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Security stepped up at local mosques after massacre in New Zealand
Fears continue to linger in the city’s Islamic community after last week’s deadly massacre at a mosque in Christchurch, NZ.
NYCHA $LASH: Activist meeting with Trump yields no dividends
Frederick Douglass Houses Tenant Association President Carmen Quiñones met with President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in February.
Nina Shaw: From Harlem to Hollywood
Harlem and Bronx native Nina Shaw is one of Hollywood’s top entertainment attorneys.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson hosts annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit
Commemorating how far African-Americans have come 400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived in America is the focus of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Wall Street Project Economic Summit which kicked off Wednesday.
Rutgers University professor says school could do more for Black New Jerseyans
Rutgers University is the largest institution of higher education in New Jersey with a student population of nearly 70,000 statewide.
‘Essex Five’ takes center stage at Black History Month event
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. hosted the county’s 16th annual African-American History Month Celebration last Friday, Feb. 15.
Black student arrested after refusing to stand for Pledge of Allegiance
A dispute over a Black 6th grader refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance at a Florida middle school is causing fierce reaction.
Black student arrested after refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance
A dispute over a Black 6th grader refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance at a Florida middle school is causing fierce reaction.
Newark keeps door open for Amazon
With talks of the possibility that the city could rescind its deal to bring Amazon’s second headquarters to New York City, one Newark organization is saying their invitation to take the online retailer is still open.
The business of small business
Strategy consultant and Harlem small-business owner Nikoa Evans-Hendricks serves as executive director and co-founder of Harlem Park 2 Park, a social enterprise of more than 250 entrepreneurs uptown.
