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HW Pick: You Should Really Write A Book, By Regina Brooks in Harlem

Posted on October 9, 2012 by | Leave a comment
Regina Brooks is the founder and president of Serendipity Literary Agency LLC, and represents a diverse base of award-winning authors in Adult and Young Adult fiction, nonfiction, and Children’s Literature. Continue reading →
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Shirley Sherrod Discusses her New Book at the Schomburg Center

Posted on August 24, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Join Shirley Sherron at the Schomburg Center on September 12th at 6:30 as she discusses her new book The Courage to Hope (written with Catherine Whitney). Continue reading →

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Obama tonight from the Oval Office

Posted on June 15, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Politics

President Obama speaks tonight from the Oval Office—marking his first use of the setting historically reserved for the gravest of crises.

Obama will address the nation for the first time from the Oval Office. That it is the first time is remarkable in itself. No feedback. Just one camera. No cut-aways. Continue reading →

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Companies Bail on “Beck” show

Posted on August 18, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Media

The boycott of Fox News host Glenn Beck gathered more steam Monday when retailing giant Wal-Mart and seven other companies pulled their ads from his show, organizers said.

Among those bailing on Beck: GMAC Financial Services, Best Buy, CVS and Travelocity.

On July 28, Beck called President Obama a racist who has a “deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture.”

That prompted a call for a boycott by Color of Change, an African-American online political organization that claims 600,000 members.

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The Harlem Health Walk-A-Thon

Posted on August 30, 2008 by | 1 Comment

Crowds came out to participate in the first annual Harlem Health Walk-A-Thon. Fox 5′s Mike Woods was the official emcee, getting walkers warmed-up before the 5K walk in-and-around Harlem.

Get Healthy Harlem!

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Wendy Williams: Show ‘Not Funny’

Posted on July 12, 2008 by | 1 Comment

Out-there radio personality Wendy Williams, whose show, “The Wendy Williams Experience,” is New York’s highest-rated weekday syndicated radio broadcast, has made a career out of offending her celebrity guests. She famously hinted that P. Diddy was gay, feuded with Whitney Houston, and told the world that Method Man’s wife had cancer (against his wishes). Now she has made the move to television, hosting a daytime show on Fox premiering July 14. She’ll interview celebrity guests, “from Kim Kardashian to Mario Lopez to Denzel Washington,” and focus on a variety of topics, including her own life. She chatted with New York‘s Emma Rosenblum.

What’s your show going to be like?
It’s going to revolve around my personality. One of the things that Fox keeps saying is, “We want you to be you.” Funny or quirky or whatever it might be — adjusting my wig, or coming in with one pair of shoes and changing to another. It’s not going to be funny — I’m not like a clown, ha-ha. I don’t laugh and tell jokes…. Continue reading →

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NY Giants Strahan Joins Fox Sports

Posted on June 25, 2008 by | Leave a comment

To be part of ‘Fox NFL Sunday’ team

Former New York Giants standout Michael Strahan is expected to join Fox Sports as an analyst. Strahan will be part of the “Fox NFL Sunday” team that also includes Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson.  The 15-year defensive end played a major role in the Giants’ Super Bowl victory and holds the NFL’s single-season sack record. He announced his retirement June 9.

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