#TBT The elevated train by MY window–writing Heights, 2002-2003. Pics by my old uptown roommate, @jdzphotography -LMM pic.twitter.com/XIwmGuYjR1
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 7, 2021
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By Gregg McQueen
It’s a finale for the fees.
New York City library patrons will no longer be charged late fees on books and other borrowed materials.
The city’s three library systems — New York Public Library (NYPL), Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Public Library — all revealed the major policy change on October 5.
In addition, the three systems have cleared all prior late fines from patron accounts, creating a clean slate for library users.
The library systems said the policy was enacted to create a more equitable approach that does not disproportionately hinder low-income communities.
Read more:Late fees eliminated at NYC libraries | Bronx Free Press
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Calling All Latino Comedians! Submit NOW for the third annual HBO + NYLFF Latino Stand-Up! Comedy competition. They are on a national hunt for the top Latino stand-up comedians for a game changing shot at a comedy special on HBO! The competition is designed to support emerging talent and increase awareness and representation of Latino voices in the comedy industry. The top five comedians will battle it out live in front of an audience.
Deadline: October 22, 2021
You can catch last year’s winners on ENTRE NOS: THE WINNERS 2, available to stream on HBO Max right now.
Submit: Call For Submissions: The Latino Stand-Up! Comedy Competition
Hispanicize #UnidosTogether Virtual Summit is the largest virtual and in-person gathering of Latinx influencers, content creators, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and media and entertainment innovators grounded by NGL’s #UnidosTogether initiative aimed at being a force for good in the Latinx community. The FREE event will take place on Friday, October 15th from 9am – 1pm PST / 12pm – 4pm EST in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Hispanicize #UnidosTogether will cover topics spanning LATIN MUSIC, YOUNG HOLLYWOOD, and LATINX UNITY & EMPOWERMENT. We’ll also be honoring two amazing Latina trailblazers with our coveted LATINAVATOR AWARD and eight top Latinx social media stars and content creators with our iconic TECLA AWARD.
Recent Hispanicize speakers in just the past 12 months have included…
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Harlem is alive with the sound of Jazz. For almost 3 decades, Queen Marjorie Eliot has held court at her home at 555 Edgecombe Ave on Sundays for a musical ministry. With Ms Eliot on the piano and talented musicians jamming in her living room, Parlor Jazz at apt 3F has become a global phenomenon. Folks from around the world make a pilgrimage to Harlem to meet “Harlem’s secret jazz queen of Sugar Hill.”
Kudos to Great Big Story for this wonderful profile of a Harlem Legend.
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S/O to NowThis News for this informative piece on the little-known and oft-forgotten queer history of the Harlem Renaissance.
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The documentary about the one and only Coogan’s, Coogan’s Way by Glenn Osten Anderson, will make its TV Premiere on Sunday, October 10 at 7 pm est on Channel Thirteen. Coogan’s Way tells the story of this beloved Uptown institution that meant so much to so many. The film interviews the owners Dave Hunt, Tess O’Connor McDade, and Peter Walsh as well as such folks as Lin-Manuel Miranda and his dad Luis Miranda, former Congressman Charlie Rangel, our current Congressman Adriano Espaillat. Not to mention that our very own Led Black is interviewed in the film.
For more: https://www.thirteen.org/schedule/?program=45829
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Last year NYLFF partnered with HBO and Entre Nos to lead an exhaustive nationwide search for the best Latino comedians. The search culminated in a battle for the top spot at the InCrowd Studios in Los Angeles. Two comedians, Abi Sanchez and Cisco Duran, emerged victorious. Today, at 10 pm est, you can catch their Entre Nos special, The Winners 2 on HBO Latino and on HBO Max. Don’t play yourself and check it out! It is your Hispanic Heritage Month duty to watch.
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If you are thinking about becoming a podcaster or an influencers, our friend at the Rick H. Show have got the panel for you. The Uptown Connect Podcast & Social Media Panel goes down on Thursday, October 14 at the newly opened Angelica’s Uptown (808 W 187th St). Click below to make it happen.
For more: 10/14/21: Uptown Connect Podcast & Social Media Panel
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