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Danny Tisdale Moderates “A Choices of Weapons: The New Renaissance Artists,” At 1199SEIU Gallery

I picked up a camera because it was my choice of weapons against what I hated most about the universe: racism, intolerance, and poverty. I could have just as easily picked up a knife or a gun, like many of my childhood friends did… most of whom were murdered or put in prison… but I chose not to go that way. I felt that I could somehow subdue these evils by doing something beautiful that people recognize me by, and thus make a whole different life for myself…”  — Gordon Parks, legendary photographer

In honor of Gordon Parks’ Centennial Anniversary, African Voices and SAVAE, Inc. present Continue reading

Reginald E. Gilliam, Jr., Passes

Reginald E. Gilliam, Jr., a trailblazing African-American lobbyist and most recently Sodexo Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, passed away at the age of 67 on March 28, 2012 after succumbing to lymphoma. Continue reading

What Service Means To Me And MLK Day

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said “everybody can be great, because everybody can serve” and those powerful words couldn’t be any truer. Continue reading

St. Philip’s Church In Harlem, 1809 (video)

Since 1809, St. Philip’s Church-through its clergy and congregation, its tradition and service, its goals and dreams has been an institution of major spiritual and civic importance in the Harlem community. Continue reading

HW Pick: Our Man in the Dark: A Novel

“Thrilled to announce this new brilliant novel by Rashad Harrison. Set in the Civil Rights Movement, it reads like noir fiction. Critics are praising it and have every reason to. Rashad’s the real deal.” - Malaika Adero

A stunning debut historical noir novel about a worker in the civil rights movement who became an informant for the FBI during the months leading up to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Feeling underappreciated and overlooked, John Estem, a bookkeeper for Dr. King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), steals ten thousand dollars from the organization. Continue reading

Workshop And Conversation With 93-Year-Old Yoga Diva Tao Porchon-Lynch In Harlem

Extraordinary leaders and teachers change the way we perceive the world. The very best lead us by their example. 93-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch is a living advertisement for how to tap into our human potential. She is unique in her ability to overcome the effects of aging to control her body and mind in harmony with Yoga’s principles. Join Tao’s first workshop in Harlem. Continue reading

NYPD Holds Gun Buyback Events In Harlem

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. and the New York City Police Department teamed up for a gun buyback program in Harlem Saturday.

They sponsored a “cash for guns” program at two Harlem churches.

Working handguns could be turned in for $200 bank cards. Continue reading

Philip A. Payton, Jr., Harlem Real Estate Visionary

Philip A. Payton, Jr., (February 27, 1876 – August 1917) was an African American real estate entrepreneur, known as the “Father of Harlem”, due to his work renting properties in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City to African Americans.

Philip A. Payton, Jr., was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, on February 27, 1876, the second of four children: one girl and three boys. His father was a barber and his mother a hairdresser. Continue reading