News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
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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By Derrel Jazz Johnson When March 2020 began, life was pretty much normal. Schools, nightclubs, and movie theaters were still open and we weren’t all wearing face masks and social distancing. But by the end of March 2020, life as we knew it had changed. Businesses were shuttered unless they were essential, homeschooling children became
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by Derrel Jazz Johnson The COVID-19 Pandemic that plagued the globe in 2020 and into 2021 could not stop the One Hundred Black Men of New York (OHBM-NY), a nonprofit organization that provides scholarship, mentoring, and educational support for the African-American community, from holding its 41st Annual Gala in a virtual setting on Thursday, February
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On January 21st, Congress approved a waiver for the Biden Administration to allow retired General Lloyd Austin to be a candidate for Defense Secretary. Days after, General Austin was approved as Defense Secretary and head of the Pentagon, becoming the first African American Secretary of Defense. During his confirmation hearings, it was clear that General
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On December, 2nd, and 3rd, New York University Tandon School of Engineering hosted their 6th annual Diversity in STEM Summit. Anita Farrington, former Dean of Student Affairs, founded the Summit 3 years after launching the NYU Tandon School of Engineering Women in STEM Summit. As Dean Farrington told me, the huge success of the Women
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If there ever was a person who exemplified the strength of African American women, it would surely be Cicely Tyson. Sadly, Ms. Tyson, a Harlem native by birth, passed away on January 28th, 2021. But, rather than focus on this sorrowful news, we believe that we should focus on her heroic legacy. Born in Harlem
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As the 2021 New York City Mayoral election starts to hit its stride, many potential candidates have thrown their gauntlets into the ring. And, in an unprecedented fashion, multiple African American candidates have started campaigns for the Mayoral office. These candidates are not run of the mill either, and all have qualifications that imply change
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By Daniel Rose Historians will debate endlessly the ramifications of the American elections of 2020, but all will agree that January 6, 2021, was the nadir, the appallingly lowest point of democratic practices in modern times. Televised images of frenzied mobs storming the nation’s Capitol complex – breaching police barricades and scaling walls, forcing entry