.

Not that long ago, almost no one had heard of Sherri Shepherd. The Chicago native, and Harlem resident spent years moonlighting as a stand-up comic in Los Angeles while her day job as a legal secretary paid the bills. Continue reading