News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
In the world of sports, athletes careers are short and their time at the top of their sport even shorter. It seems in almost every sport we’ve seen the top athlete in the sport dethroned by a younger player. In basketball, LeBron James was the consensus best player, but now some say that title belongs […]
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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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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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**Photo, Video and Interview Opportunities** Sunday, February 21st from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Special Performance from Local Harlem Gymnasts Ages 3 to 18 at 4:00 p.m. Harlem Armory – Enter at 45 West 142nd Street between Malcolm X Blvd and Fifth Ave WHAT: Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF), a not-for-profit organization that provides free and low-cost quality gymnastics programs for
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On February 11, 2016 researchers announced the first successful detection of gravitational waves, confirming the final prediction of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity made 100 years ago. Einstein predicted that the acceleration of massive objects (such as black holes) would impact the very fabric of space-time, and that this impact should theoretically be observable
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In many ways Black History Month is a time for us to remember and give thanks for those giants whose shoulders we rest upon. When it comes to carving a spiritual, social, and ethical identity in Harlem — almost none deserve our recognition more (while often being the most unrecognized) as church ladies. Oral Historian,
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The Episcopal Diocese of New York will celebrate the life and work of Absalom Jones, the first African American priest in the Episcopal Church, on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 112th St. and Amsterdam Ave. The service will begin at10:30 AM and will be followed by a reception,
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The 2015 season was a disastrous one for the New York Giants. They missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, and for the third year in a row, the Giants had a losing record. As a result, after 12 seasons and winning two Super Bowl titles, Tom Coughlin stepped down as Giants
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2015 marked the end of an era known as boxing pound for pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather when retired with an unblemished record of 49-0. Whether you were a fan of Mayweather or not, you cannot deny that he was boxing biggest attraction. Whether you’re a die-hard or casual boxing fan, his fights were a
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2015 had its shares of highs and lows for New York area sport teams. The highs were the New York Mets making it to the World Series for the first time in 15 years, and the Yankees making the playoffs when few expected them to. Some of the lows were the Knicks finishing the 2014-2015
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