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...
Super Bowl season XLVIII the legacy of “Harlem Fritz” come to life. From the Harlem lab where everything is a guaranteed original. Price: $20.00 Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL Colors: white on black & black on white.
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...
The 15th Annual Harlem Book Fair will take place Saturday, July 20st, 2013. The Harlem Book Fair is the largest book fair of its kind, and is expected to draw more than 50,000 New Yorkers and visitors to West 135th Street (between Fifth Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell,...
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 /...
The renown sculptor Ousmane Gueye’s “Triple Thought” taken from inside the P.C.O.G. Gallery in 2002. Photo: Samuel Thiam Sculpture: Private Collection of Karen Ramdhanie An arts renaissance has been slowly building in Harlem in the past few years...
Walk the streets of Harlem, exploring the heritage and visiting cultural landmarks with stops along the way at local streets vendors and unique shopping outlets. Tour will be conducted by a local resident who personally knows the local street vendors/outlets and the...
“The Spanish Harlem Multimedia Bus Tour” visits many Spanish Harlem sights vibrant with Latino culture. Archival film footage will be shown on the bus to compliment visits to sights associated with greats such as Tito Puente, Fiorello LaGuardia, Vito Marcantonio, Joe...
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...
