NAMA Brownstone: A Harlem Institution for 100 Years
One hundred years ago, June 26, 1922 to be exact, The New Amsterdam Musical Association (NAMA) purchased the brownstone at ...
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Mayor Ras J. Baraka Appoints Fritz Fragé as Director of Public Safety
24-year New Jersey State Police veteran brings extensive skillset and experience to Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka today announced the ...
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ICYMI: Leaders Come Together to Rectify a 20-Year Old Failed Promise to Newark Residents
A State-of-the-art Early Learning Center Now Occupies the Site of the Abandoned Project Just recently, families, community leaders and public ...
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Jackie Robinson Museum opens in New York City
The Lower East Side facility honors the late baseball legend for his career as an athlete and activist. A museum ...
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Beloved Imam Hajji Earnest Shakir Celebrates 89th Birthday
Family and friends gathered in an exquisitely adorned private tent at Stage House Tavern, Mountainside, NJ to celebrate Imam Hajji ...
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Together Again Anthony David & Algebra Blessett
GIVE YOU A SLICE OF HEAVEN WITH A POWERFUL LIVE VIDEO PERFORMANCE For the first time in 10 years Atlanta ...
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Pillar College Inaugurates New President: Dr. Rupert A. Hayles Jr.
Surrounded by history at the beautiful Newark Museum, hundreds of well wishers were on hand to witness another historic moment, ...
The Mecca; Howard University
BY FERN GILLESPIE HOWARD ALUM Howard University graduates and former students helped change America and its history. Founded in 1867 ...
FREE Summer Program at Pillar College
By Candace Waller Pillar College is offering a free education intensive from July 18-28 at their Newark campus located at ...
Queen Latifah
Newark’s Favorite Homegirl Brings Heart and Affordable Housing to Her ‘Hood Regardless of where you come from or how old ...
A Love Story
Mr. & Mrs. Dre & Imani Jordan FirstImani Johnson met Dre Jordan at a party at Rutgers–New Brunswick in 2012. ...
Your Body Your TempleMinistering for Total Health: Mind Body and Spirit
By Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Being in “good health” is not just a matter ...
You may need to renew your eligibility for Medicaid coverage
Medicaid enrollment grew substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many covered individuals stand to lose ...
Working From Home? Try These Tips to Improve Your Sleep
Schedules look different for many of us this fall compared to last fall. And more ...
Why Black Men Die Younger Than Everybody Else
My cousin recently died at the age of 45. He passed just shy of his ...
Why are women always cold?
Courtesy on The New York Daily News Your mom is not jacking up your thermostat ...
Who Was Henrietta Lacks? 5 Striking Facts About The ‘Mother Of Modern Medicine’
The world wouldn’t be the same had it not been for Henrietta. Hardly anyone knew ...
Yours for the Taking
BY JOHN E. HARMON, SR., IOM, FOUNDER, PRESIDENT & CEOAFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF ...
Women Made Fresh History During The COVID-19 Pandemic
By RL Witter The year 2020 was undoubtedly one for the history books. Around the ...
Will the Last Really Be First?
By Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and President of FPWA,an Anti-Poverty and Advocacy Organization committed toEconomic ...
