Episodes

  • Encore TV & Film Icon Phylicia Rashad visits WHAT'S HOT! HarlemAmerica

    Encore TV & Film Icon Phylicia Rashad visits WHAT'S HOT! HarlemAmerica
    Dec 13 2024
    An accomplished actor and stage director, Phylicia Rashad became a household name when she portrayed Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Show, a character whose enduring appeal has earned her numerous honors and awards for over two decades. She has appeared as Carol on NBC’s This Is Us (2019 and 2020 Emmy nominations), Diana Dubois on the popular Fox TV series Empire, and as Dr. Woods-Trap in Tarrell Alvin McCraney's Peabody Award-winning series David Makes Man, on the OWN Network. In 2004, Ms. Rashad made history as the first Black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Lena Younger in A Raisin in the Sun. She continued to grace the stage with performances in productions such as Gem of the Ocean and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Her excellence was further recognized in 2022 when she won her second Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Skeleton Crew. Beyond her acting career, Ms. Rashad has been a dedicated educator, serving as the dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University from 2021 to 2024. Her leadership has inspired a new generation of artists and performers. Her enduring commitment to the arts and education exemplifies the spirit of excellence and service. Please join me in welcoming the incomparable Phylicia Rashad.
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  • Mama Vy Higginsen, radio/TV legend & Mama I Want To Sing Creator

    Mama Vy Higginsen, radio/TV legend & Mama I Want To Sing Creator
    Dec 6 2024
    Vy Higginsen, noted author, playwright, radio and TV personality, has garnered an excellent reputation and won many awards for providing excellent classic black Gospel musicals to African-American audiences. After a decade of being behind the microphone as the first woman in New York primetime radio on major New York stations (WBLS-FM, WWRL-AM, WRKS-FM), Vy published and edited Unique NY, a lifestyles magazine designed for African-Americans and tourists. What’s Hot! HarlemAmerica with G. Keith Alexander is the crossroads where culture, lifestyle, and community meet. Legendary New York radio/TV personality, G. Keith Alexander will tap into the who’s who in Entertainment, Empowerment, and Health & Wellness to bring you exciting and unparalleled content. The G. Keith Alexander brand is that of an authentic New York City icon built on over thirty years of radio and TV.
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  • Encore Diversity in Golf: Debert Cook's Visionary Journey Unveiled

    Encore Diversity in Golf: Debert Cook's Visionary Journey Unveiled
    Nov 29 2024
    Ladies and gentlemen, get ready to tee off into a world of inspiration, empowerment, and groundbreaking achievement! Welcome to a very special episode of WHAT'S HOT! HarlemAmerica with G. Keith Alexander. Today, we have a trailblazing guest who has transformed the world of golf and shattered glass ceilings like never before. She's not just a media expert, but a visionary who has taken the golfing world by storm. Debert Cook is joining us, the brilliant mind behind the African American Golfer’s Digest, a publication that's not only changed the game but history itself.
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    1 hr
  • Encore Vanessa's Victorious Journey: From Zora to Broadway Stardom

    Encore Vanessa's Victorious Journey: From Zora to Broadway Stardom
    Nov 22 2024
    G. Keith welcomes Vanessa Bell Calloway, a seasoned actress, currently dazzling audiences on Broadway, starring in Purlie Victorious. Besides acting, Vanessa's directorial ventures exhibit her boundless talent and enduring presence in Hollywood.
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  • Encore Singer SUCH Comes From Harlem's SummerStage to HarlemAmerica

    Encore Singer SUCH Comes From Harlem's SummerStage to HarlemAmerica
    Nov 15 2024
    Such's latest single “All I Want”, a top 20 Urban Adult Contemporary hit, oozes with the growing self-confidence of a woman who knows what she wants, and how and when she wants it. “I’ve been on this road to discovering who I am as a Black woman and someone who is a little more comfortable in her skin.” Such shares this journey with her new album, ‘WIDE NOSE, FULL LIPS'
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  • Encore Capturing Legends: The Ronnie Wright Story

    Encore Capturing Legends: The Ronnie Wright Story
    Nov 8 2024
    Join us as the acclaimed Photographer to the Stars, Ronnie Wright, takes center stage on WHAT'S HOT! with G. Keith Alexander. Discover the captivating stories behind Ronnie's 40-year journey documenting Hip Hop's finest and his iconic moments with A-list celebrities. Hear first-hand accounts of working alongside legends like Michael Jackson and Beyonce. Don't miss this extraordinary episode as G. Keith Alexander delves into the world of celebrity photography with the master lensman himself, Ronnie Wright.
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  • Encore: Legendary Gloria Gaynor on WHAT'S HOT! HarlemAmerica w/G. Keith

    Encore: Legendary Gloria Gaynor on WHAT'S HOT! HarlemAmerica w/G. Keith
    Nov 1 2024
    With the world facing immense tragedies and challenges in 2020 due to COVID-19, Gloria Gaynor helped usher in 2021 by singing her global anthem, “I Will Survive,” in New York City’s Times Square, honoring first responders and essential & frontline workers. Her performance was streamed around the world by the Times Square Alliance to a global audience of millions.
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  • Encore Incredibly Funny Phyllis Yvonne Stickney joins G. Keith Alexander for Laughs

    Encore Incredibly Funny Phyllis Yvonne Stickney joins G. Keith Alexander for Laughs
    Oct 25 2024
    A decorated Actress/Director/Author/Producer/Community Activist/Motivational Speaker and more, Phyllis is best known and respected for her work in film, stage, television, and comedy. Phyllis’s most notable roles are in films such as New Jack City, Die Hard With A Vengeance, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Inkwell, What’s Love Got To Do With It? and Malcolm X, among her in-depth film credits. Her recent contribution to the screen is Gun Hill written and directed by Reggie “Rock” Bythewood starring Larenz Tate BET’s first dramatic series. What’s Hot! HarlemAmerica with G. Keith Alexander is the crossroads where culture, lifestyle, and community meet. Legendary New York radio/TV personality, G. Keith Alexander will tap into the who’s who in Entertainment, Empowerment, and Health & Wellness to bring you exciting and unparalleled content. The G. Keith Alexander brand is that of an authentic New York City icon built on over thirty years of radio and television broadcasting excellence.
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    1 hr