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…
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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. We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter…
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,…
In this Latino Rebels exclusive for their new late-night project, they asked Juan Bago to hit the streets of Washington Heights to find out how messy identity can really be. We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by New York Latino Film Festival (@nylatinofilmfestival) With the greatest city on earth on full recovery and reopening mode two weeks ago, NYLFF led the charge for Latinos with the 2021…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by LATINA (@latina) Shout out to Latina Magazine for this wonderful visual love letter to the Heights. The piece is “a photo essay of Washington Heights through the eyes of two…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Abuela’s Luck (@abuelasluck) We recently put you on that you have until September 30 to watch the short film Abuela’s Luck on HBO Max. Well, there is more news on…
The Harlem Renaissance was in the words of Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. a “cultural revolution that rocked the United States.” And it most certainly was. The Harlem Renaissance represents an unparalleled outpouring of culture, artistry, and intellectual fervor.…
Did you know that the first self-made woman millionaire in the US was a Black woman from Harlem? Here’s another fact that you might not know. NYC has the largest Black population in the United States. Black businesses have…
That’s right familia, you only have until September 30, 2021 to catch Abuela’s Luck on HBO Max. So show this short film some love and check it out ASAP. Abuela’s Luck tells the tales of how a chance encounter…