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Will Donald Trump Speak At Howard University?

Team Trump wants to hold an event on the campus of Howard University, but the university has not invited the…
NEWS ROUNDUP: WNBA Star Brittney Griner Cyber Bullied…

WNBA Star Brittney Griner’s personal life seems to be overshadowing her basketball career. On Sunday, several cyber bullies took to…
Each One, Teach One: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs To…

We love to see celebs giving back.   Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs AKA The King of Harlem is giving back to…
The Apollo Theater Crowd Can Be Tough: Here’s…

The stars were out in full force for the 10th annual Apollo Theater Spring Gala in New York’s Harlem community. The…
Harlem Will Be Flooded With Walking Dead Come…

Hundreds of dancing zombies are expected to gather near Harlem’s 124th St. and Lenox Avenue on October 31 for a…
Happy 80th: Apollo Theater’s Spring Gala Raises Millions!

Constructed in 1934, The Apollo Theater has been the launching pad for musical legends like Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder and…
White Girlfriend Enters Black Barbershop, This Is What…

ABC’s “What Would You Do?” hosted by John Quinones is known for creating uncomfortable situations with everyday people and capturing their…
Yes! Pres. Obama Supporters Stage “Harlem Tea Party”

NEW YORK — Supporters of President Barack Obama have taken a page from the right-wing and started a tea party…
Prep School Girl Accused Of Gun Running Released…

NEW YORK — A 17-year-old girl from Harlem who attended the prestigious Deerfield Academy in Connecticut has been released from…
New York City Closes Four Beaches After Harlem…

New York — New York City announced the closure of four beaches in response to a fire last Wednesday at…
City Promotes $75 Million Harlem Affordable-Housing Plan

NEW YORK–New York City inked a $75 million deal that will keep 14 Harlem buildings affordable for moderate income families…
The Ugly Racial Backstory Behind Harlem’s Sewage Plant…

NEW YORK — In 1962, when New York city planners first proposed a sewage treatment plant for the residents and…
Harlem Fire Sends Raw Sewage Into The Hudson…

HARLEM — New York City may be forced to dump untreated sewage into the Hudson River after a four-alarm fire…
Dance Theater Of Harlem Honors Founder At Inaugural…

NEW YORK — This past Monday, the Dance Theater of Harlem held its Inaugural Vision Gala at Lincoln Center. The…
Elite Private School Girl Arrested On Gun And…

NEW YORK-Afrika Owes, a 17-year-old Harlem girl, who attended the elite Deerfield Academy in Connecticut was arrested in New York…
White House Staffer Addresses Fatherhood “Crisis” In Harlem

Last Friday, Father’s Incorporated had a dinner in Harlem to kick off the Year Of Responsible Men in partnership with…
Rangel And Harlem Bid Final Farewell To Bobby…

NEW YORK – Bobby Robinson, a fixture of Harlem’s 125th Street for six decades who died last week at 93,…
BlackPlanet Gives Back To The Community

Black History Month doesn’t begin until February but our own Black Planet members and staff didn’t let that stop them…
“Lord Help Us” Dead Woman Found Stuffed In…

A passerby made a grisly discovery on an East Harlem street Wednesday – a dead woman, stuffed inside a suitcase,…
“Lord Help Us” Dead Woman Found Stuffed In…

A passerby made a grisly discovery on an East Harlem street Wednesday – a dead woman, stuffed inside a suitcase,…
Dead Woman Found Stuffed In Suitcase On Harlem…

A passerby made a grisly discovery on an East Harlem street Wednesday – a dead woman, stuffed inside a suitcase,…
Al Sharpton Joins With NYPD To Get Guns…

(HARLEM-WNYC) Al Sharpton teamed up with the NYPD for a gun buy back on Harlem, New York City. WNYC reports:…
Celebrated Black Chef Prepares For Launch Of Harlem…

I’ve been dreaming of opening a place like Red Rooster in Harlem for years, since even before I moved to…
Fire Under Harlem Bridge Halts NYC Trains

All Metro-North trains have been suspended in and out of Grand Central Terminal due to a smoky fire beneath a…
Harlem HS Celebrates Decade Of Perfect College Acceptance

The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem New York has rounded a decade with 100% of the students being…
Sean Bell Killing And Harlem Shootout Share Tragic…

A weekend Harlem block party that ended in a spray of gunfire and the death of a Bronx man shared…
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