A Japanese Gospel Choir in Harlem
Members of an all-Japanese gospel choir in Harlem tell The Uptowner how the group provides a sense of comfort as they adjust to life in New York.
Members of an all-Japanese gospel choir in Harlem tell The Uptowner how the group provides a sense of comfort as they adjust to life in New York.
Community members honored the late NYC activist and “freedom fighter” Elombe Brath at a street co-naming ceremony in Harlem, reports Amsterdam News.
Whole Foods Harlem, which opened in late July, features products from Harlem entrepreneurs, Manhattan Times reports.
Members of the Harlem Council of Elders speak to Chalkbeat about their primary cause in their mission to improve schools and educational opportunities in the neighborhood.
A one-woman show about mass incarceration opens Sept. 13 at the National Black Theatre in Harlem, reports Amsterdam News.
There are a number of initiatives underway to promote tech skills in Upper Manhattan, City Limits reports.
Keller Williams Realty appears to have backed off from using the term “SoHa” in attracting new residents to South Harlem, reports Amsterdam News. Residents and public officials continue to speak out against such actions.
In an interview with Amsterdam News, Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid of the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood in Harlem describes how the “Autobiography of Malcolm X” and other texts led him to become a Muslim.
This theme for this year’s monthlong Harlem Week will be “Harlem: Home of Immigrants – Honoring New York’s International Diversity,” reports Amsterdam News.
As many activists oppose rebranding neighborhoods arguing that it takes away their identity, the latest battle is being waged by residents of South Harlem against those calling the area “SoHa,” El Diario/La Prensa reports.
Democracy Prep, a Harlem charter school that adapted a Korean education curriculum, held its fourth annual Korean Street Festival, reports Newsroh.
Virginia Johnson, founding member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem and now its artistic director, speaks to Carol Jenkins of CUNY TV’s “Black America” about how Black dancers make their way in the world of ballet.
Washington Heights volunteers distributed flyers urging people to join a March for Immigrants’ Rights on April 23, ahead of the nationwide protest to be held on May 1, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
A pop-up exhibit about the meaning of francophonie in New York will take place this Sunday in Harlem, French Morning reports.
Women from across the city met at a health summit in Harlem on March 18 to discuss health equity issues around HIV/AIDS treatment and other health care in the city.