News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
On Friday February 20th representatives and guests of the Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) had the exclusive and coveted opportunity to stand on the floor of the NYSE. In honor of this celebratory occasion, Ruth Rathblott, President and CEO, rings the Closing Bell. The Bells are held for companies either listing on the NYSE for […]
In Miami’s Historic Overtown, Every Month Is Black History Month. Miami is known to millions for its sun, surf and sizzling nightlife. But it’s also got soul. At every turn in Historic Overtown, there’s a piece of the past waiting to be explored. One of Miami’s earliest black communities, Historic Overtown is known for
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The short month of February is always busy with socialites and trend-setters stepping out in their best to canvass the latest designs at Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week. This was no exception on Sunday, February 15th, when aspiring fashionistas gathered at MIST Harlem for brunch, to preview the upcoming Fall/Winter 2015 collection by designer
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Setting the highest standards and restarting the game for young men of color, The One Hundred Black Men, Inc. (OHBM) recently gathered to celebrate their 35th Annual Gala. Widely known as a platform to help individuals build their own human capital and mount initiatives to instill a sense of future-mindedness within their communities, the OHBM
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Dr. Nadege Dady is delighted about her appointment as Dean of Student Affairs at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) making her the first female dean at the college. It also makes her the first African-American dean since the school’s creation in 2007. She moved into the new position in February, just six short months
Before yesterday’s game between the New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans, Knicks head coach Derek Fisher, and former New York Knicks player and current color analyst of the MSG Network, Walt Clyde Frazier spoke about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the national holiday that celebrates his birthday. Coach Fisher responded to a question
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Before Reverend Dr. Rose Ellington Murray became a HeartSmarts Ambassador, she wasn’t practicing what she was preaching when it came to her health. As a health care professional, she knew the importance of taking care of her body, but it wasn’t until she began teaching the HeartSmarts curriculum to her congregation in Harlem that she
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