News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
For years now, Obamacare has been a bit of an abstraction, a law that would take effect in a few years–if the Supreme Court or a Republican president didn’t intervene. That ends now: Today marks 100 days until Oct. 1, millions can begin enrolling in the health care law’s insurance expansion. That also means it’s […]
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states can no longer be judged by voting discrimination that went on decades ago, in a decision that marks the end of a major civil-rights era reform. The 5-4 ruling rewrites a key tool of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which for five decades has given the federal
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Stephen Burrows’ impact on Fashion can not be denied. He helped to define the look of the emerging disco era , through his love of motion and music. His garments were designed for dancing, twirling & moving and magically came alive on the dance floor. Stephen Burrows was dubbed “the Brightest Star in American Fashion”
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To decide what might be hot in Harlem, one first needs to define what hot means to you. If that means clubbing in Chelsea with movie stars, models and the poseurs de jour, Harlem has never been that, nor is it likely to be anytime soon – but what Harlem is today is a cutting
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In defeating Maria Sharapova in the finals of the French Open, Serena Williams captured her 16th singles Grand Slam Title. It was the first time in 11 years since she won the French Open. Serena was so dominate during the tournament that she only lost one set in seven matches. With her win over Sharapova,
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Coming into the season the Yankees would need to rely on Robinson Cano to continue to be one of baseball’s biggest stars. With Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Mark Texeria, and Alex Rodriquez all on the disable list to start the season, all eyes were on Cano. Some feared Cano might be distracted coming into this
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When the Indiana Pacers eliminated the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals it marked the 40th consecutive season that the Knicks failed to bring home a championship. Throughout this season there were reasons to be optimistic that this would be the year the Knicks got it done. Whether it was the Knicks beginning
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“New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.” -Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle Joshua Wolff moved to Harlem in the 1990s to become a more highly-evolved craftsman in his jazz-musician mission. What he may never have expected was as a part of this
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Ahoy Mates! This is the Captain speaking! On April 7, 2003, a young man embarked on mission to present the Arts of Music & Theatre to the New York/tri-state masses. Award winning actor/director/jazz producer/vocalist, Rome Neal, after going out to many jazz clubs, doing research in order to develop his Thelonious Monk character in Laurence Holder’s
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