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HW Pick: Ryan Leslie “Swiss Francs,” 2012 (video) Language

Posted on March 19, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Here’s a Ryan Leslie “Swiss Francs” video from 2012 with his shout out to Harlem world at 00:42 baby! Continue reading →

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HW Shop: A Salue To Benny Carter Signed By Miles Davis, Benny Carter, James Williams, Whit Browne And Chris Carter

Posted on January 10, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Six jazz greats signed a program saluting Benny Carter. The program is inscribed and signed by “Miles Davis,” “Benny Carter,” “To Ed: Best wishes James Williams,” “To Ed: Best Regards Whit Browne,” “Chris Carter” and others. Continue reading →

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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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Author Juliette C. Mayers signs her new book A Black Woman’s Guide to Networking at Hue-Man Books in Harlem!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Join Juliette Mayers for her book signing as part of Women’s History Month at Hue-Man Books on Saturday, March 24th at 4 pm.

She is Executive Director, Multicultural Marketing at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and an author, award-winning executive, business strategist, and a passionate community advocate. Juliette is emeritus Board President of Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), a $150 million anti-poverty organization and the largest community action agency in the country.

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Obesity Contagious Among Friends, Study Suggests

Posted on November 5, 2010 by | Leave a comment

The more obese friends you have, the more likely you are to become obese, a new study suggests. This confirms previous research that gaining weight may be socially contagious.

The research also shows that if nothing changes significantly in the environment and culture in the USA, about 42% of adults will be obese in about 40 years and then the obesity rate will level off. Continue reading →

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Harvard Announce No Tuition and No Student Loans

Posted on April 5, 2010 by | 7 Comments

Education

From D. Weaver

Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard’s president Lawrence H. Summers said, “When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. Continue reading →

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‘There Is No Science’: Canada’s Philosophy

Posted on March 12, 2010 by | Leave a comment

A Q&A with Harlem Children’s Zone founder and CEO Geoffrey Canada.

Harlem — This article is part of our special reporting on the Harlem Children’s Zone, the antipoverty initiative examined in depth in the current issue of City Limits magazine, Hope or Hype in Harlem?

A native of the South Bronx who went on to Bowdoin College and Harvard University, Geoffrey Canada launched the Harlem Children’s Zone in 1994 as a comprehensive network of services for neighborhood youth and their families, aimed at saving children from drugs, violence and poverty and getting them through college. Continue reading →

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Harvard University Announcement

Posted on March 4, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Education

From Susan f.

Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition.  In making the announcement, Harvard’s president Lawrence H. Summers said, “When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough.  We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution.” Continue reading →

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