News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
It’s hard to find the right adjective to describe the New York Knicks 2013-2014 season, because this season has been so historically bad. Based on preseason expectations, this is arguably the most disappointing and frustrating season for the Knicks and their fans since they won the NBA Championship in 1973. After last season when the […]
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It was 20 years ago that decades of racial apartheid were brought to end in South Africa. On February 13th, guests from around the world joined President Bill Clinton, Morgan Freeman, and the Soweto gospel Choir to pay tribute to the man responsible for South Africa’s democratic independence; the late South African President Nelson Mandela.
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At some point everybody needs a getaway. Work, finances, family; the daily stressors of life can get to be overwhelming, which is why many of us relish our paid time off as that sacred part of the year where we can recharge the battery and feel human again. However, as responsible adults, conscious of the
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on our magnificent universe, Sen. Chuck Schumer on healthcare, and Dan Rose’s call for philanthropic development are some of the exciting things that one can read about in this and next month’s Harlem Times. As we expand to Detroit and Montreal, our mission remains clear: To herald the message that the doors
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When people ask First Lady Michelle Obama to describe herself, she doesn’t hesitate to say that first and foremost, she is Malia and Sasha’s mom. But before she was a mother — or a wife, lawyer or public servant — she was Fraser and Marian Robinson’s daughter. The Robinsons lived in a brick bungalow on
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Washington, D.C. — Congressman Charles B. Rangel released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union before Joint Session of the Congress where he discussed three key principles: opportunity, action, and optimism: “Today the President has reminded the country that, with optimism for the future and action on all of
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There are some very intriguing things to look out for in the world of sports in 2014. Will LeBron James opt out of his contract and leave the Miami Heat? Just as it was in the summer of 2010, the NBA world will be waiting to see what LeBron James decides to do. Four years
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Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) is an educational construct designed to facilitate higher learning in the schools and communities of urban America. “It’s official,” said HEAF president and CEO, Ruth Rathblott. On February 1st, HEAF launched its first class in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn — with 11 families attending the event. “We have learned a lot
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Essex, NY — “You can come from anywhere and succeed in what you believe,” said Edna McCants, graduate of Harlem’s Wadleigh Secondary School. McCants, who graduated from Mercy College last May, is giving back through College For Every Student (CFES), the same program that helped her prepare for, gain access to, and succeed in college.
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This Tuesday, President Obama will make economic inequality central to his State of the Union, building on his 2013 description of economic mobility as “the defining challenge of our time … a fundamental threat to the American Dream, our way of life, and what we stand for around the globe.” Our nation was uniquely founded
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