News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
How long have you been teaching? I’m currently in my second year, although I began teaching last year at a charter school (International Leadership Charter High School) in Kingsbridge and left in February 2012 for a teaching position at my current school DreamYard Preparatory High School in the South Bronx. My current school is a […]
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Author Carmen Rubin has been teaching and telling stories since she can remember. As a child, at the end of a school year, she would ask her teachers for leftover school assignments so that she could spend summer hours playing teacher to neighborhood kids. It was a game Carmen and her friends found enjoyable. It’s
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A vessel. A instrument, use me. Let the kick of my desire hit to the beat of your heart and let the rhythm we make be symbols of our relationship. Your grace and mercy soothes me, Your love is kinda like a Mozart piece played smoothly. You said the key to love is unity so,
Kenyetta Hopkins, 3rd Grade Teacher Where did you grow-up? Kenyetta: I was born in Inverness, Florida. I loved growing up in the south, which was very country. I enjoyed visiting my grandmother and my grandfather on all of their property in Citrus County. I grew up with 22 cousins; we would ride on the back
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Sickle cell disease is more than a diagnosis; it’s a way of life that challenges doctors, patients and their families everyday. It’s also an opportunity. Embracing the presence of sickle cell, gaining knowledge about how this blood disease operates, and taking part in recurrent conversation are the steps we can all take to empower people
Giorgio Armani once said, “I’ve always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet.” Harlem has become in recent years the alpha and omega of New York City and that is why Corey Wesley decided to make Harlem his home base for his residence as well as his apparel company,
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In a packed courtroom a long awaited stop and frisk trial begins. In their opening statements, Darius Charney, a lawyer for the Center for Constitutional Rights, noted that 85 percent of those stopped were black and Latino, while the citywide population for those groups is just 50 percent. Nine of 10 stops resulted in no
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A gang know as the Fetti Boys were caught selling marijuana out of candy wrappers. Eighteen members of the East Harlem Gang were rounded up last week into arrests that we most likely lead to some convictions. The gang operated out of a bodega on Esat 118th and Lexington. Undercover cops began an undercover operation in February 2012.
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There are several teams that have made into the NCAA Tournament. Here’s a look at who made the tournament and who they will be in their first matchup. Syracuse (26-9) is the #4 seed in the East Region and they will play the 13th seed Montana Grizzles (25-6) Thursday night. The Orange had an impressive
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Harlem has always been a place that is rich in culture and in more recent years hallmarked by cultural diversity. As the landscape of Harlem has changed, so has the brand of beauty services being offered in this historic region. The presence of mom-and-pop beauty shops is still very prevalent, but there’s a new breed
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