Ready, Set, Shop– in Harlem! In just a few short days, Shop for Public Schools 2008 will kick off, and Harlem retailers are well-represented in the program! From October 1 through October 8, you can shop at some of Harlem’s greatest stores, and a portion of your purchase will be donated to The Fund for… [Read more…]
October 3, 2008 by illoquentgent
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Last week La Pregunta Café hosted its first ‘Eregular Flow” event. I wasn’t planning on showing up because I had some reading to do for class. But I figured I have always made excuses to show up when the place is only a block away. I honestly felt guilty about not coming after having given… [Read more…]
October 3, 2008 by Grace A Ali
New York Times journalist Paul Tough profiles educational visionary Geoffrey Canada, whose Harlem Children’s Zone—currently serving more than 7,000 children and encompassing 97 city blocks—represents an audacious effort to end poverty within underserved communities. Canada’s radical experiment is predicated upon changing everything in these communities—creating an interlocking web of services targeted at the poorest and least likely to… [Read more…]
October 3, 2008 by narmer
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BET gives ‘Rap City’ the heave-ho [NYDN] China Gymnasts Are Deemed of Age For 2008 Games [WSJ] Parents Give Up Youths Under Law Meant for Babies [NYT] Suits Claim Wide Reach of Cigarettes From Tribes [NYT] Mayor Bloomberg makes it official: I’m going to seek third term [NYDN] Wells Fargo to Buy Wachovia in $15.1… [Read more…]
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October 3, 2008 by D. Bell
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