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A Dire Dance for the Dwyer Cultural Center in Harlem

Posted on August 21, 2012 by | 5 Comments

Stomping and twisting, homeless mothers and children and young professionals were all part of the mix at the Dwyer Cultural Center in Harlem one recent Saturday, as they tried to master the intricacies of swing dancing. Continue reading →

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Harlem Entrepreneur To Launch TV network

Posted on August 13, 2012 by | Leave a comment

A Harlem entrepreneur will try to defy all the odds and launch a new cable-TV network this fall, hoping to fill what she calls a gaping hole in “multicultural programming.” Continue reading →

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National Black Theater Clears Financial Hurdles

Posted on June 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

National Black Theater, a cultural fixture in Harlem that was in danger of losing its home, has resolved a series of financial disputes that had endangered its future. Continue reading →

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Listen To Radha Blank And Khadim Diop Discuss The New Play “Seed” Opening at

Posted on September 5, 2011 by | 1 Comment

On Labor Day, Monday, September 5th, Harlem World Magazine Radio Podcast host Danny Tisdale spoke to award-winning playwright Radha Blank (pictured) and young actor Khadim Diop about the new play “Seed” opening on September 16, 2011at the National Black Theatre in Harlem.

Listen here to this interesting conversation with Danny, Radha and Khadim as they discuss the play taking place in Harlem’s gentrification, the love song to a community and its children, and the A-team behind the play. Continue reading →

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Pair Accused Of Swindling National Black Theater (Update)

Posted on March 14, 2011 by | 2 Comments

The statement below is from Michael Lythcott and Sade Lythcott, son and daughter of national Black Theater founder Dr. Barbara Ann Teer:

“The National Black Theater has been part of the cultural foundation of Harlem for more than 40 years. Unfortunately, nefarious business practices and eventual abandonment by our investor group, Nubian Heritage, now threaten our property and our community programming. Continue reading →

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HW Radio: Harlem Non-Profits & Women’s History Month, March 15th, 6 pm

Posted on March 14, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Newsmakers, Experts and Current Events in the World of Harlem.

Join Danny Tisdale as he speaks to Thomas Howard, Executive Director of Boys Harbor in Harlem, Mark Axelowitz, CIMA, Director, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management and William A. Ackman, Founder and CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management regarding the investment community, investing in young people in East Harlem. Also, in celebration of Women’s History Month Danny speaks to National Black Theater founder Barbara Ann Teer’s daughter Sade Lythcott, current Executive Director of the National Black Theater about the theater’s history. Continue reading →

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A Tragedy At The National Black Theater

Posted on February 3, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Theirs was a partnership built on vision and pride and rooted in a building at the very heart of black America.

In 2002 the National Black Theater, a cultural anchor of Harlem, invited the owners of Nubian Heritage, a growing beauty-care company with an African pedigree, to invest in its sprawling building at Fifth Avenue and 125th Street. Continue reading →

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Actress Vickilyn Reynolds In Harlem

Posted on July 2, 2008 by | Leave a comment

New York theatre actress-singer Vickilyn Reynolds will play the legendary Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel in Hattie. . .What I Need You to Know, which will be presented in association with 2008 Harlem Week at National Black Theater, Inc. in Harlem. Continue reading →

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