By Robert West
“It is evident to the most superficial observer that the centre of fashion, wealth, culture, and intelligence, must, in the near future, be found in the ancient and honorable village of Harlem” – Harlem Monthly Magazine (1893)
As we approach the end of Black History Month, I thought I’d share with you a movement afoot in an area that has one of, if not the, richest black histories in the United States. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem, Harlem AIDS, Harlem HIV
Tagged Apollo Theater, Audre Lorde, Bessie Smith, black history month, Carmen Neely, Countee Cullen, Dolores Prida, Dr. Antonia Pantoja, Dr. Wilhelmina Perry, Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon, George Hanna, Gladys Bentley, Harlem, Harlem Monthly Magazine, Harlem Pride, Harlem Renaissance, James Baldwin, Kehinde Wiley, Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansbury, Luz Maria Umpierre, Nathan Hale Williams, New York City, Patrik-Ian Polk, Phil Black, Robert West, Statue of Liberty, Sylvia Rivera, the Young Lords Party, United States, Zora Neale Hurston
As recently as four years ago, Harlem resident Damian Jack says he felt unsafe holding his date’s hand above W. 110th Street. Continue reading
Posted in Gay, Gay Harlem, Harlem
Tagged Billies Black, Carmen Neely, Club El Morocco, Corner Social, David W. Hunter, Frederick Douglass Blvd, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Harlem Pride’s annual Pride Day, Lenox Lounge, Marcus Garvey Park, Maria Beltre, Marriage Equality Act, Melba's, Pastor Joseph Tolton, Picante, Red Rooster Harlem, Tezra Bryant
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