The event is slated for Aug 9, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. at the intersection of 109th Street and 5th Avenue, where the street will be officially co-named “Isaac ‘Fatman Scoop’ Freeman III Place.” In attendance will be the Grammy Award winner’s friends and family alongside local leaders, community members, and fans.

A police officer was struck in the face with a firework while confronting a large crowd in Harlem on July 4, cops said.

The 56-year-old victim was waiting on the platform at the W. 125th St. stop when Victor Solis allegedly struck him from behind without warning.

Beyond The Gates' Timon Kyle Durrett to Co-Host BHM Harlem Week 2025 Summit & Expo originally appeared on Daytime Confidential.

Hall of Famer Lynette Woodard, who became the first woman to play for a men’s professional team when she signed on with the famed Globetrotters in 1985, said in a lawsuit that no one got her