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Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Receives Coptic Cross From Haile Selassie At Abysinnian Baptist Church, 1954

Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Receives Coptic Cross From Haile Selassie 1954

Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (left) receives, on behalf of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, a golden Coptic cross from Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia on May 30 in 1954. Continue reading

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Abyssinian Jazz Vespers Presents The Aaron Diehl Trio And Cecile McLorin Salvant (video)

Aaron Diehl performs “Viper’s Drag.”

Harlem Sounds

Join Abyssinian Jazz Vespers for a special Mother’s Day Concert featuring The Aaron Diehl Trio (above) with guest vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant (below) ‘The Bespoke Man’s Narrative’.

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The (Very) Earthly Pursuits of Rev. Calvin O. Butts III

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Harlem On Our Dime

The Harlem Renaissance Ballroom and Casino, an art deco behemoth on the corner of 138th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, opened in 1923. Continue reading

The Harlem Wedding of Nat and Maria Cole, 1948

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A Cole Easter in Harlem

They were dressed to the nines!  After all, it was Sunday in Harlem.  Harlemites were known to dress their best, in the finest materials, and in the latest of styles for the Sunday afternoon fashion parades on the avenues. Continue reading

Harlem’s Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts Receives UNCF Shirley Chisholm Community Service Award

4404671420_889d0a5ef1_zOne of Harlem’s most influential pastors was recently celebrated by the United Negro College Fund for his commitment to education. Continue reading

A Celebration Of The NYC Mission Society’s 200th Birthday

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On December 12, 2012, New York and Harlem society gathered at The Pierre to celebrate the New York City Mission Society with 200 years of uninterrupted service with a Bicentennial Gala reported by Blackgivesback.com.   Continue reading

Fatherhood Panel At Abyssinian Baptist Church

Fatherhood Panel at Abyssinian Baptist Church at 132 Odell Clark Place, New York 10030.

 

One Hundred Black Men Gives Turkey Dinners To Harlem Families

One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York City distributed more than 700 Thanksgiving meals to families in need from all five boroughs last week. Continue reading

Susan Rice Protested at Meles Memorial in Harlem

Together with three other former U.S. ambassadors to Ethiopia, I attended the memorial service for Meles Zenawi on 27 October 2012 at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in the Harlem, NY. Continue reading

Abyssinian Jazz Vespers Presents Eunice Newkirk & The Courtney Bryan Trio

Presents  Jazzmobile Vocalist
Eunice Newkirk (left) and Trio & ‘One of Jazz’ Extraordinary New Stars’ Courtney Bryan (right) and Trio Continue reading