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New York’s Next Four Years

Tate Hutchinson — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:31:51 +0000

By Daniel Rose On November 4, 2025, New York’s registered voters will choose their next Mayor, and present indications are that Zohran Mamdani, the charismatic 33-year-old self-described (small “d”) democratic socialist – who believes that free-market capitalism is “theft” – is in line to lead our country’s largest city and the world’s financial capital. Jamie […]

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“An Aroused Public Responds! ”

Tate Hutchinson — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:58:08 +0000

By Daniel Rose President Donald Trump’s chaotic and impulsive 2025 freeze of federally financed grants has been cancelled for the moment. Although his ardent MAGA supporters hope to pursue it, the general public’s shocked reaction has been a) clear, b) negative, and c) effective. The Federal Government’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which had […]

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Vaccines During Flu Season

Tate Hutchinson — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:48:37 +0000

by Sebastian Castro With the winter season in full swing, scientists expect to see an increase in rates of infection, especially of the flu, COVID-19, and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus. Dr. Kimberly L. Jeffries Leonard, who serves on the board of trustees at Fayetteville State University and holds a PhD from Howard University, urges […]

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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Harlem Times Staff — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:33:50 +0000

by Rev. Diahne Parsons Dr. King’s struggle and legacy are even more profound now than ever before at a time when in many ways, it feels to many as if we’ve lost the fight. This is a moment for love to light the path forward, and we have to be even more assertive to seek […]

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Remembering Jimmy Carter – A Nobel Prize-Winning Peacenik

Harlem Times Staff — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:15:15 +0000

By Daniel Rose Former U.S. President James Earl Carter (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) will be widely acknowledged as the American political figure whose career after leaving office was a model for all national leaders. As our 39th President, he was regarded by many (unfairly) as less effective than most. As post-President, he […]

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Don’t Panic! A Guide to Dating for the Bewildered Digital Emigrant

Harlem Times Staff — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:25:40 +0000

by Shahram “Shah” Dabiri This is a message for the Gen-Xers, anyone born after 1965 and before the 1990s, a.k.a. Digital Emigrants. We were not born with the internet, rather we were force-fed the Internet of Things: from dial-up AOL, to OKCupid, to Tinder/Bumble/Grindr/Hinge. You and I are unaware and confused test subjects in the […]

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“2026 and 2028 – Until Then?”

Harlem Times Staff — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:41:16 +0000

By Daniel Rose On November 5, 2024, American voters expressed their feelings – that they approved even less of aging President Joe Biden and his hand-picked candidate for succession than they disapproved of the alternative. Today, thoughtful and responsible voters—members of both major political parties and of all political persuasions—must ponder how to react creatively […]

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A Memorial to Outdoor Dining

Harlem Times Staff — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:55:49 +0000

by Shahram “Shah” Dabiri A wise man once told me, “Nothing good lasts forever and nothing bad lasts for very long.” As of the stroke of midnight on November 29th, 2024 what was once an attempt to save our city, culture, friendships and sanity in the depths of our fear of an unknown, unseen threat […]

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Autopsy for a Failed Presidential Campaign and the Democratic Party

Harlem Times Staff — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:42:11 +0000

Op-Ed by Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III “…People know that something’s wrong; Everybody oughta know winter…The truth is there ain’t nobody fighting; Because, well nobody knows what to save, Brother, save your soul; Lord knows it’s winter in America. The Constitution, a noble piece of paper; With free society; Well, they struggled but they died […]

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Take a Deep Breath, All is Not Lost

Harlem Times Staff — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:37:38 +0000

Op-Ed by Rev. Conrad Tillard The American voters have spoken. Black leadership must now develop strategies to put an agenda before the next administration. It is the duty of Black leadership to petition the government on behalf of our people, not to grandstand or play politics. Kamala Harris fought valiantly for three months; I respect […]

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