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Author: R.L. Witter

CULTURE 

HARLEM’S DIVERSITY

September 16, 2023October 5, 2023 R.L. Witter

BY Jared McCallister In East Harlem, after 115 years, they still come to joyously carry a weighty 80-foot-tall tower, securely

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CULTURE 

LET THE SUNSHINE IN!

September 15, 2023October 21, 2023 R.L. Witter

Let the sunshine in! During the Summer of Love, a group of young Americans dream of a beautiful future filled

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CULTURE 

Gospel in the City

September 15, 2023September 16, 2023 R.L. Witter

Sounds of praise and joy were in the air at the East Orange Campus High School on June 10. Mayor

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NEWS 

A Talk with Mayor Eric Adams

September 15, 2023October 10, 2023 R.L. Witter

By Herb BoydSpecial to The Positive Community Mayor Eric Adams and I promised to see each other in person in

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CULTURE 

I Remember Harlem By Percy E. Sutton

September 14, 2023September 28, 2023 R.L. Witter

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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CULTURE 

NTAC Gala 2023

September 14, 2023September 16, 2023 R.L. Witter

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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NEWS 

More than 4,500 Volunteers Packed 1.5 Million Meals For New Yorkers In Need in Observance of 9/11 Day

September 13, 2023September 18, 2023 R.L. Witter

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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NEWS 

Honoring Newark Heroes: Wayne Brooks Jr. and Augusto Acabou

September 13, 2023September 16, 2023 R.L. Witter

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

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HEALTH 

U.S. Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. shares his experience with losing a friend to prostate cancer

September 12, 2023September 28, 2023 R.L. Witter

Session III: September 20, 2023 Enhancing Clinical Trial Awareness and Increasing Participation of Black Patients Successful prostate cancer clinical trials

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CULTURE 

I Remember Harlem

September 12, 2023September 28, 2023 R.L. Witter

by Voza Rivers I grew up on West 132nd Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues. My street, during the ’40s

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