Welcome to Harlem’s Newsletter
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Back In The USSR
During the interwar period – the 1930’s in particular – several Black intellectuals and artists were both attracted to the USSR and courted by the USSR. For all Black Americans experiencing everpresent racism and violence in this country, the Soviet Union looked intriguing as an alternative society that espoused racial equality. The Soviet Union, in…
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Color Stock Film of Harlem 1963
A shout-out to Harlem Bespoke who mentioned this Pathe 8 minute film of stock images of New York City in 1963: If you want to focus on the short section on Harlem, scrub over to 5:15 on the YouTube video. Janes Walk – A Great Day In Harlem Join members of Landmark East Harlem (LEH)…
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Block Party on 126th Street
The 2041/5th HDFC Co-Op (on the corner of 126th Street and 5th Avenue) will be hosting their 2nd Annual Block Party: A Great Day In Harlem Kids Party on August 12, 2023. The Community Board (CB11) will review this Block Party using Event ID: 698307. If you have any comments on this proposed date/event, please…
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Harlem’s Worlds Fair, 1883
No, the Harlem World’s Fair did not happen in 1883, nor did it happen at all. But it was proposed in this great illustration from Demarest’s Monthly Magazine, November 1879 (thank you to Harlem Bespoke that originally drew my attention to this image): The fair would essentially be on the Columbia University land, and stretch…
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Candidates’ Forum Tonight
Join MMPCIA and The Greater Harlem Coalition tonight at 7:00 PM by registering HERE and attend Harlem’s 2023 City Council Candidates’ forum. If you have questions for the candidates, please fill out THIS FORM. Candidate Yusef Salaam’s Position on Defunding the NYPD, Addiction Treatment, and Background Checks for Tenants Candidate Yusef Salaam met with the…
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Harry Belafonte: Harlem’s Lion
(March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in several films, including Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), and Odds Against Tomorrow (1959). Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson a mentor, and…
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Get Ready. Get Registered
Check your registration here: https://vote.nyc/page/register-vote or register if you’re not yet. Free Mammograms on Thursday Cayuga Centers is working with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation to bring their Mobile Mammography Van to Cayuga Centers for a 2nd year on Thursday, April 27th! To register for an appointment, email CayugaCares@cayugacenters.org. This event is FREE and Open to the Public. Location: 1900 Park Ave (Parking Lot…
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Harlem Culture Crawl
West Harlem, treasured for its cultural legacy, vibrant multicultural community, and renowned religious and academic institutions, invites visitors to the Harlem Culture Crawl to explore some of the neighborhood’s established and lesser-known cultural organizations. Over this weekend-long festival from April 28 to 30, explore Harlem’s neighborhoods and experience why Harlem is at the helm of…
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Amsterdam News
Commanding Officer Maisonet A huge thank you to the 25th Precinct’s Commanding Officer Maisonet. His tenure has witnessed notable improvements and ‘good neighbor’ behavior at his precinct. Walking past the back of the precinct’s parking lot along Park Avenue shows a clean sidewalk – not the trash filled experience neighbors had witnessed for years. Thank…
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Black Home Ownership
Earlier in April, Blandon Casenave presented to HNBA at our monthly meeting. Blandon is a native New Yorker and independent political analyst, with over thirty-years of activism in the African-American community, who was born and raised in Brooklyn and now resides in the Bronx. Blandon’s work on the erosion of the Black middle class is…
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Black Star Lines
A great map of Harlem, showing sites both secular and sacred: Molly Roy, the cartographer, and designer, produced the map in Nonstop Metropolis, a culminating volume in a trilogy of atlases. Her work (she has a number of maps in the atlas) reveals the intimate, ephemeral, and complex experiences of New York City. The larger…
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Register for the Candidate’s Forum Next Week
Join The Greater Harlem Coalition and MMPCIA at next week’s Harlem City Council Candidates’ Forum. The forum will begin at 7 PM on Thursday, April 27th. Harlem’s current City Councilmember declined to attend. If you have questions for the candidates, fill out this form after registering for the Zoom webinar. Claire Oliver Gallery Make sure…
