Educator inspires kids through music
Morrisania non-profit teaches what area schools don’t Former recording artist Bervin Harris has found a way to bridge the gap between Bach and Beyoncé. Harris’ passion for music instruction for…
Youth soccer league teaches life lessons
Homegrown league encourages young people to pay as much attention to their studies as their soccer.
Farrakhan leads march against violence
Louis Farrakhan denounced violence at Forest Houses in Morrisania on Sept. 23. A four-year-old boy was killed at the housing complex in July, brought down by a stray bullet.
Latin American exhibit showcases local artist
A Latin American art exhibition will be showing through the end of September. It will include the work of Morrisania-based, Ecuadorean abstract artist Amaru Chiza.
Teen pregnancy rates remain high
As the city has started to introduce a new sex education program for middle and high schools, Mott Haven has emerged as the neighborhood with the highest teen pregnancy rate…
From Morrisania to Africa, via “Kuwait”
For West African residents in the South Bronx, Kuwait is not just a Middle Eastern country. “Kuwait” is a Ghanaian immigrant whose Morrisania-based business has become the conduit back to…