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
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
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Tagged Abyssinian Baptist Church, Abyssinian Development Corporation, ADC, Aide-de-camp, Billy Hunter, Calvin O. Butts, Charles Simpson, Dennis Kozlowski, Greater Harlem Real Estate Board, Gregg Walker, Harlem, Harlem Village Homes II, Hillary CLinton, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Michael Henry Adams, Odell Clark, Paul Browne, Prim Capital, quitclaim deed, Ralph Dickerson, Renaissance Ballroom, Robert Kueppers, Ronald Gold, Sheena Wright, Simcha Schonfeld, Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School, Todd Hunter, United Way NYC
We want to give props to Starbucks for the work they are doing in Harlem. Over the past year, Starbucks partnered with the Harlem Community store in Harlem resulting in $113,000 contribution to Abyssinian Development Corporation headed by CEO Sheena Wright (left and Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter in Harlem, on the right). Continue reading
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Tagged Abyssinian Development Corporation, ADC’s School Turnaround initiative, affordable Housing, Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans, Bread & Roses Integrated Arts High School, Carols Daughter, Education, Harlem, Harlem Community store, Houston, Lisa Price, Mexican American, MS 80, Sheena Wright, Starbuck, Thurgood Marshall Academy, workforce development and affordable housing, YouthBuild
The LeRoy Neiman Art Center in Harlem, is hosting the historic show on The Negro Leagues. The exhibit opened on August 27th and extends through October 4th (that’s right a few days left). Continue reading
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Tagged Abiodun Oyewole, Abyssinian Development Corporation, african american, African American art, Al Sharpton, Apollo Theater, BET Networks, Blackball: Illuminating Negro leagues Baseball, Dr. Loretta Young, Ellis Haizlip, Harlem, Harlem Arts Alliance, Harlem Black Yankees, Melba Moore, Negro League baseball, Oyewole, Rev. Al Sharpton, Umar Bin Hassan of The Last Poets
Three weeks ago in the journal Pediatrics, a federal study stated that type 2 diabetes, and pre diabetes rates are soaring among American teens. Continue reading
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A photo from the Annual Harlem Renaissance Day of Commitment Breakfast. The event celebrated contributions these leaders have made to communities like Harlem around the theme “strengthening families.” Continue reading
Abyssinian Development Corporation (“ADC”), the renowned not-for-profit organization dedicated to renewing and reclaiming the spirit of community in one of New York City’s oldest and most storied neighborhoods, jointly with Mr. Irving Langer and E&M Associates, announce ADC’s acquisition of Mother Zion-McMurray Apartments (“Mother Zion”) at 2630 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, between 140th and 141st Streets, and the preservation of 76 units of affordable rental housing with additional rental and homeownership units to be built on the site. Continue reading
Walking by the old Renaissance Ballroom between West 137th Street and West 138th Street this past weekend confirmed what many preservationist feared would happen to the iconic Central Harlem institution. Continue reading