Tag Archives: Caribbean

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Afrikan Unity of Harlem’s Critical Conversation With Community Family

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African Diaspora World Tourism Awards and Travel Expo to be Held in Atlanta

Dr-Julius-GarveyThe online magazine AfricanDiasporaTourism.com (ADT) in association with the AD King Foundation will present the African Diaspora World Tourism Awards & Travel Show Expo in Atlanta, Ga. (USA) on April 26-28, 2013. Continue reading

Harlem Business Alliance to Use $700K Grant to Support Small Businesses

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After a series of small, black-owned businesses closed in Harlem recently, many asked where was the help to keep these shops open as national retailers continue to flood the neighborhood. Continue reading

Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of a Slave

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“You must use the dark skin slaves vs. the light skin slaves, and the light skin slaves vs. the dark skin slaves . . .” - Willie Lynch

With the release of the movie Django last month and this month is Black History Month – we thought we would post this speech delivered by Willie Lynch on the bank of the James River in the colony of Virginia in 1712.  Continue reading

Tito Puente Post Office In East Harlem Downsized

postal24u-2-webThe Tito Puente Post Office in East Harlem — a bustling, 40-year-old institution named after the greatest Latin jazz musician of the 20th century — is about to be shrunk to the size of, well, a postage stamp. Continue reading

Legacy Woman Band Celebrates with Caribbean Cultural Center

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DJ Sabine Blaizin and Legacy Woman Band join the Caribbean Cultural Center (CCCADI) ”AfroBembé Cultural Networking Series,” a sequence of African Diaspora celebrations to build community support for renovation of the landmark firehouse that will be the center’s new home in El Barrio. Continue reading

East Harlem Stand Up Town Hall On Discrimminating Policing

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HW Pick: Kiss Of Life, Sade (video)

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This is one of my favorite song by Sade! All her songs are amazing, but his one right her is hot and sexy. I feel so full of life and love every time I hear it. Continue reading

HW Pick: The Art of Romare Bearden, DVD

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Romare Bearden’s art captures the diversity and richness of his life. With roots in North Carolina, Bearden migrated north at an early age, living in industrial Pittsburgh, vibrant Harlem, and, later in his life, on the Caribbean island of St. Martin. Continue reading

ELZA Screening at MIST Harlem

In the lush Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Elza desperately searches for a distant childhood memory of a father she barely remembers. Continue reading