"The Disappearance of Miss Scott" reacquaints viewers with a jazz virtuoso who was the first Black person to have a TV show ...

The New York Amsterdam News, which was founded 115 years ago and has published civil rights leaders, will convert most of its ...

Pioneering jazz pianist-singer Nat King Cole is best known for classics such as “Mona Lisa” and “The Christmas Song” as well ...

A 66-year-old woman is dead after a fire ripped through a Harlem apartment building early Saturday morning, the FDNY said.

Harlem native, Tami Treadwell, is known for her community spirit and unforgettable food. With Harlem Seafood Soul, she is ...

Hazel weds New York Councilman and pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. The reception is held at Café Society. At Adam’s insistence, citing concerns of his Baptist ...

Jotham T. Coleman, whom researchers have little information about, was hired as a conductor by the Independent Subway System ...

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (135th and Lenox Avenue) recently announced a year-long centennial celebration.

Working off tips, cops tracked Dominique Giles, 30, to W. 124th St. near Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. in Harlem early Tuesday and took him into custody without incident. He had been sought for ...

“Malcolm is your tour guide!” said Dandia. Another of the tour’s many stops is a hair salon on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. “that used to be the headquarters of [Black leader Marcus ...

She married Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and actively supported civil rights. In Hollywood, she fought for better representation, insisting that Black women not be relegated to maid roles.” ...