Operating a bookstore in an age of digital media is not easy. The book industry is a business that is in transition. Those who see it from a closer standpoint are bookstore owners. I had the opportunity to interview Janifer Wilson, the owner of Sisters Uptown Bookstore. Located in the Harlem/Washington Heights area, Sisters has [...]
Today is the last day of Black History Month 2013, and it ended with a plethora of events in Harlem. One of them was the panel discussion on the concept of “post-Blackness” held. This panel was the second event of the year for the Phoenix Forum, and it went extremely well. It was a pleasure [...]
2013 is a year of many anniversaries in Black history, but not all events are spoken of equally. With so much focus on Harlem at the current moment, now is a great time to revisit a time tumult in the history of the neighborhood. This year marks the 70th anniversary of 1943 Harlem riots. At [...]
The closer you are to a person, the harder it is to write about them. This is a hard post to put up, as the feelings I have are still fresh. Some of you may have noticed that some of my status updates have been very emo lately. Well, it is because I lost a [...]
Good evening folks. I hope all is well with those reading this. A word about Lenox Lounge closing, and Black businesses in Harlem in general. There is this narrative out there that “Harlemites fiddled while this all occured” and that “Harlem residents allowed this to happen” and it is no one’s fault but their own. [...]