Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at King Towers Community Center (NYCHA) 1/21/2013 from Harlem Heritage Tours on Vimeo. It was a pleasure once again to participate in the Annual Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the King Towers...
Many are coming on Sunday mornings for Harlem Gospel Tours that include music, but few are receiving an experience that expresses the role the church plays in the community including and beside the music. Come with us and experience a wonderful spiritual environment...
The “Harlem Heritage 116th Street Walking Tour” celebrates the historic richness and cultural diversity of east to west 116th street in the grand village of Lady. We at Harlem Heritage Tours feel that from east to west, 116th Street in Harlem is one of the...
Dates: Friday November 2nd, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Price: $10.00 Per Person Meet: Harlem Heritage Tourism & Cultural Center – 104 Malcolm X Blvd. between 115th & 116th Streets. #2 and #3 express trains on IRT line (Red on Subway maps) arrives...
“Black Champions” three part series celebrating the triumphs and struggles of Black athletes, featuring loads of great footage of sports pioneers such as Joe Louis, Kareem Adbul Jabbar, Althea Gibson, Jack Johnson and many others. Thats Mr. Bill Miles in...
“Black Stars in Orbit” Mr. Bill Miles brilliantly informs about the history of the U.S. space program through the eyes and lives of an elite group of African-American space pioneers. Dates: Saturday November 3rd, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Price:...
Many are coming on Sunday mornings for Harlem Gospel Tours that include music, but few are receiving an experience that expresses the role the church plays in the community including and beside the music. Come with us and experience a wonderful spiritual environment...
Harlem Heritage Tours welcomes visitors from far and near to walk our historic Harlem streets and boulevards and experience and the culture of one of America’s most legendary neighborhoods. We are especially excited about our new Harlem multimedia walking tour that...
Many are coming on Sunday mornings for Harlem Gospel Tours that include music, but few are receiving an experience that expresses the role the church plays in the community including and beside the music. Come with us and experience a wonderful spiritual environment...
Dates: Super Bowl Sunday February 5th, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM Game Time Price: $10.00 Per Person or what ever you can contribute. Meet: Harlem Heritage Tourism & Cultural Center – 104 Malcolm X Blvd., between 115th – 116th Street and Malcolm X Blvd. 2 and...
During these tough economic times, its inspiring to see a pioneer like Madame C.J. Walker who was able to revolutionize the black haircare industry and become the first self-made female millionaire in the country. If she can do it we can too. Yes we can! Dates:...
Dates: Wednesday February 8th – Black History Month 2012 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Price: $10:00 Per Person Meet: Harlem Heritage Tourism & Cultural Center – 104 Malcolm X Blvd., between 115th – 116th Street and Malcolm X Blvd. 2 and 3...
Three The Hard Way Three the Hard Way is a 1974 action film starring , Jim kelly, Jim Brown and Fred Williamson directed by Gordan Parks Featuring the three biggest black action stars of the 1970s in their first movie together, the film chronicled the group’s...
Black Greek Organization: The Foundation tells the story of how the major 8 Black Greek Fraternities and Sororities came into being – young kids in the community need to see this as a tool to possible inspire them to attend college. Dates: Friday February 10th...
The Saga of Lillian Harris Book Signing at the Harlem Heritage Tourism & Cultural Center, bring the whole family during Black History Month to learn about one of Harlem’s most successful entrepreneurs. Dates: Saturday February 18th – Black History...
Decon for defense tells the story of Decons from LA who during the summer of 1964 took matters into their own hands to combat prejudice in their area of Bogalusa, LA. Dates: Tuesday February 13th – Black History Month 2012 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Price:...
I Remember Harlem is a four part series that chronicles Harlem’s heritage over the past 400 years. Parts 1 and 2 pertains to the period from the 1600’s – the late 1930’s. Days: Sunday February 19th – Black History Month 2012 Time:...
Harlem Filmmaker Bill Miles is the producer and director of the I Remember Harlem series + 10 other documentaries. Bill’s passion for telling the story of Harlem is contagious and he needs to celebrated for his efforts. Parts 3 and 4 explores the period from...
“Liberators” this is the most controversal of the films created by Mr. Bill Miles about the participation of African-American solders in liberating German concentration camps. Dates: February 2015 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Price: $10.00 Per...
Learn the history of one of Harlem’s most famous brands : The Harlem Globetrotters. Many know of the Globetrotters for being multi talented Basketball Players, but they are also internationally known for being harbingers of peace and good will. Bounce your way...
Since 1948 the Rucker Basketball Tournament has been one of the premiere urban street basketball leagues in America. This documentary chronicles the evolution of the league and those who were influencial in founding and sustaining tournament. Now the league is...
Hughes’ Dream Harlem presents a vision of the esteemed poet in present-day Harlem and makes an important case for Hughes’ impact on hip-hop and the spoken-word community. This multi-layered documentary includes roundtable discussions of his contributions...
Dates: February 27th – Black History Month 2015 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Price: $10.00 Per Person Meet: Harlem Heritage Tourism & Cultural Center – 104 Malcolm X Blvd., between 115th – 116th Street and Malcolm X Blvd. 2 and 3 express trains...
Many are coming on sunday mornings for gospel experiences that include music, but few are receiving an experience that expresses the role the church plays in the community including and beside the music. Come with us and experience a wonderful spiritual environment...
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords is the first film to chronicle the history of the Black press, including its central role in the construction of modern African American identity. It recounts the largely forgotten stories of generations of Black journalists...
” Blacks in Orbit”, another great doc. by Harlem legend Mr. Bill Miles. Pioneering Black Astronauts tell their story about breaking barriers and taking on new frontiers. This film is fitting for Black History Month 2010, considering the technological age...
Many are coming on Sunday mornings for Harlem Gospel Tours that include music, but few are receiving an experience that expresses the role the church plays in the community including and beside the music. Come with us and experience a wonderful spiritual environment...
On the Wednesday November 9th, 2011 I personally conducted the Harlem Heritage Wednesday Gospel Experience. Mr. Bill Binderman attended the tour with his daughter. We walked and talked and had a great time getting to know each other and then we were off to the church,...
Title: Civil Rights Multimedia Walking Tour Location: Harlem Heritage Tourism & Cultural Center – 104 Malcolm X Blvd, between 115th & 116th Streets on uptown side of Malcolm X Blvd. 2, 3 express trains arrive directly to location on (IRT – red line)....
Many are coming to Harlem in the afternoon for dinner, but want something to do before dinner starts in the afternoon. The pre-dinner Harlem Renaissance Walking Tour is the answer: This walking tour transports you back to the days of the Harlem Renaissance, when the...
February 28th, 2011 On February 10th 2011, I attended an event at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in celebration of the life and times of the late great Harlem Photographer Mr. Kwame Gervin. Additionally, the event recognized the latest exhibition...
January 22nd, 2011. In the photo above my friends Mother holds her two Grand Daughters as we celebrate their 1st Birthday at the Harlem Heritage Tourism and Cultural Center. I’m extremely thankful to the industry of Cultural Tourism for giving us a platform...
On January 15th, 2011 friends from Atlanta Ga. and the Boston Mass. area visited us in search of the legacy of Dr. King in Harlem. The gentlemen with red scarf once worked as a postal worker in Atlanta and the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta was on his route daily,...
12/29/2010 I was walking home and came across these kids playing in the snow, of course I whipped out the Evo and captured the happenings. The folks in the window are the Sisters and Brothers of the kids on the ground, they are not the parents. I once played these...
01/01/2011 During Holiday Season 2010, me and guests from Iowa were at Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market when we came across a table with t-shirts reading 1993 – which immediately caught my eye. I went over to the table and realized that they were the very last of...
12/29/2010 I’m here providing moral support for these guys as they work hard to get this van free from the snow and ice on Malcolm X Blvd. and 118th Street. The gentlemen eventually freed the vehicle from the snow and ice on Malcolm X Blvd. at 118th St. The...
Malcolm X Blvd. is the northern extension of 6th Ave. above Central Park starting at 110th Street. This to me is the grand urban gem of NYC stretching nearly 50 city blocks through the core of Harlem with historic building, restaurants, churches/mosque’s + more...
12/09/10 On Wednesday 12/08/2010 I attended Circle of Brothers Town Hall Meeting in Harlem sponsored by Circle of Brothers and Street Corner Resources. The meeting took place in the lunchroom cafeteria of P.S. 175 on West 134th Street. When I walked in I was a little...
12/08/2010 On 12/07/2010 I attended two Holiday celebrations starting with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting down by the water front on West 125th Street . This was a beautiful scene with caroling and the lights of Christmas bouncing off the waves of the Hudson...
11/24/2010 Many are writing about Harlem from an outside perspective, but now it’s time to talk to the people on the street. “Word From the Street Wednesday’s”. I got this idea while walking down 5th Ave and encountering this Harlem General...
May 19, 2010 Malcolm X would have been 85 years old, come with us as we walk through Harlem and celebrate the life and times of the one who sacrificed it all for what he believed in, he truly did it for the people. As we walk through the grand village a Harlem native...
This multimedia walking tour takes you to the neighborhoods, parks, community gyms and makeshift courts that spawned the careers of some of New York Cities best known urban basketball/entertainment personalities. In addition to Harlem’s basketball/urban history,...
05/05/2010 Mrs. Cora T. Walker was a dedicated Lawyer / Community Activist who constantly championed the rights of the little people as well as representing the concerns of top corporate entities. She helped many start businesses in Harlem including Harlem Coop...
03/02/2010 Mrs. Ruby Kitchen is a women who I have known all my life growing up in Harlem. For as long as I can remember she has been President of the Tenant Association in the Martin Luther King Jr. Housing Development and also has a ranking position within the...
02/28/2010 Morgan and Marvin Smith are twin brothers who came to Harlem in 1933 from Lexington Kentucky with dreams of captioning via their cameras the remaining days of the Harlem Renaissance. By 1933 the stock market crash of 1929 rocked the core of downtown Wall...
02/16/2010 In 1991 in preparation to build a federal office building in Lower Manhattan at 290 Broadway, mandatory analysis revealed the existence of a burial ground consisting of the remains of African slaves who lived in the city during the 17th and 18th centuries....
o2/10/2010 As you can see in the below video clip, Ya Boy had a cool time today in Morningside Park with the kiddies. Slipping down a snow covered hill, picking up speed and not knowing what’s going to happen at the bottom – then BOOM. Lots of laughter...
Celebrate Black History and beyond with a Harlem Renaissance Showcase at the Harlem Heritage Tourism and Cultural Center consisting of live reenactments of Harlem Renaissance characters such as Duke Ellington, Zora Neale Hurston, Web Du Bois, Aaron Douglass + more....
02/07/2010 During Black History Month 2005 Harlem Heritage Tours had the pleasure of working with many within the arts community including one of my favorite poets “Harlem 125”. I experienced Harlem 125’s work for the first time at a poetry function...
On Feb. 17th 2005, I attended the unveiling of “Higher Ground”: statue designed by Sculptor, Branly Cadet in honor of famed Congressman and religious leader Dr. Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. The location of statue is fitting (125th St. & Adam Clayton...
01/25/2010 One of the first theme tours I conducted back in 2000 was based on the Life and times of Malcolm X, the biggest fan of the idea was an older gentlemen I just met named Professor Wilcox. I was in search for anything I could find in reference to the presence...
01/25/2010 The above picture (1979) is of Filmmaker Bill Miles and noted Novelist James Baldwin during preparation for James Baldwins inclusion in “I Remember Harlem” Bill Miles would often tell us stories about meeting James Baldwin and what an...
” Blacks in Orbit”, another great doc. by Harlem legend Mr. Bill Miles. Pioneering Black Astronauts tell their story about breaking barriers and taking on new frontiers. This film is fitting for Black History Month 2010, considering the technological age...
Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL Colors: Black & White Very limited supply!
Harlem Gospel Walking Tours Join us for our Harlem Gospel Walking Tour every Sunday featuring soul stirring Gospel music followed by a cultural Harlem Walking tour conducted by a lifelong Harlem tour guide. The idea of the walking portion is to convey...
Explore Hollywood in Harlem on our Harlem Movie Walking Tour. Visit the sights and watch clips/segments of classic Harlem movies such as Lady Sings the Blues, New Jack City, American Gangster, Cotton Comes to Harlem and many more. Compare real Harlem with the movie...
In Harlem during the 1940’s and 1950’s, Boxer, Sugar Ray Robinson was the epitome of success in and outside of the ring. Sugar Ray was the 1st major African-American athlete to experience international cross over success in both black and white circles, all along...
Many people know of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but more of us need to know of the greatness of one of their predecessors: Adam Clayton Powell Jr. This documentary contains an interview of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., conducted by journalist Gil...
Come join us during Black History Month as we remember Malcolm X. Lets try to measure the impact that this single human being had and still has on the WORLD – incredible when you think about it. We will present 90 minutes of raw Malcolm X footage complimented...
A WORK-IN-PROGRESS documentary that overviews the development in Harlem during the last 20 years and speculates on the outlook of the community. From the voices of residents, business owners, politicians, developers, and clergy, this documentary reveals feelings of...
Documentary to commemorate the 91st anniversary of the triumphant return from France of the Harlem Hellfighters. “Men of Bronze” tells of the challenges the 369th Regiment experienced and how they helped bring democracy to the world. During Black History...
Comeback Charleston Blue is the sequel to Cotton Comes to Harlem. Released in 1972, this movie talks to many of the issues pertaining to Harlem of the 1960’s & 1970’s such Black militancy, numbers running, police brutality and community organizing. ...
Ossie Davis – Film Actor, Stage Performer, Director and Humanitarian made his directorial debut with this successful black action movie in 1970. Wonderfully shot, this film has great street scenes of 1970’s Harlem. Dates: Tuesday February – Black...
Visit Harlem, and be a part of a one of a kind experience that will revisit the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s when the community was filled with cultural icons such as Duke Ellington, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and James Weldon Johnson. The night...
Greg Marius CEO and Founder of the Entertainers Basketball Classic established the EBC in 1981 after his hip hop crew – “ The Disco Four”, competed in a basketball game against a group of local pioneering hip hop legends known as the “Crash Crew”. Greg and the...
For over four decades Adam Clayton Powell Jr. served as one of America’s greatest religious and political leaders, championing the rights of disadvantaged people worldwide. Ride and walk through Harlem as we use multimedia effects such as video and audio clips...
This tour walks visitors through the 32nd year history of HARLEM WEEK and the great contribution that the festival and the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce have made to the community. Visit sights associated with the event and its founders such as Strivers Row /...
Come to Harlem during 2007 and help us celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the world famous Apollo Theater. Tour begins with a guided walking/bus tour through the Life & Times of Apollo greats who either lived or worked in Harlem. Visit the address of Sandman Sims,...
Day Starts with a walking through Harlem history featuring churches, institutions of art & culture, eateries, shopping, and much more. After walk, we will enter one of Harlem’s most historic jazz clubs and enjoy a jazz vocalist jam session – jazz singers from all...
The idea of this tour is to convey what the Civil Rights Movement was, what it meant to the country/world, and the role that Harlem leaders and community organizations played in the movement. Considering the resent accomplishments of President Barack Obama, we think...
Video footage will be interspersed though your Sunday morning walk and rider through Come to Harlem on a Sunday morning and ride and walk through the spirit of religious heritage while before experiencing the wonderful sounds of gospel music at one of our community...
Hip Hop started in the Bronx in the 1970’s and has since become a global phenomenon, but true Hip Hop culture has been lost in the mix. Travel with MC Greg Nice as we take a trip back in time and explore the neighborhoods in the Bronx and Harlem where Hip Hop...
This multimedia bus / walking tour provides an overall history of the Harlem community, with special emphasis on 20th century Harlem. Learn how Harlem became the African-American capital of the USA and the impact the community has had on the world over the past 100...
Come to Harlem during the 2007 and help us celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the world famous Apollo Theater. The Apollo stage has been the launching pad to stardom for some of the world’s greatest entertainers via its “Amateur Night at the Apollo”...
Some of Manhattan’s most beautiful architecture exists in this culturally drenched Harlem neighborhood. Visit the house originally inhibited by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790’s. This part of Northern Manhattan is called Sugar Hill, due to the fact that...
The Spanish Harlem Day Trip explores the Hispanic and Latin culture present in the Eastern section of the Village of Lady Harlem. Many Italian immigrants settles in Spanish Harlem during the 1880’s followed by those from Puerto Rico the 1940’s after World...
“Liberators” this is the most controversal of the films created by Mr. Bill Miles about the participation of African-American solders in liberating German concentration camps. Dates: February 2015 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Price: $10.00 Per...
Dates: February 27th – Black History Month 2015 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Price: $10.00 Per Person Meet: Harlem Heritage Tourism & Cultural Center – 104 Malcolm X Blvd., between 115th – 116th Street and Malcolm X Blvd. 2 and 3 express trains...
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords is the first film to chronicle the history of the Black press, including its central role in the construction of modern African American identity. It recounts the largely forgotten stories of generations of Black journalists...
Many people know of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but more of us need to know of the greatness of one of their predecessors: Adam Clayton Powell Jr. This documentary contains an interview of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., conducted by journalist Gil...
Comeback Charleston Blue is the sequel to Cotton Comes to Harlem. Released in 1972, this movie talks to many of the issues pertaining to Harlem of the 1960’s & 1970’s such Black militancy, numbers running, police brutality and community organizing. ...
Ossie Davis – Film Actor, Stage Performer, Director and Humanitarian made his directorial debut with this successful black action movie in 1970. Wonderfully shot, this film has great street scenes of 1970’s Harlem. Dates: Tuesday February – Black...