Tag Archives: Harlem Arts Alliance

Club Music Legend, Martha Wash Changes Direction for Upcoming Album

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents:  On the “A” with Souleo
Sometimes you just can’t get enough of a voice as rich and powerful like that of unsung legendary talent, Martha Wash. Continue reading

Actress Nicole Ari Parker Stuns in “A Streetcar Named Desire”

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents:  On the “A” with Souleo

Sometimes it takes a fake to keep it real. At least that was the impression left after the drag extravaganza, “Fabulous Fakes,” presented by Mary Flowers Entertainment and held at the Apollo Theater. Continue reading

2012 “BID On Culture” Banner Competition

The 125th Street Business Improvement District, Harlem Arts Alliance, and Harlem Community Development Corporation have extended the deadline for submissions to the 2012 “BID On Culture” Banner Competition!
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Soul Legend, Lenny Williams is Still Here

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents:  On the “A” with Souleo

If you were to ask influential soul man, Lenny Williams what makes the difference between those who stay in the game of life and those who are led astray he’d probably answer: love. Continue reading

Lonette McKee Plans to Bring “Sparkle” Reunion Tour to Harlem

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents:  On the “A” with Souleo
The story of talented individuals from Harlem pursuing their dreams plays itself out everyday, which is why the 1976 film “Sparkle” still resonates with modern audiences. Continue reading

Amiri Baraka Carries on “The Good Fight” in Honor of A. Philip Randolph; Heath Gallery Finds a New Leader

 

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents:  On the “A” with Souleo

For most working people there has been at least one occasion when they’ve wanted to pick up a marker, decorate a picket sign with a clever catchphrase and go lead a strike. Continue reading

Black History Month Play Festival to present ADAM at the Dwyer Cultural Center

The National Black Touring Circuit, (NBTC) Woodie King, Jr. Producer/Director and Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group announced their latest collaboration project, “Adam” at the Dwyer Cultural Center as part of the Black History Month Play Festival.ADAM written by Peter DeAnda and staring Timothy Simonson, is directed by Shauneille Perry.

ADAM is a dramatic, historical play set in the island of Bimini,the United States Congressional House of Representatives and Harlem’s famed Abyssinian Baptist Church. Continue reading

Remembering the Legacy of Civil Rights Leader Fannie Lou Hamer; Walter Mosley on Marginalization in Literature

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents:  On the “A” w/Souleo

I’m envious of civil rights leader, Fannie Lou Hamer. After all, if the only thing she ever did was utter the words, “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired,” she would still have a place in history. Continue reading