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HAPPY NEW YEARS!!! – DEC 30- JAN 1

Happy New Years NYC!!! A new production of Romeo and Juilette opens at the Met Opera, there’s a Kwanzaa Celebration happening at the Apollo Theater and catch Gov’t Mule in concert. Plus, celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square!

Joyous Kwanzaa! Weekend Edition: Dec 26-28

Joyous Kwanzaa! This weekend celebrate at the Museum of Natural History or the Apollo Theater. A special sporting event in town, plus lots of “regulars” as well!

Harlem- 125th Street

125th Street in Manhattan has received a much anticipated facelift, and not a moment too soon. 125th Street is poised to become a new center piece attraction to anyone wishing to celebrate Black History Month. The new Arts and Cultural hub offers some of the most historical sites, not only beloved by the Black community, but around the World. Apollo Theater for instance, is just one of the familiar sites that has stood the test of time and still gives back to the community, though it’s weekly amateur nights. Got what it takes for super stardom? Than start there.

Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe is a gold mine of African American intellectual pursuits, literature, and the coffee’s not too shabby, either. Known of its extensive list of guests authors, we were lucky to catch a glimpse of non other than Bill Cosby! With guests like that, you’re wondering just who’ll show up next.

Just down the street, stands the magnificent Abyssinian Baptist Church. From its halls every Sunday, a thunderous, praiseworthy procession of gospels sung by the in house choir. Just, heavenly.

Studio Museum should be the next stop on you’re Black History tour. The space is a showcase for Black artists, like Kira Lynn Harris. Last, but certainly not least, after you’ve worked up an appetite with all that site seeing, Visit Sylvia’s where the food not only fills the belly, but feeds the soul. It’s the taste of Harlem, featuring authentic southern style soul food.

125th Street is chuck full of history, artistic pursuit, journeys for the mind and for the soul. A definite must-visit for any and all.

4. MLK Weekend Harlem Style 1/16-1/17/10

Picture 7In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., NYC Discovery Walking Tours is hosting a special tour through the prominent African American neighborhood of Harlem. Highlights of the tour include Blumstein’s, where the famous assassination attempt on Dr. King happened in 1958. Visitors will also see the legendary Apollo Theater and Lenox Lounge, where Billy Holiday performed. The MLK, Jr. Harlem Walk is a great way to see a cultural diverse neighborhood of New York and celebrate the memory of MLK, who walked those same exact streets 50 years ago.