Michelin quality dining in East Harlem [SE] Columbia students mix studies with volunteer work [NYT] Rangel’s constituents weigh in on supposed language barrier [NYT] Rangel takes to the floor to battle ethics charges [Fox] Rangel will pay back the owed taxes [Reuters] Palin’s big diss [PP] The Gentrification story that never ends [SWPL]
Schomburg Highlights: New Website, Major Exhibit & Treasures Video The Abolition of the Slave Trade tells the story of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade through original essays linked to collection images, maps, and texts. This just-launched website examines “all the economic, political, social, legal, and moral issues,” says Sylviane Diouf, Schomburg’s Curator of Digital… [Read more…]
Ed. Note: A number of places featured have since been opened/reopened since this post was written. With all this talk about businesses closing down, it’s interesting to see which businesses are opening up: On Lenox Avenue, both The Lenox and The Lenox Grand are housing some new spots: In other news Londel’s seems to be… [Read more…]
Harlem Patsy’s wins food fight [NYP] Harlem’s Community Organizer’s efforts to fight Capitalism [BAR] Grammy-nominated singer Natasha Bedingfeld performs at Harlem School [Stockhouse] Craig Schley’s new website scrutenized [TH] Audio: St. Hope founded by former NBA player Kevin Johnson expands to Harlem [CPR] Columbia students join Harlem mentoring group [CS] New E-banking kiosk in Harlem… [Read more…]
Former Nation of Islam leader W.D. Mohammed dies [CO] Rice: Not enough blacks at State Department [CNN] Bronx nonprofit Per Scholas trains low-income residents to fix computers [NYDN] Rangel Calls for House Inquiry [NSNTV] NYC Transit to test bilevel bus, would be fleet’s first since ’50s [NYDN] It ain’t over till the polls close, but… [Read more…]
September 10, 2008 by D. Bell
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