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In 1940 census, Harlemite Althea Gibson Didn’t Exist

Posted on May 21, 2012 by | 7 Comments

It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that would take her all the way to winning Wimbledon. Continue reading →

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Income Disparity In NYC, The Greatest In Harlem

Posted on October 27, 2011 by | Leave a comment

“…inequality in society has … shown to be highly correlated with crime rates.” – Source

Income inequality is greater in New York State and in the New York City region than in any other state or metropolitan area in the country, according to the Census Bureau.

Seven states ranked higher on the three measures of income inequality used by the Census Bureau than the nation as a whole, the Census says in a new report. New York topped that list, followed by Connecticut. Continue reading →

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Record Number Americans Living in Poverty

Posted on September 19, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Census Bureau says 43.6 million people in 2009, up near 4 million in a year

The number of people living in poverty in America rose by nearly 4 million to 43.6 million in 2009 — the largest figure in the 51 years for which poverty estimates are available — the Census Bureau said Thursday.

The bureau said in a statement that the official poverty rate was 14.3 percent, or 1 in 7 of Americans, the highest proportion of the population since 1994. Continue reading →

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In Harlem, a Boost for Fathers Who Stay Involved

Posted on June 24, 2009 by | 1 Comment

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Walking arm-in-arm with her father through Harlem on Sunday, Nikita Reid, 11, leaned over to excitedly ask whether she could wear one of her favorite dresses for their special Father’s Day dinner.

“Daddy, can I wear my black-and-white dress tonight? Pleeeaase!”

Usually, Hubert Reid preferred that his daughter wear conservative slacks, but, with her cooing at him, he just couldn’t say no. “If you can find what shoes to wear with it, sure,” Mr. Reid said.

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