Tag Archives: Yolande Brener

HW Pick Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions With Yolande Brener

Posted on April 3, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Just released on April 2nd, 2013, Beyond Belief addresses what happens when women of extreme religions decide to walk away. Continue reading →

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Yolande’s Yard: You Don’t Need Feet To Dance (video)

Posted on March 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The first five minutes of You Don’t Need Feet To Dance shows Sidike Conde going through his daily routine, getting out of bed, brushing his teeth, getting dressed, and descending the stairs of his five floor walk up in New York City. Continue reading →

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Yolande’s Yard: Two Roads Diverged, St. Patrick’s Day in Harlem

Posted on March 11, 2013 by | 1 Comment

Leni Sloan introducing Two Roads Diverged. Pic by Erin Baiano

Story by Yolande Brener

“People ask is there any link between the Irish and African Americans,” said Nik Quaife, Director of Communications and External Affairs at the Irish Arts Center in New York. “In fact there’s a four-hour series of links.  Continue reading →

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Yolande’s Yard: Mumia, Long Distance Revolutionary (video)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by | 2 Comments

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By Yolande Brener

“There is nothing correctional going on in correctional facilities,” said Mumia Abu-Jamal. “You cannot correct people by putting them in a box and denying them every so-called right that is entitled to every person.” 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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New Artists in Residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem

Posted on December 10, 2012 by | 2 Comments
Packer.jpgJennifer PackerJoyce, 2012Courtesy the artist

Jennifer Packer
Joyce, 2012
Courtesy the artist

By Yolande Brener

On Sunday, November 18th, the Studio Museum in Harlem held an Open Studio to welcome their new artists in residence, Steffani Jemison, Jennifer Packer and Cullen Washington Jr. Continue reading →

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HW Radio: The Danny Tisdale Show Harlem Film and Fashion – 2 pm, Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

Posted on December 4, 2012 by | 7 Comments

BARRON Wisehw radio logoJoin Danny Tisdale as he talks with Mark Blackman Director of the movie Welcome To Harlem and HW writer Yolande Brener as they discuss the film and her article Welcome to Harlem, A Movie Musical Comedy.

Also, Danny speaks to fashion designer Barron Wise (pictured) about living and designing in Harlem.

Listen here at 2 pm, Tuesday, December 4th, 2012.

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Welcome to Harlem, A Movie Musical Comedy (video)

Posted on November 26, 2012 by | 7 Comments

By Yolande Brener

“Welcome to Harlem is a goofy, spoofy musical comedy created completely by artists currently living in Harlem. Continue reading →

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Harlem Cultural Jewels Tour Part Of Harlem Advocacy Week

Posted on October 9, 2012 by | 6 Comments

By Yolande Brener

Imagining America is a consortium of universities dedicated to civic engagement in the arts.  As part of Harlem Advocacy Week, which ran from October 1 to October 7, I attended Imagining America’s tour of Harlem’s Cultural Jewels.  Continue reading →

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Asali Yoga Studio: Sweet Honey in Harlem

Posted on August 2, 2012 by | 3 Comments

By Yolande Brener

Asali means sweet honey in Somali.  Erica Robinson, the founder of Asali Yoga, had a friend create her logo of a bee resting on a lotus leaf before she knew she had a space to open her new yoga studio on 135th Street and Frederick Douglas Boulevard. Continue reading →

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