http://www.wikio.co.uk/blog/search/Marcus Garvey Wikio Blogs - search: Marcus Garvey wikio wikio http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=69253909 On August 21, Broadway theater came to Marcus Garvey Park. Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Benepe announced that the Marcus Garvey Park amphitheater will soon be fully renovated and feature improved acoustics, new seats and wheelchair accessible sections. The project will be funded with a $4 million allocation of City funds and a $1 million contribution by The Rodgers Family Foundation, provided to the City Parks Foundation to advance the project. The Mayor and Commissioner Benepe were joined at the announcement by David Rivel, Executive Director of City Parks Foundation; Mary Rodgers, daughter of Richard Rodgers and Executive Board Member of The Rodgers Family Foundation; Valerie Jo Bradley, co-founder and Secretary of the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance; and Kelli O'Hara, star of Lincoln Center Theater's 7-time Tony Award winning revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific. Ms. O'Hara sang a classic song from that score - "A Wonderful Guy." Richard Rodgers, whose contributions to musical theater are universally recognized as extraordinary, lived at 3 West 120th Street in his youth. In 1970 he provided $150,000 for building a bandshell at what was then Mt. Morris Park and renamed Marcus Garvey Park in 1973. The new gift of $1 million by The Rodgers Family Foundation to renovate the facility will be acknowledged by renaming it The Richard Rodgers Bandshell upon the project's completion. The bandshell currently hosts City Parks Foundation's Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, CityParks Concerts and CityParks Theater festivals, as well as dozens of other performances and community events every year, like the Dance Harlem Festival. While it currently serves as a vital resource for the community, the amphitheater's facilities require significant renovation to allow for longer-term and larger-scale productions. The architectural firm, Cooper, Robertson and Partners, has been retained by City Parks Foundation to design the renovation and has already begun meetings with stakeholders to gather community input for the design. "My sister Linda and I are delighted that the Rodgers Family Foundation will continue to support the legacy established by our father when he gave a bandshell to New York City in 1970," said Mary Rodgers, the elder of Richard Rodgers' two daughters. "He loved this park as a boy, and I know he would have loved the fact that a brand-new, 21st century bandshell in Marcus Garvey Park will guarantee the sound of music - everyone's music - for many years to come." Since 1998, the Parks Department has devoted over $2 million for renovations and improvements to Marcus Garvey Park, including renovation of the park's recreation center roof, restoration of the park's paths and stairways, significant new landscaping, and rehabilitation of the park's baseball diamond. The City Parks Foundation has produced dozens of free performing arts programs in the park over the last ten years and has also helped to support the growth of community groups around the park, including the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance. Alliance members have worked tirelessly to revitalize the park, produce cultural events in the park, attract new cultural events to the park, and advocate for the bandshell's renovation. The Rodgers Family Foundation, formerly known as the Richard and Dorothy Rodgers Family Foundation, was established in 1952 by Richard Rodgers and his wife Dorothy Feiner Rodgers to support worthy charitable, scientific, artistic and educational causes. QUOTATION FOR THE DAY "Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day, I've got a wonderful feeling, Everything's going my way." Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II Oklahoma! Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=69253909 2008-08-27T06:00:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=69191785 MOSIAH MONTH COMMUNITY MEETINGS Following our dynamic Opening Ceremony, we continue our 10th annual MOSIAH celebrations with the MOSIAH COMMUNITY MEETINGS, enlightening our people on the many aspects of the Life & Legacy of Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the UNIA. These community meetings have been a main feature of the MOSIAH program since its inception in 1998 and have always proved to be both informative and inspirational. Join us as we explore and build upon the true Garvey legacy, Learn the lessons of our history & project towards the future! The Next Meeting..... *Wed 27th Aug:* *_The Impact of Garvey & Garveyism on the Afrikan Continent_* Speaker: Bro. Ldr. Mbandaka Venue: Mama Afrika Kulcha Shap 282 High Road Leyton E10 5PW Time: 7.30pm - 10.30pm (Adm. FREE) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:01:57 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=69191785 Concerned Afrikan 2008-08-27T16:01:57Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=69090624 _*MOSIAH MONTH COMMUNITY MEETINGS *_ Following our dynamic Opening Ceremony, we continue our 10th annual MOSIAH celebrations with the MOSIAH COMMUNITY MEETINGS, enlightening our people on the many aspects of the Life & Legacy of Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the UNIA. These community meetings have been a main feature of the MOSIAH program since its inception in 1998 and have always proved to be both informative and inspirational. Join us as we explore and build upon the true Garvey legacy, Learn the lessons of our history & project towards the future! The Next Meeting..... *Wed 27th Aug: * *_The Impact of Garvey & Garveyism on the Afrikan Continent _* Speaker: Bro. Ldr. Mbandaka Venue:Mama Afrika Kulcha Shap 282 High Road Leyton E10 5PWTime: 7.30pm - 10.30pm (Adm. FREE) --------------------- WHO IS MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY? Marcus Mosiah Garvey was the most outstanding and successful leader and organiser in the liberation history of Afrikan (Black) people. Born in St Anns, Jamaica 17th August 1887, he grew dissatisfied with the socio-economic plight of his people under British colonial oppression. Between 1910 & 1914 he travelled through South and Central America, Europe and Britain observing the same and worse conditions plaguing Afrikan people.In 1914 he started the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) aimed to unite 400 million Afrikans world-wide undcr the banner of self-pride and self-detetmination. By 1923 the UNIA had branches in every continent with over one thousand chapters and 11 million members. Its programmes included: a defence force, a nursing agency, a youth brigade, a shipping company (with its own ships) and numerous business from manufacturing to retailoutlets. Without a doubt every Movement since Garvey (and the UNIA), whether of the Nationalist, Socialist, Christian or Muslim variety stand on the foundation of his legacy. Thus the highest honour is due to THE MOST EMINENT PROPHET AND KING HISEXCELLENCY - MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY.TENDAI MWARI(Be thankful unto God) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:35:25 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=69090624 BKS! 2008-08-26T23:35:25Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68761084 Robert Glasper with Vicente Archer, Chris Dave Rasheid Ali with Lawrence Clark, Lakecia Benjamin, Greg Murphy, Joris Teepe Vanessa Rubin with Danny Grissett, Lonnie Plaxico, Alvin Atkinson Barry Harris and Charles McPherson with Ray Drummond, Leroy Williams, plus the Barry... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:48:31 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68761084 DJA 2008-08-24T02:48:31Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68432180 Those of you who have been taking advantage of the free concerts around the neighborhood have personally seen what a beautiful job the city did of renovating the bandshell at Jackie Robinson Park. Now it is Marcus Garvey’s turn. See the letter below about the announcement to be given by Mayor Bloomberg. Dear Friend, I am happy to [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:25:22 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68432180 D. Bell 2008-08-21T01:25:22Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68054129 Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) was one of the most powerful leaders of the 20th century. His Universal Negro Improvement Assocation, African Communities League, had millions of members throughout the world. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Marcus Mosiah Garvey Reprinted From the Following URL: http://www.africawithin.com/garvey/garvey_bio.htm "Up! You mighty race, you can accomplish what you will." --Marcus Mosiah Garvey Marcus Mosiah Garvey, one of the greatest leaders African people have produced, was born August 17, 1887 in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, and spent his entire life in the service of his people--African people. He was bold; he was uncompromising and he was one of the most powerful orators on record. He could literally bring his audiences to a state of mass hysteria. Garvey emphasized racial pride. His goal was nothing less that the total and complete redemption and liberation of African people around the planet. His dream was the galvanization of Black people into an unrelenting steamroller that could never be defeated. I consider myself, along with many others, as one of Garvey's children. As a young man of fourteen, Garvey left school and worked as a printer's apprentice. He participated in Jamaica's earliest nationalist organizations, traveled throughout Central America, and spent time in London, England, where he worked with the Sudanese-Egyptian nationalist Duse Mohamed Ali. In 1916 Garvey was invited by Booker T. Washington to come to the United States in the hopes of establishing an industrial training school, but arrived just after Washington died. In March 1916, shortly after landing in America, Garvey embarked upon an extended period of travel. When he finally settled down, he organized a chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. The UNIA & ACL had been formed in Jamaica in 1914. Its motto was "One God, One Aim, One Destiny," and pledged itself to the redemption of Africa and the uplift of Black people everywhere. It aimed at race pride, self-reliance and economic independence. Within a few years Garvey had become the best-known and most dynamic African leader in the Western Hemisphere and perhaps the entire world. In 1919 Mr. Garvey created an international shipping company called the Black Star Line. By 1920 the UNIA had hundreds of divisions. It hosted elaborate international conventions and published a weekly newspaper entitled the Negro World. No other organization in modern times has had the prestige and the impact as the UNIA & ACL. During the 1920s UNIA divisions existed throughout North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and Australia. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:59:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68054129 Pan-African News Wire 2008-08-17T20:59:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67236864 *Marcus Garvey African Family Day* Date: Sat 16 August 2008 Time: 12 pm Venue: Windrush Square Address: Brixton, London Admission: FREE *Marcus Garvey Day - A Family Day* *Date: Sun 17 August 2008 Time: 12.00pm Venue: Yemanja A Window to Afrika Address: 446 Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, Birmingham, B20 3JG Admission:Adults: £5.00 Children:£2.00* This is a very important time of year to celebrate the life and legacy of the magnificent MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY. The 17th of August is the birth date of this great man and so YEMANJA will be marking the day with a whole day of information and inspiration for the whole family.With special guests including, Nzingha Assata author of the book Women in the Garvey Movement, cultural performances and activites for children. This is certainly not one to miss out on ! Come along and bring your children with you ! An Afrikan Family Event! Email: info@yemanjaonline.com Website: YEMANJA ONLINE: a window to Afrika (http://www.info@yemanjaonline.com) Tel: 0121 344 3744 Organised By: Yemanja - A Awindow to Afrika Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:00:17 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67236864 Judge J 2008-08-09T23:00:17Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67778288 *ShakaRa in association with Soul Force Promotions presents* *_MOSIAH STORM_* Image: http://a780.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/21/l_367f86e5ab10fb3e8905c1ac3e4d6773.jpg Image: http://a472.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/57/l_4452b22cf6f0f8ea2220700d7d3e3477.jpg In Honour of *Marcus Mosiah Garvey*- *MOSIAH STORM *is an event featuring the best in Konscious Edutainment. From Spoken Word, Hip-Hop, to soul & Dance Hall Reggae - all those looking* REAL *lyrics, *REAL* music, *REAL* positive vibrations, *THE STORM *is where its at! Hosted By *ShakaRa * Featuring *Ras Negus I *(UK's Numba 1 Reggae Artist) *SoulJAH MC *(The new Fire Grime/Hip-Hop lyricist) *Blackout JA *(Blazing a trail in Bashment all the way from Bristol) *OneNess* (The undisputed Kween of Spoken Word) *Organik Akustiks *(Performing exclusive tracks from their forthcomming album) *Huey Pee *(unadulterated Hip-Hop comming straight outa Birmingham) *Rematopo *(Acoustic, Soulistic & Deep singer/songwriter) *After the Show its the.....* *After Party* *aka* *ShakaRa's official **BIRTHNITE BLESSMENT * Party til the Morning With Music By *Natural Mystic * (Havit 99.1 fm) Featuring Live PAs & Give Aways for all *MOSIAH BABIES* (ppl born in August) Admission for After Party: *£5* (from 10pm) *_MOSIAH STORM_* *Sun 31st Mosiah (Aug) 2008 * Time: 6pm- Til Marnin VENUE: [B]@ Lubanna Resturant & Wine Bar 343-345 Cambrigde Heath Road Bethnal Green E2[/b] Entry: *£5* before 7pm *£7* thereafter Nearest Tube: Bethnal Green (3mins Away) Buses: 388, 253, 254, 106, 48, 55, D3, D6, 8 Info: 020 8539 2154 / 07957 376 328 NOT 2 BE MISSED!!!! Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:39:11 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67778288 BKS! 2008-08-14T15:39:11Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=65989312 Tuesday, July 29th, Friday, August 1st & Saturday, August 2nd at 8pm in Marcus Garvey Park: The Classical Theatre of Harlem is interpreting a huge Broadway hit: Ain’t Supposed To Die A Natural Death Peopled by junkies, pimps, drag queens, sweatshops workers, crooked cops, prisoners, lovers, and dreamers, Melvin Van Peebles’ Ain’t Supposed To Die A [...] Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:57:21 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=65989312 D. Bell 2008-07-30T01:57:21Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=64584421 *The George Padmore Institute and New Beacon Books July 2008 Public Events Programme* *Talk by Colin Grant on Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey* Wednesday 23 July at 7.00pm At one time in the first half of the 20th century, Marcus Mosiah Garvey was the most famous black man in the world. Born into poverty in rural Jamaica and then moving to the USA, he was a self-educated man with an incisive mind and astonishing ability to electrify the imagination. His championing of the Harlem Renaissance and use of pageantry to evoke a lost African civilisation and to articulate the submerged thoughts of a despised but awakening people brought him admirers and enemies in equal measure. In 1920 he masterminded the month-long first International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World, and his Universal Negro Improvement Association soon boasted over 1100 branches in more than 40 countries. His newspaper, the Negro World, published writers including Claude McKay and Langston Hughes. Yet only a decade later, Garvey was serving time in a US penitentiary for mail fraud. Colin Grant is an independent historian. He is the son of Jamaican parents who came to England in the late 1950s. He studied medicine for five years before turning to the stage and has written numerous plays and scripts. He now works as a radio producer in the BBC Science Unit. Negro with a Hat is Grant's first book which effortlessly captures Marcus Garvey's life of contradictions, of successes and painful failures. All talks to be held at the George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN Tickets cost £5.00 per talk or book all three for £12.00 For more information or to book a place at one of these talks, please contact the George Padmore Institute at infoATgeorgepadmoreinstitute.org or call tel. 020 7272 4889 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:06:10 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=64584421 Judge J 2008-07-17T18:06:10Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=64314354 *Marcus Garvey Afrikan Family Day* *Theme: State Attack Afrikan Youths Fight Back* *Elders must arm them with Organisations * Venue: The Base 44-46 Offley Road, Oval, SW9 0LS *2008 Workshops* _Tuesday 15th July_ 6pm *"20th Anniversary of the victory battle of Cuito Cuanavale"* Hosted by Film, and presentation by Mama Lindiwe _Tuesday 22nd July 2008_ *"The Zimbabawe Question: How would Marcus Garvey respond ? "* Hosted by Tongogara-George Jackson Socialist League , Munya-Journalist & Katongole, Journalist (Afryea) _Tuesday 29th July 2008_ 6pm *" Religion and its impact on Unity in the UNIA"* Hosted by the Pan Afrikan Society Community Forum _Tuesday 5th August 2008_ * "Young Women in the Garvey Movement"* Hosted by the Marcus Garvey Younth Federation _Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th August 2008_ 10am *"Support Brother Toyin fight the trumped up charges"* Venue: Stratford Magistrates Court 389 -397 Startford High Street E15 4SB 6pm *" The attempted coup in Guinea: A Garvey response"* Hosted by Munya- Journalist & Moya Wa Taifa _Saturday 16th August 2008_ *"Marcus Garvey Afrikan Family Day"* Venue: Windrush Square Brixton _Friday 22nd August 2008_ 6pm *"The Haiti Revolution: Afrikan Womens reflections"* Hosted by Pan Afrikan Society Forum Moya Wa Taifa (Rebecca) _Friday 29th August 2008_ *"The Strategy of Garvey and the UNIA"* Hosted by Pan Afrikan Society Community Forum; Marcus Garvey Youth Federation (Nicole) Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:40:30 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=64314354 Judge J 2008-07-15T18:40:30Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63953629 Sometimes I believe the hype, man, We mess it up ourselves and blame the white man But don't point the finger you jigaboo Take a look at yourself, you dumb nigger, you Pretty soon hip-hop won't be so nice No... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:40:47 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63953629 Ta-Nehisi Coates 2008-07-12T13:40:47Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=69357673 Charlie Parker jazz festival, Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, USA, by j-No. Cool Jazz in Harlem [NYS] Afternoon Shooting leaves Harlem Rattled [CBS] Two Jersey Women caught in crossfire [NYDN] and Yojimbot got shots of the scene [Gothamist] Riverton: Default Talk and Frayed Nerves [NYT] Fear of Defaults [NYT] Ever wonder about those country homes on 130th? [ENY] Mysterious Death [...] Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:42:25 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=69357673 D. Bell 2008-08-29T01:42:25Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63195833 Drummers in Marcus Garvey Park in New York City. There are cultural clashes between African residents and the new gentrification of the community. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos July 6, 2008 An Old Sound in Harlem Draws New Neighbors’ Ire By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS New York Times It is Saturday evening, the second day of summer, and the air around Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem is filled with the scent of blossoming linden trees and the sound of West African drums. Across the street from the park is 2002 Fifth Avenue, a new seven-story cream and red brick luxury co-op with a doorman, $1 million apartments and a lobby with a fireplace. The drummers in the park are African-American and from Africa and the Caribbean. They form a circle and have played in the park, in one form or another, since 1969, when the neighborhood was a more dangerous place. The musicians, who play until 10 p.m. every summer Saturday, are widely credited with helping to make the park safer over the years. Their supporters, who acknowledge that the drumbeats can pierce walls and windows, regard the musicians as part of the city’s vibrant and often noisy cultural mix. But some in the building at 2002 Fifth Avenue, most of them young white professionals, have a different perspective: When the drummers occupy a spot nearby, residents say, they are unable to sleep, hear their television sets, speak on the telephone, or even have conversations with their spouses without shouting. Some say they cannot even think straight. And so in this corner of Harlem, which is known as Mount Morris Park, two sides have formed, each with complaints that many agree are legitimate. The stalemate has bubbled over into a dispute about class, race and culture and has become a flash point in the debate over gentrification. It is the talk of the neighborhood, and even beyond. The conflict received news media attention, but since then it has taken a darker turn: A racist e-mail message was circulated among residents advocating violence against the musicians, and the New Black Panther Party, which espouses anti-white ideals, has marched in support of the drummers. Mount Morris Park is a tight-knit Harlem neighborhood where brownstones dating from the Gilded Age have been lovingly restored. It is also a place where black and white residents have lived harmoniously for years. “The drummers are our friends, neighbors and brothers, and are an important cultural part of our neighborhood,” said Donald K. Williams, president of the Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association. “But the new residents have said, ‘We have the right to live here too, and the right to have some aural privacy,’ and they do.” Mr. Williams, 59, who has lived in the neighborhood for nine years, hesitated, before adding: “People get emotional around cultural issues. And they get emotional around sleep deprivation issues.” Though few of the drummers’ critics say they want the musicians removed entirely from the 20-acre park, they say residents should not have to suffer for the sake of tradition. “Everything, after four hours — even if it’s Mozart — is pure, unadulterated noise,” said a resident of a building on the park who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal. “The community is right: The drummers have been doing this for more than 30 years. But no one told me there would be unremitting noise every Saturday for the rest of my life.” The view from the drum circle is quite different. The musicians emphasize the spiritual and cultural elements of African drumming, an activity that was banned during slavery. “This is the only place we can come — this is our watering hole,” said Hru Assaan, 33, whose father, Baba Jeremiah, 59, also takes part. “It’s important to us. People come to Harlem because it has a certain vibration to it. This is part of that vibration. No one’s excluded. Anyone can bring a drum and sit in or bring a blanket and watch.” For many years, Marcus Garvey Park was an uninviting place littered with garbage, home to squatters who lived in the landmark Fire Bell Tower, and beset by muggers and drug dealers. On some days, the musicians would drum for as long as 10 hours, which provided a window of time for the neighborhood’s children to play in safety, residents said. In recent years, conditions in the park have vastly improved. The 47-foot cast-iron tower has been repaired, and the park is clean, filled with linden and sweet gum trees, families who come to barbecue and teenagers playing basketball. On Saturdays, a core group of 30 men and women drum or provide accompaniment on trumpets, flutes, spoons, cowbells, gourd rattles and tambourines. Others, including European tourists, sit in at times. The group has no leader and no requirements to join. When a drummer feels a rhythm, he or she pounds out a beat. Others accept or reject it, adding their own flourishes. Once a cohesive rhythm has been established, African women wearing brightly colored gowns called boubous dance inside the circle. Most of the residents of the luxury co-op have purchased apartments that cost from about $500,000 to $1.3 million. Like thousands of others who have moved to Harlem during the past several years, the residents, among them lawyers, artists and financial industry employees, have come seeking large apartments that, while still expensive, are as much as one-third cheaper than in much of the rest of Manhattan. Complaints about the drum circle began long before the co-op was built two years ago. In the past, however, if neighbors objected, the drummers simply found a new place in the park without engendering ill will, longtime residents said. But since receiving noise complaints from the co-op last summer, the city’s parks department has relocated the drummers within the park twice. The current location, not far from the co-op, is marked with a parks department sign that reads “Drummers Circle,” which is propped up by a pile of paving stones. During a brief telephone conversation last month, Barry W. Segen, president of the co-op’s board, said that neither he nor any other residents would discuss the drummers. A few minutes later, Mr. Segen sent residents an e-mail message titled “Urgent!!!” The message, which a resident later forwarded to The New York Times, read in part: “Please do not speak with the press on this issue. As we have determined in the past there is no benefit to the building or the community in speaking with the press.” But some residents did speak, on the condition of anonymity. Most residents, they said, wanted to reach a compromise. “Some people in the building don’t seem to understand the sensitive nature of what is going on here,” one resident said in an e-mail message. “Our building is not united against the drummers, and many of us think it is important to respect the drummers’ rights as residents of Harlem, and as musicians who are an important part of the Mount Morris community and who are practicing something they feel passionately about.” Sylvester Wise, 68, a sociology professor who is one of the few black residents at 2002 Fifth Avenue, said some of his neighbors had called the police to complain about the drummers and become involved in arguments with them. While acknowledging that the drumming can be loud, he said the sound “adds flavor” to the neighborhood. “There have been times when the drums have been annoying, but it’s a cultural thing,” said Professor Wise, whose penthouse apartment overlooking the park is filled with African-inspired prints and sculpture. Last October, an e-mail message was sent to residents from the address of one of the co-op’s residents. “Why don’t we just get nooses for everyone of those lowlifes and hang them from a tree? They’re used to that kind of treatment anyway!” read the message, a copy of which was provided to The Times. It added: “I hope you all agree that the best thing that has happened to Harlem is gentrification. Let’s get rid of these ‘people’ and improve the neighborhood once and for all.” Professor Wise filed a complaint with the police about the e-mail message and other incidents he believed were forms of harassment, but he said he was told by a detective that there was little the police could do. Last week, the Police Department’s press office did not respond to a request for additional information about the matter. (The resident with the e-mail address from which the message was sent did not return calls seeking comment. Other residents said he told people that he had not sent the message, and that his computer had been hacked into). State Senator Bill Perkins, who represents the area and has tried to mediate the dispute, said many of the co-op’s residents were new to Harlem and unaccustomed to the neighborhood’s vigorous — and often loud — street life. “I think it is part of the change drama in Harlem, which manifests itself in a number of ways,” Mr. Perkins said. “This is part of folk learning to live together.” Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:36:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63195833 Pan-African News Wire 2008-07-06T14:36:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68895302 *Hi, We had posted some information about a community event in honour of Marcus Garvey a couple days ago. We have come back here to find that it has been deleted. Is there a reason for this? If so it would be most helpful if this could be explained! Thankyou!* Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:46:44 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68895302 BKS! 2008-08-25T11:46:44Z