“I have created nothing really beautiful, really lasting, but if I can inspire one of these youngsters to develop the talent I know they possess, then my monument will be…
Category: Fashion, Harlem, Harlem Fashion Week
Harlem Fashion Week 2019: An Evening of Expression, Style and Creativity
Harlem Fashion Week 2019 kicked off on February 16, 2019, at the Museum of the City of New York. Founded by the mother-daughter duo, Yvonne Jewnell and Tandra Birkett (pictured…
Harlem’s Heritage: Lindy Hop and Swing Dance…. Frankie Manning and His Influences Harlem Roots -World Impact
Part 2 -The Beginnings: Influences and Innovators – the 1920’s thru 1935 “Never doubt or underestimate that a small group of dedicated dancing Harlemites can change the American tapestry of dance –…
Devotion Triumphant: Restoring Harlem’s Historic ‘Dalmatian-Style’ House!
Earning a mere two billion dollars last year Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is characterized as, “a minor U.S. manufacturer of household products that is based in Princeton, New Jersey…”…
Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) Sculptor, Harlem’s Ralph Ellison Memorial
Sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett, a U.S. expatriate renowned for her dignified portrayals of African-American and Mexican women who was barred from her home country for political activism during the…
HARLEM DEMOLISHED: The Home to “WELLS” & JAZZ History….
A HARLEM treasure that is no more, as a historic building at 169 West 133rd Street is demolished.“The night life was fabulous. The corner saloons, back rooms jumped, you know,…