Tag Archives: Chicago

Sherri Shepherd Talks Weight Loss, Diabetes

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Every time I ate something I’d pass out because I just stuffed myself. No clue that it was diabetes.

Not that long ago, almost no one had heard of Sherri Shepherd. The Chicago native, and Harlem resident spent years moonlighting as a stand-up comic in Los Angeles while her day job as a legal secretary paid the bills. Continue reading

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HW Pick: “Hands to the Sky,” Reaches High In Harlem (video)

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Positive feedback from more than 2,000 house music enthusiasts in Miami, New York, Baltimore and Boston who screened “Hands to the Sky,” a documentary exploring outdoor house music dance parties in 2012, inspired the producers to show fans even more love with a 2013 cut of the film.  Continue reading

HW Shop: Abe Saperstein Sports Enterprises Signed Letter

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Typed letter signed by Basketball Hall of Famer and Globetrotters Founder Abe Saperstein. Abe Saperstein Sports Enterprises signed letter Harlem Globetrotters. Continue reading

EveryBlock, A Harlem World Magazine Content Partner Closes Its Doors

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We’re sorry to report that one of our content partners EveryBlock has closed its doors.

They sent an e-mail saying:

Thank you for having let us play a role in how you get your neighborhood news. Thanks for the contributions, for the questions, and for allowing us to connect you to each other, in many cases to make great things happen in your community.

For a bit more info, please visit our final blog post.

Your neighbors,
The EveryBlock team

This is a tough, tough business. Whatever they do next we wish them the best of luck Continue reading

HW Pick: Kanye West, Touch The Sky, ft. Lupe Fiasco (video)

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Kanye West‘s Touch The Sky, featuring Lupe Fiasco from 2006. Continue reading

Taste Of Atlanta: OrganiX Style!

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By Michael Andre Adams

Back to back holidays from November through New Year’s Day are the reasons why I need to arrive early to every spin and yoga class I choose to take at the gym! Continue reading

Join Hands Across Harlem Event During The 28th Annual MLK Birthday Celebration in Harlem

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center New York Support Group cordially invites you to attend the 28th Annual MLK Birthday Celebration on Friday, January 18th, at 7 pm, at the Lt., Joseph Kennedy Memorial Community Center, 34 West 134th Street, Harlem, NY. Continue reading

McDonald’s Testing Deep-Fried Chicken Wings in Harlem?

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If you’re already a McDonald’s addict, prepare to become a full-blown fiend. Certain locations in Atlanta are testing deep-fried chicken wings, better known as “Mighty Wings.”  Continue reading

New Artists in Residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem

Packer.jpgJennifer PackerJoyce, 2012Courtesy the artist

Jennifer Packer
Joyce, 2012
Courtesy the artist

By Yolande Brener

On Sunday, November 18th, the Studio Museum in Harlem held an Open Studio to welcome their new artists in residence, Steffani Jemison, Jennifer Packer and Cullen Washington Jr. Continue reading

Dining with Miss Lil: October 2012 The Connection Between Food and Faith

One Sunday morning last month by accident I caught a CBS special titled “Food, Faith & Culture” which looked at the relationship between food and faith in three world religions: Judaism, Islam and Sikhism.  Continue reading