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Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase Depending on where you are in your homeownership journey, refinancing your mortgage can be an effective strategy to help you meet your financial goals. Refinancing may help you save money over time or add money back to your monthly budget if you score a lower interest rate. And depending on the […]

THT: Hi, I’m Paul Jackson from The Harlem Times. I’m here in Yonkers at Make My Fish (MMF) with co-founders Joe Watson and Pat Ellerbe. Tell me a little bit about your background and how this dynamic partnership began. Joe Watson: Pat and I go way back. I was born and raised right here in Harlem, and so was

By The Harlem Times The social fabric of American life is undergoing a quiet but profound unraveling. While our parents and grandparents often found life partners through neighborhood dances, religious institutions, or local community hubs, those organic “third spaces” have largely been replaced by digital gatekeepers. Today, nearly 30% of Americans—approximately 100 million people—report being

Choosing more conscious living?  Come breathe in new life and infuse yourself with mindbody wellness at Westchester’s very own “Alkaline Herbs and More”.  Owner, James Acosta has positioned himself as an apothecary lighthouse for those of us in search of holistic options for self-care. Alkaline Herbs, a handcrafted organic herbal health and wellness shop, offers

New monthly giving initiative invites supporters to sustain 25 years of free theatre, arts education, and economic impact in Harlem Harlem, NY — The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) announces the launch of its new fundraising campaign, “$25 for 250”, a monthly giving initiative designed to support and grow the organization’s free, community-centered programming. For more than 25 years, CTH

HARLEM STAGE ANNOUNCES  E-MOVES FESTIVAL 2026! Apr 20 – Apr 27, 2026 New York, NY – Harlem Stage is proud to announce its E-Moves Festival 2026. For more than 25 years, E-Moves has convened the world’s leading choreographers, dancers, dance companies, and artists of the Global Majority in an exploration of movement and message. Founded

Rev. Dr. Charles Butler is a native of Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Butler is employed by Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc. (HCCI) as the Vice President of the Equitable Development Department since 2003. He has assisted over 3500 individuals and families to become first-time homeowners. He has created and established the Small Business Workshop Initiative

Each month, we profile one or more Jazz Foundation of America musician clients, in order to give you, our generous supporters, an inside look at the myriad of issues our musician community faces. We are grateful to the musicians who grant us permission to share their story with you. RC is a 79-year-old pianist/composer residing

 By Daniel Rose Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been awarded by a huge outpouring of our voters the leadership of a uniquely complex urban metropolis, and the challenges he faces today in guiding it constructively are profound.   The municipal government’s current precarious financial position — due largely to improvidence of Mayor Mamdani’s immediately-preceding mayoral administrations of