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Harlem Profile: Faith Ringgold

May 22, 2009 by

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Disclaimer: This is an excerpt of a longer article that appeared on CentralJersey.com written by Ilene Dube Born in Harlem, Faith suffered asthma and did not go to school until the second grade. She was home schooled by her mother, a dressmaker. Willi Jones took her daughter to the theater, movies and museums, bought her… [Read more…]

Open em Shut em

May 22, 2009 by

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There have been a number of new businesses on the horizon, while a number of old-ish business have disappeared in the meantime. Two businesses in the Hamilton Heights area that are trading off are two small restaurants. Oklahoma Smoke  was located on 145th Street near 8th Avenue. Oklahoma Smoke tried to hold on but just couldn’t keep their… [Read more…]

A Man of Many Mediums

May 22, 2009 by

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Narmer’s Newsstand

May 22, 2009 by

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Suing to Stop Bottled Water From Getting a Deposit Fee [NYT] Fortune Academy Complex Breaks Ground, Seeks LEED Gold at 625 West 140th Street[GREENBUILDING] Harlem hero honored, PS 195 renamed[DN] Supreme Court to weigh Voting Rights Act challenge[FC] School Budgets to Be Cut by 5 Percent Next Year [NYT] Cue Up Sad Trombone: No More… [Read more…]

Photo of the Week: Harlem belongs to the people, 116th St.

May 22, 2009 by

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Harlem belongs to the people, 116th St., originally uploaded by forota.  

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