Harlem Times Staff

What’s going on in DC? Same-sex marriage and the Supreme Court: Key questions

Politics /

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Tuesday and Wednesday about the constitutionality of two laws in the same-sex marriage debate. These are the federal Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA and California’s Proposition 8. The high court’s decision, expected later this year, could have a profound impact on the definition of families in America. […]

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An adaptation of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”

Culture, Entertainment, News /

Philip Appleman’s poetry and prose have appeared in dozens of publications, including the Nation, the New York Times, New Republic, Paris Review, Poetry, and the Yale Review. He is married to the playwright Marjorie Appleman (Margie). You may read more about Mr. Appleman on the Poetry Foundation’s website. SONNET 18 (for Margie) Who, me? Compare you to a summer’s day? Heck, no,

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Congressman Charles Rangel Honors Pioneer Shirley Chisholm

News, Politics /

Last month, Congressman Rangel introduced legislation to posthumously award the Congressional Medal Act to Shirley Chisholm, in recognition of Chisholm’s “activism, independence, and groundbreaking achievements in politics, her election as the first African-American woman in Congress, and her campaign to be the first African-American to gain the nomination of a major political party for President

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Interview with Laura Smith: A Youth Development Fellow working with Harlem students

Harlem/Metro, News /

What kind of educational research do you conduct with the Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF)? The kind of work that we do with HEAF says a lot about who they are, in that it’s the sort of thing that you only go into if you can have faith that kids will do great things if

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Spoken Word

Culture, News /

A vessel. A instrument, use me. Let the kick of my desire hit to the beat of your heart and let the rhythm we make be symbols of our relationship. Your grace and mercy soothes me, Your love is kinda like a Mozart piece played smoothly. You said the key to love is unity so,

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