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
By Walter Rutledge
On February 22, 651 ARTS presented Roundtable 63; an evening of social awareness and education through the arts at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at LIU Brooklyn. Continue reading
Get Harlem born writer James Baldwin’s Jimmy’s Blues Selected Poems book signed by the author in hardback. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Harlem shopping, HW Prop Shop, HW Shop, Shopping
Tagged Harlem Born, Harlem World Magazine Shop, James Baldwin, Jimmy's Blues, Selected Poems, shop hw
Read or re-read Giovanni’s Room, the James Baldwin’s classic, and join the BGLA and other guests for a discussion of the text. Continue reading
Maya Angelou once said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Are their changes you need to make? Continue reading
Posted in Harlem, Life Coaching, Quality of life, Renaissance
Tagged Belize, Claude McKay, Emotion, Goal setting, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Have Your Own Personal Renaissance, Health, Henry Louis Gates, Idea, James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, New Year, New York City, Religious habit, Steve Pavlina, Time perception
A Nina Simone biopic has been in the works for years now, with Cynthia Mort set to direct from her own script since 2005, and singer Mary J. Blige once attached for the lead role that has now apparently gone to Zoe Saldana… Continue reading
Posted in Harlem movie, HArlem music, movie, Music
Tagged Adepero Oduye, Angela Bassett, Anika Noni Rose, Betty Shabazz, Clifton Henderson, Curtis Institute of Music, Cynthia Mort, Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Eunice Waymon, Get By, Harlemite Anika Noni Rose, High Priestess of Soul, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Lauryn Hill, Lisa Celeste Stroud, Lorraine Hansberry, Mary J. Blige, Miriam Makeba, Music, Nina, Nina Simone film, NinaSimone, North Carolina, Shadow and Act, Stokely Carmichael, Talib Kweli's, The Allen School for Girls, The Brave One, The High Priestess of Soul, The Hollywood Reporter, Viola Davis
President Obama’s recent endorsement of same sex marriage has been a huge triumph in both the LGBT and black community. Continue reading
This week, we visit the home of the Apollo Theater, the Studio Museum and the shopping strip, 125th Street. Continue reading
James Baldwin’s “The Negro Protest,” the book is a signed autograph copy by the author during the 1960′s. Continue reading
James Baldwin ‘Go Tell It On The Mountain’ a signed photo of the author. Own a rare signed copy of the book here.
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