News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
By Milosh Marinovich It is the beginning of the end of our world as we know it. Doom is the operative ethic. Or so our government would have us believe. By now we’ve all been privy to the ominous debt-ceiling and government shutdown debate, which ended on Wednesday night with a bipartisan agreement that will […]
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By Shea Zaphir Fashion Pioneer Lois K. Alexander believed in her destiny and she believed in revealing the truth of America’s history of fashion that includes endless designers of color. As an educated seamstress with a masters degree during the civil rights movement, Lois understood firsthand what it was like to be on the frontlines
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By Jason Leach The NBA season is almost here and fans everywhere are excited! Many questions wait to be answered as the season approaches. Can Derrick Rose be the same player he was before tearing his ACL, when will the Lakers get Kobe back, how will Jason Kidd fair in his first year as a
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MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia confirmed directly for the first time on Tuesday that Edward J. Snowden, the fugitive former American national security contractor, was staying temporarily in an international transit area at a Moscow airport, and Mr. Putin appeared to rule out American requests for his extradition to the United States.
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For years now, Obamacare has been a bit of an abstraction, a law that would take effect in a few years–if the Supreme Court or a Republican president didn’t intervene. That ends now: Today marks 100 days until Oct. 1, millions can begin enrolling in the health care law’s insurance expansion. That also means it’s
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states can no longer be judged by voting discrimination that went on decades ago, in a decision that marks the end of a major civil-rights era reform. The 5-4 ruling rewrites a key tool of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which for five decades has given the federal
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In 2011 The New York Giants went 9-7 and went through an amazing playoff run that culminated in their 4th Super Bowl title as they defeated the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl for the 2nd time in four years. In 2012 the Giants went 9-7 and were eliminated from the playoffs on the
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Harlem Stage is hosting music events May 8-10 including original and tribute artists, as well as an open mic night on May 16. All of the music events are presented as part of the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival 2013 which is produced by Harlem Stage, Jazzmobile and The Apollo Theater, in collaboration with Columbia University. MUSIC Erimaj
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Police in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Washington and other cities worldwide stepped up security Monday following explosions at the Boston Marathon. In Los Angeles, the Sheriff’s Department activated its emergency operations center and increased patrols at transit hubs, schools and county buildings, while in New York, critical response teams were deployed citywide and
Two explosions disrupted the Boston Marathon on Monday, causing at least two deaths and nearly two dozen injuries and scattering crowds near the finish line, authorities said. The blasts occurred after the top racers had completed the course, but thousands of others were still running. CNN reported that authorities halted the race. Video footage
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