News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
David N. Dinkins, who died on November 23, 2020 at the age of 93, was an authentic superstar who did not receive the acclaim he richly deserved. The accomplishments of New York’s first black Mayor (January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1993) were many and varied, but they were largely over-looked for two […]
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“In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments, only consequences”, wrote Robert Ingersoll, the 19th century political thinker, who could have been describing our 2020 national elections. Campaign rhetoric has displayed our bitter partisanship eroding into destructive polarization in which each side charges opponents with not only error and hostility but with fraud, evil
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When the presumptive President-elect Joe Biden announced his candidacy 18 months ago, many Republicans felt that he was the most feared opponent out of the 23 Democrats who had declared their intentions to run for the job.
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On Saturday, October 24th, Chase Bank is hosting Black Entrepreneurs Day, a celebration of black business and entrepreneurship. The event will be hosted by Shark Tank’s Daymond John. During the event, Daymond John will lead discussions with Brian Lamb, JPMC’s Head of Diversity and Inclusion, and black entrepreneurs from the worlds of business, sports, and
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By Jade Lawson From the boxing ring to the Olympic podium and the sidelines of football fields, athletes continue to harness the spotlight to raise awareness of racial injustice in America. While millions are quarantined in their homes due to a global coronavirus pandemic, America has also been forced to reckon with an even longer
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Justice for the Taylor family was called into question after a grand jury refused to charge two of the three police officers, Sergeant Jon Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove, with the killing of 26 year old emergency room technician, Breonna Taylor. The only indictment was handed to former Detective Bret Harkinson for allegedly firing blindly
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg – our nation’s leading advocate of “equality under law” – has died, and her loss will be widely felt. Her impassioned and compelling judicial opinions – and dissents – which fought for (and advanced) gender equality and rights for the disabled, and against stereotypic prejudices of all types, were landmarks
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If it plays its cards right, Africa could become the world’s next major economic player within the next century, according to a recent report by theWorld Economic Forum. A bold statement indeed, but not an altogether unrealistic one for a continent housing six of the world’s fastest-growing economies, along with a population that is on
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When using words such as iconic, legendary, timeless, (and more) an artist that comes to the mind of many is none other than the incomparable, Toni Braxton. Having sold millions on top of millions of albums & records around the world, Toni Braxton has been such an unshakeable force within the realm of pop and
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