Tag: As Seen In East Harlem

  • Languages in New York

    Languages in New York

    A great map of the languages spoken in NYC: Drilling down into the linguistic mosaic of Harlem and East Harlem you can see the complex, vibrant culture of Harlem immigrants – everything from lesser-known languages spoken by close-knit communities like Akan – an African language spoken by Ghanaian and Ivorian immigrants, to large linguistic groups…

  • Exhibit At The Africa Center

    Exhibit At The Africa Center

    Reframing NeglectOn view from August 5, 2023 through September 3, 2023  The Africa Center at Aliko Dangote Hall (map)1280 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10029 Thursday – Sunday | 11AM to 6PMFree and open to the public; No prior registration required In partnership with The END Fund, through the support of Reaching the Last Mile, we are…

  • Ballroom and Language

    Ballroom and Language

    Harlem’s role in the 1970’s ballroom scene and many other earlier iterations of trans expression, is well known. What may not be as well known are the linguistic contributions that originated in this musical/fashion/identity/dance scene. Slang words like “shade” — to speak ill of something or someone –- or “werk,” as in “werk it,” or…

  • 25th Precinct Community Council Meeting on Wednesday

    25th Precinct Community Council Meeting on Wednesday

    From Kioka Jackson: Welcome to the month of GIVING THANKS! Well we should be thankful daily, but you know what I mean.  LOL!  It is my hope that everyone is doing amazing!  Just wanted to remind you that our monthly council meeting will be taking place on Wednesday, November 16th at 6:15PM.  We are back…