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Harlem Families Were Hopping with the Easter Bunny Thanks to EmblemHealth

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EmblemHealth celebrated the arrival of spring with the Easter Bunny this past weekend. Families received a free photo taken with the Easter Bunny and enjoyed balloon sculpting and fun giveaways. Parents and their children spent the afternoon playing games, sharing healthy snacks, and connecting with other neighborhood families. The event took place at the EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Harlem location […]

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Harlem Moms Demand Black Barbies for Girls’ Birthday Parties

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All Georgia Braithwaite wanted for her fifth birthday was a black Barbie-themed party. “They look like princesses and fairies,” Georgia said while playing with two black Barbie dolls at her daycare one afternoon. “They look like me.” Her mom Karen Braithwaite, 40, a human resources manager, didn’t think that would be a problem because Georgia

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NYC’s Coney Island hopes for rebound after Sandy

Harlem/Metro, News / Harlem Times Staff

At the beginning of each tourist season, the entrepreneurs who pitch the thrill rides, hot dogs, sideshows and souvenirs at gritty Coney Island gather along its famous boardwalk to pray for two things: good weather and large crowds. Never have they prayed harder than now. Five months after Superstorm Sandy’s surge swamped New York City’s

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Neveah Mosher, 13-Year-Old From The South Bronx, Reads Over 300 Books A Year

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Neveah Mosher — a 13-year-old from the South Bronx — read more in 2012 than some people do in their entire high school careers. According to HooplaHa.com, the middle schooler reads 300 books a year. This is a goal she set for herself because she wants to be the first person in her family to

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Kings: A Play to Conquer the Boroughs

Entertainment / Harlem Times Staff

If you see one play this season, make it “Kings” and you’ll see the grime and beauty of your soul on stage. Playwright Anna Governali has turned theater into an emotional brawl in which a teenager fights for his freedom armed with the graffiti he tags in each of the five boroughs. Setting out to become King, the

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Study: Hormone therapy increases breast cancer risk, mortality

Health / Harlem Times Staff

In the nearly 11 years since researchers first rang alarm bells that women on hormone replacement therapy faced an increased risk of breast cancer, some have suggested that taking estrogen and progestin to treat symptoms of menopause might not be so dangerous after all. Though it was generally agreed that women who took the two

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Living and Loving In New York City: An Essay

Culture, Harlem/Metro, Lifestyle / Harlem Times Staff

Admittedly, it’s become a pretty tired topic for many of us Black women, considering the fact that we’ve found ourselves on the receiving end of some pretty depressing media-fueled reports these past few years concerning our allegedly lackluster crop of marrying prospects. Still, the questions sisters of all ages ask remains: where are the Black

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Syracuse is back in the Final Four

News, Sports / Harlem Times Staff

Whether it was diving for loose balls or out leaping their opponents for rebounds, Syracuse was clearly the better team Saturday afternoon as they defeated Marquette 55-39 to advance to the Final Four. It seemed fitting with some of the greatest players in the school’s history on hand such as Derrick Coleman and Earl “the

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Harlem Earth Day Celebration

Culture, Harlem/Metro, News / Harlem Times Staff

It’s time for the second annual Harlem Earth Day initiative, presented by Harlem Park to Park (HP2P). Celebrity chefs, authors and activists will be among the headliners of the monthlong program. The initiative, sponsored by Con Edison, Land Yoga, MIST, Friends of Morningside Park and Marcus Garvey Park Alliance, is designed to celebrate Global Earth

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Nelson Mandela in ‘good spirits’ in South Africa hospital

Politics / Harlem Times Staff

Former South Africa leader Nelson Mandela was in “good spirits” Friday, officials said, as he spent a second day in hospital where he is being treated for a recurring lung infection. “The doctors report that he is making steady progress,” said a statement from the country’s presidency, adding that the 94-year-old had “enjoyed a full breakfast.”

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