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Sen. Barack Obama, held a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater. Before Obama spoke, in front of a diverse crowd of 1,500, Professor Cornel West introduced a surprise guest--comedian Chris Rock. "I don't want you to say, 'I backed that white lady,'" Rock joked. "'What was I thinking?'"
Rock couldn't resist a few cracks at Bush, ridiculing the president for ignoring the plight of New Orleans while rushing to help the affluent white residents of Southern California after the recent fires. "He was in LA so fast he was putting out fires with Katrina water."
Finally, around 9:30, Obama came out. "It's good to be at the Apollo," Obama said. "It's not so good to follow Cornel West and Chris Rock" (barackobama.com).
Abyssinian 200 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Harlem, New York
Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrated The Abyssinian Baptist Church’s bicentennial with Abyssinian 200: A Celebration, a special mass and world premiere of music written by Wynton for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Abyssinian Baptist Church Choir. Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III delivered a rousing sermon in this special concert event, which supremely melds jazz and gospel traditions (wyntonmarsalis.org).
NOTE: Abyssinian is the most prominent Black church in America. The church's membership roles reads like who's who in Black America. Abyssinian has a congregation of about 4,000, the largest, most educated and wealthiest black congregation in New York State.
Abyssinian Baptist Church (abyssinian.org): 132 W. 138th Street, Harlem, New York 10030/212-862-7474.
Boys Choir of Harlem at Carnegie Hall Harlem, New York
The Boys Choir of Harlem was founded in 1968 by Dr. Walter Turnbull at the Ephesus 7th-day Adventist Church in Harlem.
The choir is internationally known. Performers receive rigorous voice training and perform many types of music, including classical, hip-hop, R&B, jazz, and gospel music. Over 150,000 people see the choir live each year. The Boys Choir of Harlem are also the recipients of a Grammy.
The choir has performed on soundtracks for films including Glory, Malcolm X and many Spike Lee films and has performed for Presidents at the White House. It also performed live for the visits of Nelson Mandela and Pope John Paul II.
The Boys Choir of Harlem (boyschoirofharlem.org): 2005 Madison Avenue, Harlem, New York 10035/212-289-1815.
Studio Museum in Harlem Harlem, New York
“The Studio Museum in Harlem is the nexus for black artists locally, nationally, and internationally, and for work that has been inspired by black culture. It is a site for the dynamic exchange of ideas about art and society.”
Founded in 1968 as a studio space for experimental art and artists, The Studio Museum in Harlem has played a significant role in redressing the lack of opportunities for black artists within the mainstream of American art and culture, while serving as a vital resource for this community.
The Studio Museum in Harlem (studiomuseum.org): 144 West 125th Street, Harlem, New York 10027/212-864-4500.
The Dance Theatre of Harlem Harlem, New York
Arthur Mitchell is known around the world as an accomplished artistic director, educator, choreographer and dancer. History was made in 1955 when Mr. Mitchell became the first African-American male dancer to become a permanent member of a major ballet company. He joined the NYC Ballet.
In 1969, with financial assistance from the Ford Foundation, Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook, his teacher and mentor, founded and incorporated the Dance Theatre of Harlem as a school of the allied arts and professional ballet company. Now thirty-seven years old, Dance Theatre of Harlem has grown into a multicultural institution of world renown, comprised of students and dancers from the United States and abroad.
The Dance Theatre of Harlem (dancetheatreofharlem.org): 466 West 152nd Street, Harlem, New York 10031/212-690-2800.
Getting To Know Harlem: Hamilton Heights
Harlem, New York
Brief history of the Hamilton Heights Section of Harlem, location of The Children's Art Carnival, St. Luke's Church, the Hamilton Grange Mansion, and other historical sites.
A Great Day In Harlem Harlem, New York
A Great Day in Harlem or Harlem 1958 is a 1958 black and white group portrait of 57 jazz musicians photographed on a street in Harlem, New York City.
Art Kane, a freelance photographer working for Esquire magazine, took the picture around 10 a.m. in the summer of 1958. The musicians had gathered on 126th Street, between Fifth and Madison Avenues in Harlem.
Esquire published the photo in its January 1959 issue. Jean Bach, a radio producer of New York, recounted the story behind it in her 1994 documentary film, A Great Day in Harlem. The film was nominated in 1995 for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature.
a-great-day-in-harlem.com
The Harlem Brewing Company Harlem, New York
The Harlem Brewing Company was founded in 2000 by Celeste Beatty. Harlem Brewing has yet to turn a profit; Beatty donates 10 percent of her company's income to charity.
Harlem Brewing produced a commercial featuring actor Antonio Fargas (Huggy Bear from "Starsky & Hutch").
The company has a deal with Simon Bergson, president of Manhattan Beer Distributors, which claims to supply 35 percent of New York City's market. The deal gets Sugar Hill Ale into bodegas, supermarkets and restaurants around New York City.
The Harlem Brewing Company (harlembrewingcompany.com), 360 West Street, Harlem, New York 10027/888-559-6735.
President Clinton's final few days in office Harlem, New York
In 2001, proclaiming Harlem as his home, former President Bill Clinton opened the office for his William J. Clinton Foundation at 55 West 125th Street.
Clinton abandoned plans to rent office space in the Carnegie Towers, a midtown building that would have cost twice the amount of his Harlem office.
In the wake of that controversy, the former president said he chose the New York neighborhood of Harlem (at the suggestion of Congressman Charles Rangel) because he wanted to be part of the federal empowerment zone -- which provides federal aid for an economically depressed area -- he helped to create.
William J. Clinton Foundation (clintonfoundation.org): 55 West 125th Street, Harlem, New York 10027.
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