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Faith-Based Cardiovascular Education Program Helps Congregations Become Heart Smart
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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What They See Is What They’ll Be….100 Black Men, Inc.
The Civil-Rights Movement was in its infancy in 1954 when Robert Mangnum became the youngest person, at 32, and the second black person to be named a deputy police commissioner in New York City. Mangnum was committed to “justice for all.” In February 1958, Police Commissioner Stephen P. Kennedy reprimanded him for “impulsive and improper
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Mike Krzyzewski earns win 1,000 as Duke tops St. John’s at MSG
The Duke University Blue Devils trailed the St. John’s Red Storm 61-51 with 8:35 left in the second half with Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski stuck on win number 999 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was a fitting story that he would earn win 1,000 at the World’s Most Famous Arena, but it
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Brigadier General Patrick W. Burden from Picatinny Arsenal on Leadership and Careers in the Military
As the Joint Center of Excellence for Armaments and Munitions for the Department of Defense, Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey is responsible for the research, development, acquisition, and life cycle management of advanced conventional weapon systems and advanced ammunition. Brigadier General Patrick W. Burden is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps at Picatinny Arsenal, responsible for the
An Interview with Anita Farrington Associate Dean of Student Affairs at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering
Harlem Times had the pleasure to sit down with Ms. Anita Farrington, and what follows are some of the gems she shared with us. How long have you held the position of Associate Dean of Student Affairs? I have been in this position for about four years, but my career in student affairs, and higher
THE HARLEM FINE ART SHOW: It’s Not Just A Black Thing
Art is an intellectual and cultural asset for every culture. Like history, it is the memory of a people. Not long ago, it was difficult to find black art in the mainstream, commercial market. The Harlem Fine-Art Show (HFAS), the premier fine-art exhibition presenting original artwork grounded in the African diaspora, has become a major
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MTA Small Business Graduation Ceremony
On January 30, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) awarded 45 small construction companies certificates of completion at their first ever Small Business Mentoring Program (SBMP) graduation. The SBMP is a two-tier program that provides in-class and on-site training for small construction companies by helping eligible minority, women-owned and disadvantaged businesses become prime MTA contractors and
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Public Safety, Public Justice
The term “crisis” is represented in written Chinese by the characters for “danger” and “opportunity.” This accurately describes the state of tension between America’s racial and ethnic minorities and the police and between our criminal justice system and a growing portion of the American public. The “danger” from destructive action stimulated by irresponsible demagogues is
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