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It was a few weeks ago when I first began imploring one of my close friends to get the covid-19 vaccine. However, during those same weeks he had zero interest in getting the shot. His reasons were in some respects fair. He told me, “we’re still young, so our immune systems will do well against […]
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The Scaffold: Equity of Treatment project wasn’t just a response to covid lockdown like I had first thought but a culmination of experiences, lessons, stories and people that I’ve accumulated during the 20 years I’ve lived and raised my family in Harlem. Covid gave me the opportunity to stop and contemplate my journey. The Scaffold
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Ever since he was five years old, Sekou Kaalund, the head of Northeast consumer banking at JPMorgan Chase, has wanted to make an impact. Speaking with him, he told us about his childhood ambitions to be a senator, however, after graduating from Duke University, Sekou, through the mentorship of African American executives, took up a
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Ghana has made meteoric strides in its economy. Over the past 4 years, GDP has grown by 6.08% annually and with it, education, health, and infrastructure have all improved. Prior to this jump in economic growth, Ghana’s economy had started to dip in growth. The country had gone from 7.3% growth to a low of
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For many people, the first step to buying a home is saving up for their down payment. It can feel like a difficult goal when you first start saving, even if you don’t plan on buying for years. But there are a few things you can do to help speed up the process. Here are
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Any electoral race can be confusing when there are many candidates poised to make a leap into first place. New York City itself has one such electoral race going on. Thus, we wanted to give you an inside look on the plans and ideals of the leading prospective candidates. Ray McGuire Ray McGuire’s life is
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A year into the pandemic, many people have experienced changes in how they manage their money. With different spending needs and, in some cases changes in income, balancing budgets, saving, and monitoring credit have become top of mind, as underscored by our recent Digital Banking Attitudes study. “No matter where you are financially, budgeting and
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By Jan Gloor When Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock won their Senate elections in Georgia, the Democratic Party had cause for celebration. They now had control over the House of Representatives, the Senate and the Executive Branch, allowing the Democrats to pass legislation with ease. Their victory also indicated that the Southern voting bloc
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In the past few years, Nana Akufo-Addo, the president of Ghana, has advocated for a new relationship between Africa and the West. Over the preceding decades, African countries have developed relations with Western nations, where the West supplies aid. However, this has left these countries such as Ghana under the whims of the policy of
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Women’s History Month Interview by Derrel Jazz Johnson In celebration of Women’s History Month, The Harlem Times spoke exclusively to Cheryl Hall, President of WisEngineering, LLC about when she discovered she wanted to be an entrepreneur, her work in the community, and what advice she would give to younger versions of herself. “From a young
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