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Hinton Battle Hinton Battle is one of the most prolific entertainers of our generation. Mr. Battle is a Broadway performer, three-time Tony Award winner, multi-award recipient, singer, television actor, producer, director, stage and cinematic choreographer, and now the founder of two dance schools. Upon arriving to the interview, I was met warmly by Mr. Battle […]
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Many people think they have an understanding of Marie Dionne Warrick. Surprisingly, this second most-charted female vocalist of all time, with 69 singles in the Billboard Hot 100, consistently recreates herself as a performer and business woman. An amazing vocalist, whose career has spanned for more than four decades, Dionne Warwick takes her artistry to
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Title: It’s Only a Play AUTHOR TERRENCE McNALLY DIRECTOR JACK O’BRIEN CAST F. MURRAY ABRAHAM MATTHEW BRODERICK STOCKARD CHANNING MEGAN MULLALLY RUPERT GRINT NATHAN LANE MICAH STOCK An updated revival, IT’S ONLY A PLAY has a stellar cast of Broadway veterans portraying a mishmash of unconventional personalities. The troupe of self-absorbed, zany characters and
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It’s impossible to be in more than one place at any given time. That is a law of reality as we know it. However sound or music has the power to unleash a psycho-chemical reaction in the mind, or perhaps the soul of the listener giving one the ability to transport themselves from their immediate
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Dignity is very important for any human being. To have dignity is to have protection, self-sufficiency, and reserves. One of the ways to acquire dignity is to look inwards into the true self. It starts with examining one’s emotions. The emotions are known to affect the quality of thoughts, and thoughts are known to predict
Immigration is a situation, not a problem. After all, the very nature of immigration means that people’s lives are in a mixed state of present stress and hope for a better future. Questions of identity weave in and out of the topic. Immigrants have to leave the patriotic pride of their former home and their
Immigrant Children: A Special Lens for the Immigration Situation Read More »
Historic Black Colleges and Universities are designated higher education institutions that were established before 1964 to serve and educate minority populations that might not otherwise have the opportunity to increase their knowledge and enlighten themselves. The first institution of higher education that was created exclusively for blacks was Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in 1837. Cheyney
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“The face of poverty has changed over the last 200 years, the nature of it has not,” declares Elsie McCabe Thompson, the newly-appointed president of the New York City Mission Society. The 200-year-old, community-based non-profit organization has developed a well-earned reputation for helping countless children, youth, and families transcend the ills of poverty in New
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One of the most prolific eras in the storied history of the New York Yankees ended with the retirement of Derek Jeter. While someone else will play shortstop for the Yankees next year, no one will be able to fill Jeters’ shoes. He is the Yankees all-time leader in hits, stolen bases, games played, and
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With recent Ebola cases discovered in Texas and New York City, there is a lot of concern by all Americans about the virus. Unfortunately, it is more likely than not that there will be more diagnosed cases in the United States. With that in mind, The Harlem Times would like to inform you about the
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