Thursday, June 30, 2011

Thousands of Inmates Serving Time for Drug Crimes May Win Early Release

 

Independence Day festivities began early for thousands of inmates, after the U.S. Sentencing Commission today voted to let reduced penalties for crack cocaine apply retroactively to prisoners already serving time for drug crimes.

Here’s the report on the vote from WSJ’s Gary Fields and click here for earlier LB coverage about the government’s ongoing efforts to address the disparate sentences long levied against crack defendants, in comparison to other cocaine users.

Today’s vote drew criticism from law enforcement and some Republicans in Congress, WSJ reports.

Sentencing Commission research estimates that 12,040 offenders sentenced between Oct. 1, 1991, and Sept. 30, 2010, are eligible to seek reduced sentences.

About one-third of the group would be eligible for release, if approved, by Nov. 1, 2012. The action will go into effect Nov. 1 unless Congress stops it.

Thousands of Inmates Serving Time for Drug Crimes May Win Early Release
Nathan Koppel
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:56:20 GMT

Report: NYPD Tests Out Gunshot Tracing Cameras

 

The New York City Police Department is testing out surveillance cameras with sound sensors that have the ability to rotate and zoom to the area where it believes a gunshot originated, according to a published report.

Report: NYPD Tests Out Gunshot Tracing Cameras
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:40:50 GMT

Violent NYPD Response To Crowds Outside LES Nightclub

Video: Violent NYPD Response To Crowds Outside LES Nightclub

_Video: Violent NYPD Response To Crowds Outside LES Nightclub

A high density of bars and nightclubs combined with manic out-of-town revelers and wary locals gives the Lower East Side an electricity all its own. It also provokes scenes like the one late last night at the intersection of Rivington and Orchard around midnight. Nightclub Tammany Hall was hosting an album release party for rap group Smif N Wessun. [MORE]

"Everybody Loves the Sunshine" Roy Ayers and The Jazz Mafia Symphony plus special guests

"Everybody Loves the Sunshine" Roy Ayers and The Jazz Mafia Symphony plus special guests

Date: July 2, 2011

Though he has gained renown for his funky, soulful and jazzy compositions, Roy Ayers' signature sound is the vibraphone, incorporated into virtually all elements of his music. With hits such as "Brother Green" and "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," Ayers set the stage for modern R&B artists over the course of his forty plus year career with his innovative use of synthesizers and modern production techniques. Widely considered to be one of the most sampled artists of all time, Ayers' music continues to engage and inspire audiences of all ages.

The Jazz Mafia Symphony, an intricately woven collective of jazz virtuosos, top MCs, singers, arrangers, and composers that include many of the San Francisco Bay Area's most innovative and prolific musicians, had a break-through year in 2010. Performing their critically acclaimed 45 piece symphony, "Brass, Bows & Beats" in front of tens of thousands at major festivals including the Montreal and Newport Jazz Festivals. They return to the road in 2011 to premiere the Jazz Mafia Symphony #2, "The Emperor Norton Suite." The Jazz Mafia Symphony is bravado post-modern orchestration, blistering solos, spoken-word, Latin poly-rhythms, boom-bap rhymes, and emotive ballads, all spun together with the spirit of improvisational jazz.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 360-2777

Location: Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park)

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

NEWS FOR HARLEM

News  HARLEM
 
Harlem barbershops, salons double as health clinics
Reuters
The machines arrived at the Denny Moe's Superstar Barbershop in New York's historic African-American neighborhood of Harlem in May, making it only one of the latest examples of barbers and beauty salons in predominantly black or immigrant neighborhoods ...
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Harlem Football Star Killed After High School Graduation
DNAinfo
(Facebook/Isayah Muller) By Amy Zimmer MANHATTAN — A star high school football player from East Harlem's Jefferson Houses was stabbed to death during a fight in a Bronx parking lot on Tuesday, just hours after the 19-year-old graduated, police said. ...
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Teenager Charged in Gang Case Surrenders
New York Times
By JOHN ELIGON A Harlem teenager who received the financial and spiritual support of the Abyssinian Baptist Church after she was charged with being involved in a gang surrendered herself to jail on Tuesday as part of a plea deal. ...
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What the Harlem Renaissance Teaches About Gay Rights
The Root
Harlem, to be specific. It was actually a pretty gay place. Like the rest of the city, Harlem was home to countless gay bars. At the annual Hamilton Lodge drag ball, hundreds of drag queens competed for the top prize while thousands of straight ...
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Developer Plans Harlem Building
Wall Street Journal
By JOSEPH DE AVILA One of Harlem's biggest property owners is considering a city-owned parcel of land to erect a $40 million "affordable housing" apartment building. Tahl Propp Equities, owner of about 3500 apartments in Harlem, wants to buy the ...
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Harlem Globetrotters draft Beaver Lake basketball phenom
Issaquah Press
By Staff Jordan McCabe, a basketball-handling phenomenon from Beaver Lake Middle School, was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters on June 21, according to his family and a press release from the team. Jordan McCabe juggles three balls in February during ...
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Issaquah Press

Blogs
 
High School Athlete From Harlem Stabbed To Death - CBS New York
By wcbsmark
19-year-old Isayah Muller led his Truman High School team to a victory in the PSAL Bowl Championship last fall, but his promising career came to an end Tuesday night.
CBS New York

Web
 
Harlem group's push to curb infant mortality prompts national action
theGRIO REPORT - The North Manhattan Perinatal Partnership has led an effort that reduced the black infant mortality rate from 27.7 deaths per 1000 live ...
www.thegrio.com/.../harlem-community-group-has-success-co...

Chinese Men Marrying African Women, A New Trend?

Chinese Men Marrying African Women, A New Trend?

AFRICA - A new trend of Chinese workers marrying African locals may be on the horizon. This rise of interracial matrimony is said to be a plausible solution to the overpopulation of males in China due to its cultural mandate of one child per household and strong proclivity for boys.

The Grio Reports:

Despite the growing trend of Chinese workers marrying local African women, predictably, many in their home country have a lot to say about it. On the Chinese culture blog, China Smack, one writer suggests that the "large-scale" marrying of African women could be the key to Chinese men finding love, but of course, only if they marry "high end black girls" without "greasy skin."

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Ben Williams

 

Benjamin James Williams is a native of Washington, DC. He also performs on electric bass and piano as well. His musical influence is rooted in various genres of music including jazz, hip-hop, R&B, gos...
Event Date & Time: 06/29/2011 07:30 PM
Location: Harlem Stage, 150 Convent Ave at West 135th Street, New York, NY, 10031

Ben Williams
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:08:19 GMT

HARLEM NEWS AND VIEWS

News

Harlem prep student Afrika Owes, charged with aiding crack gang, begins ...
New York Daily News
A Harlem teen once considered an Ivy League lock started serving a 90-day jail term Tuesday for her role in a brutal crack gang - even before entering a guilty plea. Afrika Owes, 17, kissed her mother in a Manhattan courtroom before she was led away in ...
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New York Daily News

Johnson: What Harlem can teach Detroit
The Detroit News
One of the earliest "franchise" success stories is in New York's East Harlem school district. I observed first hand the education experiment in which the district went from one of the city's worst to one of its best. Key was giving principals their own ...
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Harlem Choir Academy Graduates Rise Above the Challenges
DNAinfo
The once-troubled Choir Academy of Harlem marked its graduation day with a vow to fight for survival. By Jeff Mays HARLEM — The high school graduating class of the Choir Academy of Harlem is smaller, but stronger, after enduring years of controversy ...
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Harlem makes sense
Examiner.com
The interest in Harlem, currently undergoing a positive evolution, remains high. Especially in the western section of Harlem, many first rate new condos have been built over the last five years. This could have been interpreted as an oversupply few ...
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Who loves a hellhole?
New York Post
No one who truly cares about kids -- or innocent teachers, for that matter -- could possibly want to keep Harlem's MS 344 open. The school is an utter nightmare, as Susan Edelman's horrifying story in Sunday's Post, and an accompanying online video, ...
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New York Post

Two Arrested In Harlem Stabbing
DNAinfo
One male and one female were arrested in a stabbing incident in Harlem, police said. by Tuan Nguyen HARLEM — The NYPD arrested two people in connection with the killing of a man in Harlem, DCPI said. Police found a 35-year-old man with multiple stab ...
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Harlem's Colored Orphan Asylum helped black kids succeed in different era
New York Daily News
Looking back, said the retired city cop who lives in Harlem, it was the best thing that ever happened to him. "That kept me straight," said Harvey, 83, of the first orphanage to care for minorities, where he was sent in 1940. "More than likely, I might ...
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New York Daily News

Insider's Guide to the Perfect Hudson Valley Fourth and Fireworks
Patch.com
Check Metro-North for details, but the railroad will operate on a Sunday schedule with extra service on the New Haven and Harlem Lines, including two “post-fireworks” trains from Grand Central. Macy's recommends getting to locations along the West Side ...
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Blogs

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble playing free Harlem show, Pharoahe ...
By brooklynvegan
Pharoahe Monch at Fun Fun Fun Fest in 2010 (more by BBG) In addition to the free show at Weeksville Heritage Center, Pharoahe Monch has a few other NYC shows in July. He plays B.B. King's on July 12 with...
brooklynvegan

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

HARLEM NEWS

 

Harlem's Beverly Smith, former Vibe, Rolling Stone exec, hosts invitation-only ...
New York Daily News
Harlem's Beverly Smith has been bringing people together for as long as she can remember. It's what she does best, she said, but she always realize it. "I didn't know it was something you could be paid to do," said Smith, a former Rolling Stone fashion ...
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New York Daily News

'Crooked' street names in Harlem
New York Post
By PHILIP MESSING The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has begun a criminal probe to determine whether bribes have been paid to speed up "co-naming" Harlem streets in honor of prominent public and historical figures, The Post has learned. ...
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New York Post

Controversial Harlem Developer Agrees to Long-Term Affordable Housing
DNAinfo
By Jeff Mays HARLEM — A developer looking to build housing in East Harlem has agreed to enter four other area properties into long-term affordability agreements in exchange for a letter of support from Community Board 11 for the new project. ...
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Record Breakers
SLAM Online
Former Harlem Globetrotter Marques Haynes and his traveling basketball troupe, the Harlem Magicians, played at 1:15. And immediately following the exhibition, the Boston Celtics faced the Minneapolis Lakers; both games were scheduled for the afternoon ...
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Police hold Worcester man on murder charge
Worcester Telegram
Carl R. Larocque, 24, of 31 Harlem St., was arrested Friday afternoon at his home, and booked on the murder charge. He was held over the weekend and is being transported to the courthouse this morning to face the murder allegation. ...
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City Preacher Spreads Global Message Of Religious Freedom
NY1
A Bronx Baptist preacher who was born in Harlem is now a US ambassador taking her message of peace around the world. NY1's Cheryl Wills filed the following report. The Reverend Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook is a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker who is now one of ...
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NY1

Live Salute to Troops from Harlem Globetrotters
CNN (blog)
Big Easy Lofton, Dizzy Grant, and Flight Time Lang visited the Morning Express studio to send a salute to our military men and women. Submit a salute of your own by visiting the special Morning Express with Robin Meade Salute To Troops assignment page ...
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Musical Legends Fly in Harlem
JazzTimes Magazine
By Jeff Tamarkin Thirty-six banners spotlighting the diversity of culture in Manhattan's famed Harlem can now be seen flying on streetlight poles along the world-renowned 125th Street corridor. Six winning designs were chosen from among 41 submissions ...
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Two People Shot at 129th Street and Fifth Ave.
DNAinfo
Two people were injured during a shooting incident at 2 W. 129th St. Sunday night in Harlem. by Tuan Nguyen HARLEM — Police are looking for information about a shooting that left two people injured in Harlem Sunday night. The shooting occurred in ...
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Charter school advocates demand UFT apology but get debate
GothamSchools
Last month, a much larger group of protesters rallied outside the Harlem headquarters of the NAACP, which joined the UFT in the suit. Protesters chanted a series of slogans for nearly an hour, at one point shouting “UFT: Apologize” for more than three ...
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GothamSchools

Blogs

Rachel Brown at Red Rooster Harlem on July 14th
By mahir
Join us at Red Rooster Harlem on July 14th for a very special evening of music and culinary delight, featuring award-winning singer-songwriter Rachel Brown. Celebrating the fusion of cultures that are her roots, Rachel Brown's unique ...
Chef Marcus Samuelsson

Monday, June 27, 2011

Greenmarket Vendors Say Cheese Slicing Ban Stinks

Greenmarket Vendors Say Cheese Slicing Ban Stinks

June 27, 2011

State officials have banned cutting cheese at local greenmarkets without a license to process food.

No More Cutting Cheese at Union Square Market

By Amy Zimmer

DNAinfo News Editor

UNION SQUARE — Cheesemongers at Union Square's greenmarket say the state's new crackdown on rules banning them from slicing their product in public without a license stinks like Gorgonzola.

Under rules now being enforced by the state's Department of Agriculture and Markets, farmers are no longer allowed to slice and wrap their cheese wheels at markets in New York unless they have a license to process food. They can only get that license if they have, for instance, a three-basin sink and hot water heater.

"It eliminates the personal touch, the beauty or freedom, if you will, of the farmers' market," said Jody Somers, ofDancing Ewe Farm, which makes artisanal caciotta, pecorino and ricotta in Granville, New York.

"We try to do the right thing on the farm. We try to treat the animals well. We trudge four hours to get here," Somers added. "We're under everyone's thumb."

Cheese vendors say that the state will kill off their success at local greenmarkets by subjecting them to similar rules as delis or grocery stores — since it's impossible to get access to the same running water in their temporary stands as delis do at a store.

In addition, unlicensed cheesemongers are supposed to cut cheese samples with a disposable plastic knife, an impossibility with hard cheese, Somers said.

Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20110627/murray-hill-gramercy/union-square-greenmarket-vendors-say-cheese-slicing-ban-stinks?utm_content=blackcotton212%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Greenmarket%20Vendors%20Say%20Cheese%20Slicing%20Ban%20Stinks&utm_campaign=Locals%20Want%20Renewed%20Police%20Crackdown%20on%20Empire%20State%20Building%20Ticket%20Hawkerscontent#ixzz1QVha5mki

Venus and Serena Williams both have been eliminated from play at Wimbledon

 
Venus and Serena Williams both have been eliminated from play at Wimbledon.

Defending champion Serena Williams was defeated in straight sets by France's Marion Bartoli.

Venus Williams lost to Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova for the second successive year.

 

 

Saturday, June 25, 2011

HARLEM NEWS

News
 
For a Few Developers, It's Hammer Time
New York Times
It was a renovated building in East Harlem with everything a first-time buyer might want, including granite countertops, dishwashers and washing machines in every unit. It was just a few blocks from the subway, and plenty of new development was under ...
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New York Times
Spotlight Nonprofit: Bringing scientists and low-income students together to ...
Latina Lista
LatinaLista -- The founders of the Harlem Children's Society (HCS) describe their effort as an experiment in the "relationship between science and society." Yet, what this unique organization is achieving is opening doors -- and minds -- to the future ...
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Top 5 Notorious Gangsters Turned Informants
News One
Alberto "Alpo" Martinez was a drug dealer from Harlem who made an obscene amount of money selling heroin and cocaine on the whole East coast. Along with fellow drug dealers, AZ and Rich Porter, Alpo would make a name for himself due to his expensive ...
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News One
St. Nicholas Avenue between 124th and 126th Streets
DNAinfo
This block in the heart of Harlem is home to Wayusi Artist Collective, one of the oldest African American arts organizations in the US It's also home to other rich cultural institutions and architecture that dates back to the late 1800s. ...
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UFT-NAACP child abuse
New York Post
At another, in Harlem, just 3 percent of kids passed state math exams -- and a city study called its environment worse than Paul Robeson's. Clearly, the lawsuit is succeeding in its attempt to create anxiety. But City Hall can't back down, ...
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New York Post

Blogs
 
H A R L E M + B E S P O K E: MEET: Harlem Pride at Marcus Garvey Park
By Ulysses
Past lives have been in the East Village and Lower East Side of Manhattan; more recently transplanted to Harlem. Currently living in a 1907 "French flat," an Edwardian era middle-class apartment. View my complete profile ...
H A R L E M + B E S P O K E

Sep 25, 2011: Sundae Sermon at Morningside Park

 

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Amber Haeckel
(917) 805-0471 / amber.haeckel@gmail.com
SUNDAE SERMON RECORDINGS, BIKRAM YOGA EAST HARLEM, HARLEM CDC, UPTOWN/VIBE MAG, EXPERIENCE HARLEM AND MUSICAL DIRECTIONS PRESENTS
THE ANNUAL SUMMERTIME SERIES:
SUNDAE SERMON BY DJ STORMIN’ NORMAN & SPECIAL GUESTS
SUNDAYS ALL SUMMER LONG IN MORNINGSIDE PARK
New York, NY – June 21, 2011 – Sundae Sermon, Harlem’s very own feel good music & film series is back in Morningside Park this summer. Celebrating its fourth season, Sundae Sermon (founded by Norman McHugh aka DJ Stormin’ Norman) promises to be as inviting as ever with a wide-array of acclaimed international and local NYC DJ’s spinning positive vibrations by way of soulful house, disco, classics, Afro-beat, Latin tunes, and more that are sure to get those hips shaking. Put on your dancing shoes, pack up the family, and get ready to dance those sultry summer days away. There are also fun activities for children such as face painting, hula hoops, and ball games, so pack the kiddies too. The event is FREE. There are no food vendors within the park so be sure to pack food or visit one of Harlem’s local eateries on your way in.
Sundae Sermon was born with the Harlem community in mind. Harlem has a rich history and its residents offer a wealth of diversity, giving the enclave it’s influential, vibrant, and creative vibe. Sundae Sermon celebrates Harlem’s uniqueness and welcomes people of all ages. Through the spirit of music and independent film, Sundae Sermon aims to bring Harlemites, its friends in all 5 boroughs, and visitors to New York, a fun and uplifting experience that is rooted in good music and good people. Last year’s series saw over 6,000 visitors and 2011 expects to draw approximately 10,000 guests.
Norman McHugh, Sundae Sermon’s founder is a globally renowned DJ and producer (under the moniker DJ Stormin’ Norman), and 15-year resident of Harlem. Sundae Sermon is McHugh’s way of bringing the community he loves and works in together under the backdrop of Harlem’s Morningside Park, inviting a host of special guests along the way.
Mc Hugh adds, “Sundae Sermon is my way of giving back to the community. It is my vision to continue to grow the event, making it a summertime staple in Harlem that brings residents, visitors, community leaders, and commerce together year after year.”
Don’t miss Sundae Sermon at Morningside Park (Morningside Drive & 114th Street):
Sunday, June 26th, 3pm-7pm w/special guest Grammy Award Winning DJ’s Louie Vega and Kevin Hedge!
Sunday, July 10th, 3pm-7pm w/special guest DJ’s Kervyn Mark, Herbert Holler, and Stormin’ Norman!
Sunday, July 24h, 3pm-7pm Women’s Mentoring Day! w/special female guest DJ’s Kamala, Reborn, and Beverly Bond!
Sunday, August 14th, 3-7pm Small Business Day! w/special guest DJ Tommy Bones!
Sunday, August 28, 3-7pm Health & Wellness Day w/ DJ Stormin’ Norman & More TBA!
Sunday, September 11th 3-7pm, Remembering 9/11 w/DJ Stormin’ Norman & More TBA!
Sunday, September 25th, 3pm-7pm Season Finale w/ DJ Stormin’ Norman & Guests, plus special live performance TBA!
Sunday, September 25th, 7:30pm Sundown Film Series & Imagenation w/Mooz Lim
And Don’t Miss DJ Stormin’ Norman at these special events:
Tuesday, June 21, 7pm-10pm Make Music New York! 67 Orange (113th & 8th Avenue)
Thursday, June 23, 6:30pm-10pm 5th Anniversary of Shall We Dance! Columbia University / Rotunda Low Library (116th & Broadway entrance) *w/instructional Dance/Sambe & Belly Dancing
Friday, June 24, 7pm-9pm CityParks SummerStage/Red Hook Park, Brooklyn! Opening DJ set for Reggie Watts (@Otsego, Bay, Hicks, Lorraine, Court, Halleck Streets)
Thursday, July 21, 6:30pm Shall We Dance! Columbia University / Rotunda of Low Library (116th & Broadway Entrance) *w/instructional Dance/Bollywood & Waacking
For updates visit: www.sundaesermon.com

Sep 25, 2011: Sundae Sermon at Morningside Park
Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:01:28 GMT

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Harlem - News June 23, 2011

Harlem - News June 23, 2011

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Guilty verdict in gang killing, separate violent crime (Empire State News)
NEW YORK A New York City man was found guilty of all charges, including murder, in separate crimes in East Harlem that occurred three years apart.

Harlem Renaissance Economic Development Corp. Presents 11th Annual... (Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...)
July 12 -16 and July 19 -23 2011, Harlem, NY. 11th annual Young Entrepreneurs Boot Camp will take place- a two week business training program for Harlem's youth utilizing the operation of an outdoor bakery cafe.

Upper West Side Mourns Loss of H&H Bagels
Upper West Side Mourns Loss of H&H Bagels (DNAInfo)
Devastated Upper West Siders rushed to H&H Bagels to stock up on plain, sesame and poppy seed baked treats Tuesday as news of the legendary store's impending closure spread like a bitter-tasting schmear.

 

Obama returns to NYC for fund-raising spree (New York Daily News)
President Obama is set to cash in on New Yorkers' love with THREE campaign fund-raisers Thursday.

EVENT: Bid on Culture Annnounces Artists/Unveils New Banners to Hang Throughout Harlem (All About Jazz)
BID ON CULTURE 2011 Project Unveils New Banner Designs Selected in Third Annual Banner Competition HARLEM, NY—There is always something exciting to see on the streets of Harlem, but few sights are more magnificent than the 36 new banners that are now flying on streetlight poles along the world-renowned 125th Street corridor.

Tuskeegee Airman recalls getting job in aviation after affirmative action
Tuskeegee Airman recalls getting job in aviation after affirmative action (The Times-Herald)
Did you agree with Coweta's decision to approve a Special Events ordinance allowing property owners to operate businesses such as an events facility, bed and breakfast or concert facility and allow alcohol sales with that permit? Yes: 111 24 No: 69 Don't Care: 19 Total Votes: Photo by Marianne Thomasson Roy Ealy of the Tuskeegee Airmen, left, spoke ...

Summer on the Hudson: Fishing Festival with the Urban Park Rangers

 

Date: June 25, 2011

The Urban Park Rangers teach you to connect to the life living within the Hudson River.

Equipment is provided, so just bring enthusiasm, some luck and maybe a friend. Come for the fishing stay for some other river-related activities including a variety of fishy arts and crafts.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 3:00 pm

Contact phone: 311

Location: West Harlem Piers Park

Summer on the Hudson: Fishing Festival with the Urban Park Rangers
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:00:11 GMT

Morris-Jumel Mansion: Family Day

 

Date: June 25, 2011

Come enjoy Roger Morris Park along with your family. Play colonial games, make crafts, and enjoy the beginning of summer! The day will also include docent-led tours for adults and families.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 923-8008

Location: Roger Morris Park,Morris-Jumel Mansion (in Roger Morris Park)

Morris-Jumel Mansion: Family Day
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:00:11 GMT

African-American - News

African-American - News June 23, 2011

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Census shows whites lose US majority among babies (KIVI)
For the first time, minorities make up a majority of babies in the U.S., part of a sweeping race change and growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and predominantly minority youths that could reshape government policies.

Libya - Eyewitnesses describe suffering of besieged North African nation
Libya - Eyewitnesses describe suffering of besieged North African nation (Final Call)
"NATO is bombing in the daytime, in the afternoon, in the evening and at night. It's ridiculous what they're doing!" Cynthia McKinney, former U.S. Congresswoman and presidential candidate, told The Final Call during the June 18 kickoff of "Eyewitness Libya," her national tour to give eyewitness accounts of the U.S.-sponsored/NATO-led bombings in ...

Bay Area Anti-Abortion Billboards Draw Cries Of Racism (CBS Local)
Images on a series of billboards appearing in Oakland and other Bay Area locations have caused some to say the anti-abortion message is blatantly racist.

North_Carolina_books_for_summer_reading0_1308095005.jpg (The Yadkin Ripple Incorporated)
Are there some North Carolina books in your summer reading book bag? If not, here are some possibilities from authors who will be featured on upcoming programs on UNC-TV's North Carolina Bookwatch.

Q&A: School Board Candidate Charisse Espy Glassman
Q&A: School Board Candidate Charisse Espy Glassman (Patch)
Charisse Espy Glassman, of Falls Church, received one of the Fairfax County Democrat Committee's endorsements last month for an at-large seat on the Fairfax County School Board.

Next Stop: Using Buses To Promote HIV-Testing Awareness (MediLexicon)
A University of Pennsylvania study will determine if public transit can convey more than people going from point A to point B. Video displays on public buses in Los Angeles will be used to help determine the efficacy of an innovative soap opera-like video program designed to increase HIV testing among low-income African Americans 14 to 24 years of ...