Archive for March, 2009
Obama Watch From Harlem–March 23, 2009
Obama to Deliver Three Commencement Addresses Special Olympics bowler: I can beat the president! Chávez Denounces Obama as ‘Ignorant’ Dueling “Obama” cafes set up on the same block in Toronto Obama signals strong support for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Obama says risks still haunt U.S. financial system Obama: Cheney’s terrorism stance ‘great ad for anti-American [...]
Barack Obama Democratic Club of Upper Manhattan
The Barack Obama Democratic Club of Upper Manhattan is the newest political club in New York City. They are an independent, multi-ethnic force for progressive politics in the neighborhoods of Washington Heights, West Harlem/Hamilton Heights, and Inwood. The group is made up of committed local residents working to make sure that their community’s voice is [...]
West Harlem CSA Brings Organic Food to Harlem
The West Harlem CSA provides an affordable alternative to standard grocery shopping. They work to provide healthier food choices for West Harlem residents where options are limited and many budgets are constrained. What is CSA? CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It’s a partnership between a community and a farm. The farmer gets a guaranteed [...]
Free Yoga Classes in Harlem
Ta Yoga offers FREE yoga classes every Wednesday in Harlem as part of the Shape Up New York program sponsored by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. The classes are held at the following location: P.S. 154 250 West 127th Street (between 7th & 8th) Phone: 212-864-2400 Sessions 4:00pm – 5:15pm 5:30pm [...]
New Music From Prince and Bria Valente — Get a Sneak Peak on the Toinght Show with Jay Leno
Prince is releasing a three-disc CD set exclusively through Target. The set will include two new albums – “LOtUSFLOW3R” and “MPLSoUND” — as well as a third by his new artist, Bria Valente, for the price of $11.98. The CD set can be purchased in stores and online. According to Billboard.com, Prince will perform on [...]
Republican Revolt Against Obama and His Democratic Administration
Republicans all over the country find themselves backed into an ideological and political corner: their dogma has brought the country, and their party, to ruin. The candidate they called an evil, terrorist-loving, foreign-born socialist is in office and widely popular, while they and their beliefs are reduced to irrelevant minority status. If you thought they [...]
Spike Lee Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of “Do The Right Thingâ€
Harlem’s ImageNation presented Spike Lee with the 2009 ImageNation Revolution Award at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater last month. In addition to presenting the award, the 20th Anniversary of Spike’s Do the Right Thing was celebrated and screened. After the screening there was a discussion with the cast and crew including Spike Lee, actors – [...]
Picture the Homeless Occupy East Harlem Building
Picture the Homeless Housing Campaign Leader DeBoRah Dickerson Speaks at Press Conference ***** Picture the Homeless, a grassroots organization founded and led by homeless people took over a vacant building in El Barrio/East Harlem. The building, located at Madison and 116th street with two stories had been vacant for several decades. Once inside, it was [...]
GQ Interviews RNC Chairman Michael Steele
GQ questions in bold. Steele on Connecting with the Hip Hop Community I was kinda expecting hip-hop to be playing in here today. Aw, sh-. It’s on my, uh, computer there. I haven’t pulled it up yet, but I’ll get a little bit goin’ in a second or two. Okay, so tell me about this [...]
Obama Watch From Harlem–March 20, 2009
Obama’s teleprompter launches a website and Twitter accounts Michelle Obama Gets Airbrushed Makeover Obama Earned Nearly $2.5 Million in Book Royalties in 2008 President Obama Jokes About Being a Bad Bowler: ‘It’s Like the Special Olympics’ Obama Nabs $500K in Book Deal! Obama Administration to Stop Raids on Medical Marijuana Dispensers Russian Ad Featuring a [...]
Juan de Marcos and the Afro Cuban All Stars at The Town Hall
The Afro-Cuban All Stars is a unique orchestra devoted to promoting the full range of Cuban music embracing several generations and musical styles. Since the 1990s, when the band began many of its’ musicians have become international stars, including Rubén González, Ibrahim Ferrer, Guillermo Rubalcava, and Manuel “The Guajiro” Mirabal.
Tavis Smiley Discusses His New Book Accountable: Making America as Good as It’s Promise, Barack Obama and the Traveling Exhibit America I Am: The African American Imprint
Tavis Smiley’s Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise provides real-life examples of how crucial issues — including health care, education, the economy, unequal justice, and the environment — manifest themselves in our communities. The book demonstrates the urgent need to hold politicians and ourselves responsible, because the stakes have never been higher. Accountable [...]
Stand With Obama — Upper Manhattan Day of Action
Click on image to enlarge. Location: Hue-man Bookstore Frederick Douglas Blvd. (Btwn: 124th & 125th Sts.)
Theatre Review: Tracy Wilson Scott’s “The Good Negro” at The Public Theater
On November 5, 2008 millions saw Civil Rights activist and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Reverend Jesse Jackson, with tears streaming down his face as President-elect Barack Obama took to the stage on a chilly night in Chicago. Jesse Jackson was with Dr. King the day he was assassinated and since then continued [...]
Hispanic Professionals Networking Group — March Meeting with Mariela Dabbah
Mariela Dabbah is the author of Latinos in College: Your Guide to Success, Help your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College, Help your Children Succeed in School, How to Get a Job in the U.S. and the co-author of The Latino Advantage in the Workplace. Mariela has been a frequent guest at [...]
National Black Writer’s Conference Celebrates the Life & Work of Octavia Butler
The National Black Writers Conference Bi-Annual Symposium celebrates the life and work of renowned speculative fiction author Octavia E. Butler in a daylong symposium to be held on Saturday, March 28, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Medgar Evers College- 1650 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11225. “Octavia Butler was the first black woman [...]
