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Harlem Home Stresses “…Loving…like a Zen [experience]…”

Posted on August 29, 2012 by | Leave a comment

In 2001, Nadja Fidelia’s life revolved around Lower Manhattan. As a managing director for Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. living in Battery Park City, Ms. Fidelia was only a short walk between home and work. Continue reading →

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The Clyde Frazier Jr., SLAM JAM Tournament Schedule

Posted on July 9, 2012 by | 2 Comments

For the better part of the last decade, Clyde Frazier Sr. (above center) has spent his retirement keeping the Slam Jam girls basketball league that his son, Clyde Jr., founded in 1994 alive. Continue reading →

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Op-Ed: “9/11: This Is Nothing New”

Posted on September 11, 2011 by | Leave a comment

By Susan Marie

My phone rang. I were told to turn on the TV. I stared in abject horror at the screen as a plane flew directly into the 2nd tower of The World Trade Center. Continue reading →

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Diane Sawyers Harlem Style

Posted on September 4, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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There’s a story people at ABC News tell about the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson were cozily ensconced in the Good Morning America studio when the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center. Being seasoned newsmen both, they sprang into action, covering the tragedy side by side for about 10 minutes until Peter Jennings—stately, stoic, impeccably tailored—settled into his anchor chair.

For the rest of the morning, Sawyer rarely saw the red light of a live camera trained her way. Surrounded by flowers on the cheery Good Morning America set, she waited for her chance to go on. “Diane’s available,” producers said. “She’s standing by.” Nothing.

Charlie Gibson made no direct reference to Sawyer in his public statement about his departure, and a source close to the anchor described him as “livid” that Sawyer is succeeding him.

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