Tag Archives: Harlem Childrens Zone

Geoffrey Canada: Our Failing Schools. Enough is Enough!

Posted on May 14, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Harlem’s Geoffrey Canada speaking at a TED Conference about education asking “Why, why, why does our education system look so similar to the way it did 50 years ago?” Continue reading →

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Wendy Hilliard’s To Train Harlem Armory’s New Flyers

Posted on February 11, 2013 by | Leave a comment

gymnastics11u-7-webWendy Hilliard has been working for more than 15 years to get more African-Americans to take their place on the mats. Continue reading →

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Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra Visits Harlem

Posted on October 1, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra came to visit Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) on 125th Street last week. Continue reading →

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Dr. Ronald Mincy on HW Radio Podcast with Danny Tisdale for Black History Month Special

Posted on February 9, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Listen to Dr. Ronald Mincy on HW Radio Podcast and host Danny Tisdale as they discuss the impact and policy implications for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for Harlem parents after Dr. Mincy’s presentation in Harlem at the Abyssinian Baptist Church last week. Continue reading →

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Columbia’s Manhattanville Project Taps Harlem Construction Firms?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Columbia University’s $6.4 billion, 17-acre Manhattanville campus is big business, but it’s small companies that stand to reap the profits. Continue reading →

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Walter’s World: Kwanzaa Celebration- Regeneration Night at the Apollo

Posted on January 4, 2012 by | 3 Comments

By Walter Rutledge

Kwanzaa has  become a nationally recognized celebration since it’s in inception in 1966. The concepts embodied in the seven principles known as the Nguzo Saba are universal in today’s society, but were extremely relevant to the civil rights era Americans of African decent; who were rekindling the concepts of self-determination, economic empowerment and social equality as their inalienable American birthrights.  It is only befitting that village of Harem (the birthplace of the first cultural renaissance) and the Apollo Theater (one the original beacons of Black entertainment) would present Kwanzaa Celebration- Regeneration Night on Friday December 30, 2011.  Continue reading →

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Willow Smith Teams Up with Target In Harlem

Posted on December 13, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Last week, Target teamed up with the Willow Smith and her “Kids Helping Kids” campaign to award eight deserving New York kids and their families with a holiday shopping spree in the Target Harlem store. Continue reading →

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Harlem boy, 15, held in shooting outside Geoffrey Canada’s Promise Academy charter school

Posted on November 15, 2011 by | Leave a comment

A 15-year-old has been charged with shooting a student outside an acclaimed Harlem charter school — and cops say he was caught on video.

The teen is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail on charges of attempted murder, attempted assault and weapons possession. Continue reading →

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Want A Better Harlem, Form A Block Association (video) – Update

Posted on August 21, 2011 by | Leave a comment

We all dream of a wonderful, fantastic, historical Harlem, the nightmare in that dream are the ongoing shootings, stabbings, robberies, etc.,. How do we move closer to that dream? One answer is to take on some of these issues ourselves (like the Harlem Children’s Zone) block by block by forming neighborhood block association in Harlem. What is a block association, a block association is a formal group consisting of people who live on the same block. Continue reading →

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HW Youth Intern Enters Harlem Children’s Zone T-Shirt Contest With Jeffrey Staples (video)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Jeffrey a Harlem World Magazine Youth Intern (pictured) preparing his t-shirt entry during the opening night event at the Learn To Earn office as part of the Harlem Children’s Zone T-Shirt design contest. Continue reading →

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