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HARLEM WEEK Concluded With Percy Sutton 5K Run And Walk for Peace

Posted on August 29, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Over 6,000 runners and walkers took to the streets of Harlem for the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and NY Road Runners Percy E. Sutton 5K Run and NYC Family Health Walk for Peace In Our Communities. Continue reading →

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Zoe Saldana to Play Singer Nina Simone in Biopic

Posted on August 20, 2012 by | 1 Comment

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 →

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HW Pick: Terry Baker Mulligan’s “Sugar Hill, Where the Sun Rose Over Harlem”

Posted on June 7, 2012 by | 1 Comment

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 →

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