Lebron James to the Knicks….

Sports

In 7 Days, New York and the Knicks will know if the Biggest NBA superstar will be given a chance to turn Madison Square Garden and the city that “never sleeps” into his brand new home. King James; as he is called by most of his fans and natives of Cleveland, Ohio will have to make a decision as to whether or not he would want to extend his contract and keep the Cavs’ jersey or trade it in for a New York Knicks’ jersey.  

Harlem Nun Passes in Carwreck

Events

Sister Mary Celine Graham of the convent of the Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary in Harlem, NY was killed during a car crush with a robbery suspect trying to elude the police. Sister Mary Celine was born in Jacksonville, Florida and raised in Detroit, she joined the order at 22.The Sister was the 83 year old, strict but caring kindergarten teacher.

Christopher Coke Escapes…for a while

Events

As 2,000 police officers sparked deadly riots in Kingston, Jamaica last month looking for the drug lord Christopher Coke, theories about his whereabouts abounded. Authorities began to think he was hiding out on the other side of the island, then that he had left the island altogether. In the end, it turned out that Coke, who is wanted in the U.S. on gun and drug charges,

A Moment For Micheal

Music

There will always be moments that defined Micheal Jackson’s music career, one of the greatest by far is the release of the moonwalk. In 1983 on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television special, Micheal debuted the moonwalk during a performance of Billie Jean.

Condoms With a Bite

Health

South African doctor, Sonnet Ehlers, has invented a new way to prevent the vast numbers of rape. Her invention is called the Rape-Axe. While some people have given Dr. Ehlers praise for her technological advancement, many of her critics call it medieval, to say the least.

How does it work?
Well first the woman inserts the latex condom like a tampon.  On the inside of the condom are sharp teeth-like hooks, that attach onto a man’s penis during penetration. Once it lodges, only a doctor can remove it (a procedure Ehlers hopes will be done with authorities on standby to make an arrest).

Nikki Giovanni at the Dwyer

Theater

Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words

Renowned poet and educator, Nikki Giovanni, admired for her honesty and strength, is recognized the world over as being a poet of both social and self growth. The two act play, scripted and directed by Darryl Lacy, offers a glimpse into how the poet lives as a poet. As an influential force in the oral poetry moment in black culture, Nikki Giovanni’s words are theatre. Michelle Robinson plays the lead in this revival of the original 1990 production.

El Museo’s Free Summer Concerts

Music

Free Summer Concerts at El Museo
Every Thursday through August 5, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
El Museo celebrates the diversity of contemporary Latin music with this FREE summer concert series sponsored by Bloomberg. Don’t miss this exciting line-up of performers from around the world as they bring a host of styles to the El Museo stage. From die-hard Salsa to Afro-beat, Charanga and Reggaeton, a world of music awaits!

Grown Ups

Films

It’s a reunion.  A championship junior high school basketball team of 30 years ago gets together for their coach’s funeral.  Lenny Feder (Adam Sandler), Eric Lamonsoff (Kevin James), Kurt McKenzie (Chris Rock), Marcus Higgins (David Spade), and Rob Hilliard (Rob Schneider) are now in their 40s.  Most are married with children.  Feder is a successful entertainment agent married to an internationally known fashion designer (Salma Hayek).  Lamonsoff is in the garden furniture business; his spouse (Maria Bello) is stay at home mom.  McKenzie is a househusband with his wife (Maya Rudolph) being the bread winner.  Hilliard has the most interesting marital situation. He’s married to a woman (Joyce Van Patten) clearly old enough to be his mother.  Higgins is the bachelor of the group.

Earthquake Shakes Harlem

Events

So a 5.5 magnitude earthquake in North Ottawa maintains to shake Vermont, Albany and even Harlem. Funny enough the interns of Harlem World were in a meeting on 125th street.

S.T.A.Y. Here in Harlem

Lifestyles

As Interns of Harlem World, we are given an opportunity to meet with some fabulous people and organizations, who are helping to bring positive change and hope to many people who live in our Harlem Community with HIV/AIDS.  Today, we met John A. Nelson, CPNP, PhD, Project STAY Nurse Practitioner, who is responsible for providing clinical care to HIV+ and HIV at-risk adolescents and young adults, community-based outreach, research, and program growth and development.  For those who may not know about S.T.A.Y, it stands for Services To Assist Youth and they have two locations,

Is Breakfast Really for Champions?

Food

For some people, having breakfast is very important, for others its not even necessary…. Comparing my experience in High School to College, the decision to have breakfast was really based on the amount of time you had or wanted to set aside for it.  In terms of History, Civil Right leader and Activist Huey P. Newton felt breakfast was an important element of the day, an obvious reason why free breakfast was a part of the 10point system, administered by the Black Panther for Self-Defense available for all children (which the Gov. later adopted and made nationwide).  In terms of Science, studies have shown that the first meal of the day does increase the amount of energy the body needs to have a productive morning.  In Reality, everyone has their own take on why it is or isn’t important, so I am asking you HarlemWorld Blog readers, Do you think if everyone was to eat breakfast, we will would be much more successful or Champions at the things we do?

by Jeffrey Akita

Schomburg Center Dismantled

Books

A mainstay of Harlem history is in danger of being dismantled. The collection of materials at the Schomburg Center for Research and Black Culture may be partitioned and sent to various branches of the New York Public Library. This in addition to the possibility of the Center’s collections being sent off to another research library should be an issue of great concern for the Harlem community in particular, and those in the African Diaspora in general. There is even talk of renaming the facility.