March 2016

Making a Difference through STEM: An Exclusive Interview with Dean Barabino

This issue, in honor of Women’s History Month, the Harlem Times is proud to present a special interview with a local woman leader in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) – Dr. Gilda A. Barabino, Dean and Berg Professor at the Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York (CCNY). Dr. Barabino […]

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Writing My Wrongs: An Exclusive Interview with Shaka Senghor

The crack epidemic of the 1980s ravage Black communities across America. Countless young people were lost to addiction, death, or incarceration. Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption is a new memoir by Shaka Senghor that tells the story of the author’s 19-year stay in prison (7 of those years in solitary confinement) after being

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Can Becky Hammon Become The First Woman Head Coach In NBA History?

July 3rd, 2015 was an historic day in the world of sports as Becky Hammon became the first ever female head coach in the NBA’s Summer League when the San Antonio Spurs announced she would coach their team. Hammon led the Spurs to the Las Vegas Summer League title on July 20, 2015, becoming the first female NBA head coach to

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A Look Back At The Careers Of Althea Gibson and Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Sometimes in sports and in life, the pioneers who’ve paved the way for others to succeed after them often are forgotten. The further an athlete is from their playing days, the more they seemed to get forgotten. In honor of Women’s History month, we’ll take a look back at two legendary women Althea Gibson and

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