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Filmmaker Jamaa Fanaka Passes

Posted on April 6, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Jamaa Fanaka (born Walter Gordon; September 6, 1942 – April 1, 2012) is an American filmmaker. Continue reading →

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New York Urban League brings together NYPD, Harlem Residents, Youth and Local Nonprofits for Annual Meeting At the Schomburg

Posted on December 16, 2011 by | Leave a comment

A few weeks ago Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Edward McLaughlin sentenced the leader of the 137th Street gang to 20 years in prison. Continue reading →

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Good Night Sweet Prince; Same Sex Marriage Missed Opportunities for One Late Politician

Posted on August 17, 2011 by | 1 Comment


“I was just thinking about you and wish that your Chuck had been here to see this historic moment-…love Kelly” reads my FaceBook page at 9 am Sunday July 24th, 2011…. Continue reading →

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Robert Lee Dunham, Harlem McDonald’s Owner Dies

Posted on May 19, 2011 by | 10 Comments

Robert Lee Dunham, age 78, died on May 17, 2011 at the New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.  He was President and CEO of TCB Management Corporation. In 1972, Lee Dunham made history by opening the first McDonald’s restaurant in the City of New York.  A pioneer in McDonald’s, he was a multiple store Owner with restaurants located in New York and New Jersey.  Continue reading →

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‘IN/EX…Look Again’ At Gallery M in Harlem

Posted on September 13, 2010 by | 2 Comments

What does it mean to be an artist today? What does it mean to an artist of color today? For the longest time I thought it was an equal playing field. Personally graduating from art school studying fashion, I never thought I would be a fine artist. But several freelance fashion jobs later, I found art more fulfilling.

…an artist’s career is based on academia no matter how good or bad the work is…

Back in the day if the work was good, a dealer or equivalent would give you a show and see what develops. I think the career of Jean Michel Basquiat changed the whole dynamic of the “gallery system”. The days of a dealer discovering new talent off the street are mostly long gone. Continue reading →

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Rev. Sharpton’s “Reclaim the Dream Rally”

Posted on September 2, 2010 by | 6 Comments

Forty-seven years after the historic March on Washington, Reverend Al Sharpton, President of the Harlem-based National Action Network and leaders from his over 47 National Action Network chapters across the country… Continue reading →

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World Premier “The EXCHANGE!”

Posted on November 28, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Theater

Written and Directed by Nickolas Long, III
A story of wealth, fame, prominence, secrets, betrayal, love and redemption

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THE year is 1927, THE inspiration is the HARLEM RENAISSANCE, the story unfolds in the lives of the famous fictional vaudeville family, THE MARTIN family revue. Illegal running of numbers, death, and the battle between the sacred and the secular. Music, Poetry, and dance is featured in this World Premier Drama.
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Reverend Butts Celebrated 60th Birthday

Posted on July 25, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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REVEREND_BUTTSOn Friday, July 17, 2009, the Men’s Ministry of The Abyssinian Baptist Church celebrated the 60th birthday of Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III, the senior minister of The Abyssinian Baptist Church and chairman of Abyssinian Development Corporation—the nationally renowned not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the social fabric of Harlem. The celebration was from 8pm-1am at the Magic Johnson Theater in Harlem (2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd. at 124th Street).

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