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When diners think of Harlem restaurants, most are typically drawn to ones located along Frederick Douglass Boulevard and Lenox Avenue. But a new heated outdoor dining setup along a two-block stretch adjacent to the historic Strivers’ Row is looking to bring attention to restaurants further up north.
The Renaissance Pavilion, located along Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, between West 137th 139th Streets, is a collaboration between local non-profit Harlem Park to Park, WXY Architecture + Urban design, the Black-owned restaurants guide EatOkra, UberEats, and PR firm Valinc.
Unveiled earlier today, the pavilion includes multiple outdoor dining structures featuring artwork from local artists and heaters for diners to eat outside during the winter months. Each of the structures vary in size and correspond with the footprint of each participating restaurant. The outdoor structures were created entirely free of cost for the restaurants, and will serve
New outdoor dining pavilion opens in Harlem with goal to help struggling eateries
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Un paseo por Harlem: mitos y verdades del barrio negro de Nueva York
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Dave Brubeck Took Jazz Behind Iron Curtain, and So Much More Bloomberg 12/19/2020 Joe Nocera
(Bloomberg Opinion) I rarely listen to music when I’m working it’s usually too distracting but right now I’m playing “Jazz Impressions of Eurasia,” a lesser-known album by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. December marks the centennial of Brubeck’s birth, you see, and a flurry of concerts and radio shows has honored his legacy over the past few weeks. Not many of them feature tunes from the Eurasia album, but one had a particular importance both for Brubeck and the audience he first played it for. The song is titled “Dziekuje,” Polish for “thank you.” Brubeck wrote it in early 1958 during a train ride to the Polish city of Poznan, part of a 12-city tour of the country, which was behind the Iron Curtain at the time. The tour was sponsored by the U.S. State Department.(1)
Georgia Senate race has Rev. Raphael Warnock facing down a familiar racist playbook
For as long as Black churches have organized and mobilized voters, its pastors have been smeared and tarnished.
Attacks on Rev. Warnock are the latest in a long line of attacks on the Black church and its political leaders.Anjali Nair / MSNBC; Getty Images
Dec. 16, 2020, 5:28 PM UTC / Updated Dec. 16, 2020, 6:48 PM UTC
The Black church has always played a pivotal role in the community, and in our fight for justice and equality. It is where many of our great leaders emerged, where they organized, and where they pushed for change.