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The Pride of Precious Jones

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Whites, Harlem, Poverty, Gabourey Sidibe, Real Estate, Race, Hollywood, Barack Obama, New York, Rodney King, South Africa, Unemployed, Precious, Oprah Winfrey, Lenny Kravitz, Blacks, Paula Patton, Lee Daniels, Michael Mccollom, Brooklyn, Sapphire, Push, Mo'Nique, Armand White, A. O. Scott, Divas, The Color Purple, New York Press, Mariah Carey, New York Times, New York News

Almost every African-American knows, is related to, or is acquainted with a Precious Jones or her mother, Mary.

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Citarella Making A Stink In Harlem

columbiaspectator.com | Lindsey Ward | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Columbia University, Harlem, 126th Street and Amsterdam, 126th Street and Amsterdam Lot, New York City, New York, 126th Street and Amsterdam Citarella, Citarella, New York News

Though Citarella was evicted in June, managers say the store isn't leaving anytime soon. And one block away from the upscale supermarket's Harlem loc...

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Roy DeCarava Dead: Roy DeCarava, Photographer, Dies At 89

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Roy DeCarava Hunter College, Susan DeCarava, Harlem, Roy DeCarava, Roy DeCarava Dies, Roy DeCarava Harlem, New York, New York City, Roy DeCarava Dead, New York News

NEW YORK — Roy DeCarava, a photographer whose black and white images captured Harlem's everyday life and the jazz greats who performed there, ha...

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"Show Me The Money"

Alan Singer | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Rudy Giuliani, Arne Duncan, Michael Bloomberg, School Reform, Tom Cruise, Education Reform, Jerry McGuire, New York News

Is Michael Bloomberg buying votes? Will Arne Duncan bring a "revolution" to the way our schools operate? Some who responded to recent blogs wanted more evidence for my claims. Here it is.

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Costco: Food Stamps Will Be Accepted

Seattle Times | Melissa Allison | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Harlem, Welfare, Big Box Retail, California, Food Stamps, Economy, Jim Sinegal, Washington State, Recession, New York, New York City, Big Box Retailer, Groceries, Costco, Food, Michigan, Business News

Costco Wholesale plans to accept food stamps at its warehouse stores nationwide, a major shift for a company that earlier this year said it doubted th...

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Carlton Lewis: Cops Kill Ceremonial Dagger-Wielding Harlem Man After Fatal Stabbing Spree

Gothamist | John Del Signore | Posted 10.08.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Crime, Murder, Harlem, New York Crime, Harlem Police, Harlem Arrest, New York City, New York, New York News

A murderous Harlem man died in a hail of NYPD bullets last night, after apparently stabbing two men, one fatally. Police arrived at the West 144th Str...

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The Colossus Comes on Stilts

Christian Nwachukwu, Jr. | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Bill De Blasio, David Paterson, David Yassky, John Liu, Mark Green, Barack Obama, Run-Off-Election, Caroline Kennedy, New York News

All along Sugar Hill Harlem, we think it began with Caroline. The slide, the trenchant derision, the Partied and, some hope, parting exile. "He shou...

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Lynden Miller, Carolyn Kent: Ladies Who Perfected New York's Parks

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Carolyn-Kent, Fountains, Martha Stewart, Central Park, Flowers, Battery Park, Bette Midler, Lynden Miller, Bryant Park, Saint Mary's Church, Public Parks, Public Service, New York News

More than other New Yorkers, Lynden Miller and Carolyn Kent largely reversed the ill effects of the city's 1970s era of disinvestment in public places.

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Bill Cosby on Harlem Village Academies: I'm Jumping (Video)

Tiki Barber | Posted 09.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Education, Msnbc, Harlem Village Academies, Charter Schools, New York City, Bill Cosby, Non-Profits, Education Reform, Tiki Barber, Deborah Kenny, New York News

Cosby talked exuberantly about Harlem Village Academies as a model for the nation on MSNBC.

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Religion and Region

Venkat Srinivasan | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Religion, Masjid Aqsa, Islam, New York City, Mosques, Muslims, Churches, Prayer, Religous Freedom, Missionaries, Bronx, New York News

A trip to a mosque in Harlem and a church in the Bronx: there are no easy answers in religion, especially when mixed with nationhood.

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Harlem -- Night Before The Primary

Reverend Billy | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Reverend Billy, Nyc, Harlem, Michael Bloomberg, Washington-Heightsinwood, Apollo, New York Democrats, New York City, Tony Avella, City Council, Bill Thompson, Norman Siegel, Green Party, Gentrification, New York News

Corruption has taken a sophisticated form. It has been enlarged from the usual millions under the table, unchanged since Tammany Hall and beyond, to the modern era of marketing.

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The Impact of the Economic Crisis on New York City Business

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Kathy Wylde, Harlem, Retail Sales, Financial Services, Urban Policy, New York Real Estate, Charles Rangel, David Paterson, Lehman Brothers, Economic Crisis, Fiscal Crisis, Financial Crisis, Harlem New York, Partnership for New York City, New York City, New York News

For small business, the recession will be a difficult trial, but it may turn out to provide the wake up call that New York City and State needed to support entrepreneurial companies.

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A House in the Hamptons?: Historic Vacation Spots of the Black Elite

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Theodore Roosevelt, Obama Martha's Vineyard, Moet & Chandon, Obama Vacation, Noel Harkin, Rockefellers, Rene Hunter, Obama, Henessey, African-American History, Vanderbilt, Lynn Whitfield, FREDI WASHINGTON, Villa Lewaro, South Hampton, Hamptons, Michael MC COLLOM, Newport, Elite, Astors, Irvington-on-Hudson, African Americans, Yachts, Boston, Earl Graves, Norma Jean Darden, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Dr. Norman Cotton, Susan Taylor, Baltimore, Diana Vreeland, Dr. Chester Redhead, Country House, Sag Harbor, New York, New York City, Thomas Downing, Steven Robinson, George T. Downing, Golf, Ronald K. Brown, Resort, Michelle Patterson, Evidence Dance Company, Madame C. J. Walker, Ruling Elite, Isabel Washington Powell, Roosevelt, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, A'Lelia Walker, New York News

Some African-Americans, seemingly born under an auspicious star, apparently have always gathered to share their leisure pursuits with others who were similarly favored.

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Manhattan's Forgotten Landmarks Worth Preserving

New York Press | David Freeland | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Greenwich Village, Webster Hall, Manhattan Landmarks, Chinatown, Frankie and Johnnie's, Harlem Vaudeville, Frankie and Johnnie's Steakhouse, New York News

MANHATTAN DEVELOPMENT HAS finally slowed - which means it's time to take stock of what remains. Now that buildings once destined for the wrecking ball...

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Bill Clinton Puts The Spotlight On Harlem (With A Little Help From Zagat)

Posted 09.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Clinton Zagat, Clinton Foundation, Zagat Survey, Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton Harlem, Zagat, Clinton Foundation's Economic Opportunity Initiative, Zagat Harlem, Zagat Guide, New York News

NEW YORK (AP) -- A new guide sponsored by former President Bill Clinton's foundation is showcasing the highlights of Harlem. The Spotlight on Harle...

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Langston Hughes' Former Harlem Brownstone for Sale

gotham.fromthesquare.org | Posted 09.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Langston Hughes Brownstone Sale, Langston Hughes Brownstone, Langston Hughes Home Sale, New York, New York City, Langston Hughes Harlem Brownstone, Langston Hughes, Real Estate, Langston Hughes Home, New York News

The former Harlem brownstone of legendary writer Langston Hughes, which has remained in private hands since his death in 1967, is being toured by the ...

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Economic Development Corporation To Develop Harlem Kitchen For Entrepreneurs To Share

New York Times | Patrick McGeehan | Posted 09.04.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Economic Development, Harlem, La Marqueta New York, New York Harlem, New York City Counsil, Economic Development, La Marqueta, Entrepreneurism, Amy's Bread, New York Entrepreneurism, Economic Development Corporation, Harlem New York, New York News

The Economic Development Corporation is seeking someone to operate a large, shared kitchen that would be rented by entrepreneurs with dreams of develo...

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Breaking Free of the Urban Education Plantation

Gerald Bracey | Posted 09.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Poverty, Harlem, Geoffrey Canada, Educational Reform, Bruce Smith, Richard Gibboney, Obama, Duncan, Politics News

I don't think that Geoffrey Canada has found the "ideal intervention" for Harlem kids (he'd be on his way to Oslo to get that Nobel if he'd done that), but I think his model is the way to go.

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Harlem Chic

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 08.26.2009 | New York

Seeing celebrities, the Governor, Danny Glover, movie maker Al Maysles and his son Philip, and George Faison, acclaimed and beautiful actresses Marcia Gay Harden, Tamara Tunie, and Bette Midler , people who, despite their fame, live or work in Harlem, is no big thing.

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Great Houses of New York: Louis Tiffany's Treasure Trove!

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 08.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Oyster Bay, Henry Villard, Miss Mary R. Callender, Seventh Regiment Amory, Mott B. Schmidt, Tiffany Studios, Lockwood De Forest, Candice Wheeler, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Mrs. N. Newlin Hooper, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, The Associated Artists, London, John La Farge, Tiffany's, Mrs. Frances Isabel Morris, Rosario Candela, Stanford White, Tiffany & Co., Miss Caroline De Forest, J.P. Morgan, Interior Design, Norman Shaw, William Morris, Ralph Lauren, Charlestiffany, Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York City, New York News

Positioned directly across the avenue from the imposing Waldo Mansion that houses Ralph Lauren's flagship store today once stood a more exhilarating building, among the most notable that ever existed in the city.

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Columbia Finds NYC Air Lowers Kids' IQs

Elaine Shannon | Posted 08.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Auto Emissions, Air Pollution, New York City Air Pollution, Children's Health, Harlem, Columbia University, Columbia University Research, Washington Heights, Columbia University Prenatal Pollution Study, New York City, South Bronx, New York News

A landmark study found children exposed in the womb to urban air pollutants score significantly lower on intelligence tests than children of mothers who breathed cleaner air while pregnant.

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Do Charter Schools Help or Hurt?

Clara Hemphill | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Parent, Schools, Poor Neighborhoods, Charter Schools, New York News

In poor neighborhoods with terrible local schools, charters may serve as an escape for children whose parents can navigate the admissions process. But what we need is a strategy to improve schools for all children - not an escape for a few.

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Harlem's Real Estate Bubble Bursts

New York Times | CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY | Posted 08.08.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Real Estate, Harlem, Harlem Real Estate, Harlem New York, Real Estate, New York, Real Estate Boom, New York News

Of all the New York City neighborhoods swept up in the real estate boom of the last decade, few became as hot as Harlem. It grew increasingly gentrifi...

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Michael Jackson Fans Turn Out In New York To Salute Pop Icon

HUFFINGTONPOST/AP | Posted 08.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Michael Jackson Memorial Service, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Harlem, Michael Jackson Dies, Michael Jackson New York, New York News

Thousands of Michael Jackson's New York fans turned out Tuesday to mourn the death of the pop icon. Crowds gathered in Times Square as well as outsid...

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