Category Archives: Harlem

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

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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

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