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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Speaks on the State of Black Wealth in America at 22nd Annual Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project Economic Summit

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ev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund kicked off their 22ndAnnual Wall Street Project Economic Summit last week at the Sheraton New York Times

Square. The civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate addressed this year’s theme “400 Years Later: Closing the Wealth Gap, Expanding Opportunity” for African Americans and other people of color in the United

States.

At the opening press briefing, Rev. Jackson presented the Wall Street Project Economic Summit White Paper, an overview of the struggle of the African American community to in-

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

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(L-R) Dr. Ron Daniels, Haiti Support Project Founder; Lyle “Butch” Wing, Silicon Valley Project Executive Director; Janice L Mathis, Esq., National Council of Negro Women Executive Director; Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Rainbow PUSH Coalition & The Wall Street Project Founder/ President; Bulelani G. Magwanishe, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa; Phathekile Holomisa, Deputy Minister of Labor of South Africa; Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, National Chair and 7th President of National Council of Negro Women

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crease wealth and gain financial equality by using votes and dollars, becoming shareholders and making a commitment to spending less than we make.

“African Americans have journeyed through four stages of a 400-year struggle,” Rev. Jackson said. “Stage one – ending slavery after 246 years in bondage; Stage two – ending the Jim Crow era with its mass lynchings and terror campaigns; Stage three – securing the right to vote; and currently, Stage four – securing access to capital, industry, technology and deal flow in the U.S. economy.” stated Rev. Jackson.

“We are in the early days of stage four,” he continued. “We have freedom in our lives, but we don’t have equality. There are some steps the African-American community can take to move closer to gaining equality and the fruits that will come with the successful navigation of stage four of the struggle. It’s the simplest way to begin building wealth. We

must save money to invest in building a future. It’s time to consolidate that earning power for the welfare of the community.”

Highlights from Wednesday include: • Fireside chat with Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and Toni Townes-Whitley, President, U.S Regulated Industries Microsoft Corporation • A dialogue with PUSH Excel, Educators and Corporate Leaders discussing the critical issues in higher education, policy issues and how to improve the preparation of the students for the workforce of today and tomorrow, and securing the future with leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities • An insightful discussion on the State of Black Wealth after the Emancipation Proclamation and the best efforts to close the wealth gap with Janice L Mathis.

Esq, Executive Director of National Council of Negro Women; Marc H. Morial,

Dr. Alfred Edmonds, Jr. SVP/ Executive Editor-at-large, Black Enterprise

President and Chief Executive Officer, National Urban League; Alfred A. Edmonds, Jr., Senior Vice President/Executive Editor-At-Large BLACK ENTERPRISE; and Eugene Mitchell, Founder and Principal/E. Mitchell Consulting Group • Opening Night Reception featuring members of the 116th Congress The summit continued on Thursday with a fireside chat with Thomas Moriarity, Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer, General Counsel, CVS Health; and Level Up: The Business of Hip Hop panel featuring an exclusive conversation with Percy “Master P” Miller, 2019 Living Legend Awardee and Annual Wall Street Project Scholarship Gala chair Susan Taylor. On Friday, the summit concluded with its Business Luncheon featuring keynote speaker Congresswoman Maxine Waters.

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Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr. is Sweet on Valentine’s Day

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n Thursday, February 14, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Healthfirst co-hosted the “12th Annual Bronx Sweetheart Luncheon” at Villa Barone Manor located at 737 Throggs Neck Expressway, honoring over 65 couples who have been married 50 years or more.

The luncheon gave these couples the opportunity to enjoy a complimentary lunch while also having the opportunity to dance, enjoy music and great conversation as they celebrate their nuptials on Valentine’s Day. “The Annual Bronx Sweetheart Luncheon is always one of my favorite events of the year because of the couples who attend,” said Bronx Borough Presi-

Seniors step dancing at Sweethearts luncheon.

dent Ruben Diaz Jr. “They are a wonderful example of the power of love and serve as excellent role models to me and younger couples.

These couples have proven that, through their dedication to one another, true love does exist. I am proud and honored to recognize these incredible couples and their commitment to each other.”

One married couple said

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. standing in between David & Delores Jenkins married 53 years

the key to their 70-year relationship was laughter and a tight-knit family. “We were blessed with a nice family, we do everything together, our family’s always with us… that’s what keeps our marriage going,” said Vincent Berreta.

On that same day Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. also visited SAGE Center Bronx located at 260 East 188th Street, Bronx, NY

10458 for a Valentine’s Day gathering. SAGE stands for Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders. The center serves LGBT older adults from across the borough and throughout the City with lively social events, daily hot nutritional lunches, a cyber center, health and wellness programs, arts and cultural events, and more.

The goal of the center is to

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. at the SAGE Center with LGBT older adult women.

provide Bronx LGBT seniors with a place for both socializing and support where there previously was none, said SAGE Center Bronx site manager José Collazo.

“They don’t have the opportunity to commune with each other,” he said. The center also provides help with navigating government benefit programs. “They can get vital information they need so

they can lead an active and healthy life,” said Collazo.

SAGE also provides a network of resources, such as recommending gay-friendly health care providers.

“They have an agency that will advocate for them,” said Collazo about the center’s seniors.

Photos taken by Alina Suriel

Bronx Charter School is Expanding into a Bi-literacy High School

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ADS founder and principal Melissa Melkonian (c) and parents.

all activities, said Gallagher.

Among the amenities that ADS’ multi-lingual English and Spanish high school’s building are expected to offer by July 2020 are dedicated lab spaces for chemistry, biology and physics classes, an outdoor educational terrace, top floor gymnasium and a full kitchen that will enable the school to eventually prepare fresh meals for students, said Gallagher.

ADS founder and principal, Melissa Melkonian,

joined with parents and teachers in celebration of the milestone. “I believe our hardworking students and teachers deserve a permanent, beautiful, stateof-the-art facility that inspires them every day,” Melkonian.

Melkonian added that a key element of ADS’ vision is to cultivate a welcoming, encouraging environment for English language learners and immigrant students where learning and language development is supported. “With

ADS founder and Principal Melissa Melkonian (c) and teachers at the groundbreaking.

the groundbreaking of our new high school campus which will accommodate 324 students, we’re pushing our vision forward,” said Melkonian.

Hollister Construction Services, a full-service construction managing company, is constructing the new building. Andrew McLaughlin, Hollister project executive, said he believes that the design created for the building will continue to push boundaries and will be a great representation of

the school community and students.

Director of Operations Nicholas Gallagher said that when ADS was founded during the 2014-15 school year, it was originally intended for middle school education and that the dual language school was expanded, and their charter amended because of parent requests. “Our parents petitioned us to expand our grade offering into high school because they did not find the type of program-

ming in their community that they felt was appropriate for their children,” said Gallagher.

ADS currently occupy the fourth floor of P.S. 30 and has also expanded into private space nearby for the upper grades, said Gallagher, who added having its own building will provide the school with stability.

The school hopes to offer its first high school graduating class a diploma with a NYC Department of Education seal of bi-literacy, meaning graduates are bi-literate and bi-lingual in English and Spanish, said Gallagher. Every class at the school is taught in both languages except for English subject class, and the classes have two teachers per classroom, said Gallagher.

Photos by Silvio Pacifico

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South Bronx charter school celebrated its upcoming expansion when construction began on a new building that will soon be home to its growing educational program. American Dream School (“ADS”), a charter school currently located in Mott Haven, recently broke ground on a state-of-theart building in Melrose, to serve as its high school. The ceremonial groundbreaking took place on Friday, February 8th, 2019.

The new school building at 700 Gerard Avenue will be a five-7 story, 33,000 square foot educational facility addressing the continuing curriculum of ADS, said Nicholas Gallagher, director of operations. The new facility boasts dedicated space for a gym, computer lab and cafeteria, and dedicated space for nearly

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COMMENTARY: Four Hundred Years and We Still Ain’t Clear: Distortions of Black History

We have been here at least 400

Kamala Harris and Corey Booker. What

the dissemination of knowledge is the

years, and our nation is not yet clear about its flawed foundations. There

is Black enough, when we, Afrodescen-

basis for many sick stereotypes, such as

dant people, all have enslavement in our

“if you want to hide something from a

would be no house at 1600 Pennsylva-

background? Let’s make it plain. Euro-

Black person, put it in a book.”

nia Avenue, which should not be called

Fast-forward four hundred years, or

the White House, but the House that

kidnapped people (sometimes with Af-

even two. Why are teachers in Louden

Enslaved People Built, were it not for

rican acquiescence), brought them to the

County, Virginia, forcing fifth and sixth-

the labor of kidnapped people and their

Western Hemisphere, and sold us. Goods

grade students to simulate enslavement

descendants. There would be no banking

ccording to some historians,

and people flowed between England (or

with an obstacle course they called “The

system if enslaved people were not used

Afrodescendents first entered

New England, the Americas, and Africa),

Underground Railroad”? Why were

as collateral for European devilment.

these united states in 1619

including sugar, tobacco, manufactured

many of these students Afrodescen-

There would be no insurance industry

off the coast of Virginia. If we believe

products, guns and humans. Understand

dents? Why are the leaders of the school

were it not for the enslaved. But in our

that narrative, Afrodescendents have

that everyone in the triangle was affect-

silent about the discipline that was or-

collective ignorance allows us, all of us,

been in this country for 400 years. If the

ed and that enslaved people were freely

dered on the rogue teachers who took it

African Americans, European Ameri-

people who were kidnapped and brought

traded between the United States and

upon their ignorant selves to construct

cans, and others, to live in denial, pre-

here had to tell the story, would they tell

other parts of the Americas!

such an exercise? Why has David Stew-

tending that there is fairness is a racist, patriarchal, predatory, capitalist society.

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were teaching “teamwork.” Really.

the warped sensibility that prohibited

peans went to the African continents,

By Julianne Malveaux

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People violated the laws, of course, but

the same one? Would they say that we

I am not sure what kinds of warped

art, the principal of the Madison Trust

came before Columbus? That some of

brains dreamed up the realities of en-

School in Louden County, sent out a va-

We have been here at least 400

us might have been here even longer?

slavement and the ways that a minority

pid apology for a “culturally insensitive”

years, but we still aren’t clear about the

There were captured Africans that came

in the South was able to control a major-

exercise, and not a more strongly word-

nonsense and exploitation that affects

from the mother continent in 1619, but

ity. The laws that managed enslavement

ed condemnation of the racism implicit

and infuses our very foundation. Our

also, thanks to the transatlantic slave

included laws that prevented literacy,

in this nonsense.

entire nation needs to go back to school

trade, Africans here who had come from

ownership, and much else. The laws

We have been here at least 400

to learn some history. But there is a spe-

Bermuda, Jamaica, and other places.

often detailed the terms of punishment

years, and still, some folks aren’t clear

cial place in hell for teachers in Louden

Why is this relevant? Because there

if restrictive conditions were breached.

about the ways enslavement has shaped

County, Virginia who think that enslave-

is this misguided group of Afrodescen-

A North Carolina law said, “teaching

our nation. In Virginia, where both the

ment is some kind of game!

dants, who are throwing shade at those

slaves to read and write, tends to ex-

governor and the Attorney General (two

Julianne Malveaux is an author

who are not “American descendants of

cite dissatisfaction in their minds, and

of the top three elected officials in the

and economist. Her latest book “Are

slaves” ADOS. Their shade is an odd

to produce insurrection and rebellion.”

state) have admitted to masquerading in

We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public

version of the “am I Black enough for

Disobeying this law was punishable by

Blackface, albeit thirty-odd years ago,

Policy” is available via www.amazon.

you” game that some folks ran against

thirty-nine lashes or imprisonment for a

teachers don’t see anything wrong with

com for booking, wholesale inquiries

President Barack Obama, and are now

free Black person, or a fine of two hun-

subjecting Black students to a reenact-

or for more info visitwww.juliannemal-

running against Presidential candidates

dred dollars then, or about $5000 now.

ment of enslavement. Oh, they said they

veaux.com

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Mar 1 7:30pm Turn the World Around: The Music and Legacy of Harry Belafonte The City College Center of the Arts presents the celebration of the extraordinary Harlem native Harry Belafonte! Harry Belafonte gave us hits like “Day-O” and “Jump in the Line.”

The event will be filled with music and stories by alumni members of the Harry Belafonte Band, under the musical direction of Richard Cummings Jr, who has been Belafonte’s conductor and arranger for over 20 years. Aaron Davis Hall at City College, 129 Convent Ave. Tickets: $40 March 2 9:30am4:00pm 3rd Black Health Matters Summit YOUR HEALTH! What could be more important? This event is dedicated to educating, energizing, and empowering African American families to embrace self-care.

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The healthier you are, the stronger you are and the better you can advocate for yourself, your family and your community. Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Ave. FREE. Mar 3 2:00pm First Sunday Jam Session with David Durrah The usual Saturday Jam Session with David Durrah has moved to Sunday for the month of March only! David Durrah is a Harlem icon giving you his expertise to fellow jazz lovers. Just bring your instrument and chart and

you’re good to go for this jam session. If you don’t play an instrument still join in on the fun and listen to the live music scene.

National Jazz Museum in Harlem. 58 West 129th Street. Suggested donation of $10.

Mar 3 11:00 am-3:00pm 3rd Annual Herstory Day Bring your kids for an afternoon of fun activities at the Museum of the City of New York. Herstory day is a celebration of women’s history in NYC where you learn about the iconic women making history through archiving, activism and art. Enjoy handson activities like book making, writing poetry, and a Herstory scavenger hunt. MCNY, 1220 Fifth Ave. FREE with Museum admission.

Mar 4 7:00-9:30pm 2019 Women’s Jazz Festival WEEK 1: Dear Nina Come to the Annual Women’s Jazz Festival featuring best-known female performers in jazz to celebrate the legendary musician and activist, Nina Simone. The performance titled, Dear Nina: A Sonic Love Letter to Nina Simone is performed by vocalist/pianist, Drea d’Nur and Rootstock Republic, a six-piece string ensemble, creating an intimate and newly orchestrated songbook of Nina’s songs. Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. General Admission: $35, Schomburg Society Member: $25.

Mar 5 7:00-9:00pm An Evening with Colson Whitehead #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead will be at The Museum of the City of New York discussing his deep engagement with the history of NYC that is prevalent in his works. The Atlantic’s Hannah Giorgis will be joining the conversation and a book signing will follow after. MCNY, 1220 Fifth Ave. Tickets $30 and up, Museum members $25.

Mar 5 7:30pm Too Black to be French?

In this documentary film, Isabelle Boni-Claverie explores the role of race and the persistence of racism in France, as well as the impact of the French colonial past.

Through an exploration of her personal family history, and interviews with historians and academics, Too Black to be French? peels back the layers of race relations in supposedly institutionally colorblind France. Following the screening will be a discussion with Isabelle Boni-Claverie and CEO of The Africa Center, Uzodinma Iweala. The Africa Center, 1280 5th Ave. Tickets: $10.

Mar 5 7:30pm Musica Sacra: Silhouettes The performance features the world premiere of Migration by Michael Gilbertson, 2018 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in music, a pre-concert recital by the Newark Boys Chorus and a Mass interspersed with vibrant works by Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, John Tavener, and Stephen Paulus, completing an evening of soothing and uplifting music. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave. Tickets start at $25. To purchase visit www.stjohndivine.org.

Mar 6 9:30am-12:00pm Blogging and Email: Maximize Your Online Presence This free workshop will help you learn how to target your market audience, topics include: establishing your content calendar and publishing schedule, defining blogging trends such as video and social media, and more. 163 W. 125th St, 2nd Fl. Register by calling 212-961-4100 or email harlemcdc@esd.ny.gov.

Mar 6 7:30pm & 9:30pm Harlem Jazz Sings Join us for the new musical Harlem Jazz Sings, a tribute to the Jazz Night Club life and Jazz artists during the golden age of Jazz. Running every Wed. (Mar 6, 13, 20). Tito’s Vodka will host a weekly VIP reception

from 6:00- 7:30pm, including food and beverages. Show times will be 7:30 and 9:30pm. Tickets: $20.00 with a two-drink minimum. Minton’s, 206 W. 118th St. Call 212-8661262 for more info.

Mar 6 7:30pm Ametuer Night At The Apollo Get tickets to see aspiring talent hit the at the Apollo. The best part is, you get to judge of which talent moves forward to the next round and who gets booted off. Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th St. Tickets go for $24-$36.

Harlem residents and employees can experience Amateur Night at a discounted price – 50% off for the theater’s 85th anniversary.

Mar 7 2:00- 3:30pm Arts & Minds Art has the power to inspire and transform. This workshop is for adults with memory disorders and their caretakers. Through gallery tours and handson artistic activities, Arts & Minds opens a window to creativity and wellness.

For more information contact Carolyn Halpin-Healy at 646-455-3774 or email chalpinhealy@ artsandminds.org. El Museo, 1230 Fifth Ave. FREE. Mar 7 6:30-8:30pm Radical Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective Come join the Conversation in Black Freedom Studies program with Barbara Smith, Keeanga-Yahmatta Taylor, and Barbara Ransby as they talk about radical Black feminists and how to carry the philosophies from activists like Ella Baker and groups like the Combahee River Collective, for freedom into the future. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.515 Malcolm X Boulevard. FREE. First come, first serve.

Mar 7 8:00pm Composer Portraits Series- John Zorn Come enjoy new chamber works by renowend composer John Zorn. Five world premieres will be performed. Miller Theatre at Columbia University, 2960 Broadway at 116th St. Tickets: $20–$30;

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hat Men Want is a clever comedy from the same team that brought you Girl’s Tripand stars Taraji P. Henson in her first leading role in a comedy. It’s a movie where both men and women can learn a little bit about each other. The men are not demonized and the ladies are shown to be less than perfect as well.

Henson plays Ali in the movie. Her father, played

by Richard Roundtree (Shaft), is a widower who runs a boxing gym. He taught his daughter that if you get hit, you’ve got to hit back harder.

While the lessons she was taught help her move forward in the “good old

boys network” she does develop a reputation as a woman that does have difficulty in dealing with men.

One evening during a “girl’s night out” she has a spiritual connection over a cup of tea with a physic called “Sister,” who is played by Erykah Badu.

The “tea”, mixed with some other drugs like weed and ecstasy and a hard bump on the head, give Ali the power to hear men’s thoughts.

The movie is a hilarious romp with the female sports agent using her “powers” to break the glass ceiling at her job but affecting her relationship with a single father she meets who is a bartender at a local club.

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cluding Ms. Badu, is solid, but I really enjoyed the scenes with Erykah, most of it ad libbed. She stole

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he 48th annual New York State Black, Puerto Rican, and Asian Legislative Caucus weekend was held earlier this month and has even more meaning to many legislators and their constituents, who turned out because of the record number of diverse and minority lawmakers elected to their seats this year.

In 2015, Carl Heastie was elected Speaker, NYS Assembly, He is the first ever African-American Speaker of the New York State Assembly. Historic this year 2019 are the women elected - Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins and Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes are the first-ever African American women majority leaders for the Senate and the Assembly in New York State this year.

Assemblywoman Latrice M. Walker, is Chairwoman of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, Inc. Presently, the New York State Legislature has 30 African-American members and 16 Latino members. African-American and Puerto Rican legislators have joined with other Hispanic legislators and New York’s lone Asian legislator to form the Legislative Caucus of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislators and

Semator Carl Heastie

the current caucus has 47 members in both houses.

Harlem state representatives kicked-off the Caucus weekend with a Harlem Party on Friday night held after the Chairman’s reception. There were workshops all day Saturday and an expo which feature city and state agencies, as well as local New York business vendors including the

Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins

Brownstone from Harlem.

The Gala was held on Sunday night. George Husle, VP of Emblem has provided us with some photos below. Bob Lee of WBLS and Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin were the hosts for the evening. The highlight of the evening was a rousting speech by keynote speaker, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries.

(l-r)Donel Davis, Senator Brian Benjamin ,Assemblymember Latrice Walker, Assemblymember Inez E. Dickens’ Assemblymember Al Taylor, Assemblymember Pamela Hunter, Michael Garner, Londel Davis, Jr. photo by: Michael Shahid

“When you have more women coming up, when you have more people of color coming up from all different communities, you get that layered perspective that policy needs to be complete,” NYS Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou said.

“If you don’t have people who look like you, who think like you, that come from the communities that you serve, you can’t get real democracy,” said Lee Rowland, NYCLU’d Policy director. “And so we need a diverse legislature that represents the diverse New York that we have.”

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, CUNY Board Member, Dr. Una Clarke, Assembly Member, David Weprin, George Hulse, VP Emblem

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Hostos Community The young men College in the Bronx. get personalized attenThe CFA Academy tion and participate in offers a free, 16-week parenting classes and high school equivalency and college support groups, where preparatory pro- Danielle Allen, CFA they hear each Program Director. gram for fathers other’s sto-

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ries. Obviously, it can be difficult to become a father and deal with the consequences at age 16, as some of the participants have done. They need to learn to work, take care of their children and the mother of their children. They get the idea that they have problems in common with each other and are able to

solve them. Participants say they have a feeling of comradery as they talk about their lives in front of the group, without judging each other. The young men get a stipend if they are in good standing in the program, and also free Metro cards to use public transportation.

There is also a 12-

week program for fathers who have graduated high school but want to go to college. Students attend it 2 days a week, and there are placements into internship programs. For those who have a high school degree or pass the high school equivalency program there is support to make applications to col-

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2019 Oscars: Blacks Win Big “A Historic Moment in Black History”

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he 2019 Academy Awards have presented to us “A Historic Moment in Black History.”

Black Panther was a big winner, taking home Oscars for Best Costume Design (Ruth E. Carter) and Best Production Design (Hannah Beachler).

Both women making history. Carter, who thanked her 97-year-old mother during her speech, is the first black woman to win the coveted category.

Beachler is the first African-American and only black woman to be nominated and to win for set design.

Carter thanked Spike Lee for helping to launch her career in the entertainment business while Beachler thanked Black Pantherco-writer and director Ryan Coogler stating, “I stand here because of this man who offered me a different perspective

of life,” says the Moonlightand Lemonadeproduction designer.

Ludwig Göransson won the Best Original Scorecategory for Black Panther. He also thanked Coogler, his collaborator while the two were students at the University of Southern California’s film school.

Regina King started the night off with a win for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk. Her role was small but mighty and the decorated actress cried as she thanked her mother. Regina also described herself as an example of what can happen when you pour love and support into a person.

Mahershala Ali became a two-time Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-winner with his win for Green Book. Ali thanked his grandmother

for her sage advice and always believing in him. Peter Ramsey won for co-directing the Best Animated Feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, making history as the first African-American to win the award.

Prolific filmmaker Spike Lee won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman

after having been overlooked in the competitive categories. Lee literally jumped into the arms of prolific actor and fellow Morehouse man Samuel Jackson in celebration of the win. While Jackson held the statuette, Lee went on to discuss slavery, Black History Month, his grandmother, a Spelman College graduate, and his

alma maters: Morehouse College and New York University. The filmmaker said, “Make the moral choice between love versus hate. Let’s do the right thing,” when accepting his award. The academy finally did the right thing by acknowledging the contributions of African-Americans in front of and behind the camera.

Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. is entertainment and culture editor for NNPA/BlackPressUSA. A film and media scholar, Dr. Burton is founder and editor-in-chief of the award-winning news blog The Burton Wire, which covers news of the African diaspora. Follow her on Twitter @Ntellectual or @ TheBurtonWire.

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n Wednesday, February 20th, 2019, the Men’s Mezzanine floor at Macy’s Herald Square was jam-packed with people of color and fashion forward people from all ethnic backgrounds to hear from special guest Dapper Dan talk with moderator Brandice Daniel, founder and CEO of Harlem’s Fashion Row in celebration of Black History Month.

Macy’s Chief Diversity Officer, Shawn Outler and Voza Rivers a leading African-American theater, music, and events producer, documentary filmmaker and Vice President of The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce were in attendance to kick off the evening’s festivities. Voza told the audience how Macy’s has not only sponsored the Back to School fashion show during HARLEM WEEK festivities for

the past 10 years, they have also allowed the kids to keep the fashions they modeled in the shows as well.

Brandice Daniel led an in-depth conversation with legendary Harlem designer and cultural trailblazer, Dapper Dan on the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on fashion and culture, advice he wanted to share with today’s up and coming designers and fielding questions from the very large audience in attendance.

Before the likes of Kanye West and Rihanna were doing it, “Hip-Hop’s fashion godfather” planted the seed for fashion in the music genre.

Tailor Daniel Day, better known as Dapper Dan made luxury even more luxurious, producing custom looks in fur and designer leather, scarcely affordable for anyone outside the elite circles of sports stars and drug kingpins.

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Dan’s memorable pieces are influencing what goes down the runways more than ever.

Gucci and Dapper Dan have signed a joint venture in a new Harlem space for him to work his sartorial magic with a free hand and raw materials supplied by Gucci.

Dapper Dan’s advice to people coming into the fashion business today is to educate yourself. Study the major brands and their symbolisms. Dan read books by noted educator Dr. John Henrik Clarke that inspired him to take a tour through Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Tanzania as one of the students chosen in 1968 by the Columbia University-Urban League program. It was a formative experience which inspired him to “Africanize” premium European brands like Fendi, Louis Vuitton, MCM and Gucci for his client list that included everyone from Harlem hustlers to the likes of Run DMC, Mike Tyson, Salt and Pepa, LL Cool J and Bobby Brown in custom kits riffing on high fashion brands.

Dan’s boutique stayed open 24/7 for ten years and even had an after-hours window where late night clients could come get work done.

“You have to know where you are and then think about where you need to go as a people and focus on that. Social media options available

today gives you the opportunity to get your message out there to the masses in ways that were not available to me back in the day,” Dan stated.

Following the discussion, all were encouraged to stick around to meet the guest of honor, experience live music from The Rakiem Walker Project, and enjoyed refreshments from Harlem restaurant, Melba’s.

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A New Year’s Resolution for Children in New York: School Improvement

By Arva Rice, President and CEO of the New York Urban League

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ew Year’s resolutions are underway across the state of New York, and I’m one of those who are trying hard to keep the promises I made to myself. I’m focused on finding an exercise I like and can maintain, journaling more, and eliminating debt, but I am quickly learning that mapping out a clear plan with how to accomplish these will make my success much more likely. New York state officials are engaging in a similar exercise as they lay out our state’s priorities for 2019. As Governor Cuomo reflects on how our state is succeeding and where there is still room for growth, we must ensure that education

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In his recent budget address, the Governor made a commitment to support an education system that distributes funding based on schools’ needs and fairness. Further, he also took the first steps to follow through on that commitment by allocating increased aid for our highest-need schools in his 2019 budget. While

this can be considered encouraging progress, these priorities must remain at the forefront of Governor Cuomo and his administration’s to-do list for the upcoming year for the success of our state and our students.

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forming schools is one of the most pressing equity issues of our time. If we want to improve education outcomes and strengthen our state, we need to improve our schools and assure that every child has access to a high-quality education, no matter their zip code or the color of their skin. Especially as companies like Amazon bring more tech jobs to New York City, we must ensure that all schools promote skills like math, science, problem-solving, and innovation so that children across our city and state are qualified for such positions.

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es necessary to improve the trajectory of all New York students. A recent review of New York’s plan to improve low-performing schools by education experts and civil rights leaders found that New York has laid a strong foundation but can still improve the sustainability of its plan. Overall, New York’s plan focuses on equity in schools and ending segregation inequities. It also builds on proven, successful school improvement strategies and emphasizes school improvement at the local level, so that tools and techniques are tailored to local and diverse communities. However, while New York empowers local communities to lead turnaround efforts for low-performing schools, the state could take additional steps and use its

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As the Governor works with lawmakers on our state budget and embarks on 2019, I urge them all to put actions behind words and assure that our schools have sufficient support to increase equity and give every child a high-quality education. I also urge educators, parents, and community members to make your voices heard and advocate for the changes you want to see in your local school. We all play an important role in helping our students learn, and their success is our most important resolution for the new year.

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potluck into her version of the course to teach people how to make salads they will enjoy. “I ask my students have you thought about putting nuts, fruits or raw veggies in your salad?” said Bruin-Reddic. She also spoke of the importance of creating a safe space in which people feel comfortable talking about their personal health challenges, which she does by being transparent about her own history: “When you show you are being honest, when you are able to be vulnerable, people open up.”

Cheryl James When learning of the HeartSmarts mission to help communities of color who are plagued by heart attacks, James became motivated to join the Ambassadors program. She also saw herself in the very statistics she was learning about, having two of the pre-existing conditions for cardiovascular disease. James has trained fellow parishioners at Greater Allen Cathedral in Queens and said many, including herself, are surprised to learn that more women lose their lives to heart disease than to breast cancer. One of the most important tools she teaches is reading food labels: “Ninety percent of the individuals I have trained never really paid attention to labels.” James feels it’s one’s responsibility to use information to live healthier lives: “When you know better, you are expected to do better.”

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It’s called HeartSmarts and uses scripture to teach participants about the top risks of cardiovascular disease, including an unhealthy diet, living a sedentary lifestyle, being diabetic, being overweight and having high blood pressure. The program of New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center was created by Dr. Tettey, principle investigator, in partnership with Dr. Holly Andersen, director of education at the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute.

One reason Dr. Tettey decided to use scripture was to appeal to African Americans, who have the highest rates of heart disease, especially between the ages of 45-64, according to the American Heart Association. “Research has shown that faith-based organizations are the pillar of the African American community,” said Dr. Tettey. “The church will be a primary location and partner in our efforts to reduce the incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular disease in these communities.”

Since its launch in 2012, the HeartSmarts Ambassador program has trained over 190 individuals to teach the 12-week HeartSmarts course at churches and senior centers throughout the five boroughs.

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First start by counting your blessings, then assess how significant your problems really are. We all go through stressful times, but regardless of what you are experiencing, you won’t have to look far to find someone who has is less fortunate. At least you are able to consider spending a couple of bucks on yourself to do something. Look beyond yourself and do something completely selfless for someone else. Skip your man-

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Basically, think of my suggestion of feeling better and beautiful through “selfless indulgence” as in the old make-up rule: “Before you apply foundation, your face (e.g. your spirit), should be a clean canvas.” Think about it.

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saturated fats, and their high protein content helps stabilize blood sugar levels. Egg whites contain no cholesterol and are high in protein; while the yolk provides the majority of the egg’s nutritional content. Eaten sensibly, eggs are both keto- and heart-friendly.

3. Shrimp: Shrimp is a versatile superfood, high in protein and contains more than 20 vitamins and minerals, including selenium, which reduces inflammation and promotes heart health. Seek out wildcaught shrimp to avoid antibiotics. Frozen just after they’re caught, frozen shrimp is usually a good bet, however, if you buy fresh, be sure the shells don’t feel slimy or soft or have a fishy, ammonia-like smell.

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mixing it into olive oilbased mayo or blending it into your favorite protein shake.

5. Olive-oil or avocado-oil based mayonnaise: This often-maligned condiment is high in hearthealthy, monounsaturated fats, and is a keto staple with its zero grams of net carbs.

“Look for varieties without added sugar, which just contributes additional calories without any other nutritional benefits,” says Courtney McCormick, manager, clinical research and Nutrition at South Beach Diet.

“Phase one of the South Beach Diet has always been keto-friendly. Get rid of all the white stuff -- white flour, breads and pasta,” says Dr. Agatston.

“Once you eliminate them from your diet, your body starts burning fat, and you will feel so much better.”

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To get you started, the experts at South Beach Diet -- a more accessible version of the keto diet – recommend these five keto-friendly, heart-healthy foods: 1. Full-fat dairy: “Fullfat dairy is healthy,” says Dr. Arthur Agatston, creator of the South Beach Diet. “For example, you should be eating full-fat yogurt, not low-fat yogurt.”

With zero net carbs, items such as butter and cream are rich in healthy fats. While large amounts are associated with obesity and may cause heart disease, according to many experts, the opposite is true when consumed in moderation, as shown in studies published by the “European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.” Stick to recommended serving sizes of rich keto foods such as sour cream, cream cheese and yogurt.

2. Eggs: Despite receiving a bad rap for high cholesterol content, eggs are low in carbs and high in protein and amino acids. And according to the Mayo Clinic, the effect of egg consumption on blood cholesterol is minimal when compared with the effect of trans fats and

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“Brown White Black: An American Family at the Intersection of Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Religion”

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Her internal narrative always included children but never a wedding.

While in college, though, she met a white woman who became her professor, then her partner, then her wife. Nineteen years Mehra’s senior, Jill had assumed that she’d never have children, until the idea of adoption became so appealing that the two women carefully searched for a gay-friendly agency.

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But then, curiously, she questions the choices of others in childrearing, friend-making, and mundane things like “car sticker families,” focusing particularly on language (“words matter”) and seemingly refusing to allow for even the slightest of natural human awkwardness.

“We’re making it up as we go,” says Mehra on gay marriage, and that’s a sentence to remember if you tackle this book.

“Brown White Black” is certainly a thought-provoking look at modern American families but for some readers, it just won’t fit.

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