Tag Archives: Paris

HW Pick: ‘New Slaves’, Kanye West, Ft., Frank Ocean, 2013 (Language)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Soul brotha Kanye premiered his new video single this weekend on projectors in 66 cities around the globe. Continue reading →

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NYC’s Bike Share, Largest In The Country, To Begin

Posted on May 4, 2013 by | 1 Comment

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New York City, with its constant hum of subways, buses, cabs and ferries, has long had one glaring exception to its many transportation options: bicycles for the masses. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: Versailles ’73, Official Trailer (video)

Posted on March 6, 2013 by | Leave a comment

When a group of top African American models boarded a plane to Paris in 1973, they had no idea they would pull off fashion’s biggest coup. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: Chanel Black Patent Leather Jumbo Bag

Posted on February 3, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Chanel supple black patent leather classic style bag, double chain shoulder straps and super light weight at 5 pounds. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: Dsquared2 Channels The Harlem Renaissance (video)

Posted on January 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

With Fashion Week 2013 right around the corner, a cast of Harlem renaissance beboppers from the 1940s were set for the Dsquared2 show. Continue reading →

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Check Into The Warming Centers in Harlem

Posted on January 23, 2013 by | 1 Comment

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With the drop in temperatures today, the City is providing warming centers located within senior centers in the five boroughs for a place to get out of the cold during the day from 9am-4pm today and tomorrow. Continue reading →

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Empire City Savings Bank, Harlem, 1920

Posted on January 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The Empire City Savings Bank at 231 West 125th Street was one of the beautifully designed buildings in Harlem just after the turn of the 20th century. Continue reading →

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HW Shop: Langston Hughes ‘The Big Sea,’ 1944, Signed

Posted on January 18, 2013 by | 2 Comments

langston hughes singed bookHarlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes The Big Sea signed limited edition hardback book published by Alfred A. Knoff, Los Angeles in April, 1944. Continue reading →

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Yolande’s Yard: 56 Up, On the Up and Up with Michael Apted (video)

Posted on January 5, 2013 by | 3 Comments

By Yolande Brener

The Up Series started in 1964 with a documentary examining the state of England’s class system as experienced by fourteen 7-year-olds.  Continue reading →

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Harlem Voguers Heating Up The House (video)

Posted on October 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

We used photographs of Harlem voguers from a Paper Magazine article titled the New York Ballroom Scene Is Heating Up – No Shade for their October 2012 issue. Continue reading →

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