Riverside Theatre presents: Terry Baker Mulligan
Reading from & Signing Copies of Her New Memoir
Using Harlem’s famous cultural institutions and memorable characters as her backdrop, Terry Baker Mulligan writes joyously about weathering adolescence, while history unfolds around her in the legendary neighborhood called Sugar Hill. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged adam clayton powell, chitlin’ parties, Dinah Washington, Doo-Wop boys, Eartha Kitt, Ella, Fidel Castro’s entourage, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Jr., Malcolm X, Miriam Makeba, Mr. and Mrs. Thurgood Marshall, Riverside Theatre, sammy davis, snuff-dippers, Sugar Hill, Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Mays
By Walter Rutledge
The Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center (THPAC) will present their annual choreographers showcase entitled Souls of Our Feet: People of Color Dance Festival at the Kumble Theater located on the downtown Brooklyn campus of Long Island University. The three-day event will take on Sunday June 17, Tuesday June 19 and Wednesday June 20. The Sunday June 17 opening performance is at 7pm, the June 19 and 20 performances begin at 7:30 pm. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Alex Smith, Dance Iquail!, Danse4Nia, Francesca Harper Project, George Faison, Germaul Barnes/Viewsic Expressions Dance, Jamal Jackson Malcolm Low, Jr., Kumble Theater, Larry Phillips, Long Island University, PEEKS, Ramp To Paradise, Sidra Bell Dance, Souls Of Our Feet People of Color Dance Festival, Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center, What Is
This photo-montage was taken on May 16th, 2012 by organizer Carolyn Butts at African Voices and SAVAE, Inc., from the A Conversation with Artists: An Artistic Tribute to Gordon Parks in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Gordon Parks. Continue reading
Posted in Talk
Tagged 1199SEIU galler, 1199SEIU gallery Bread & Roses Cultural Project, A Coversation with Artists: An Artistic Tribute to Gordon Parks, African Voices, Danny Tisdale, Fikisha Cumbo, Howard Moss, Inc., Jamel Shabazz, Jr., Lisa Russell, Lolita Parker, Mel Wright, Mireille Liong-A-Kong, Mirlande Jean-Gilles, Nathan Yungerberg, Ocean Morriset, SAVAE
“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. Continue reading
Posted in education, visual art
Tagged 1199SEIU Gallery, Accra Shepp, Bas Clark, Builder Levy, Carolyn Butts, Clymenza Hawkins, Collette Fournier, Danny Tisdale, Delphine Fawundu, Fikisha Cumbo, Francelle Figaro, Francks Deceus, Howard Moss, Jamel Shabazz, Jasmine Murrell, Jr., Ka-Son, Kerika Fields, Leroy Henderson, Lisa Russell, Lolita Parker, Marcia Wilson, Mel Wright, Mireille Liong-A-Kong, Mirlande Jean-Gilles, Nathan Yungerberg, Obari Cartman, Ocean Morisset, Opal Palmer-Adisa, Oscar Solis, Renaldo Davidson, Shante Cozier, Shawn Escoffery and Tumani Onabiyi
“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
Posted in Art
Tagged 1199SEIU Gallery, Accra Shepp, Bas Clark, Builder Levy, Carolyn Butts, Clymenza Hawkins, Collette Fournier, Danny Tisdale, Delphine Fawundu, Fikisha Cumbo, Francelle Figaro, Francks Deceus, Howard Moss, Jamel Shabazz, Jasmine Murrell, Jr., Ka-Son, Kerika Fields, Leroy Henderson, Lisa Russell, Lolita Parker, Marcia Wilson, Mel Wright, Mireille Liong-A-Kong, Mirlande Jean-Gilles, Nathan Yungerberg, Obari Cartman, Ocean Morisset, Opal Palmer-Adisa, Oscar Solis, Renaldo Davidson, Shante Cozier, Shawn Escoffery and Tumani Onabiyi
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
Posted in Harlem, Harlem born, Politics
Tagged A. Philip Randolph, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, George Washington University, Governor Mario Cuomo, Harvard Law School, Hill and Knowlton Worldwide, Inc., Jimmy Carter, Jr., Philip Randolph, Reginald E. Gilliam, Rep. Louis Stokes, Sodexo, State University of New York
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
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
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
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
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