News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
Kenyetta Hopkins, 3rd Grade Teacher Where did you grow-up? Kenyetta: I was born in Inverness, Florida. I loved growing up in the south, which was very country. I enjoyed visiting my grandmother and my grandfather on all of their property in Citrus County. I grew up with 22 cousins; we would ride on the back […]
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Sickle cell disease is more than a diagnosis; it’s a way of life that challenges doctors, patients and their families everyday. It’s also an opportunity. Embracing the presence of sickle cell, gaining knowledge about how this blood disease operates, and taking part in recurrent conversation are the steps we can all take to empower people
Giorgio Armani once said, “I’ve always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet.” Harlem has become in recent years the alpha and omega of New York City and that is why Corey Wesley decided to make Harlem his home base for his residence as well as his apparel company,
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The all women’s Big Hat Brunch: If I Knew Then, What I Know Now will bring together women from the younger generation and more experienced generation to facilitate encouraging and enlightening conversations among seasoned professionals and aspiring youth. With both panel and round table discussions, the Saturday afternoon lunch will highlight the importance of entrepreneurial
Sharing wisdom over Brunch. Big Hat Brunch meets in Harlem this April. Read More »
In a packed courtroom a long awaited stop and frisk trial begins. In their opening statements, Darius Charney, a lawyer for the Center for Constitutional Rights, noted that 85 percent of those stopped were black and Latino, while the citywide population for those groups is just 50 percent. Nine of 10 stops resulted in no
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A gang know as the Fetti Boys were caught selling marijuana out of candy wrappers. Eighteen members of the East Harlem Gang were rounded up last week into arrests that we most likely lead to some convictions. The gang operated out of a bodega on Esat 118th and Lexington. Undercover cops began an undercover operation in February 2012.
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On Saturday, January 26, 2013, the women of SAWCC (South Asian Women’s Creative Collective) organized a protest action in front of the New York City Indian consulate on Indian Republic Day, as a “response to the horrific violence wrought upon Jyoti Singh Pandey in India, and on women’s bodies everyday around the world.” Eighty people
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Harlem has always been a place that is rich in culture and in more recent years hallmarked by cultural diversity. As the landscape of Harlem has changed, so has the brand of beauty services being offered in this historic region. The presence of mom-and-pop beauty shops is still very prevalent, but there’s a new breed
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How did you get the idea to start Aritsu? In 2009 there was a graphic tee boom, but many had negative messages. My brothers and I saw a need for a clothing line with artistic images and creative designs with more positive messages. We go to church, enjoy BMX bike riding, and love to get
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Bread and Roses was one of three uptown public schools slated for phaseout by the Panel for Educational Policy this week, along with the Choir Academy of Harlem and J.H.S. 013 Jackie Robinson. MS 45/STARS Prep Academy, a Grade 6 to 8 school in East Harlem, will close at the end of the school year.