Miller Street Health Fair

The Miller Street Shelter was the scene for a health fair on June 4, 2022. Sponsored by Aetna, the City of Newark, and the United Community Corporation, the fair featured refreshments, information on resources and giveaways including free groceries.

First Corinthian Youth Sunday

Members and visitors packed the sanctuary of Harlem’s First Corinthian Baptist Church for Youth Sunday. Youth Pastor Rev. Tre Walrond...
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Newark’s Gospel Music Month Kick-Off Celebration

For 38 years, Gospel Music Month has been celebrated in Newark, NJ, the state’s Gospel Capital. Dr. Albert Lewis proposed...
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Gospel in the City

Sounds of praise and joy were in the air at the East Orange Campus High School on June 10. Mayor...
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I Remember Harlem By Percy E. Sutton

By Percy E. Sutton (1920-2009) Chairman of the Executive Board Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce I remember the so-called “Harlem...
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NTAC Gala 2023

Neighborhood Technical Assistance Clinic (NTAC) Founder and CEO Rev. Dr. Valerie Oliver Durrah welcomed guests to the organization’s White Party...
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More than 4,500 Volunteers Packed 1.5 Million Meals For New Yorkers In Need in Observance of 9/11 Day

September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance 22 years after the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the 9/11 anniversary...
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Honoring Newark Heroes: Wayne Brooks Jr. and Augusto Acabou

By Steve Walkers To their families and coworkers they were know as “Bear” and ” Augie.” We know them as...
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I Remember Harlem

by Voza Rivers I grew up on West 132nd Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues. My street, during the ’40s...
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Jim Harding’s Never Ending Service to the Community

By Jean Nash Wells Called out of retirement, Jim Harding, now the Assistant Fire Commissioner and Senior Advisor of External...
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