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Saving Our Own Community

December 12, 2023January 9, 2024 The Positive Community

Pre-Watch Night Candlelight Prayer Walk As the year 2023 comes to a close, The Positive Community is thankful for the

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Keeping Our Communities Safe From Fentanyl

November 5, 2023November 21, 2023 R.L. Witter

Public safety is our administration’s top priority, and keeping New Yorkers safe from the growing threat of fentanyl is a

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A Lament for Peace in the Middle East

November 4, 2023November 21, 2023 R.L. Witter

Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson is Senior Pastor Grace Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, NY Our televisions and social media feeds

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Why Newark?

October 30, 2023November 21, 2023 R.L. Witter

It’s the question business owners once asked when they considered relocating to the city of Newark. Today, we are being

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Saving Our Own Community: About Our Future!

October 7, 2023November 21, 2023 R.L. Witter

We are one from the very start/We are one deep down in your heart We are one/And that’s the way

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Summer in and out of the City

September 5, 2023September 13, 2023 R.L. Witter Art, Culture, Food, Harlem, Health, History, Money, Music, NYC

BY R.L. WITTER My husband at the wheel, the road stretches in front of me as the world whizzes by

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HEALTH OPINION 

New York must open Crisis Stabilization Centers: People in Mental Health throes need immediate help

May 25, 2023June 5, 2023 R.L. Witter

Rev. Patrick O’Connor is the co-chair of Queens Power, a citizens’ power organization affiliated with Metro Industrial Areas Foundation. The

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EDUCATION OPINION 

THE GIFT OF LITERACY

May 9, 2023May 30, 2023 R.L. Witter

By R.L. Witter I celebrated my birthday in April. And despite being the oldest I’ve ever been, I felt like

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CULTURE OPINION 

Barber School

May 2, 2023May 26, 2023 R.L. Witter

Rev. Dr. Cornell Edmonds Esq. is Interim Pastor of The Church of the Covenant, E. 42nd St NYC (around the

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CULTURE OPINION 

The Wrap-Up Report

May 1, 2023May 26, 2023 R.L. Witter

Thanks to everyone who found their way to the historic Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, NJ for The Positive Community’s

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Saving Our Communities: Positive Music Matters
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Saving Our Communities: Positive Music Matters

April 3, 2024May 25, 2024 The Positive Community

Dear Mr. Council,I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude to you and The Positive Community for your invaluable contribution to

Saving Our Own Community
OPINION PUBLISHER 

Saving Our Own Community

December 12, 2023January 9, 2024 The Positive Community
Community Education Forum with Alfred Bundy guests Dr. Jamila Davis, David Sharp & Adrian Council Sr
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Community Education Forum with Alfred Bundy guests Dr. Jamila Davis, David Sharp & Adrian Council Sr

December 6, 2023December 28, 2023 The Positive Community
On Harlem, Business, and the Economics of Culture: Brothers Gonna’ Work it Out
MONEY PUBLISHER 

On Harlem, Business, and the Economics of Culture: Brothers Gonna’ Work it Out

September 5, 2023October 23, 2023 R.L. Witter
BERKELEY COLLEGE CELEBRATES ‘REMARKABLE RESILIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE’
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BERKELEY COLLEGE CELEBRATES ‘REMARKABLE RESILIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE’

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 The Positive Community

Photo Caption: Berkeley College celebrates the perseverance and achievements of more than 1,000 graduates during a Commencement ceremony on Thursday, May

KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy Class of 2022
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KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy Class of 2022

September 6, 2022September 8, 2022 R.L. Witter
Graduates from Essex County Tech Schools Accepted into Prestigious Colleges and Universities
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Graduates from Essex County Tech Schools Accepted into Prestigious Colleges and Universities

August 31, 2022September 8, 2022 R.L. Witter
Hooray for the Graduates
GRADS 

Hooray for the Graduates

August 29, 2022October 4, 2022 R.L. Witter
An Evening with Ms. Sande’s Village
OPINION 

An Evening with Ms. Sande’s Village

April 30, 2026May 4, 2026 The Positive Community

By R.L. Witter Spring has sprung. Most of us immediately think of renewal during this season. The new flowers, young

Sent
OPINION 

Sent

April 19, 2026May 4, 2026 The Positive Community
It’s An Inside Job
OPINION 

It’s An Inside Job

April 11, 2026May 4, 2026 The Positive Community
Who Are You?
OPINION 

Who Are You?

February 8, 2026February 13, 2026 The Positive Community

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