Culture

The Middle Class Movement: Measuring The Dream

By Dale Caldwell Just a few months before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders of the Civil Rights Movement decided to expand their nonviolent protests to include a focus on reducing poverty in the United States. They realized that civil rights legislation can reduce discrimination, however, people are not truly “free” […]

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New Affordable Condominiums for Sale at 2040 Frederick Douglass Blvd

Crescent 110 Equities LLC, is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for 10 affordable new condominiums now under construction at 2040 Frederick Douglass Blvd in the Harlem section of Manhattan. This building is approved to receive a Tax Exemption through the 421-a Program of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation

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Northside Center for Child Development: A Beacon of Hope for Harlem Youth

Located in Harlem, the Northside Center for Child Development is a nonprofit, providing behavioral, mental health, education, and enrichment programs to impoverished children and families. The Harlem Times recently interviewed Thelma Dye, Ph.D, the Hilde L. Mosse Exectutive Director & CEO of Northside, to hear about some of the inspiring work going on at the

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Making a Difference through STEM: An Exclusive Interview with Dean Barabino

This issue, in honor of Women’s History Month, the Harlem Times is proud to present a special interview with a local woman leader in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) – Dr. Gilda A. Barabino, Dean and Berg Professor at the Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York (CCNY). Dr. Barabino

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Writing My Wrongs: An Exclusive Interview with Shaka Senghor

The crack epidemic of the 1980s ravage Black communities across America. Countless young people were lost to addiction, death, or incarceration. Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption is a new memoir by Shaka Senghor that tells the story of the author’s 19-year stay in prison (7 of those years in solitary confinement) after being

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Hundreds of Athletes Across the Nation to Compete at Harlem Gymnastics Invitational

**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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