Tag Archives: Youth

Steve Harvey and Disney: Recognizing the Value of A Child’s Dream

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Dreams can come a dime a dozen. What we do with those dreams plays a huge part in determining our character, which ultimately leads us to our destiny. Continue reading

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Summer Youth Job Program, Deadline May 18, 2013

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Trying to purchase a new cell phone? Save up for college? If you’re young and in New York, you should be glad to know the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) application process began last week. Continue reading

Walter’s World: My Father’s Footsteps

By Walter Rutledge

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One of the most lasting and endearing memories I have of my father occurred on a snowy evening when I was six years old. Continue reading

Harlem Trolley On Lenox Avenue & 123 Street, 1830′s

Street scene from Lenox Avenue & 123 Street with the 1537 Metropolitan Street Railroad Harlem Trolley car heading uptown. Continue reading

Ashanti Helps Jumpstart ‘Read for the Record’

Jumpstart, a national early education non-profit organization, announced today that GRAMMY Award winning, multi-platinum artist, Ashanti, with her Harlem style is the official celebrity ambassador of the 2012 Read for the Record campaign. Continue reading

“Beyond Black” A Poem By Martial

 
 
 
 
 
 
Who doesn’t want to be rich and famous?
You can do it without acting hanus.
Play a sport, study law,
perform music, professionally draw.
Keep it legal and off the streets.
You’ll stay out of jail, nor be deceased. Continue reading

A Harlem Youth Pastor’s Plan for Peace

In July, two teens were shot in the leg and back at 1:40 a.m. near Second Avenue and 122nd St.

George White, 15, was shot and killed while standing outside of his mother’s Harlem apartment just before 11 p.m. Continue reading

Harlem Armory Event Inspires

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By Jamila Pringle

Harlem Armory celebration

Harlem Armory celebration

Excitement filled the air as thousands of junior-high students and parents assembled at The Harlem Armory to celebrate the inauguration of newly instated president Barack Obama. The affair was sponsored by many organizations including The William J. Clinton Foundation, The Police Athletic League, Democrats for Education Reform and many more. This event, hosted by Democracy Prep Charter School, an elite public school in Harlem, turned out to be the largest inaugural celebration in New York. The community came together and proved once again why Harlem lives up to its name. Continue reading

DYCD Skate Day

iceskating1.jpgHundreds of young participants in New York City ’s Out-of-School Time (OST), Beacon Community Centers and Teen ACTION initiatives took to the ice at The Pond at Bryant Park for the third annual “DYCD Skate Day.”  The Pond donated skate rentals and refreshments.  DYCD Skate Day is a fun reminder that the Department of Youth and Community Development afterschool programs operate throughout the summer and on school holidays, including the winter break.