NEW YORK (AP) — Khalil Colon was sweaty but smiling after 25 jumping jacks and 20 laps around the school gym. A year ago, the 9-year-old said, running made him feel “like I’m about to drop on the middle of the floor.” Fourth graders Ralick Wiggins, left, and Khalil Colon jump rope during… [Read more…]
Campaign Countdown: 100 Days ’til Victory in New York Hillary’s Homecoming Saturday, October 27, 2007 11:00 AM West 125th Street & Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue – Adjacent to State Office Building Campus – Harlem, NY ) Please Join Senator Hillary Clinton, Chairman Charles Rangel NY Congressional Delegation Members Gary Ackerman, Yvette Clark,… [Read more…]
October 22, 2007 by illoquentgent
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Saturday • November 3 • 2:00 PM Rafael Hernandez-Sylvia Rexach Festival of Puerto Rican Music This annual festival celebrates works by Puerto Rican composer Sylvia Rexach (above), with singer Carmen D. Lucca and a premiere performance of music and dance by Carmen Jimenez. Featuring Eric Plakx on piano, Fredie Dionisio on vocals and piano, and… [Read more…]
October 22, 2007 by D. Bell
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I am always hearing about the lack of quality food in Harlem. And today I was fortune enough find “Vida Saludable” This is not just another vitamin store, so don’t sleep. From organic cookies to bulk brown rice the owner, Ana Hernandez has got it covered. And if you are lucky, Ana might be cooking some fabulous organic vegetarian Dominican… [Read more…]
October 22, 2007 by illoquentgent
NEW YORK CITY – October 19, 2007 – The Health Department today announced the launch of the Harlem Smoke-Free Home campaign to address the issue of secondhand smoke in East and Central Harlem. Children in Harlem are hospitalized for asthma at twice the rate of children citywide. According to a 2005 study, 32% of Central… [Read more…]
Find out from an insider at 68 Bradhurst, the new blog about The Langston. Tell ‘em U.F. sent you. Link: 68 Bradhurst
October 22, 2007 by illoquentgent
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Lincoln Center Gets Carter (NYSUN) CB9 Discusses Manhattanville Expansion (ColumbiaSpectator) Church Groups Protest Stereotyping of Blacks by Media (ColumbiaSpectator) Man Suspected in String of Robberies (ColumbiaSpectator) Harvard Business School Club Makes $1M Donation to Charities (NYSun) Dispute on F.D.R. Drive Ends With a Killing in East Harlem (NYT) Washington, Crowe Face Off In “Gangster” (NYT)… [Read more…]
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October 22, 2007 by illoquentgent
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