News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
Country of the Week: Angola. Oil prices are soaring, billions in new investment are arriving and refineries are rising for the first time in 50 years. Can this boom be different?
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After a World Cup run the diaspora fell in love with, Cabo Verde’s new Secretary of State for Tourism tells The Harlem Times where the islands go next, plus ten reasons to go.
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Marilyn Maame Efua Sekyi-Aidoo Houadjeto She started her career as an assistant producer at the nation’s premier national television station, Ghana Television Authority (GTV) as a producer of an educative children’s programs and later produced exciting womens programs. After some years as a media practitioner, she delved into the world of tourism where she played
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By Jade Coley How did a New Orleans-style jazz bar end up in the middle of a cornfield? Nestled in the heart of Indianapolis, the Chatterbox Jazz Club is a venue where music, history, and community converge. What began as an architectural investment for David Andrichik in 1982 has since blossomed into one of the
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Emine Ece Orkun, American Uni. LLM “The word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” says John Steinbeck in his book
Op-Ed: The Concept of “Timshel” in Turkish Politics Read More »
Fair, transparent, and regular elections are the most fundamental components of modern democracies. In democratic systems, it is fundamental that the authority and power of those in power be derived from the electorate or the governed. These powers are renewed through regular elections. Through elections, the governed vote on the governors’ policies and performance, evaluating
Op-Ed: Local Elections in Türkiye Read More »
On Friday September 22nd, 2023, the W.E.B. Du Bois Museum Foundation, New York, signed a Final Site Control Agreement at a Breakfast Meeting with the President of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Pierre Hotel in New York city. The Agreement now gives the Du Bois Museum Foundation New York, and its
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by the Secretariat of the ICAAD Marking her one-year anniversary, Her Royal Majesty Sêmévo 1st Dr. Dòwòti Désir, Queen Mother of the African Diaspora, Bénin Republic, was accompanied by a delegation of women from the United States to Cotonou. The women are the first cadets of the Imperial Corps Agoodjié of the African Diaspora (ICAAD)
Traditions of Resistance Tied Across the Atlantic Read More »
If it plays its cards right, Africa could become the world’s next major economic player within the next century, according to a recent report by theWorld Economic Forum. A bold statement indeed, but not an altogether unrealistic one for a continent housing six of the world’s fastest-growing economies, along with a population that is on
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Very few people realize just how closely tied the United States and the Virgin Islands (USVI), are. For example, as a U.S. territory, no passport is needed to visit any of the three main is-lands of St. John, St. Thomas, or St. Croix. Many have chosen to take advantage of this unique situation – transforming
Energizing St. Croix, U.S.V.I: A Talk with Entrepreneur Brian Montgomery Read More »