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With ‘Being Mary Jane,’ Mara Brock Akil Specializes in Portraits of Black Women – The New York Times
The show runner gets ready for her final season on this BET series, before aiming for larger network audiences. Source: With ‘Being Mary Jane,’ Mara Brock Akil Specializes in Portraits of Black Women – The New York Times
Read More »Review: ‘Kongo: Power and Majesty’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – The New York Times
This tight, idea-filled and troubling show offers a rare view of surviving works from the Kongo civilization on the coast of Central Africa. Source: Review: ‘Kongo: Power and Majesty’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – The New…
Read More »Review: In ‘Black Man in a White Coat,’ a Doctor Navigates Bruising Terrain – The New York Times
Damon Tweedy’s memoir is at once a painful self-examination and a look at the health implications of being black in a country where blacks are more likely to suffer from certain ailments. Source: Review: In ‘Black Man in…
Read More »The New York Times Endorses Barack Obama For President
“President Obama has shown a firm commitment to using government to help foster growth. He has formed sensible budget policies that are not dedicated to protecting…
Read More »The New York Times features Central Harlem
By HarlemGal for HarlemCondoLife I have been living in Central Harlem for about five years now and when I see a newspaper feature my community I get very excited. I immediately share these types of clips with my…
Read More »Harlem’s Frederick Douglass Boulevard revival featured in New York Times
Recently the New York Times featured a piece on the explosive growth of Frederick Douglass Boulevard. It’s a great piece on what it was, what it is, and where it’s going. Mentioned are many events, people and places we…
Read More »New York Is Finally Repealing Its 91-Year-Old Law That Bans Dancing in Bars
Karma has finally come for New York’s wildly outdated Cabaret Law: The bizarre, almost century-old regulation that makes it illegal to dance in more than 99 percent of the city’s bars is expected to get yanked tomorrow when…
Read More »Harlem Home Sale Prices Climb at 3 Times the Rate of the Rest of Manhattan
Between 2009 and 2017, the average price per square foot of a Harlem townhouse increased by 171 percent – from $237 to $642 per square foot. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Gustavo Solis HARLEM — Townhouse prices are rising three times…
Read More »Here’s Where You Can Go Ice Skating in New York City
by Veronika Bondarenko — </div> Indoor and outdoor ice skating rinks are now open across the city ahead of the winter season. <div> <img src=”https://assets.dnainfo.com/generated/photo/2012/12/ice-skating-rinks-13552868395993.jpg/large.jpg” alt=”” width=”300″ height=”225″></div> It’s time to hit the ice. As the weather continues…
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