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Chase opens firstof-its-kind branch inspired by the Harlem community see page 4
NY Urban League and A&E Real Estate partner to Introduce NYC Youth to the World of Work see page 14
¡WEPA! Thousands Celebrate at the 62nd National Puerto Rican Day Parade see pages 12
APOLLO 85: Theater’s 14th Spring Gala raises $2 million to build on its legacy of creating legends see page 11
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The Apollo was the place to be last week. Their annual Spring Gala did not disappoint as upcoming young stars of today sang the songs of the legends. The after party was amazing under the tent eloquently designed with music that kept the crowd dancing. Overall the event was a fundraiser and millions were raised to help the Apollo continue to be the place where stars are made. (see pg 11). The Harlem Newspapers are a great place to increase your business with our readers. Email today to advertise at harlemnewsinc@aol.com The video from our “Women Uptown Business Owners” event we held on March 21st is now on our website as well as a slide from our Disney experience with the Dreamers Academy. Check it out on our website:www.harlemcommunitynews.com. You can read past issues of the Harlem Community News on our website: Friend us on facebook and follow us on instagram and twitter.
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Chase opens first-of-its-kind branch inspired by the Harlem community
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hase has opened the doors of its largest branch in Harlem with a brand new design, inspired by the community and featuring local artwork and local businesses. In addition to traditional banking, the first-of-its-kind branch in the heart of Harlem is customized with: · Unique programming in money management and financial planning, plus how to search and apply for jobs · Pop-up space for local small businesses · A hub for Chase to showcase and test new retail banking technology before it rolls out nationwide · Local art “We see our branches as beacons of opportunity and access, and this new branch will help us do even more for the Harlem communi-
Local branch team of 55 W 125th Street new Chase community branch. Branch will host free educational programming such as coding classes and job search best Chase branch manager Melvin Collins cuts the ribbon of the new practices community-inspired Chase branch located at 55 W 125th Street.
ty,” said Reggie Chambers, Chief Administrative Officer for Chase Consumer Bank. “We are supporting one of our country’s most diverse neighborhoods and helping to boost people’s opportunities for prosperity.” Chase has served Harlem for decades and today employs 90 local bankers. To create the new branch model, Chase managers hosted
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health. The sessions will be led by Chase branch staff, local and national experts, and community leaders from organizations such as the Harlem Chamber of Commerce, Harlem Commonwealth Council, Hot Bread Kitchen, Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners, New York Urban League, and Start Small Think Big. In addition, a col-
laboration with Year Up will increase the organization’s recruitment of new participants in the Harlem area and bring participants into the branch to learn about retail banking. The pop-up space at 55 West and 125th Street will showcase local small businesses -- especially those without a storefront -- to highlight their products and
services. Chase also granted $550,000 to help local non-profits and local minority and women-owned businesses, with an emphasis on black-owned businesses as part of the firm’s $150 million Small Business Forward initiative. The grants include: · A $300,000 philanthropic commitment to Start Small Think Big to help entrepreneurs in need of resources develop market-ready products, access distribution channels and get the marketing assistance they need. · A $250,000 grant to help black-owned businesses access capital through a consortium of Harlem Commonwealth Council, TruFund Financial Services and Greater Jamaica Development Corporation.
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ronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted the borough’s annual LGBTQ & Allies Pride Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, June 5th. The Borough President gathered the community to celebrate the tremendous progress that has been made so far with the LGBTQ community. “I am honored to host this event year after year during Pride Month to reaffirm our solidarity with the LGBTQ community,” said Diaz. This year’s honorees included Fabio Cortez, Maria Rodriguez, Jahaira Gonza-
lez, and Hands in 4 Youth - GSA at P.S./M.S. 29 in Melrose. Among the honorees was also Janet Weinberg, awarded the 2019 John Wade Award, which honors LGBTQ individuals for excellence in government service. Borough President Diaz looks forward to continuing to work with the LGBTQ community and their allies to make sure that our borough and our city are inclusive and welcoming to everyone. “We stand with our LGBTQ brothers and sisters as allies in working toward a more inclusive future for everyone,” said Diaz.
BRONX UPCOMING EVENTS FREE Weekly Live Entertain-
Photo League, the Bronx Docu-
as well as other literary classics
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the text on a page in some way to
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new chapter in the book of Bronx
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running. Invite a friend, a relative,
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drant Theater Company presents
are here to support your efforts in
NYC their home and the gifts they
some way. It can be as complex
gravesites in their Jazz Corner in-
Mitchel Senior Center
an Original Short Play Festival
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cluding Sir Davis Miles, Duke El-
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U.S. Attempt to Erase Harriet Tubman By A. Scott Bolden, NNPA Newswire Contributor
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cans and exploitation of immigrants.
Department has pushed
with unpleasant facts of its history—
which is perfectly logical — they share a
back the 2016 plan to put escaped slave
America is not special in that regard.
deep, entitled belief in the superiority of
and Underground Railroad heroine Harri-
Where most of white America goes off
white men, and a world order in which
et Tubman on the $20 bill. Tubman would
the rails is in completely denying and
Manifest Destiny is not a just doctrine but a divine right.
Without a doubt, every people and
one of the cruelest and most brutal acts
pocrisy, the Trump Treasury
every culture on Earth have had to deal
in American history, is a Trump hero,
be the first African-American woman fea-
if it can be framed as a defense of white
minimizing the facts of racial oppres-
tured on U.S. currency.
superiority.
sion. This erasure makes racial reconcil-
Jackson should never be forgotten.
iation—and true equality—impossible to
He should be remembered always as
achieve.
an example of what kind of horrors our
The $20 currently features a former
In the fantasy of white supremacy,
president, Andrew Jackson, who not
the FBI spent millions in time and trea-
only owned slaves, but ordered the death
sure to plant false evidence of Communist
In 2019, Harriet Tubman should be
march of thousands of Native Ameri-
influence on Martin Luther King — while
a respected and lauded icon for people
cans. Euphemistically called “Indian Re-
in reality, Russians today are using the
of every race and ethnicity. Did she not
Trump will be remembered in the
moval,” the Trail of Tears made way for
racial tension in American to incite vio-
personify American ideals, at the risk of
same light— if enough of us survive to
white settlers to claim millions of acres of
lence and paralyze our society, while they
her own life? As a black woman in ante-
tell the story.
southern land.
work towards global dominance.
bellum times, she was vulnerable to cap-
And despite their best efforts, the
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leaders can inflict when their values and morals are wildly askew.
The attempted erasure of Tubman
By erasing Tubman, the Trump forc-
ture, prison, assault or lynching, but did
legacy of Harriet Tubman can never be
represents yet another move in the Trump
es again deploy their most effective weap-
she falter? Did she not refuse to kneel to
erased. She embodies the spirit of ev-
playbook to disconnect racial reality from
on in the quest to maintain power— the
any man or any king? Did she not fight
erything our nation claims to stand for,
white fantasy.
unholy alliance of racism and misogyny.
for freedom against overwhelming odds?
and each one of us — every race, every
Are these not the qualities we hold
gender — should be proud to call her our
In the fantasy of white supremacy,
Because in America, it seems, free-
traitors like Jefferson Davis and other
dom is for whites only, and more specifi-
Confederates are memorialized for be-
cally, for white men.
dear in our American heroes? Instead, Tubman is erased.
Vol. 24, No 25 June 20 2019
fellow American. A. Scott Bolden is the current Manag-
ing freedom fighters — the freedom of
To be sure, Trump has ordered his
Instead, our current administration
ing Partner of the Washington, D.C., office
whites to own black human beings and
own digital Trail of Tears, as he rolls
embraces the slave owner, the mass mur-
or Reed Smith and former At-Large Member
work them to death — while a woman
back civil rights protections for people
derer, the white supremacist—and calls
on the Executive Committee of the firm. As
who risked her life time and again to free
of color, for women, for immigrants
him a hero.
a prominent trial and white-collar defense
enslaved people is simply dismissed. Ig-
fleeing starvation or oppressive regimes,
For a psychiatric patient—in this
lawyer to whom companies and individuals
nored. Erased.
for LGBTQ people, for the poor and the
case, white America—the reality of rac-
turn for representation in their most signif-
voiceless.
ism, misogyny and oppression is incom-
icant concerns, Scott has handled some of
In the fantasy of white suprema-
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Jackson, a president who authored
ith uniquely American hy-
cy, white people are always justified in
And currently, the cognitive disso-
patible with their self-identity as lovers of
the most high-profile matters in and outside
killing unarmed black men, women and
nance in America has reached a new, criti-
freedom and defenders of equality. But
the nation’s capital and is very comfortable
children, either with their own guns or by
cal level of psychosis. As a nation we exalt
instead of taking the painful but thera-
handling matters on the national stage. He
aiming the unquestioned power of the po-
independence, freedom and equality—we
peutic steps to achieve reconciliation and
is particularly adept at assisting clients in
lice. No act is too repugnant, even those
boast of our shining city on the hill. Yet
closure, the patient has opted instead to
navigating crises that present significant le-
resulting in the sexual abuse or death of
our shining city was built on genocide of
self-medicate, and maintain the delusion
gal, business and reputational risks
immigrant children in American custody,
the native peoples, enslavement of Afri-
of white supremacy at all costs.
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● Harlem Shake (100 W. 124th St): Fri, 7-10pmOpen Mic with Live Musicians ● Mist Harlem (46 W. 116th St): Th starting at 8pm- Live Music; Fri, 10pm-2am- Live Jazz ● Lenox Sapphire (314 Lenox Ave): Th starting at 7-11pm- Live Jazz ● Chez Lucienne (308 Lenox Ave): Fri & Sat, 7-10pm- Live Blues ● Savanna Raes Harlem (2070 ACP Jr. Blvd): Fri, 9-11pm- : Live R&B and Soul ● Maison Harlem (341 Saint Nicholas Ave.): Sun 5-8pm, Live Jazz Vocalist Lady Leah ● Red Rooster (310 Malcolm X Blvd) Mon (Hip Hop); Tues (Live Blues); Thur-Sun (Live Jazz),starting at 7:30pm ● Patrick’s Place (2836 Frederick Douglass Blvd.) Th 6-10pm (Live Jazz with Caribbean Cuisine); Sun, 11am-4pm (Jazz and Sunday Brunch) ● El San Juan Restaurant (1429 5th Ave) Sun 11am-4pm (Sunday Brunch with DJ music)
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June 20 6:00-8:00pm Tea Social at ‘The Pelham’ Honor mothers, grandmothers, or those who have played a motherly role in your life, as you share stories, have light refreshments and sip a variety of teas at the Pelham Fritz Recreation Center. Be sure to wear your favorite hat on this very special day! Marcus Garvey Park. FREE. June 20 6:00-10:30pm Moonlight & Movies: 9 to 5 - Happy Hour and Film Come for an evening of music, performances, and entertainment. Kick the night off with a FREE ‘80s-inspired happy hour DJ Misbehavior spins all
125th & FREEdom (June 22,29)
your favorite ‘80s music, a special Dolly Parton tribute performance, and a costume contest for you to dress up in your best ‘80s office attire or channel your inner Dolly. The best dressed person wins a Museum membership. Later watch the film 9 to 5 outdoors about three secretaries who exact revenge on their tyrannical, sexist boss with humor. Museum of the City of New York. 1220 Fifth Ave. General Admission $15. June 20 11:00-12:00pm Sugar Hill Mornings Feat. Ray Mantilla Sugar Hill Mornings is partnering with the Jazz Foundation this summer and again celebrating the longstanding history of musical genius inherent to Sugar Hill. Percussionist for over 60 years Ray Mantilla will perform with his electrifying small ensemble. Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling. 898 St. Nicholas Ave. FREE with Museum admission. June 21 5:00-7:00pm Calling to Action | Teen Juried Film Screening The Teen Leadership Council invites young adults to assume a form of social responsibility in their communities through the creation of a short film. Students will be able to voice their concerns and vulnerabilities about the future in a safe space through this film screening. Maysles Documentary Center. 343 Malcolm X Boulevard. FREE. June 21 8:00-11:00pm An Open Mic featuring David Mills Join Salon 127 for their open mic at The Langston Hughes House hosted by Fred Collier featuring David Mills. If you would like to share an original piece or another great work, sign up with Fred
African Dance Workshops (June 22)
Collier when you arrive. This event is for adults 21 and over. The Langston Hughes House. 20 East 127th St. FREE. June 21 9:00pm “I AM” Hosted by Yuko Kudo Join this safe space where you can share your voice, your art, and be authentically connected with people who are there for the same purpose, to be who they are. Say “I AM ME” unapologetically. Bar Thalia. 2537 Broadway at 95th St. FREE. June 22 1:30-3:00pm Guest Artist Dance Workshops: Celebrating the Influence of African-American Dances Join this FREE afro-dance style workshop on West African and Ester Walker, celebrating the influences of African American dances from traditional to contemporary. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center in Marcus Garvey Park. June 22 1:00-2:00pm Showtime Saturdays Animated, passionate and imaginative, Saturday’s wholehearted stories will make you dance, sing, learn a new routine, and explore the world through big themes sensibly curated for Sugar Hill’s little visitors! Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling. 898 St. Nicholas Ave. FREE with Museum admission. June 22 7:30pm JC Hopkins & The Biggish Band Head to Minton’s Playhouse for the performance JC Hopkins and The Biggish Band that performs every second Saturday. Featuring Joy Elysee, Vanisha Gould, and Nico Sarbanes. Minton’s Playhouse. 208 West 118th St. Admission price is $20.00 per set PLUS a
Christopher McBride (June 23)
$30 minimum per person. June 22,29 1:00pm 125th & FREEdom Come and see the epic performance piece 125th & FREEdom at the National Black Theatre written, choreographed and directed by Ebony Noelle Golden. This performance explores the question: “If Harriet Tubman were alive today, how would she free Black people?” 125th & FREEdom sees a victorious, but battle-weary tribe of ancient-futuristic nomads as their long-forgotten leader, Tubman’s descendent, incites an epic journey to a land of promised liberation. Fusing song and poetry with choreography based on historic and current Black social dances, this piece will be an immersive, participatory cultural experience that is equal parts ritual performance, processional and protest. 125th St. and 1st Ave. FREE with RSVP. June 23 1:00-2:00pm Sunday Fundays Book worms can enjoy Sugar Hill’s weekly Story Hour program every Thursday and Friday! The intimate storytelling presentation features a solo performer with roots in the community delighting children with a participatory and lively program. Performers have included Laura Bowman, Flor Bromley, Daniel Carlton, Alison Cox, Kelley Kelley, and Carletta Joy Walker. Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling. 898 St. Nicholas Ave. FREE with Museum admission. June 23 6:00pm Christopher McBride Head to Minton’s Playhouse to see the singer meets saxophonist Christopher McBride. There are two sets with each set being an hour long. Minton’s Playhouse. 208 West
Schomburg Center Literary Festival (June 29)
118th St. Admission price is $15.00 per set PLUS a two drink minimum. June 23 12:00pm Crazy 80’s Brunch & Day Party Whether you grew up in the 80s, were born in the 80s, or have only seen the 80s on TV, the Alumni Group invites you to fall in love with the 80s all over again at Crazy 80s Brunch and Day Party. Come dressed in your best 80s look and rock out to DJ Toby, DJ Fugi Slim and DJ E Class. Enjoy brunch food and bottomless drinks. MIST HARLEM. 46 West 116th Street. FREE with RSVP. June 24 6:30pm The Upload Live Presents Open Rehearsal for Feast A Yoruba Project Come and watch the live rehearsals for Feast A Yoruba Project that’s based on Yoruba spirituality, the lives of three sisters (Yemoja, Osun, and Oya) on their way to a family feast are forever changed when they meet a trickster (Esu) along the way. FEAST unveils the global connection between people of Yoruba descent and the historical impact they share. The Upload Live. 205 W 119th St. FREE. June 26 10:00-11:30am Buenos Dias: Guided Tour of Culture and the People Join El Museo for cafecito and private tour of their 50th anniversary exhibition, Culture and the People: El Museo del Barrio. 1230 Fifth Ave. Members are FREE, guests and non-members $10. June 27 6:00-8:00pm Step Into Dancing Join the Pelham Fritz Recreation Center for an evening of both old school and modern line dancing. There will also
be some Western-style square dances. Come for the fun and to meet new people! Marcus Garvey Park. FREE. June 27 7:00-8:30pm Whose Streets? Reclaiming NYC for Cyclists Join Museum of the City of New York for a conversation with urban planners, bike advocates, and experts about how NYC could achieve a shared “right to the road” for everyone on two wheels or otherwise. There will be a FREE Bike Buyer’s Workshop by Bike New York an hour before the scheduled time. Complimentary bike parking on-site for a limited amount of bikes at 6:00pm. MCNY 1220 Fifth Ave. $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, students, and educators, $10 for Members. June 29 10:00-6:00pm Schomburg Center Literary Festival The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will launch the first-ever Schomburg Literary Festival. The all-day event was created to champion authors of African descent from across the globe and publications that celebrate Black history and culture. The festival will feature exhibitors, readings, panel discussions, workshops and more for all ages, from prose to poetry, comic books to young adult novels, fiction and nonfiction. Some of the featured authors and conversations include Darnell Moore (No Ashes in the Fire), Patrice Nganang (When The Plums are Ripe) and more. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. 515 Malcolm X Boulevard. FREE with registration.
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NEXT LEVEL BASKETBALL RETURNS TO HOLCOLM RUCKER PARK
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n Saturday, June 22, 2019, Harlem will be celebrating basketball returning to Rucker Park! Continuing in the tradition of Holcomb Rucker who founded the legendary Rucker Park basketball association in 1947 and the late Greg Marius, who in 1982 extended the brand with the creation of the Entertainers Basketball Classic (EBC),
Harlem welcomes the newly formed, Rucker Park Prep as the next phase of this staple Harlem institution that has greatly served New York City and its surrounding communities. Globally known as, “The Rucker” and hailed as the temple of street basketball; where legends and greats like Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Allen Iver-
son, Kobe Bryant have gone to earn their rites of passage. Put through the gauntlet by basketball street legends like Earl “The GOAT” Manigault, Pee Wee Kirkland, Kareem “The Best Kept Secret” Reid, Ali Moe, “A Butta” and “Skip To My Lou”. The Rucker is where NBA stars such as Vince Carter and Lebron James have sought street cred, and
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APOLLO 85: Theater’s 14th Spring Gala raises $2 million to build on its legacy of creating legends. By Maria Grazia CAVENAGHI
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n June 10th the place to be for music lovers in NYC was the legendary Apollo Theater celebrating its 14th Annual Spring Gala with the theme “Icons Revisited”. A theme that underlines, as President and CEO Jonelle Procope said, the vital role that the Apollo Theater—the soul of American culture—has been playing since its beginnings in cultivating emerging artists and launching legends. The Gala Concert, hosted by formidable and poignant comedian Amanda Seales, opened with an inspiring musical performance by Black Violin duo Kevin Silvester and Wilner Baptiste. To celebrate music icons belonging to the APOLLO heritage - Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Donnie Hathaway and Billie Holiday - talented young and emerging artists Estelle, Jose James, Liv Warfield, Morris
Day and The Time, Kelvin Rolston Jr., Caleb Hawley and Cheryl Pepsii Riley performed their icon’s celebrated tunes. Powerful singer John Holiday performed an emotionally charged version of “Strange Fruit” and James Harkness, the talented artist from the cast of the Tony winning Show “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations” – a must see now on Broadway - paved the way and set the energy level for what was coming next. Nothing less than a memorable performance from the current touring version of the group: Larry Braggs, Willie Green, Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks and a special appearance by the only living founding member of the original Temptations, Otis Williams. Otis Williams also attended on June 7th an emotional ceremony for the induction into the Apollo Walk of Fame of the group
who made the Apollo stage their home. The Apollo Mass Choir, under the direction of Tony Award® winner and musical genius Jason Michael Webb, triumphantly closed the gala concert. As per tradition in its Spring Gala, the Apollo presented the 2019 Corporate Award to Robert F. Smith and Vista Equity Partners for their outstanding contributions to the performing arts, community leadership, and philanthropic support of initiatives in the African American community. In a video message Smith - who recently relieved 400 students at Morehouse College from their loan debt – praised the Apollo for its role of socio-artistic leadership and its involvement in the community. Martin Taylor, Principal at Vista Equity Group, accepted the award expressing his profound respect for the Apollo Theater and its mission in lifting up
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 10: Larry Braggs, Terry Weeks, Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, and Willie Green of The Temptations pose with President & CEO of the Apollo Theater Jonelle Procope
future generations: “Stars are born and legends are made here,” he concluded. After the concert the guests were welcomed in a dream-like decorated tent, created by talented event planner and designer Apollo Board Member Bronson van Wyck, to continue the 85th celebration mingling and dancing. In the tent crystal chandeliers, black, gold, and red stage curtains and a 15 feet tall gramophone that served as a centerpiece, brought guests back to the
glorious times of the prior Harlem Renaissance where stars were grazing the stage and legendary tunes were performed in The Apollo’s historical hall. What an unforgettable evening. Following its 85th anniversary the next exciting chapter for the Apollo’s new development phase is already on the way. The Apollo Performing Arts Center, with the theaters at the Victoria, is in fact scheduled to open in 2020 and it will mark the first physical
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expansion in the theater’s history. The aim is to build on the great legacy of the Apollo to discover, support and launch an increasing number of gifted emerging and established artists of color across disciplines. Gala Chairs: Kimberley Hatchett and Karen H. Pavlin Honorary Chairs: Laura and Richard D. Parsons, Anna Chapman and Ronald O. Perelman For exclusive photos, updates and more, use hashtag #APOLLOGALA and follow the Apollo Theater: Facebook.com/ HYPERLINK “http://facebook.com/apollotheater”apollotheater Twitter.com/ HYPERLINK “http://twitter.com/ apollotheater”apollotheater YouTube.com/ HYPERLINK “http://youtube.com/ apollotheater”apollotheater Instagram.com/ HYPERLINK “http://instagram.com/apollotheater”apollotheater Photo by: Shahar Azran/ WireImage and Nadedza Tavodova Tezgor
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¡WEPA! Thousands Celebrate at the 62nd National Puerto Rican Day Parade Marisol Rodríguez
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long 5th avenue thousands gathered for the 62nd annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 9. From 43rd to 79th Street floats, bands, civil servants, activists, all representing the island nation of over 3 million, marched with cultural pride and joy. This year the parade was dedicated to the town of Loíza, which celebrated its 300th anniversary. Loíza is a town on the Northeast coast of the island known for its deep African roots brought over by enslaved Africans over 400 years ago. The Grand Marshal of his year’s parade was singer Ricky Martin, who shook his bon-bon on a float featuring musicians, singers and dancers from Loíza. Other honorees of the parade included Singer La India, Golf Pro Chi Chi Rodríguez, Guitarist/ Singer Jóse Feliciano, and Baseball Player Edgar Martínez. Carlos A. Olivieri Jr. was honored with the title of “Teacher of the Year” by the parade committee. He works in Bushwick, where he himself grew up. Olivieri said teaching is more than instruction, but about helping students feel pride in who they are and where they come from: “If you are associated with poverty there is a tendency to self-hate. . .I help my students learn to give yourself permission to love yourself and dream.” One of the groups marching were Las Loli-
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tas, named after the Puerto Rican independence leader Lolita Lebrón. While marching the group shouted a famous Lolita quote, “Yo no vine a mater, you vine a morir” (“I didn’t come to kill, I came to die”) reflecting her willingness to sacrifice her life for the freedom of Puerto Rico. “There was a lot of love and it was really nice that people recognized we were dressed as Lolita,” said co-founder of the group Melissa Montero. Dean Maroney stood on the corner of Madison Avenue and 42nd street selling Puerto Rican flags, which he’s
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been doing for the past 6 years. Maroney, who is African American, said it gives him a chance to connect with Puerto Ricans: “They’re like my brothers and sisters, we have similar backgrounds and both experience racism,” said Maroney. Puerto Rican elected officials including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Assemblymember Robert J. Rodríguez, and Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr also marched. “I feel honored, happy, energetic celebrating the culture and where we come from, but over the last couple of
years it’s been bitter sweet because of what happened with Hurricane Maria,” said Díaz. Maria is estimated to have killed over 4,000 people and displaced over 100,000. Former Speaker of the Council Melissa Mark-Viverito also attended. She stressed in importance of supporting the island in the wake of the economic devastation Maria: “It’s important to celebrate the contributions we’ve made historically not only in New York but across the country and also to remind people that Puerto Rico still needs our support, not to forget our
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island.” Some Puerto Ricans traveled from the island to be at the parade. Angel Santiago came from his hometwon of Añasco: “I typically ride on the float representing Añasco. My favorite part of the parade is watching the marching bands.” Puerto Ricans from all over the Diaspora like Michelle Del Valle, who came with her children from Orlando, Florida attended: “There are many Puerto Ricans in Florida, wherever you go you will hear Spanish spoken.” Marianne Rivera traveled from New Jersey to repre-
sent the Pirates of Quebradillas, the basketball team from her hometown on the island: “For our town basketball is very important, when you go to games it’s always packed with people traveling from all over the island to attend.”
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NY Urban League and A&E Real Estate Partner to Introduce NYC Youth to the World of Work Empowerment Days Gives Youth Unique Glimpse into Corporate America
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Not to be outdone the young men
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ew York, N.Y. –June 7,
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osity and enthusiasm of these young
life and how they can be involved
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people, who will be future leaders in
in the information revolution. The
ment Hosts include the following:
portunities as a result of the experience.
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the New York Urban League’s an-
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day kicked off at 9 a.m. at Micro-
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“The day has a tremendous
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al, and American Airlines. The day’s
ban League (NYUL) is to enable Afri-
people accompanied and shadowed
positive impact on the youth that are
The participants were divided into
youth were from local schools and
can Americans and other underserved
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dent and CEO of the New York Urban
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a strong connection to and passion
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reconvened in the afternoon for a
ganizations represented include the
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experience, and challenges it elevates
reception and panel discussion. The
following:
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lem, Harlem Renaissance, Food &
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plex, where firm leadership and de-
Urban League and to host these great
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featuring media maven Yandy Smith,
Finance High School, New Design
ership, the New York Urban League
partment directors did presentations
students at the historic Riverton com-
lieve that they, too, can succeed.”
Danielle Lee, President and CEO of
High School, Brotherhood Sister So,
is preparing to launch a year-long
and fielded student questions on all
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Empowerment Day, like the
The Oliver Program and Arva Rice,
Careers in Sports High School, Ronald
campaign that will include a NYUL
aspects of real estate ownership and
tate founder Wendy Eisenberg, “For
New York Urban League itself, en-
CEO of the New York Urban League.
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management
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The Survivor-Centered Advocacy Project Team Finds a New Organizational Home at Rising Ground’s STEPS to End Family Violence Program
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his year, survivors of intimate
es children, and burdens relatives with car-
projects, the team chose STEPS as its new
ward from their traumatic experiences, they
adversity and positively direct their lives.
partner violence are celebrating a
ing for young children,” he says. “Criminal-
organizational home. This decision was
express interest in using what they have
It has won the prestigious Nonprofit Excel-
huge victory. On May 15, 2019,
ization of survivors undermines the strength
motivated by the longstanding relationship
lived through to achieve social change,” he
lence Award.
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law
of many of the families we support in our
between STEPS and WIPP and the synergy
explains. “The leadership training facilitat-
Founded as an orphanage in 1831,
the Domestic Violence Survivor Justice Act
programs.”
between the advocacy work pioneered by
ed by the S-CAP team will engage survi-
Rising Ground has been at the forefront
WIPP and the singular work done by the
vors in using their experiences to challenge
of evolving community needs and has be-
STEPS Criminalized Survivors Program,
systems that do not support strong families,
come a leader in utilizing result-driven, evi-
The overwhelming majority of women
the only program of its kind in New York
such as the criminal justice and affordable
dence-based practices. Today, the organiza-
in the criminal legal system are survivors
City that is explicitly and exclusively com-
housing systems.“
tion’s work is a positive force in the lives
of gender-based violence, Patterson says.
mitted to providing holistic survivor sup-
He continues, “By helping to make
(DVSJA). This groundbreaking legislation
The Gender-Based Violence-to-Prison
allows New York judges in New York State to issue less punitive sentences or alternatives to incarceration to survivors of domes-
Pipeline S-CAP team Annette Warren-Dickerson, Andrea B Williams, Anisah Sabur
tic violence who are convicted of crimes diAnne Patterson, Senior Vice President
Some 86 percent of incarcerated wom-
port to survivors of gender-based violence
survivors stronger, we make families stron-
Now a team of three staff members
of STEPS noted: “We collectively created
en have survived sexual violence and 77
who have been criminalized for actions
ger. By making families stronger, we make
STEPS to End Family Violence
who played an important role in the law’s
S-CAP as a way of continuing to honor the
percent have survived intimate partner
related to their survivorship.
communities stronger. This benefits all of
(STEPS), a program of Rising Ground,
passage through their work with the Co-
legacy of STEPS founder Sister Mary Ner-
violence, according to the Vera Institute
S-CAP will continue to support the
us.”
offers a variety of healing-centered, an-
alition for Women Prisoners—Andrea
ney, who knew that the only way to make
of Justice. Patterson says that the link be-
statewide Coalition of Women Prisoners,
Rising Ground, which changed its
ti-oppressive programming focused on the
B. Williams, Anisah Sabur, and Annette
true and lasting change to the systems that
tween surviving gender-based violence and
a volunteer group of formerly incarcerated
name last year from Leake & Watts to more
prevention of intimate partner violence; ad-
Warren-Dickerson—have joined Rising
harm survivors of gender-based violence is
incarcerated women is so strong that the
women and their allies, which, for 10 years,
accurately reflect its full scope of services,
vocacy and healing for survivors and chil-
Ground’s STEPS to End Family Violence
by putting survivor wisdom at the center of
field has coined the term “the gender-based
relentlessly engaged in advocacy efforts
is a leading nonprofit human services orga-
dren impacted by abusive partner behavior;
program to continue their advocacy efforts.
all of our advocacy work.”
violence-to-prison pipeline.”
to pass the Domestic Violence Survivors
nization, currently operating more than 55
training and education intended to increase
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information, visit www.risingground.org.
They and STEPS have launched the Survi-
Criminalized survivors are often fur-
The S-CAP team formerly staffed the
Justice Act. Survivors telling their stories
programs at more than 50 different sites
awareness of the epidemic of gender-based
vor-Centered Advocacy Project (S-CAP) to
ther traumatized by incarceration, with the
Women in Prison Project (WIPP) at the
generated much of the support for the leg-
throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn, Man-
violence; and activist efforts designed to
work with survivors of gender-based vio-
trauma extending to the families and chil-
Correctional Association of New York.
islation.
hattan and Westchester, and employing a
transform the rhetoric and institutions that
lence and continue to build upon the power
dren they leave behind, Alan Mucatel, CEO
When the Correctional Association made
Mucatel adds that advocacy also has a
workforce of 1,800 people. Daily, it pro-
sustain such violence. For more informa-
of survivors to be formidable and effective
of Rising Ground points out. “Incarceration
the strategic decision to focus solely on
therapeutic benefit for survivors. “As survi-
vides children, adults, and families with the
tion, visit www.risingground.org/program/
advocates.
of women breaks families apart, traumatiz-
prison monitoring and spin off its advocacy
vors of intimate partner violence move for-
resources and skills needed to rise above
steps/.
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n June 12 The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (P.S. 242) on 122nd street hosted their 5th Annual Art Gala at Raw Space gallery in Harlem, located at 2301 Adam Clayton Jr. Blvd. From 2:30 to 6:00pm students, grades pre-K to fifth, showed off the art work they created during the school year to family, friends and school staff. Principal Denise Desjardin had a vision of hosting the annual art gala at an art gallery to give students the opportunity to see their work displayed in a special and professional setting. With the help of the 121st Block Association and Raw Space, this year it became a reality. For five years art teacher Michelle Barksdale has been at the elementary school, working with grade teachers to create art projects that reflect the unit sub-
P.S. 242 hosted their Annual Art Gala at Raw Space in Harlem.
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jects/themes students are studying in the classroom. “Some themes repeat throughout the grades, but at higher levels for the upper grades,” said Barksdale. Some of these themes include: Family, Plants, Space, New York: Then and Now, Africa, Animals and Weather. Principal Desjardin said the art element helps tap into the strengths of the creatively-inclined students, who may or may not excel in other subjects.
(L-R) Third-grade teacher Kerry Cutrone, Principal Mother Calisher Perry with her Denise Desjardin, Parent Coordinator Celeste Ortega son Kyle Pollydore. and Art teacher Michelle Barksdale.
“I’ve always been a true believer that we have to cater to all different types of learners and all different abilities, aside from the academics we have to cater to future artists,” said Desjardin. Parents like Calisher Perry were excited to see their child’s art on display in a gallery space. “This is showing him the atmosphere that he can actually put his work on display and really, I think opens a lot of doors for students,” said Perry. Her son,
5th grader Kyle Pollydore, showed off his drawing “Sing” which relates to studying the Harlem Renaissance. Perry, a native of Trinidad, is an artist herself, a costume designer for carnival and theater. She sees an artistic inclination in all three of her sons. “I’m the type of parent who will nurture and cultivate art skills and they are showing that a lot,” she commented. The Art Gala also served as a fundraiser for the school with
an admission price of $5 for adults and $3 for kids under 3, which included food and beverage. All of the students’ art work was also on sale for prices ranging from $3-5. Second grade teacher Iffat Hossain was selling multi-colored crayons which she makes from student’s old crayons she melts, mixes and molds into fun shapes like stars, hearts and flowers. “I don’t like to throw away things, so I teach them, if you can recycle, why
not,” said Ms. Hossain. The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy is the first elementary school to be an authorized International Baccalaureate in the NYC Department of Education, according to Principal Desjardin. The benefits of this program include a focus on international education, as well as inquiry-based instruction that offers students choice in their learning activities. There is also an emphasis on social activism with students learning ways they can affect positive change. “It’s not only about learning facts but understanding there are issues in our local and global community and in some way, shape or fashion they have to take action,” said Desjardin. One example is students writing a persuasive letter to their local elected officials on local pollution and park safety.
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STUDENT LOAN DEBT SHOULDN’T MEAN DEBT STRESS. You didn’t plan to fall behind or default on student loans. But you can make a plan to manage your debt. NYC Financial Empowerment Center counselors can help you lower monthly payments, explore loan forgiveness, or get out of delinquency or default, depending on your loans.
BE REAL ABOUT STUDENT LOANS. Visit nyc.gov/studentloans or call 311 for information or to schedule a FREE financial counseling appointment.