Models of Color Sweep i-D’s September Cover!

In April Chanel Iman tweeted about shooting a “MAJOR SURPRISE COVER” in London. Within a day Sessilee Lopez tweeted about “A MAJOR MOMENT IN FASHION,” also shot in London. As the tweets suggested, they were together, shooting the cover of September’s i-D alongside Arlenis Sosa and Jourdan Dunn, lensed by Emma Summerton. Fashionologie notes that i-D is “the first (and so far only) major fashion magazine to go with women of color for their September issue this season.” Hopefully Jourdan and Arlenis won’t let their Twitter feeds lie fallow the next time major shoots like this happen. [Magnet Agency Twitter, Fashionologie]

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Hue Man Books Schedule

There is a lot of excitement coming your way from the Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe during the month of September. First, keep an eye out on September 19th, for the kick off of ‘The Power of One’ campaign. There is also the exciting Fall line-up, our stellar calendar, and our updated logo which we would appreciate your feedback on.  In addition, we are adding a new series of lectures to the Hue-Man line up.  We will begin with a number of seminars on the nitty gritty of publishing, a series on the early African Empires and coming soon a “Blues Harmonica’ storytelling class, all you’ll need is a harmonica.  In October, we will begin another series on meditation and how to use this amazing practice to help you through the hard times and to create the life you want.  All this and more as we continue to create indelible experiences for you.  So go ahead, drop us a note and let us know what programs you’d like to see and what you think about the new logo.

Demystifying the Health Care Debate

Event

Harlem4 Town Hall Meeting at the East Harlem Café

WHY: To debunk the myths and to gain a better understanding of the Obama Health Care Plan.

WHERE: East Harlem Café, 1651 Lexington Avenue, 104^th street ,  New York , NY

WHEN: Sunday, August 31, 2009, 3 pm

WHO: HARLEM4 is a nonpartisan research and advocacy organization dedicated to providing a forum to generate bold new ideas and policy proposals for the Village of Harlem in particular and urban America in general.

Hosted by: Dr. Janet Taylor, MD

East Harlem Café is a politically and culturally active coffee shop in the El Barrio Community

Edward Kennedy Passes (video)

Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. In office since November 1962, Kennedy served nine terms in the Senate. At the time of his death, he was the second most senior member of the Senate, after Robert Byrd of West Virginia, and the third-longest-serving senator of all time. He was best known as one of the most outspoken and effective Senate proponents of liberal causes and bills. For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassinations, and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.

Kennedy was born in Boston and raised in Massachusetts, New York, Florida, and England. He was expelled from Harvard College for cheating on a freshman year Spanish exam but was readmitted two years later following his service in the army. He earned a B.A. from Harvard and a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. His 1958 marriage to Virginia Joan Bennett would later end in divorce.

Apollo Theater Honors Jackson

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The Apollo Theater, which after Michael Jackson’s death became a de facto mourning place and gathering site for the singer’s fans, will induct Mr. Jackson into its Apollo Legends Hall of Fame, the theater said Tuesday in a news release. The Harlem nonprofit theater said that Mr. Jackson’s posthumous induction would take place at a gala next year. Mr. Jackson will also receive a spot on the Apollo’s Walk of Fame, which is scheduled to be constructed in the fall, and in the spring, he will be given a memorial plaque at the theater alongside fellow inductees like James Brown and Ella Fitzgerald.

Fall Album Release: Battle of the Divas

Music

By Rodney Dunn

Some of our favorite artist are dropping albums in September that are sure to get the music industry talking!  Here’s are some release dates of our favorite artists for fall 2009!

* Queen Latifah “Persona” – Aug. 25th

* Whitney Houston “I Look To You” – Aug. 31st

* Jay Z “The Blueprint 3″ – Sept 11th

* Mariah Carey “Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel” – Sept. 29th

* Barbra Streisand “Love Is The Answer” – Sept. 29th

* Madonna “Celebration” (Greatest Hits Vol 3) – Sept. 29th

* Amerie “In Love & War” – Nov. 3rd

rodney@bleulife.com

Spike Lee B-day Bash for King of Pop

Events

Spike Lee wants to do the right thing by Michael Jackson – so the director is planning a public celebration in Brooklyn to mark the King of Pop’s 51st birthday on Aug. 29.

“We’re of the same era,” Lee told The Washington Post. “I wanted my Afro to be perfectly round like Michael’s.”

The bash will take place from noon to 5 p.m. in Fort Greene Park – while Jackson’s family is finally laying the singer to rest on the West Coast.

Celebs Celebrate Harlem Week?

Harlem Week

Hip-hop stars like Fonzworth Bentley, Papoose, Red Café, DJ Cassidy and Ron Browz filled New York’s Mount Morris Park Saturday at the Third Annual 135^th St. Agency BBQ & Fish Fry in celebration of Harlem Week.

While DJ S&S spun the tracks, rapper Newz of The Inc. told Sister 2 Sister he’s been working hard on his debut album, Hunting Season, with his crew Block Gang and producer Chink Santana. He even gleaned some insight by watching boss Irv Gotti’s family dramas play out on VH1’s reality show “Gotti’s Way.”

“I learned to do the total opposite from [Irv’s relationship with wife Deb Lorenzo], nah mean?” Newz said. “A lot of ladies be coming down on my guy for that but, you know, he really just keepin’ it a hun’ed with his wife — tellin’ her the truth, which most men don’t do.”

Quinn: Harlem Condo Affordable?

Housing

The owners of two distressed luxury condo buildings — one in Harlem and another in Downtown Brooklyn — are in talks with the city to unload their unsold units at fire-sale prices as affordable housing, The Post has learned.

City officials won’t say where exactly the buildings are located while they are negotiating with banks that have foreclosed on the properties.

Jackson’s death ruled a Homicide

The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson’s death a homicide, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press, a finding that makes it more likely criminal charges will be filed against the doctor who was with the pop star when he died.

The coroner determined a fatal combination of drugs was given to Jackson hours before he died June 25 in his rented Los Angeles mansion, according to the official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the findings have not been publicly released. Forensic tests found the powerful anesthetic propofol acted together with at least two sedatives to cause Jackson’s death, the official said.

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New info on old Harlem cop case

Crime

The NYPD is about to release to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office “new information” regarding the infamous 1972 murder of Officer Philip Cardillo in a Harlem mosque, The Post has learned.

New details in the case surfaced as a result of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s move in 2006 to have the department’s Major Case Squad begin re-examining the chaotic events inside Louis Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam Mosque No. 7 in Harlem on April 14, 1972, that claimed Cardillo’s life, according to NYPD spokesman Paul Browne.

A report is expected in about two weeks and “will be shared with the Manhattan district attorney to determine whether it is actionable in terms of prosecuting anyone in connection with Officer Cardillo’s death,” Browne said.

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