News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
by Darold Hamlin The U.S. Senate is scheduled to start reviewing a record $850 billion defense bill during the month of September. The legislation funds troop compensation and authorizes the military to purchase the latest weaponry for any potential 21st century conflict. This bill is woefully deficient in preparing our soldiers for the high-tech wars […]
by Tate Hutchinson With a 66-31 record, a twelve-game divisional lead, and a league-leading six All-Star selections, the Yankees have been nothing short of a commanding force this MLB season. It seems like everything is going the Pinstripes’ way, but is their momentum enough to carry them to a World Series title this October? The
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by Daniel Rose The last week of June, 2022, witnessed responses to America’s nightmarish political turmoil with illustrations reflecting our most hopeful and our most despairing visions. In a joyous and exhilarating celebration of our multicultural and multiethnic best, over a thousand exuberant participants thronged the annual Prospect Park Soiree in Brooklyn, NY. Rich and
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by Tate Hutchinson One of the NBA’s premier stars, Steph Curry has collected one of the most impressive résumés in basketball history. An eight-time All Star, two-time MVP, and recently voted onto the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team, it seemed that Curry had done it all. Having three championships under his belt (2015, 2017, 2018), the
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by Keith “The Captain” Gamble Ahoy Mates!!! This is the Captain speaking! I sincerely hope that your July started as wonderfully joyous as mine! On July 1st, your Captain was blessed to attend a masterclass in comic excellence! The one and only comedy icon Eddie Griffin graced the stage on Broadway at the Sony Hall
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by Ryan Yablonski The USS Indianapolis was stuck by two torpedoes on July 30th, 1945, fifteen minutes after midnight. This was just three days after it had delivered the components and the scientists that would make the atomic bomb drop on Iwa Jima possible. Strange cosmic tides seem to have swept the ship as it
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One To World Honors Global Leaders and Fulbright Scholars at Annual One To World Fulbright Awards Dinner in NYC on May 24 by Kristin Rubisch One To World, an international education organization based in New York City, honored an extraordinary group of individuals who have furthered Senator J. William Fulbright’s vision of peace through international
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by Lynn Hinkle Roberts Carlton Philpot, a retired U.S. Navy Commander living in Kansas City’s northland, was inducted into the Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame on May 10th, along with the late Major General Raymond Burton, Commander of the Fourth Infantry Battalion in WWII. The Hall of Fame honors “outstanding military and civilian leaders of
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Marlene Walters, age 56, passed away after a brief battlewith cancer on Sunday June 26, 2022. She is survived by hertwo sons, Johnathan and Jordan Blassingame who made upthe entirety of her world. Marlene was born in Jamaica,West Indies, and moved to New Jersey in 1976. Sheattended St. Joseph’s Grammar School and the Academy ofthe
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