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Category Archives: Culture
Backstreet Cultural Museum (Tremé) – “They don’t do this nowhere else but in New Orleans”
Fi Yi Yi, Wild Magnolias, Creole Wild West, Congo Nation, Wild Tchoupitoulas, Black Seminoles, 9th Ward Hunters, 7th Ward Hard Headers, Flaming Arrows, Black Eagles, White Eagles, Red Hawks Hunters, Golden Comanche, Wild Bogacheeta… New Orleans is home to one … Continue reading
La La La Human Steps
For me, heading out in the evening, my Cali style, means literally stepping out in the evening as apparently I may be the only person is this town without a car. Tonight I wasn’t the only one doing the Hollywood … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged California, dance, Edouard Lock, La La La Human Steps, Montreal
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Love Thy Neighbor – Julia de Burgos
When you walk Spanish Harlem, you are never too far from poet Julia de Burgos (1914-1953). From Manny Vega’s tile mural of her at 106th Street (between Lexington and 3rd Ave.), to the EHBCC banners with her image hanging from … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, East Harlem Life
Tagged Jack Agüeros, Julia de Burgos, poetry, Puerto Rico, Spanish Harlem, writers
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Love Thy Neighbor – Art for Change
Living in Spanish Harlem is always fresh. Perhaps, not the air, but definitely the energy. Come spring, this neighborhood comes alive the second the faintest hint of sweet, warm springness touches El Barrio. It’s a good time to reflect on … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, East Harlem Life
Tagged art, Art for Change, DJs, new york rent laws, social justice, Spanish Harlem
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Fight Like an Egyptian
Yeah, so I’ve always hated the effing Bangles, but after a days work plus several glasses of lower-middle class Riesling, my brain reached for the obvious. The 106thstreeters have been glued to the events in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen…Not having access … Continue reading
“Straight Ahead”, No Chaser: A Celebration of Billy Taylor
2,100 of jazz pianist and composer Billy Taylor’s family, friends, colleagues, and admirers turned out in full force at Riverside Church to bask in the life of Taylor. Also known as Dr. Billy Taylor, for his actual PhD (Music Education; … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Exploring New York City
Tagged Harlem, jazz, Manhattan, Morningside Heights
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