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OPINION 

Consider it Pure Joy | Jennifer Jones Austin

January 10, 2024January 30, 2024 The Positive Community Health

When Jennifer Jones Austin, wife, mother, lawyer and child advocate, and the picture of good health, found herself burdened by a fever she couldn’t shake, doctors insisted it was merely viral and told her to sleep it off. Just days later she lay comatose with a 99% probability of imminent death.

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NEWS 

Jim Harding’s Never Ending Service to the Community

September 12, 2023September 13, 2023 R.L. Witter Harlem, Health, NYC, women

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

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OPINION 

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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ARCHIVE 

Kelly Temple COGIC Annual Men’s Day

September 3, 2023September 28, 2023 R.L. Witter Culture, Harlem, Health, History, NYC
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NEWS 

State funeral for New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver held at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark

August 14, 2023August 19, 2023 R.L. Witter Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Health, New Jersey, Newark, Sheila Oliver, Statehouse Rotunda in Trenton, women

Sheila Oliver’s place in history might have been much different before she read Charles Dickens and John Steinbeck. She had

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NEWS 

Lt. Governor of New Jersey Sheila Oliver dies after undisclosed medical issue

August 1, 2023August 19, 2023 R.L. Witter Democrat, Gov. Phil Murphy, governor, Health, NJ, Sheila Oliver, women

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who was serving as acting governor while Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is out of

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HEALTH 

Alzheimer’s in African Americans: Are You at Risk? What You Need to Know

July 29, 2023August 11, 2023 R.L. Witter African Americans, Alzheimer, Clinical Trial, disease, Fact, Genetic, Health, Myth, r cognitive impairment

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, older Black Americans are two times more likely than their White counterparts to have Alzheimer’s disease or

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NEWS 

Bits And Pieces

July 24, 2023July 28, 2023 R.L. Witter bike lanes, commuter trends, CoworkingCafe, DC, Food, Health, melatonin, Money, New Jersey, Newark, NYC, Ras J. Baraka, San Francisco, Tomika Reid, Washington, women

current news + topics Collected by Leslie Nash Newark Leads in Public Transportation Access CoworkingCafe, a website that lists office

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OPINION 

The Inez Dickens I Know

October 6, 2022October 23, 2022 R.L. Witter Harlem, Health, Money, NYC, women

Councilwoman, State Assemblywoman, Activist, and most important, Christian — Inez E Dickens. As her pastor, I know Inez and what a joy it is. This woman, my congregant, renders great service to the community she loves dearly.

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HEALTH 

Saving Lives

September 18, 2022September 30, 2022 R.L. Witter Cancer, care, Health, health care, health care services, Media, Mount Sinai, Prostate Cancer, Screening, supplements, Tisch Cancer Center, vitamins

As men age, the cells in the prostate gland can become cancerous. Every year in the United States, more than 30,000 men die from prostate cancer, second only to skin cancer.

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Saving Our Communities: Positive Music Matters
PUBLISHER 

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
PUBLISHER 

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’
GRADS 

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
GRADS 

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
GRADS 

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
Salvation Through Justice: Faith in Action
OPINION 

Salvation Through Justice: Faith in Action

January 7, 2026January 14, 2026 The Positive Community

The Salvation and Social Justice Press Conference 2025 brought together faith leaders, community organizers, and advocates to highlight the deep

It’s In The Process!
OPINION 

It’s In The Process!

December 27, 2025January 14, 2026 The Positive Community
The Day of Advent
OPINION 

The Day of Advent

December 24, 2025January 2, 2026 The Positive Community
Happy New Year?
OPINION 

Happy New Year?

December 15, 2025January 2, 2026 The Positive Community

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