The Harlem World Magazine Podcast

In this first podcast for the 2025 season, political advisor Micheal McQuillan talk Los Angeles Fire, the Trump presidency, Harlem politics and more with Harlem World Magazine’s publisher and founder Danny Tisdale. Michael McQuillan, former U.S. Senate aide, Peace Corps volunteer and history teacher, chaired the N.Y.P.D. Training Advisory Council’s Race Subcommittee and writes for The Write Launch, History News Network, Harlem World Magazine and his blog (https://mcquillan-unity-forum.squarespace.com) The Harlem World Magazine Podcast Every month, host, founder, and artist Danny Tisdale tackles the week’s news in politics, media, and entertainment with fresh takes on current affairs, exclusive insights from the staff of Harlem World Magazine, and a featured conversation with a marquee guest. Share Us. Like Us. Follow Us and Comment on iHeartRadio, to Apple Podcasts, to Spotify, to Google Podcasts, to Stitcher, to TuneIn + Alexa, to Amazon Music, to the feed. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

In Episode 109, Harlem World Magazine Podcast reviews the year—with authors, artists writers, and more —conducted by Harlem World Magazine's publisher and founder Danny Tisdale. Featured in this installment is a recent conversation with acclaimed NYC Poet laureate, playwright, educator, and cultural activist, Patricia Jones Spears, NYU MBA, finance expert, food industry professional, and Harlem newspaper columnist, Lil Nickelson, writer, activist, and hip-hop writer with numerous accolades and community involvement, Stephanie Woods, accomplished author, publisher, and literacy advocate Eartha, Watts-Hicks, and President/CEO. 360 Entertainment International Don Fryson. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Harlem World Magazine (HWM) Podcast, your monthly deep dive into the captivating stories shaping our world of Harlem. This month, we’re thrilled to feature an exclusive conversation with Jordan "Jo" Green, Cannabis Business Account Executive at NYC's Department of Small Business Services Based at Harlem Commonwealth Council, while spending over a decade in education, as well as some time in market research, and advertising. Jo talks with publisher Danny Tisdale as they discuss the ins and outs of working in the Cannabis industry in New York City, being a dad, a creative and much more. Jordan "Jo" Green Jordan "Jo" Green is a creative change agent with roots in Harlem. He is the inaugural Cannabis Business Account Executive at NYC's Department of Small Business Services, servicing Upper Manhattan out of his office at Harlem Commonwealth Council. As a technical assistance provider from the NY State Office of Cannabis Management, his role is to aid entrepreneurs with insights on how to become a licensed entity in NY's Recreational & Medicinal Cannabis Markets. Prior to his work at Harlem Commonwealth, Jo spent over a decade in education, as well as some time in market research, and advertising. He is the owner of his own creative & media agencies (Exit 18 Creative & Exit 18 Media) and a proud dad to a middle schooler and infant --- and yes he used to work in advertising before starting his shop. He does a bit of everything from branding, web design, and strategy, while also doing Portrait and brand photography with his media agency. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Harlem World Magazine (HWM) Podcast, your monthly deep dive into the captivating stories shaping our world of Harlem. This month, we're thrilled to feature an exclusive conversation with Patricia S. Jones, a distinguished poet, educator, cultural activist, and anthologist and publisher Danny Tisdale as we discuss her amazing journey as an artist working in New York City. Patricia Jones Patricia Jones, an Arkansas native and longtime Brooklyn, New York resident (not from Harlem – no one can be perfect), is a distinguished poet, educator, cultural activist, and anthologist. Her works include "The Beloved Community" and "A Lucent Fire: New & Selected Poems". Jones has co-edited groundbreaking anthologies and her poems have appeared in prestigious publications from Harlem to Hollywood. She's received numerous awards, including the 2017 Jackson Poetry Prize, and has taught at various institutions including Hunter College and Barnard College. Jones is also an emeritus fellow for the Black Earth Institute and organizer of the American Poets Congress. www.psjones.com Photo by: John Skarsgaard. Production by InJoy Enterprises. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Harlem World Magazine (HWM) Podcast, your monthly deep dive into the captivating stories shaping our world of Harlem. This June, we're thrilled to feature an exclusive conversation with HWM music writer Stephanie Woods-McKinney, and publisher Danny Tisdale as we discuss the future of Harlem hip-hop and beyond. Join us as we explore the intricate dynamics of Harlem’s evolving landscape, delve into the nuances of diversity in music, and get a behind-the-scenes look at her creative process. With compelling segments and insightful commentary, this episode promises to be a riveting journey through the heart of hip-hop music in Harlem and where it's headed during Black Music Month. Tune in now and stay ahead with Harlem World Magazine's access to Harlem leaders, legends, and trailblazers of our time. Stephanie Woods-McKinney Stephanie Woods-McKinney, music writer, joining us. Stephanie Woods-McKinney is a Bronx native who graduated Magna Cum Laude from The College of New Rochelle with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts. She is a vocal community activist who sits on Community Board #10 in the Bronx; is a Co-chair of the Youth & Education Committee and holds a deep love for Hip Hop culture and community activism. Stephanie writes throughout NYC, and Harlem, she has also received countless awards and letters of recognition for her hip-hop photojournalism and a ‘Citation of Merit’ from Eric Adams. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-w-2637a229/ As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please contribute. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

In a new episode of The HWM Podcast, host, founder and publisher, of Harlem World Magazine’s Danny Tisdale talks about Mother's Day. Tisdale discusses the universal love for moms, and more specifically he answers the 5 W's (who, what, where; when, and why) as he reminisces about his mother Blanche Warner Fruge Tisdale's unwavering support for his move back in the day 30,000 miles to a city he'd never been to in an overheating 1964 Chevy Nova. Happy Mothers Days to one and all. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

In a new episode of The HWM Podcast, Harlem soprano, Leah Hawkins, talks with Harlem World Magazine’s Founder and Publisher, and host Danny Tisdale. Join us for this great conversation with Lil Nickslins and Rudy Collins on this podcast after the 20th anniversary of Harlem World Magazine. Rudy and Lil kick off the New Year with rights with on their inspirations, their experiences working through Harlem over the last few deceased, their favorite fab places in Harlem, their best career moves, their secret sauce of why Harlem is one of the greatest communities in the world and writing and photography for everyone wanting to photo in their Harlem footsteps. As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please contribute. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

In a new episode of The HWM Podcast, Harlem soprano, Leah Hawkins, talks with Harlem World Magazine’s Founder and Publisher, and host Danny Tisdale. Leah Hawkins, a Harlem resident and soprano sensation, has claimed this year's Kennedy Center Marian Anderson Vocal Award. With a career that commenced at age 9, Leah has performed over 25 operatic roles, including five premieres. Beyond her musical achievements, she's actively involved in organizations like Time in Kids, advocating for arts equality, and serves as a mentor through Utopia Arts, nurturing BIPOC classical artists. Leah's next mission? To teach and mentor at the Harlem School for the Arts, shaping the next generation of talents Support the showAs an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please contribute.

In a new episode of The HWM Podcast, the scholar and consultant, Kim Taylor Thompson, graced the airwaves alongside Harlem World Magazine’s Founder and Publisher, and host Danny Tisdale. Their conversation, shed light on some great subjects aright from our headlines, from Kim’s legendary father, the late Dr. Billy Taylor, to the ascension of Harlem’s newly elected city council member, Yuseff Salaam. And delved into the political acumen of the venerable Harlem native, Keith Wright. However, the discussion didn’t stop there, as they took a moment to explore Kim’s sanctuary of serenity amidst the vibrant streets of Harlem and much more. And her book, “Progressive Prosecution: Race and Reform in Criminal Justice” co-authored with her husband, Anthony Thompson, Kim Taylor Thompson and much more. Kim Taylor-Thompson Kim Taylor-Thompson grew up right here in the famous Riverton Houses in Harlem. Her father was world-renowned jazz musician/ambassador Dr. Billy Taylor. She is an educator teaching criminal law and community and criminal defense, with a focus on the impact of race and gender on public policy—particularly criminal and juvenile justice policy. She has won numerous awards, she is a consultant for several Fortune 500 companies and government organizations. Taylor-Thompson received her JD from Yale Law School and her BA from Brown University. For more information go to Kim Taylor Thompson Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Harlem World Magazine’s president CC Minton and Publisher Danny Tisdale spoke to Kahlil Carmichael regarding mind, body, and spirit on The HWM Podcast. Kahlil Carmichael is Founder and Senior Pastor, Live Well Church in New Jersey, he is a graduate of New York Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity in Harlem, NY and the founder of FitCare360°; a not-for-profit, helping participants engages the mind, body, and spirit to attain lasting well-being with an emphasis on spiritual care, physical exercise and healthy eating, through online and in-person services. Pastor Carmichael has earned wellness certifications from the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and was an Arthritis Foundation Tai-Chi Instructor and an Arthritis Foundation exercise specialist. He is the author of “The Fitness Doctor, 50 Tips of The Day” and a monthly columnist including being a husband, father, theologian, author, podcaster, entrepreneur, avid reader and life-long learner. CC Minton CC Minton, CC is an award-winning lifestyle advocate, author, social impact exec, and founder of The House of Minton which consists of lifestyle-driven real estate holdings. An NYC conversationalist with a passion for people, she works with men and women helping them upgrade their lifestyles. She believes that the kitchen and the bedroom are the most important rooms in the house. Support our work and get the new a HWM Podcast t-shirt with a purchase $32.47 today at https://tinyurl.com/yz4zjhh7. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Harlem World Magazine’s Real Estate writer and owner of Harlem Lofts, Robb Pair, talks about the real estate Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC Coops) program with host Danny Tisdale, on The HWM Podcast. Earlier in the year we asked new film reviewer Marc Peoples to review his top three films to make the Oscars this year and he came up with this diverse grouping of films: Listen to Robb and Danny talk about the 5 W's of the new Housing Development Fund Corporation cooperatives (HDFC coops) program in Harlem. Listen to the podcast below. #harlem, #theharlemworldmagazinepodcast, #harlemworldmagazine, #hdfc Photo credit: Everywhere. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Harlem World Magazine's new film reviewer Marc Peoples talks about his pick for "best picture" at this year's Oscars with host Danny Tisdale, on The Harlem World Magazine Show. Earlier in the year we asked new film reviewer Marc Peoples to review his top three films to make the Oscars this year and he came up with this diverse grouping of films: 1. Oscar Season Everything Everywhere All At Once: https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/oscar-season-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review/ 2. The Irishmen the Banshees Of Inisherin: https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/the-irishmen-the-banshees-of-inisherin-movie-review/ 3. The Fabelmans: https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/lifes-nothing-like-the-movies-the-fabelmans-movie-review/ Listen to Marc Peoples give Danny Tisdale the low down on this year's Oscars and Marc's pick for "Best Picture" on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Marc Peoples Marc Peoples is a writer, film, and game enthusiast with a full range of electronic or digital games experience, who lives on the west coast in Los Angeles, CA. He graduated with honors from the Los Angeles Film School (LAFS), where he studied film and screenwriting. www.linkedin.com, www.instagram.com #harlem, #harlemworldmagazine Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Harlem’s Glenn Hunter looks back in honor of Rev. Calvin Butts III with host Danny Tisdale, on The Harlem World Magazine Show. The podcast is a great Black History Month celebration of Harlem legend Rev. Calvin Otis Butts III, senior pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church and Abyssinian Baptist Development Corporation (ADC), in Harlem. Listen to an earlier podcast with HWM host Danny Tisdale with Harlem historian Glenn Hunter. Glenn Hunter Harlem historian Glenn Hunter, Harlem Cultural Archives, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director. Other co-founders Ken Sargeant and Keith Hunter. Glenn is a career educator who specializes in math and information technology. And an Adjunct Lecturer at Baruch College and a tireless community organizer devoted to Harlem. Visit https://www.harlemcultural.org, #harlemculturalarchives, #harlem, #harlemworldmagazine Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Listen to Legendary Harlem Business Owner Princess Jenkins and Carvers Michael Pugh Talk about The Art Of Business with host Danny Tisdale, on The Harlem World Magazine Show. We spoke to the legendary Harlem small business owner Princess Jenkins, from the Brownstone, and Michael Pugh CEO, of Carver Bank about the 2022 Minority Women-Owned Green Business Pitch Competition. The winners were Princess Jenkins, founder of lifestyle boutique The Brownstone, and Diane Da Costa, CEO and founder of hair care salon and lifestyle brand SimpleeBEAUTIFUL, who received $5,000 grants to fund business plans that increase sustainability, reduce waste, save energy, and lower emissions in their businesses. They are shining examples of female minority entrepreneurs who are innovating their small businesses to address the threat that climate change poses to all of us, but especially communities of color. Diane is not with us. Princess Jenkins, The Brownstone, https://www.thebrownstonewoman.com/ Michael Pugh, Carver Bank, https://www.carverbank.com/ Subscribe to our podcasts from iHeartRadio, to Apple Podcasts, to Spotify, to Google Podcasts, to Stitcher, to TuneIn + Alexa, and get the feed here. Photo credit: (l to r) Princess Jenkins and Carvers Michael Pugh. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Listen to Savona Bailey-McClain, Executive Director/Chief Curator of West West Harlem Art Fund, talk about the Master Drawings In New York panel with host Danny Tisdale, on The Harlem World Magazine Show. Be a part of the amazing Register here. A great conversation with Savona the moderator about the panel and her concept for her “Master Drawings New York” panel with Sanjay Kapoor, Director of Kapoor Galleries, artists Norberto Rivera, and Barbara Earl Thomas, at the Academy of Arts and Letters on Sunday, January 22nd, 2023, at 1 pm EST. Savona, in an email, stated, “The panel is about the relationship between dealers, museums, artists, and dealers. There is a fluid relationship between these parties. They feed into each other. Dealers are also introducing lesser-known artists to museums and their new works. Influential artists are using their star power to recommend artists to galleries. This helps the public become more acquainted with different traditions, techniques, and stories." She continued, "Numbers overall for museum acquisitions need improving but it's moving in the right direction. I have the findings of the recent museum survey. Artists looking to make a splash, still need representation but also collectors. People of color need to buy art and build demand. They can start with prints, works on paper, ceramics, and small sculptures. Participation is key." Subscribe to our podcasts from iHeartRadio, to Apple Podcasts, to Spotify, to Google Podcasts, to Stitcher, to TuneIn + Alexa, and get the feed here. Photo credit: Savona Bailey-McClain. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Harlem's Glenn Hunter looks back at the historic 1936 Harlem Riots Report Conference, and the passing of Rev. Calvin Butts III with host Danny Tisdale, on The Harlem World Magazine Show. The podcast is a great follow-up to a community conversation regarding “The 1936 Mayor’s Commission Report” presented at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on 135th Street in Harlem on September 20, 2022, with Pauline Toole, Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, while taking a quick look back at the passing of Harlem legend Rev. Calvin Otis Butts III, senior pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church and Abyssinian Baptist Development Corporation (ADC), in Harlem. Listen to an earlier podcast with HWM host Danny Tisdale with NYC Commissioner Toole and Pierre-Louis on November 4th, 2022 here. Glenn Hunter Harlem historian Glenn Hunter, Harlem Cultural Archives, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director. Other co-founders Ken Sargeant and Keith Hunter. Glenn is a career educator who specializes in math and information technology. And an Adjunct Lecturer at Baruch College and a tireless community organizer devoted to Harlem. Visit https://www.harlemcultural.org Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Listen to Mercedes Ellington talks about her grandfather's Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts with host Danny Tisdale, on The Harlem World Magazine Show. Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts makes its return to a New York Stage for the first time in nearly four decades, and, Duke’s only granddaughter, Mercedes Ellington has joined the cast! She will be reprising her role of the production’s Narrator, which she originally performed in 2014 in Paris. Sacred Concerts is said to have been Mr. Ellington’s favorite work, mainly due to the themes of love, hope, and freedom that drive it. He called Sacred Concerts, "the most important thing I have ever done." It’s use of jazz, classical music, choral music, spiritual, gospel, blues, visual art, and dance make it a sizable production to produce (which is why it’s been so scarcely presented since his death in 1974, yet it resonates with and appeals to audiences everywhere—and this production invites a star-studded cast to honor this important work. The New York Choral Society’s Sacred Concerts will be held with free admission from November 18 – 19, 2022, (with a performance on November 19 that will be live-streamed, free), at the Tishman Auditorium at The New School. Tickets are available at https://nychoral.org Constant Contact Constant Contact is an online marketing company, that creates email marketing campaigns like a pro. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Listen to Robin Hamilton and Jacinto Taras Riddick talk at The African Diaspora International Film Festival ADIFF with host Danny Tisdale, on The Harlem World Magazine Show. Robin Hamilton, is an Emmy-award-winning television host, producer, and moderator. She is the founder and principal of the Around Robin Production Company, where she creates videos for non-profits to help with fundraising, marketing and messaging. Her company has produced four documentary films including This Little Light of Mine: The Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer which chronicles the life of famed civil rights seminal activist Fannie Lou Hamer. That film will be presented during ADIFF at the Schomburg Center on November 29, 2022, as part of a program entitled Portraits of Women Leaders. We also have with us Jacinto Taras Riddick, director of A Brother's Whisper. He is a New York City-trained actor with extensive theatrical experience, including guest-starring roles on The Blacklist, Elementary, Homeland, Blue Bloods, Law and Orders, and SVU. He is a passionate screenwriter and is the writer and director of the feature film titled A Brother's Whisper which will be the Closing Night film of the African Diaspora International Film Festival. Get more information here: The African Diaspora International Film Festival will be held from November 25 to December 11, 2022, throughout Manhattan with the presentation of 89 films from 44 countries. For the full lineup and to purchase tickets visit nyadiff.org, @nyadiff and NY_ADIFF Subscribe to our podcasts from iHeartRadio, to Apple Podcasts, to Spotify, to Google Podcasts, to Stitcher, to TuneIn + Alexa, and get the feed Constant Contact Constant Contact is an online marketing company, that creates email marketing campaigns like a pro. Amazon Amazon.com, Inc., is an American multinational technology company. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Commissioner of New York City Department of Records and Information Services. Pauline Toole and Executive Director of the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, discuss the upcoming release of “the Conditions in Harlem Revisited: From the 1936 Mayor’s Commission Report to Today" with host Danny Tisdale, on The Harlem World Magazine Show podcast. The report will be released as part of a community conversation at the The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on September 20th, 2022, at 9 AM-6:30 pm EST, to explore those similarities and propose possible policies to address issues. You are invited to attend the conference and participate in the discussion. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conditions-in-harlem-revisited-tickets-403205076237. Also, check out their newly launched website to learn more about the rich history of Harlem: https://harlemconditions.cityofnewyork.us. Pauline Toole Pauline Toole serves as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS), the agency responsible for records policy, preserving protecting and making publicly available City government’s historical and current materials. Toole spent more than 30 years building accessible and effective government organizations in New York City and State. Toole received her B.A. in History from the University of Michigan and her M.A. in History from New York University Rosemonde Pierre-Louis Rosemonde Pierre-Louis is Executive Director of the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, which is committed to disrupting generational poverty through research, policy and action. In 2006, Ms. Pierre-Louis became the first Haitian-American in New York City’s history. In April 2022, she was appointed by New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to a blue ribbon “Fairness” panel to address solutions to reduce fare evasion. Subscribe to our podcasts from iHeartRadio, to Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.

Marko Nobles talks all things Harlem Week 2022 with host Danny Tisdale, on The Harlem World Magazine Podcast. Since the first Legendary Harlem Week, 48 years ago HW’s mission has been to embrace, inform, and educate, and also give hope and direction to Harlem and the Harlem’s of the world. Guided by that mission the Harlem Week team emerge from a year of unprecedented challenges HARLEM WEEK 2022 looks to uplift, direct and encourage you with a series of events built around our theme, “INSPIRATION, IMPACT, LEGACY” Marko Nobles serves as a 2nd Vice Chairman of the HARLEM WEEK Board of Directors. Marko is an experienced pro in the fields of Radio PR, Marketing, Event Production, and Entertainment. Marko is also an entrepreneur. Get more information at https://www.HarlemWeek.com Constant Contact Constant Contact is an online marketing company, that creates email marketing campaigns like a pro. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show As an independent magazine, we rely on readers like you to help keep our content free. Please Support Us.