By Nadja Drost
In November, it’s Our Lady of Divine Providence. December is saved for Lady Guadalupe. January celebrates Santo Niño. And so it goes at St. Cecilia’s Church in East Harlem, where barely a month goes by before the congregation is celebrating another holiday for a revered saint.
Archive for September, 2007
One church, several cultures and many patron saints
Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Harlem Tenants Council Meeting
Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
More than 35 people from various sections of Harlem attended a Harlem Townhall meeting entitled, “Keeping the Pressure on the Harlem Politicians” last Thursday.
The meeting was hosted by the Harlem Tenants Council and was their second of four meetings this month.
One block finds a delicate balance
Posted in Uncategorized on September 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
At 2190, white fish crackles in oil, a rotating electric fan barely dissipating the humid air. At 2194, four hands weave new hair into old at furious speed, Ivorian music playing in the background. At 2204, religious pictures line a sleek modern office, light pouring into the large windows. And at 2198, sales agents show [...]