Rivera, McEnroe Open New Fields in Harlem

They have built them, and now everyone can come.

Public schoolchildren were on hand from PS 182 in the Bronx and Manhattan Center HS as city officials unveiled 62 new or renovated athletic fields on Randalls Island last week.

Alicia Keys Is Pregnant!

Talk

Big news from Alicia Keys: she’s going to be a mom!

Following much speculation, a rep for the Grammy winner confirms to UsMagazine.com that Keys, 29, and producer beau Swizz Beatz are expecting a baby and are engaged to be married later this year.

Dr. Betty Shabazz B-Day Celebration

Common and Serena Split

Talk

Common and Serena Williams have ended their two year relationship. A source close to the rapper and tennis star claims the pair “just grew apart.”

Oprah Closes Her Angel Network

Media

With the end of her daytime talk show coming in 2011, Oprah Winfrey is also shutting down her long-running charity that has been associated with the program since 1998 – the Angel Network. Oprah is credited with doing good work, nearly 150,000 donors have given more than $80 million to the Angel Network.

Here’s the message left on the site: As of May 24, 2010, Oprah’s Angel Network will no longer be accepting donations. Thank you to the donors who have supported our programs. The Angel Network is also ending its grantmaking program. Thank you to the organizations who have been a part of the Network.

‘Rainbows” by Sue

Poetry

“I just wrote this after someone tried to tell me that oil (and the spill and how we can stop drilling to avoid further combat) has nothing to do with war and this person said “No its all religion” (and tried to tell me about religion) and really at this point there are 300 reasons why we are at war and none of it is of any worth so here it goes: I just named it . . .”

Alicia Keys And Swizz Beatz In London

Talk

Alicia Keys has been coy about her relationship with super producer Swizz Beatz as he has been involved in a very messy public split from former wife Mashonda Tifrere.

However last night in London the star made a very public coming out with her boyfriend, just weeks after his divorce was finalised.

Alicia, 29, and Swizz, 31, were seen heading back to her hotel in London after her sell out show at London’s O2 Arena.

Alicia Keys World Cup Celebration Concert to kick off

Music

Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Juanes and Shakira are among the artists performing at the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert to kick off the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. ESPN 2 will cover the event live on Thursday, June 10 beginning at 2pm ET.

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HW Pick: Stroke Diaries: A Guide for Survivors and their Families

Books

An incredible book that speaks directly to the impact of stroke in African American communities like Harlem (affecting African Americans twice the rate for European Americans). A public education program is sorely needed and the void is filled by this spirited book. The author, Olajide Williams, a Columbia University neurologist (and an attending neurologist at Harlem Hospital),…illustrates all aspects of stroke epidemiology and pathophysiology in poignant case histories from his own files, stories told in a way that makes each one human.

Hattie McDaniel’s Oscar Missing From Howard U.

News

After winning the 2010 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Mo’Nique noted that she was wearing a royal blue dress, along with a gardenia in her hair, because that’s what Hattie McDaniel wore 70 years earlier, when she became the first African American to receive an Academy Award.

$7.5 M in Tax Refunds for Harlem Residents

Community

Carver Federal Savings Bank, established a partnership with Food Bank For New York City to help nourish the financial health of thousands of Harlem residents.

‘Real Men Cook’ in Harlem

Event

Real Men Cook® is the nation’s premier urban Father’s Day charity event and it will once again take place in New York City on Father’s Day, June 20, 2010.