Harlem just took another major step toward becoming the next Silicon Valley. After the opening of Harlem Garage, a hotspot for techies in the community, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that the neighborhood will be getting the largest free public Wi-Fi network in the country. SEE ALSO: Homeless N.Y.C. Man Releases First Mobile App The […]
ABC’s “What Would You Do?” hosted by John Quinones is known for creating uncomfortable situations with everyday people and capturing their reactions. SEE ALSO: 7 More Controversial ‘What Would You Do’ Episodes Last week’s episode featured “Rachel,” an actress playing a hairstylist at Harlem barbershop Denny Moe’s who is flirting with a Black male patron. When […]
Harlem politician Charlie Rangel is the third-longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives. He’s held the same position since 1971. Many wonder when he’ll bow out and hang up his suit, but apparently that won’t be happening any time soon. According to the Daily News, Rep. Rangel is going to run for his […]
Last year, West African native Mohamed Bah was left slain by police officers in Harlem, igniting a fight for justice against the NYPD. Stories like Bah’s are becoming all too common. People are losing their lives at the hands of individuals who are supposed to protect and serve our communities. According to an annual NYPD […]
Community Heroes: an in-depth series on the lives and impact of people giving back to our global communities. Tiffany Bender & Alize Beal, Co-Founders of Y.U.N.G. Harlem Base Of Operations: Harlem, N.Y. Why are they Community Heroes: Y.U.N.G Harlem is an organization created by Bender and Beal to address the needs of young Black people […]
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is using his platform to pay it forward. The statesman donated $5 million to his alma mater, the City College of New York in Harlem. Powell graduated from CCNY in 1958 with a bachelor’s degree in geology. Fifty-five years after the Harlem native graduated from the college, the institution decided […]
Brandi Johnson (pictured above) was awarded $250,000 in compensatory damages last week, after she sued her boss Rob Carmona (pictured below) over a four-minute N-word tirade regarding her workplace attire and unprofessional attitude at his East Harlem, N.Y., nonprofit employment center. The March 2012 racially charged harangue involving Johnson, an African American, and Carmona, who identifies himself as […]
As the first African-American to represent New York in Congress, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. is best remembered as an unapologetic and unrelenting crusader for black civil rights and voice against racial discrimination. SEE ALSO: Kofi Annan Asks Iran for Help With Syria On this day in 1967, Powell’s legacy was cemented forever when he won […]
NEW YORK — The stern warning issued from the pulpit was directed at the tourists – most of whom had arrived late – a sea of white faces with guidebooks in hand. They outnumbered the congregation itself: a handful of elderly black men and women wearing suits and dresses and old-fashioned pillbox hats. “We’re hoping […]
This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE —————- Lucille Singleton Age: 88 Place of Residence: Harlem, N.Y. Why she is a local hero: Lucille Singleton inspires people to be healthy with her marathon running. SEE […]
This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE ——————— Jackie Rowe-Adams Place of Residence: New York, N.Y. Why she is a local hero: Rowe-Adams co-founded Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. with Jean Corbett-Covington. When Rowe-Adams tells a group […]
NEW YORK-An off duty police officer shot and wounded a suspect at the 125th St. and St. Nicholas Ave. in Harlem. Several police cars surround the area after the shooting. The officer was not hurt and it is not clear what caused the shooting. The victim was rushed to Harlem Hospital in serious condition. The […]
