View this post on Instagram A post shared by Figure Skating in Harlem ⛸📚 (@figureskatinginharlem) “Figure Skating in Harlem helps girls transform their lives and grow in confidence, leadership and academic achievement.” They are looking for young women who…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by WIRED (@wired) Black Twitter is the ultimate arbiter of what is cool, what is hot and what is not. Shout out to Jason Parham of Wired Magazine for the deep…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Schomburg Center (@schomburgcenter) Join a virtual conversation with four scholars whose work examines the long history of medical racism and unequal access to quality medical care. The conversation brings together…
By Gregg McQueen Photo: Emmanuel Abreu Beach? Please. Amid growing calls for Congress to pass national voting rights protections, millions of people are making late summer plans that include a million-strong march to spur federal lawmakers to action. March…
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After trillions of dollars spent, thousands upon thousands of lives lost, both American and Afghani, the Taliban is back in power in Afghanistan. If you want to understand what when wrong you could do no better that to read…
An all-Black infantry regiment during World War I, the Harlem Hellfighters spent 191 days in combat, more than any other American regiment. But they will wait no longer for new high honors. Members of New York’s Congressional delegation have…
By Gregg McQueen Black August is upon us. The annual celebration, which is held throughout the month of August, specifically commemorates Black freedom fighters and political prisoners, and spotlights the resistance against racial oppression within the criminal and social justice movements.…
Nowadays we could all use a little happy. With that said, hit up Fort Washington Public House (3938 Broadway) for the best Happy Hour Uptown. Drink and food special as well as a Live DJ. So there you have…
By Sherry Mazzocchi While New York City’s population grew by 629,000 in the past decade, preliminary U.S. Census numbers reveal that the population of Washington Heights and Inwood got smaller, older, and whiter. According to 2020 Census data tabulated…