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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

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Sheena Wright Leaves ADC To Become First Female President At The United Way

Sheena Wright, after 10 years of working as President and CEO of the Abyssinian Development Corporation (ADC) in Harlem, leaves to work as the first female President and CEO of the United Way of New York CityContinue reading

Starbucks Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Community Store in Harlem

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

Blackball Exhibition: Illuminating The Negro Leagues (one week left)

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

The Last Poets & Melba Moore Honor Television Pioneer, Ellis Haizlip

Sometimes history is reflected upon in the mirror of time to reveal unsung glories. One such recent revelation has been the rediscovery of the groundbreaking 1968-1973 PBS series, “SOUL!” Continue reading

Dining With Miss Lil: Live Cook Off for Teens in Harlem

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

Abyssinian Development Corp., Annual Harlem Renaissance Day of Commitment Breakfast

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

Harlem Kids Are Super At The 5th Annual Super Saturday! STEM EXPO In Harlem (video)

The Abyssinian Development Corporation (ADC), Manhattan’s Community School District 5 (CSD 5), and Morningside Area Alliance (MAA)… Continue reading

ADC and Irving Langer Save Mother Zion Apts

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

The Renaissance Main Ballroom Demolished?

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