Financial Bootcamp Episode 8
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Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver: Climbing the Ladder Of Success While Carrying Others Part 2
In a continuation of our discussion with Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, we discussed with her the impact of HBCUs on herself, future students and the African-American community. How did going to an HBCU affect your career and how did it made you a better person and leader? I can say, unequivocally, no disrespect to my
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Concerts are Back From Coast-To Coast
By Derrell Jazz Johnson From New York City to Los Angeles, and everywhere in between, concerts are back at some of the biggest and most iconic venues across the globe. Some of these tours and concerts are almost like reunions, as many are attending their first concert in over two years due to the COVID-19
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Artist Spotlight: Philip Smallwood
Painter ( b. 1957 ) Contemporary Realism Painter P. (Philip) Smallwood is known for his signature watercolor paintings Lifescapes, a powerful form of portraiture and visual narrative. In these works, Smallwood portrays the subject within his or her natural environment, carefully manipulated to evoke an emotional connection with the viewer. Through composition, line, form, and
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From Harlem to Greater NYC: Chase Spreads Financial Health
When Chase’s leaders first began reimagining how the bank could better meet the needs of all customers, particularly Black, Hispanic and Latino ones, Harlem was a natural fit to launch the firm’s first-ever Community Center branch. In 2019 when Chase re-opened the doors of its largest branch in Harlem on W. 125th, the space reflected
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The Harlem Renaissance by St. Marks Students
As a teacher, I have enjoyed instilling knowledge and pride in my students. During our study of The Renaissance unit, I saw how they became intrigued with learning how society at that time had experienced the “rebirth” It was even more exciting to connect what happened during the Renaissance to the Harlem Renaissance. We discovered
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Frederick Douglass – A February Hero For All Time
By Daniel Rose Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was born a slave in the Pre-Civil War American south, but he lived to become a world-famous and internationally celebrated hero of the movements for all-inclusive civil rights for deprived minorities and for full political and civil rights for women. Exposed to the alphabet at the age of 12
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The Truly Great
By Daniel Rose Americans love to celebrate birthdays. A birthday is a legitimate occasion to acknowledge, to commemorate, to appraise an individual’s full stature, to contemplate the significance one life has had for others. On February 13th each year, we celebrate the birthdate of W.E.B. Du Bois, the greatest black individual America has produced, a
NYC & COMPANY’S NYC OFF-BROADWAY WEEKSM IS NOW LIVE, OFFERING 2-FOR-1 TICKETS
New York City (February 14, 2022) — NYC & Company, New York City’s official destination marketing organization and convention and visitors bureau, in partnership with Mastercard, today announced that NYC Off-Broadway Week is now live, offering 2-for-1 tickets to 18 Off-Broadway productions through February 27. Tickets can be purchased at nycgo.com/offbroadwayweek. “We are pleased to kick-off
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