Harlem Times Staff

Watching Your Step: Safety Tips for Preventing Falls Among Seniors

Health, Lifestyle /

By Alicia Schwartz, MSN, RN, Care Coordinator, VNSNY CHOICE Health Plans The first day of fall—September 22, 2016—begins National Falls Prevention Awareness Week, an effort to educate people about how to prevent and reduce falls, especially among older adults. Nearly all 50 states, including New York, will participate in Falls Prevention Awareness Week activities this […]

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A SEASONAL REMINDER FOR SENIORS MANAGING MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS

Health /

September is a time of change for just about everyone. It’s Back-to-School for the kids, and easing into Autumn for older New Yorkers, especially elder residents with complex health issues. It’s a great time to review a few simple guidelines for managing medications and maintaining health and wellness as the seasons change. As we age,

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Veteran Law Enforcement Officer Aims to Save Black Lives

Culture, Headlines, Lifestyle, News, Politics /

By Derrel Jazz Johnson In recent memory, images and stories of unarmed black men getting executed by law enforcement has flooded newspaper headlines and television news shows. Far too many times, these incidents begin with simple traffic stops that quickly escalate, leaving a victim or victims. The Harlem Times spoke exclusively with Eddie Chapman, a highly

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The Middle Class Movement: Measuring The Dream

Business, Culture, Education, Real Estate /

By Dale Caldwell Just a few months before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders of the Civil Rights Movement decided to expand their nonviolent protests to include a focus on reducing poverty in the United States. They realized that civil rights legislation can reduce discrimination, however, people are not truly “free”

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Harlem School of the Arts launches Fall 2016 Season with original student production All the News, September 23-25

Arts, Education, Entertainment /

NEW YORK – The Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) will launch the Fall 2016 Season with its first original student theatre production, All The News, a dynamic fast-paced satire of contemporary news programs and infotainment. It is written by HSA Theatre Alliance students, directed by HSA Artistic Director Alfred Preisser and Obie Award-winner and

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Watching Your Step: Safety Tips for Preventing Falls Among Seniors

Health /

By Alicia Schwartz, MSN, RN, Care Coordinator, VNSNY CHOICE Health Plans The first day of fall—September 22, 2016—begins National Falls Prevention Awareness Week, an effort to educate people about how to prevent and reduce falls, especially among older adults. Nearly all 50 states, including New York, will participate in Falls Prevention Awareness Week activities this

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Tomorrow’s Engine: A Profile Story On Clayton Banks

Business, Education, Lifestyle, Science & Technology /

By: Yasleen Trinidad Co founder of Silicon Harlem, Clayton Banks’ journey towards success falls on following his passion. “I believe everyone is born equal,” states Banks. With his father serving as a Marine, Banks grew up in a military base and was exposed to an in-closed world of economic and social equality where everyone on

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