Archive for August, 2009
Sundae Sermon in Harlem’s Morningside Park with NYC’s Best DJs
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Z’Novia — Soul Food with a Healthy Twist
Z’Novia is a new innovative and conscious southern cuisine restaurant on the Grand Concourse. They offer “healthy”, savory soul food while the sounds of R & B, Jazz, and Latin music play in the background. Their “healthy” soul food dishes and desserts include succulent ribs, mouthwatering free-range chicken, tasty appetizers and fresh wild salmon. All [...]
Presidential Proclamation on the Death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy
US President Barack Obama listens to his introduction by Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy before signing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act at the SEED School i n Washington in this April 21, 2009. PHOTO: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ***** DEATH OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT [...]
Governor David Paterson on Ted Kennedy’s Death
“It is with profound grief that I learned the news of Senator Edward Kennedy’s passing late last night. “Senator Kennedy took his seat in the United States Senate in 1962, and from the moment he was sworn in, he fought for the progressive principles and ideas that he held so close to his heart. Over [...]
Affordable Day Care in East Harlem
Janet Durrans for The New York Times ***** The Union Settlement Association, is holding a series of back-to-school open house events at its day care and head start centers in East Harlem. Working parents with children ages 2-5 are encouraged to attend. Open houses will be held at these locations: September 2, 2-4pm Head Start [...]
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival annually assembles some of the finest musicians in the world who reflect Parker’s musical individuality and genius, to promote appreciation for this highly influential and world-renowned artist. The two days of free concerts take place in neighborhoods where Charlie Parker lived and worked, in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park and the [...]
Let’s Get Together — Bunch or Afterwork?
Let’s put faces with names, meet new people and come from behind our computer screens. What do you say? Brunch in Harlem or Drinks and Dinner After Work? (If you can’t see the poll, click the title.) Also, feel free to write any comments below. Thanks …. April
La Menta Collective — Friends. Artists. Collaborators.
La Menta Collective is a new initiative providing a platform for new and emerging artists of various art forms. The Collective seeks to provide an avenue for artistic growth. Through regular exhibitions, readings and performances (juntas), an online presence, and involvement in various arts events, they strive to provide themselves and other artists with a [...]
Concert Review: Laura Izibor, Lance Drummonds and Jesse Boykins III at SOBs
There’s a new songstress on the scene who has been compared many a time to Alicia Keys, however do not let that comparison fool you. Â Perhaps it is because they both play piano fearlessly. Â Perhaps it is because they can rock both behind and in front of the keys. Â Whatever it is, Laura Izibor is [...]
Theatre Review — Another Man’s Poison
Penelope Lowder (Pauline) and Leland Gantt (Frankie Masters) Photo Credit: Joan Marcus *** As American perceptions on race are constantly changing, notions of identity continue to shift and require deeper understanding of historical context and social issues. “Another Man’s Poison,” is a play that attempts to tackle the complexities of Black masculinity in the racially [...]
Harlem Stage Reading of Sleep Deprivation Chamber and Community Forum on Race and Law Enforcement
A staged reading of OBIE Award-winning play “Sleep Deprivation Chamber” about police brutality and its impact on a black family – written by Adam P. Kennedy and Adrienne Kennedy – forms the backdrop for a community discussion of race relations and law enforcement on Mon., Aug. 17, 7 pm. at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse. In [...]
Help Save A Generation — Mentor a Kid
Why Mentor? Because our children are in a state of emergency… Of all Black fourth-graders, 58% are functionally illiterate. In some cities, 80% of our boys drop out before finishing high school. Every day 1,000 Black children are arrested. 1 in every 8 African American males ages 25-29 is incarcerated. The number one cause of [...]
African Diaspora Summer Film Series
GOSPEL HILL Greed and idealism collide in this powerful narrative staring Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, Nia Long and Giancarlo Esposito. Tensions of the past resurface, as a town and its people struggle with age-old issues of the politics of prejudice. Images of past and present blend seamlessly as reminders of lessons yet [...]
Harlem Week Festivities
Lots of Harlem Week events going on this weekend. For details, visit http://www.harlemweek.com/
Another Man’s Poison
Off-Broadway Limited Engagement 2 Weeks Only: August 12 – 16 and August 19 – 23 at The Peter Jay Sharp Theater 416 West 42nd Street • NYC (between 9th Av & 10th Av) … ANOTHER MAN’S POISON reveals the irony of the sweet revenge of success set in the fascinating backdrop of prime time television. [...]
