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Harlem Grandmother Tragically Killed In Crossfire
A beloved grandmother and business owner in Harlem was killed by a stray bullet while outside of her building to check on her grandson on Tuesday.
Dr. Hazel Dukes, Longtime Civil Rights Leader, Dies At 92
Dr. Hazel Dukes, a prominent figure in New York State politics and former NAACP national president, died at the age of 92 over the weekend. Numerous poilitical figures paid homage to her lengthy career of service.
NBA Star Allan Houston & Olympic Champions Appearing At Hope In Harlem Conference
The 2024 Hope In Harlem Conference will take place on Saturday, featuring NBA two-time All Star Allan Houston among a group of athletes joining distinguished speakers to discuss mental health and wellness at the all-day event. The post NBA Star Allan Houston & Olympic Champions Appearing At Hope In Harlem Conference appeared first on Hip-Hop Wired.
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul Presser Went Down At The Apollo
Iron Mike Tyson is returning to the ring, and pay-per-view won’t be needed since it’s going down on Netflix. The boxing icon will be squaring up with YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul in July, but they held their first press conference on Monday, May 13 in Harlem to promote the fight. Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) […]
A$AP Bari Gets Jumped By Several Men At NYC Basketball Court
A$AP Bari might need to watch his back a bit closer. He was jumped on by multiple people at a New York City park. As spotted on HipHopDX the fashion designer recently caught the beats in his hometown of Harlem. On Tuesday August 1 footage leaked online of the VLONE founder in a one on […]
Harlem Festival Of Culture Canceled
This weekend’s highly anticipated Harlem Festival of Culture (HFC) in New York City has been canceled due to the heat advisory the city is currently under. The three-day festival was scheduled to kick off Friday July 28, but organizers made the decision to nix the event out of safety concerns and the advisement of public […]
Diddy To Be Honored With Icon Award At The Apollo Theater
Diddy is about to make a grand homecoming to Harlem. He will be honored with the Icon Award at The Apollo Theater. As spotted on HipHopDX the Bad Boy Entertainment mogul is about to be receive a distinction very close to his heart. On Monday, June 12 Diddy will be the recipient of this year’s Icon […]
Harlem Man Dies After Attack By Gang Of ATV Riders
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bojan Brecelj / Getty Road rage has sadly taken another life. A Harlem man has died due to injuries suffered during an attack by a gang of ATV riders. As per the Daily News a gentleman faced a menacing crew earlier this month when driving his grey Mercedes-Benz C 300 sedan down 125th Street area. One of the riders apparently hit his car, cracking his passenger side mirror. When he got out of the car to survey the damage things quickly got hostile with the other party. About 30 or so men began to pummel Arthur Cooke until he was left bloody on the street. The unidentified individuals left him for dead and left the scene of the crime. To add even more insult to injury a man not believed to be associated with the bike riders jumped in Cooke’s car and stole i...
Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts III Dies At 75
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Newsday LLC / Getty Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts III has died at the age of 73 after serving for decades as a pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City’s Harlem community. “It is with profound sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, lll, who peacefully transitioned in the early morning of October 28, 2022,” the church wrote in a statement announcing Butts’ death. “The Butts Family and entire Abyssinian Baptist Church membership solicit your prayers for us in our bereavement.” In a statement sent to NewsOne, Rev. Al Sharpton said Butts “was a major pillar in the Harlem community and is irreplaceable.” He was a dominant faith and academic leader for decades. We knew each other for more than 40 years, an...
Harlem Festival Of Culture Enters Partnership With AMC Networks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rudi Von Briel / Getty The Harlem Festival of Culture has entered a new partnership with AMC Networks as they prepare for the launching of their festival next year. AMC Networks announced their commitment with the HFC, which formed in April of this year as a contemporary edition of the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, which was chronicled in the Academy Award-winning documentary produced by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots, Summer of Soul(…Or When the Revolution Could Not be Televised). The aim of the new group is to revitalize and celebrate Harlem much as the original festival did. The multi-year deal will see AMC Networks help the HFC put on the inaugural multi-day festival in the summer of 2023, and that will be a tribute to the original festiv...
Tyler Perry Donates $500,000 To The Apollo Theater At Spring Benefit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shahar Azran / Shahar Azran The Apollo Theater had a huge night during their annual Spring Benefit raising a record-breaking $3.7 million including a $500,000 gift from Tyler Perry who made the surprise announcement during his acceptance speech. As per Variety the esteemed director, producer and actor gave back to the Black creative community in a major way. When he was accepting the Impact Award presented by Academy Award® winner and The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg he revealed his initiative. “My studio [in Georgia] was once a former Confederate-owned army base where there were 3.9 million negroes and slaves at the time, and there were Confederate soldiers plotting and planning how to keep them enslaved,” Perry said. Related Stories “While now...
Street Struck: Big L To Be Honored With Harlem Street Named After Him
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Big L is a beloved figure in Hip-Hop, and now the late rapper will be immortalized in the Harlem neighborhood he grew up in as a street will be named after him. The news of the street naming was reported through a social media account run by the family of Lamont Coleman, who the world knew as Big L on Sunday (May 8). The Instagram page, which is also devoted to an upcoming documentary about the rapper revealed that the junction of West 140th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem will be renamed “Lamont ‘Big L’ Coleman Way” on May 28th. The ceremony will take place at 12 P.M. The caption of the post read: “It took a whole lot of effort and Support to get to this great point but as an collective we made it happen, The Biggest Thank you...
