Being born to Jamaican parents, raised in Brooklyn, and spending his teen years in Australia gave, Versatile Excell, great exposure and focus to a world outside...
Sylvia Woods, the founder of famed Sylvia's Soul Food Restaurant in Harlem, has died. She was 86.
A march will be held in Union Square, NYC this evening in support of Trayvon Martin, a teen who was murdered in Florida.
Jersey-bred MC Hasan Salaam gathers an incredible lineup of musicians and MCs, video artists, jewelry makers and others for a worthy cause.
The unarmed teenager who was shot and killed by New York police was laid to rest Saturday.
Rising artist Sophia Domeville, affectionately known as "Ms. Phia", has returned to her love of art with her exhibition “My Soliloquy Of Chaos”.
Piri Thomas, the author known for the best-selling book "Down These Mean Streets" has died today (October 17, 2011). He was 83.
Jay-Z announced the Nets will now be called the Brooklyn Nets when the team moves from New Jersey to its new home in Brooklyn.
Murphy, 18, one of the top-rated basketball players in the country, was killed in Harlem's Grant Houses at about 4:10 a.m., police said.
A rare earthquake centered in Virginia shook parts of New Jersey and New York shortly before 2 p.m.