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March is Women History Month. In this issue we salute “Women of Courage.” These are women who have been doing business 20 years or more in upper Manhattan. It was an emotional tribute as they received their awards as well as a Citation and Appreciation Certificate from Boro President Gale Brewer office and Assemlywoman Inez Dickens office.

In this issue we are also presenting women business owners who attended our March 21 event promoting “Uptown Women Business Owners.”

We hope you will do business with these women by purchasing their products and services I want to thank all the women who participated with us this year. A special thank you to Healthfirst for being our title sponsor and thank you to the Women Chamber of Commerce for assisting us with promoting this event. For the women who were not able to participate with us this year. We hope to see you next year during “Women History Month.” - God Willing. (see pages 12-17) You can read past issues of the Harlem Community News on our website: www.harlemcommunitynews.com. Friend us on facebook and follow us on instagram and twitter.

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MAD SCIENCE MOVIE DAY Lenfest Center for the Arts 615 W. 129th St. Noon to 6:00 pm

In the family-friendly sci-fi classic The Absent-Minded Professor, a harried professor invents an anti-gravity substance coveted by a greedy businessman and hilarity ensues (noon). The 1997 reboot, Flubber, follows at 3:00 pm. Registration recommended.

Beginning at noon and running until 6:00 pm in the lobby, watch the immersive, virtual reality short films Collisions and Awavena. Based on true stories, Collisions tells of Australian indigenous elder Nyarri Morgan’s first encounter with Western culture, while Awavena chronicles the induction of the first woman shaman of the Amazonian Yawanawa people into their spiritual traditions.

WALLACH ART GALLERY FAMILY AFTERNOON Lenfest Center for the Arts 615 W. 129th St., Small Square Rain location: The Forum, 125th Street and Broadway 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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Five Percenters Unveil Allah and Justice Square

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because he could not teach that there. They didn’t deny it.”

Clarence 13X Allah hit the streets, with the Supreme Wisdom from the Nation of Islam.

Clarence 13X became known as “The Father,” and those in the streets obtained knowledge of self.

Over the last few years, Mal’akiy continued acquiring information on the process of adding a street sign, and finally made a series of community board presentations, starting in 2017, with detailed information on Allah, Justice and the Five Percenter Nation of Gods and Earths.

Mal’akiy recalled how words from a local activist impacted the community board saying “Keith Wright spoke at the board meeting… he

said, ‘When I was 12 or 13 years old, when King got assassinated, while every city in America burned down, Harlem didn’t, primarily because of the Five Percenters. I saw it, I was there!’”

The street sign also acknowledges Justice, who was instrumental in developing the Five Percenters “I said, let me add Justice because he was the father’s, righthand man” explained Mal’akiy.

The afternoon unveiling ceremony was a celebration of the sign, but the nation of the Five Percenters themselves, that included passionate speeches, music, and of course — peace. Notable people in attendance included several firstborn Five Percenters, the physical children of Allah and Justice, Manhattan Borough Presi-

dent Gale Brewer, Sid Davidoff, Keith Wright, Leonard Jeffries, Popa Wu of the Wu-Tang Clan and Harlem fashion Mo-

gul Dapper Dan. At a time when the Black community is combating gentrification, the addition of Allah &

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n the brisk Saturday afternoon of March 30, 2019, a large crowd of Five Percenters, Gods and Earths, men, women, elders, and babies, gathered on the corner of 126th Street in Harlem, New York to unveil the street sign — Allah & Justice Five Percenter Square.

Speaking on the importance of the new street sign, former Assemblyman Keith Wright said “I’ve done a lot of these street renamings and frankly this is probably one of the most important ones…. This is not only for us but for our babies. But also for the newcomers in this community.”

The initiative to add a street sign, honoring the Five Percenters, began almost nine years ago, with Five Percenter, Mal’akiy 17 Allah, who was influenced by a street sign named for Brooklyn activist, Abubadika Sonny Carson.

Clarence 13X, the founder of the Five Percenters, left the Nation of Islam in 1963 due to a difference in the way he manifested the teachings. A senior member of the Five Percenters, Born Allah explained saying “He left as Clarence 13 X. There was serious controversy because he said he was Allah…

He taught us that we were God. At that time, when he first manifested, it wasn’t accepted.

And they told him he had to leave the temple

Justice Five Percenters Square is a reflection of the historical impact the Gods and Earths have had on Harlem.

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OP EDTORIAL

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100 Years of American Energy

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia istorically, the oil and gas industry

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“The analogy is also [true] with the His-

technical experts from government, academia,

hasn’t been known for diversity and

panic Press,” said Dr. Carlos Rodriguez, an

and industry, API has developed almost 700

inclusion efforts with its businesses

API consultant.

standards to enhance the safety of our workers

ing energy at record levels – meeting record

and protect the community and environment.

demand and decreasing reliance on foreign

about 90 percent white and male.

search Collaborative (ERC) with strategic

Certification programs developed by

partners focused on workforce development

API’s Global Industry Services division

The EIA forecasts that the United States

and engagement with nontraditional allies.

help companies operationalize standards,

will be a net exporter of crude oil and petro-

providing consistency, interoperability, and

leum products by 2020 – boosting economic

reliability.

growth and enhancing energy security for the

regularly comprising a demographic that’s However, the American Petroleum In-

stitute (API), which counts as the largest U.S.

Additionally, API has an Energy Re-

suppliers.

The ERC also includes Asian Americans

industry, has worked to change the landscape

in Energy, the Environment and Commerce,

by putting in place strategic and definitive ini-

the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation,

The United States leads the world in pro-

tiatives that address diversity and inclusion.

the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute,

duction of natural gas and oil, and in reduc-

Projections confirm a need for more nat-

2019 marks the 100th anniversary of

Hispanics in Energy, National Center for

tion of carbon dioxide emissions – supplying

ural gas and oil, not less, in the decades ahead,

API, which has established industry standards

American Indian Enterprise Development,

affordable, reliable energy while serving as the

Sommers said.

and disseminates best practices across the in-

The Society for Hispanic Professional En-

world’s gold standard for safe, environmental-

dustry, nationwide and globally.

gineers, United States Hispanic Chamber of

ly responsible energy development.

Commerce and others.

The U.S. has reduced CO2 emissions to

United States and allies.

U.S. success demonstrates the reality that people can reduce emissions and increase production of the energy that powers economies

Press of America with more than 215 Afri-

The group meets regularly and continues

their lowest levels in a generation while the

can American owned newspapers and media

to provide feedback and recommendations to

rest of the world’s emissions have dramati-

Growing energy demand means better,

companies – and the National Association of

API, which traces its beginning to World War

cally risen. The energy landscape is evolving

safer quality of life for billions living in pover-

Hispanic Publications, the American Asso-

I, when Congress and the domestic oil and

to meet consumer needs in cleaner, safer and

ty around the globe, API officials said. Nearly

ciation of Blacks in Energy and others, API

natural gas industry worked together to help

more reliable ways.

1 billion people in the world don’t have access

hopes to encourage minorities and women to

the war effort.

Just 15 years increasing imports and

be petroleum engineers, geologists, welders,

“The U.S. energy industry has always

peak oil were a focus, and some didn’t even

electricians, accountants, business managers

been at the forefront of powering positive

mention clean U.S. natural gas as an electricity

and fill other necessary posts.

change – from supporting the war effort during

source, Sommers said.

and supports modern daily living.

drinking water at home.

“Energy is the key to improving health, security and opportunity for millions. And the

“The Black Press, probably more than

World War I, to the energy revolution that has

Due to dramatic technological innova-

United States is the world leader in meeting

made the U.S. the world’s leading producer,

tions, the US now leads the world in natural

demand growth safely and cleanly,” Sommers

communications with the Black community,

refiner, and exporter of natural gas, and No. 1

gas and oil production, fueling the world’s

said.

reaching policy leaders in the community as

reducer of emissions,” said API President and

growth and adhering to the safest and most

“With API’s leadership, we’ve set the

well as young folks,” said Frank Stewart, a

CEO Mike Sommers during a recent celebra-

environmentally responsible standards in the

world’s goal standard for safe, environmental-

consultant for API and president of Frank M.

tion of the organization’s 100th anniversary.

world, he said.

ly responsible operations and enhanced Amer-

“We believe we have a unique opportunity and the way to reach the community is by [aligning] with the people they trust,” Stewart said.

API’s member companies still play a

Affordable energy gives U.S. manufac-

ica’s energy security. As we honor a century of

central role in America’s security, Sommers

turers and major competitive advantage, and

industry-driven progress, we also look ahead

said.

is a key factor revitalizing communities across

to a future made safer, brighter, and more pros-

the nation.

perous for communities around the world by

API establishes industry standards and disseminates best practices across the industry,

The U.S. energy industry is produc-

Vol. 24, No 14 April 4 2019

to electricity, and 2.1 billion live without safe

any organization in the nation has a history of

Stewart & Company.

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Partnering with the best and brightest

trade association for the oil and natural gas

With alliances with NNPA, – the Black

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nationwide and globally.

continued energy innovation,” he said.

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The Tempest (Apr 5

_A Soulfoul Music Celebration (Apr 6)

Free Weekly Live Entertainment

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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

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Apr 5 6:30- 8:30pm The Tempest Revelry and mayhem continue their wicked work in the Mobile Unit’s production of THE TEMPEST, directed by Director of Public Works Laurie Woolery. When King Alonso’s ship washes up on her island home, Prospero unleashes her magic on the royal entourage.

But love plays games with revenge, and the stuff of nightmares becomes the stuff of dreams in this supernatural comedy about the power of rage and the strength of forgiveness. Space is limited so please RSVP by emailing artsculturefun@ parks.nyc.gov.

Pelham Fritz Recreation Center in Marcus Garvey Park, FREE. Apr 5 7:00-8:00pm Reel Abilities: Gurrumul Watch the film about the world music phenomenon Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, a blind indig-

enous Australian artist on the brink of international reverence. See how he struggles with balancing his personal life and keeping the show on the road.

Director Paul Williams will have a Q&A after the film. Maysles Cinema. 343 Lenox Ave. Tickets:$10.

Apr 5 9:00-11:00pm NY Jazz Flutet A unique, in-demand, cooperative group of flutists who have defined a new sound. Individually leaders of their own ensembles, the Flutet has embraced Jazz, Latin, World Beat, and Classical Music as versatile entities. Described as highly professional and elegant, this core group of 4 flutists plus percussionist provides a lush, musical mixture. Bar Thalia, 2537 Broadway. FREE. Apr 5 8:00pm Duke Concept Presents: Burna Boy Live The African Giant Tour Get ready for a breathtaking and energetic performance by Africa’s own Afrobeat Superstar, Damini Ogulu or better known for his stage name, Burna Boy. His hit tracks include, “Like to Party,” and “Yawa Dey” Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th St. Tickets start at $83.

Apr 5 7:30-9:30pm UPTOWN NIGHTS: Manhattan Sings In collaboration with Manhattan School of Music, the Harlem Stage presents the Manhattan School of Music’s Jazz Orchestra led by conductor and arranger Jim McNeely celebrates the longstanding vocal tradition in jazz music. Harlem Stage. 150 Convent Ave. Adults $25 VIP $35 Apr 6 10:45am Freedom at the Mat Yoga Class

The Crazy Bunch Book Release (Apr 6) Sunday Fundays (Apr 7)

A WOMEN-ONLY Vinyasa yoga practice held the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month. Harlem Dream Center, 205 W. 119th St. FREE. Registration at www.freedomatthemat.com Apr 6 6:00pm Urban Word NYC Teen Poetry Grand Slam Finals It’s the 21st Annual NYC Teen Poetry Slam at the Apollo Theater where the top 20 poets compete in the Grand Slam Finals for a chance to represent NYC at the National Teen Poetry Slam. The event is hosted

by Mahogany L. Browne and will feature special performances.

Apollo Theater. 253 West 125th St. Tickets: $18, teens under 19 years: $15.

Apr 6 11:00am Lil’ Studio: Move It Move It! Parents, caregivers and organizations providing care for children are welcome to the NYPL Harlem Library to enjoy art-making and other activities that encourage creative time and bonding. Children ages 2.5 to 4 will play with color and layer special foam materials to create a composition inspired by the artwork of William T. Williams.

NYPL. 9 W 124th ST. FREE. Pre-registration required Apr 6 7:00-9:00pm The Crazy Bunch Book Release with Willie Perdomo Join author Willie Perdomo for his book release and signing on his book, THE CRAZY BUNCH. There will be a few featured readings by Willie Perdomo himself, Patrick Rosal, David Thomas Martinez, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Tyehimba Jess, Randall Horton and John Murillo. The Langston Hughes House 20 East 127th Street. RSVP at events@

itooarts.com Apr 6 3:00 pm “A Soulful Music Celebration” A special concert taking audiences on a moving journey through Black American music and history via the sounds of gospel, Negro spirituals, blues, jazz, African drumming and more. Narrated by actress Barbara Montgomery, the concert will feature singers Marvin Lowe, Brandi Sutton, Lucia Bradford, Samuel McKelton, La Frederick Coaxner and Voices from Harlem. Aaron Davis Hall, West 135th Street and Convent Avenue (129 Convent Avenue) Tickets: $40 GA, $25 seniors and students with ID. Visit www.citycollegecenterforthearts.org or call (212) 650-6900.

Apr 6 2:00pm First Saturday 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, 58 West 129th Street. Suggested donation of $10.

Apr 7 1:00-2:00pm Sunday Fundays Hello, Hello, Hello! Sing, dance & play with the magical musical stories performed by the fabulous Flor Bromley! Sugar Hill Children’s Museum, 898 St. Nicholas Avenue @ 155th Street. Children up to 8 years: FREE; youth and seniors: $4; Adults: $7.

Apr 7 4:00-6:00pm Science of Music

Singers Space (Apr 8)

The National Jazz museum in Harlem partners with the Harlem Gallery of Science to invite you to their unique workshop that will explore the connections between science, jazz, hip-hop and everything in between.

City College of New York.

160 Convent Ave. Contact chrisel@scienceartsengagementny.org for more information.

Apr 8 7:00-8:30pm American Slavery Project 2019 Play Reading Series: Black Women & the Ballot On the eve of the historic 1913 Women’s March, young Howard University student and sorority member, Edna Brown, is stitching up walking skirts for the newly-formed Delta Sigma Thetas to wear. But when she learns that the famous white suffragette and march organizer, Alice Paul, has other plans, she gets some help from the formidable Mary Church Terrell and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority first president, Nellie Quander. It becomes a battle of wit and will in this original imagining of a very true story. Followed by a conversation with members from the African-American sororities the Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta discussing their history, values and purpose. Tickets: $20. National Black Theatre, 2031 5th Ave. Apr 8 8:00pm Singers Space Come to Singers Space, hosted by D’Ambrose Boyd, where New York’s finest professional and aspiring singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers perform before an intimate audience. Bar Thalia offers cocktails, wine & beer, soups, salads, wraps, and desserts. Bar Thalia, 2537

Broadway. FREE. Apr 9 7:00-9:30pm Made In Harlem: No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger Watch this 1968 film that follows 400,000 protesters as they march from Harlem to the United Nations building to decry the United States’ continued involvement in the Vietnam War. you’ll see how director David L. Weiss captures the ways in which black liberation and the anti-Vietnam movement were inextricably linked. Stay for talk with commentators and activists after the film. Museum of the City of New York 1220 5th Ave. Adults $15, Seniors, Students, Educators $12, Museum Members $10.

Apr 9 1:00-2:30pm Open Archive: Regina Andrews and Jean Blackwell Hutson Join the Schomburg Center as they celebrate National Library Workers Day by displaying selections that highlight the influence of NYPL librarian Regina Anderson Andrews and Jean Blackwell Hutson, archivist, curator, and former chief librarian of the Schomburg Center. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. 515 Malcolm X Boulevard. FREE first come, first seated.

Apr 9 7:00 PM Duke’s Keys: The James P. Continuum We invite three dynamic pianists to reflect on the relationship between James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington, and early 1900s music technology and share a salon performance on their Ellington Piano. There will be performances by Julius Rodriguez and other special guests. National Jazz Museum, 58 West 129th Street. Tickets are $10.

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Census 2020: For all to count, all must be counted

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

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hile every Census faces challenges and even controversies, the count remains important because it’s the federal government’s very first responsibility to the U.S. Constitution, the cornerstone of the nation’s representative democracy and America’s largest peacetime activity, said Terri Ann Lowenthal, a consultant to many census stakeholders and former staff director for the U.S. House Subcommittee on Census and Population.

However, Lowenthal believes the 2020 Census is heading into “a perfect storm.”

“I think of unprecedented factors that could thwart a successful enumeration – one that counts all communities equally well,” said Lowenthal, who consults on The Census Project, a collaboration of business

and industry associations; civil rights advocates; state and local governments; social service agencies; researchers and scientific societies; planners; foundations; and nonprofits focused on housing, child and family welfare, education, transportation, and other vital services.

“The risks include cyber-threats foreign and domestic, IT failures, weather events that have become more extreme, disinformation campaigns, and the unknown consequences of adding a new, untested citizenship question,” she said.

The official kick-off to the 2020 Census begins Monday, April 1 in Washington where the U.S. Census Bureau will host a live operational press briefing to mark the one-year out milestone from the 2020 Census.

Bureau Director Dr. Steven Dillingham and others in leadership plan to brief the public on the status of operations and provide updates on the success of the integrated partnership and communication campaign.

Lowenthal said the unknown consequences of adding a new, untested citizenship question are among the growing challenges facing the 2020 Census.

She noted other challenges including consistent underfunding and President Trump’s budget request for next year,

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which is well below the amount needed; distrust of government at many levels; and fear among immigrants that their census responses will be used to harm them and their families.

“An inclusive, accurate census is especially important for Black Americans and other people of color,” Lowenthal said.

“The census determines the distribution of political power, from Congress, to state legislatures, to city councils and school boards, and guides the allocation of almost $9 trillion over the decade in federal assistance to states and communities for hospitals, public transit, school facilities, veterans services, Medicaid, school lunches, and many other vital services,” she said.

Unfortunately, advocates say the census is not an equal opportunity enumeration.

Scientific yardsticks since 1940 reveal that the census misses Black Americans at disproportionately high rates, especially Black men ages 18 to 49 and Black children under age five.

“At the same time, the census over-counted non-Hispanic Whites in 2000 and 2010. And because the people who are more likely to be missed do not live in the same neighborhoods as those more likely to be double-counted, some communities get more than their fair share of political representation and resources, while others get less than they deserve and need,” Lowenthal said, adding that we

then must live with those results for the next ten years.

The Census is a civil rights issue with huge implications for everyone, particularly people of color, added Beth Lynk, the director of the Census Counts Campaign at The Leadership Conference Education Fund.

“Census data are used to draw congressional district lines and help determine the amount of federal funding communities receive for programs like Head Start and SNAP,” Lynk said.

“Communities that are missing from the census lose out on what they need to stay safe and healthy. Unfortunately, Black people and Latinos are considered to be harder to count, and accurately counting these populations takes a focused effort,” she said.

Lynk added: “That’s why it’s critical that local governments and community organizations educate their own constituents and members and encourage them to be counted.”

Census data are inherently personal; the data record and codify individual stories, and help to paint a mosaic of rich racial, ethnic, cultural, and geographic identities, said Jason Jurjevich, Assistant Director of the Population Research Center, a research institute in the College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University in Oregon.

“Telling the story of diverse communities, including individuals of color, requires a fair and accurate count,” Jurjevich said.

“As with any census, an all too common obstacle is that some individuals are excluded, resulting in an undercount. In the 2010 Census, considered one of the most accurate censuses in recent American history, 1.5 percent of Hispanics and 2.1 percent of African-Amer-

icans were undercounted,” he said.

Jurjevich added that among African-American men, ages 30 to 49, the undercount was much higher, at 10.1 percent.

The decennial census is the one chance, every ten years, to stand up and be counted, Jurjevich added.

Also, he noted that Census 2020 will offer the first-ever online response option, which could improve census response rates and, at the same time, numerous challenges and barriers will likely make it more difficult to count Americans in the 2020 Census.

“This means that communities will need to organize and address on-the-ground challenges like the proposed citizenship question, increasing public distrust in government, growing fears among immigrants about the current sociopolitical climate, the first-ever online response option and concerns around the digital divide and security of personal data, and inconsistent and insufficient federal funding,” Jurjevich said.

Each community should first consider developing a Complete Count Committee – or CCC, he said.

“A CCC is a volunteer committee established by tribal, state, and local governments and community leaders to increase awareness of Census 2020 and increase census participation,” Jurjevich said.

The first step for CCCs is to develop a Complete Count Plan.

The plan should identify local barriers to a fair and accurate count, identifies potential sources of funding, build on the strength of trusted community voices, and develop culturally resonant messaging, Jurjevich said.

“For all to count, all must be counted,” he said.

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CICELY TYSON AMONG DISTINGUISHED WOMEN HONORED IN WOMEN HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION AT RUBY’S VINTAGE

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MARVIN SAPP ARC CHOIR Cecily Tyson arrives at Ruby’s Vintage for “Celebrating Today’s Renaissance Woman.”

Ruby’s Vintage owners Brian Washington-Palmer and Nikoa Evans-Hendricks with Cicely Tyson

place at Ruby’s Vintage, a new kitchen + bar located in a historic Strivers Row building once the childhood home to Harlem’s legendary Ruby Dee, a trailblazing artist, activist and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The venue harkens back to the emergence of black culture into America’s collective consciousness, when artist activists were driving all culturally relevant conversations.

Drawing on the rich heritage of Harlem’s salons, Ruby’s

Vintage re-imagines a place where culture makers of the period might have gathered to socialize and strategize new ideas for change.

Other awardees included Dr. Hazel N. Dukes: President, NAACP New York State Conference, Board of Directors, Bernadine Callender-James: Educator, Professional Registered Parliamentarian and Joyous Pierce: Director of Programs, Harlem Arts Alliance.

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Awardees Joyous Pierce: Director of Programs, Harlem Arts Alliance, Dr. Hazel N. Dukes: President, NAACP New York State Conference, Board of Directors, Bernadine Callender-James: Educator, Professional Registered Parliamentarian and Joyous Pierce: Director of Programs, Harlem Arts Alliance with Cecily Tyson

Or visit HCCI, 256 W. 153rd St., NYC 10039 212-281-4887, ext. 200

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gathering of Harlem royalty took place at Ruby’s Vintage last month when Oscar Award winning actress and Harlem native Cicely Tyson was the recipient of the “Ruby Dee Award for Artist Activism” at a ceremony, “Celebrating Today’s Renaissance Woman.”

She received the award from Hasna Muhammad, daughter of Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, in front of a room of Harlem and entertainment luminaries including Dr. Hazel Dukes, B. Michael and Alexander Smalls. The ceremony was presented by Ruby’s Vintage, The New York Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Manhattan Community Board 10 to both recognize the 100th year anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance, honor the legacy of Ruby Dee and recognize the impact of Women in Arts & Culture who continue that legacy.

The ceremony took

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Disney Dreamers from New York pose with Mickey (courtesy of Aileen Nieto Martinez)

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Kaiya Simmons with Dr. Raymund Woo during the Medical “Deep Dive” (courtesy of DDA) (L-R): Marcus Scribner, James McCrary and Miles Brown (courtesy of DDA)

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New York Disney Dreamers (L-R): Kaiya Simmons, Alison Parish, Meril Disney Dreamers at the Career Open Mouse speaking about Journalism (L-R): Laney Brous- Mousoom, Aileen Nieto Martinez, Katerina Corr, Tori Manuel, Tianna sard, Patrice Roberts and Adjo Evonlah Gonzales (courtesy of DDA)

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(L-R): Trevor Jackson, Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey of “Grown-ish” (courtesy of DDA)

New Jersey Dreamers Emmanuel Lee and Andrew Coates (courtesy of DDA)

Dreamer Rachel Clinton playing violin while Kayla Jackson listens on stage (courtesy of DDA)

Steve Harvey taking a selfie with Meril Mousoom (courtesy of DDA)

Winners of studio time with Ne-Yo: Anthony Juba-Richardson and Mary Yeboah (courtesy of DDA)

Yolanda Adams performs at the DDA Commencement.

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2019 Disney Dreamers Academy Youth From NY/NJ

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the opportunity to engage in the DDA “Deep Dives” which are workshops around a variety of career fields including: Culinary, Education, Business, Journalism, Entertainment, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences and Technology. Kaiya Simmons of Miller Place, N.Y. loved the Medicine Deep Dive she attention where she learned how to use a suture or stich surgeons use. Simmons hopes to one day be an OBGN and actress. “I’m passionate about women’s health, women’s rights, and women’s equality,” she said.

Celebrity Chef Henderson hosted a Family Dinner for Disney Dreamers on Friday evening. The Executive Chef at the renowned Café Bellagio in Las Vegas spent 10 years in jail where he found his passion of cooking. Chef Henderson acknowledges his wife for teaching him how to be a family man and instilling important family traditions like sitting down to eat dinner together. For 45 minutes Disney Dreamers practiced this tradition with their new family of fellow Dreamers and DDA program mentors like Chef Henderson.

On Saturday Disney Dreamers enjoyed time at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Park, before they joined conversations with celebrity speakers facilitated by Adrienne Bankert, news correspondent for ABC News and the “Good Morning America Weekend.” Ruth Carter, Oscar-winning costume designer for “Black Panther”; James McCrary, the voice of Young Simba in

2019 Disney Dreamers Group (courtesy of DDA)

The Lion King premiering in July 2019 and “Grownish” TV stars Chloe & Halle Bailey and Trevor Jackson were among the speakers.

“Blackish” cast members Miles Brown and Marcus Scribner were also part of the conversation.

When asked about how to be more confident, Scribner said confidence is a reflection of being authentic: “Go out there and be yourself and you’ll always have confidence,” he said.

During Saturday’s dinner, some Dreamers pitched their non-profit ideas to a panel of judges and Disney Dreamer 2013 Alum Kayla Jackson who started her own non-profit Pedul, where she helps connect youth to scholarships through crowd-funding and corporate sponsorship. Dreamer Rachel Clinton from California shared her idea of Music with Meaning, inspired by her experience offering free music classes to the children of victims of

domestic violence living in a shelter. Clinton asked for funding to buy instruments for those young students who can’t afford them.

Dinner was followed by the Disney Dreamer Career Open Mouse where Disney Dreamers shared what they learned during their “Deep Dives” as well as a Celebration Circle with dancing for the youth.

The 2019 DDA Commencement took place on Sunday, March 24 with gospel performances by Yolanda Adams, Disney cast members as well as speeches by the likes of Motivational Speaker Jonathan Sprinkles and Mikki Taylor. Two lucky Dreamers -Anthony Juba-Richardson and Mary Yeboahwere awarded the Ne-Yo Entertainment award of a studio session with R&B singer Ne-Yo. Disney Dreamer 2014 Alum Doni Holloway, a journalist for Bloomberg News TV in New York

City, came back to DDA to share his experiences with current dreams. His grandmother, who passed in 2017 was the one who placed the DDA ring on Doni’s finger at his commencement. “That’s a moment I’ll never forget. I carry with me that energy and excitement from that commencement ceremony when you’re really commencing the life of your dreams,” he said.

Steve Harvey also addressed the students during commencement combining his serious message to youth with his sense of humor. “I’m talking to the ones that didn’t win an award, so what?” said Harvey who talked about his memory of seeing renowned singer Luther Vandross being booed off stage at Showtime at the Apollo. Harvey reminded everyone in the audience “God gave everyone a gift” citing a passage from Psalms, “Your gift will make room for you and put you in the pres-

ence of great meaning.”

Harvey encouraged the youth to find that special gift they have and share it with the world: “If you’re not living in your gift, you are going to struggle, your gift is what you do the best with the least amount of effort.”

New York and New Jersey youth at DDA 2019: Aileen Nieto Martinez, Bronx, N.Y. Alison Parish, Bronx, NY Meril Mousoom, Jamaica, NY Avaneque Pennant, Hollis, NY Tori Manuel, Brooklyn, NY Katerina Corr, New York, N.Y. Eason Rytter, New York, NY Tianna Gonzales, Lake Grove, NY Kaiya Simmons, Miller Place, NY Emmanuel Lee, Teaneck, NJ Andrew Coates, Orange, NJ

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or the 12th year, Disney Dreamers Academy (DDA) in collaboration with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine invited 100 youth from 28 states across the country from March 2124 for a weekend of career exploration, celebrity panels, motivational speakers, Disney theme park access and so much more. Harlem News has covered this event for the past 12 years.

The 2019 DDA was framed around the catchphrase “Be100” or the idea of being “all in” around finding purpose and making a difference in the lives of others. How is this done? New York City Disney Dreamers Katerina Corr summarized it best: “Be comfortable with the uncomfortable and put yourself in situations you wouldn’t normally put yourself in.” Corr added, “Part of being a Dreamer is reaching beyond what you know is safe and accepting there are times when failure is inevitable and failure will help you get to your success eventually.”

Disney Executives Maribeth Bisienere and Tracey Powell, along with DDA Alum Princeton Parker, Essence Editor-at-large Mikki Taylor and Gospel Songstress Yolanda Adams welcomed Dreamers on March 21 at Epcot Park, followed by an afternoon parade down main street at Magic Kingdom. In the evening, youth enjoyed a premiere screening of “Dumbo” at AMC Theatres at Disney Springs.

On Thursday and Friday afternoon students had

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HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS

The New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hosts 2019 State of Women in Business Symposium

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Fundher, a new cash competition is announced

n Friday, March 15, the New

York

MWBEs to be ready to bid on retro-

bers of MWBE participation in

fitting contracts.

government contracts and stressed

Women’s

An audience member spoke of

the City’s obligation to engage with firms on hiring MWBEs.

Chamber of Commerce

the change from mandated participa-

(NYWCC) hosted its annual State

tion by MWBEs and WBEs in gov-

“The City can’t be built on

of Women in Business breakfast at

ernment contracts to more elusive

the backs of women and minori-

the Faculty House of Columbia Uni-

‘goals.’

ty-owned businesses…We have to

versity. Subtitled “It is all about the

Rosenthal said we need to look

have honest conversations and be

money!” the lively interchange ex-

not only at ways women and people

willing to make real changes,” said

plored issues of gender pay disparity

of color are held back, but at how the

Taylor.

before an audience comprised largely of women business owners who addressed the panelists: NYC Councilmember District 6 Helen Rosenthal, who also chairs the Women’s

NYWCC Chair and program moderator Lina Gottesman, president Altus Metal, Marble & Wood at podium with panelists (L-R) Deputy Mayor J. Phillip Thompson III; NYC Councilmember Helen Rosenthal; NYS Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa; CEO TaylorMade Contracting LLC Joycelyn M. Taylor. Credit: John Caballero.

Committee; NYC Deputy Mayor J.

L-R: NYWCC Chair and event moderator, Lina Gottesman, president, Altus Metal, Marble & Wood; NYC Deputy Mayor J. Phillip Thompson III; NYWCC board member Vera Moore, CEO, Vera Moore Cosmetics. Credit: John Caballero.

City can help “move us forward.”

Noting the many uncertified

She urged all to change the City’s

women and minority-owned busi-

charter and vote for the pre-payment

nesses, Gottesman said, “We need to

option.

reach out to all the businesses …to

Cosmetics, launched

businesses at a 34% lower revenue

De La Rosa said, “we’re still not

have a far larger community to con-

the symposium, noting

rate and the ‘old boys’ network’ still

equal” and we need to “empower a

tact.” She pointed out the difficulties

circumvents inclusion.

community, not play the system.”

in competing with out-of-state com-

Quenia

the NYWCC’s support of Women’s

blywoman District 72 Carmen De La

Abreu said, “Women entrepreneurs

History Month and economic ad-

Deputy Mayor Thompson spoke

She spoke of the “obstacles and

Rosa; and TaylorMade Contracting

need money to grow their businesses.

vancement for women entrepreneurs.

of women’s historic disenfranchise-

hurdles” faced to become certified

Jonell Doris, senior advisor and

LLC CEO Joycelyn M. Taylor. Chair

Access to capital continues to be the

Gottesman echoed the NYW-

ment and the need for “a funda-

and that cross certification for the

director of NYC’s Mayor’s Office

of the NYWCC, Lina Gottesman,

Number 1 barrier women face when

CC’s dedication to economically

mental change” which will be “rev-

City and state might help “streamline

of Minority and Women-Owned

president of Altus Marble, Metal &

trying to grow their business and we

empowering women business own-

olutionary – changing the way our

and create a pipeline.”

Businesses, a past NYWCC panelist,

Wood, served as moderator. NYW-

are trying to change that with Fund-

ers, paving a direct path to gender

country is structured.”

CC board member and realtor Euge-

HER - it will give women entrepre-

equality.

nia Foxworth announced NYWCC’s

neurs access to money!”

Phillip Thompson III; NYS Assem-

new cash competition for members only, Fundher.

NYWCC

President

“If our leaders do not represent

Thompson noted the imminent

us, they will not represent us,” she

said, “We’ll help facilitate the process. That’s why we’re here today.”

warned.

“Women are still not getting

effect of the 2021 closing of Indian

Vera Moore, NYWCC board

their fair share in business,” said

Point and the resulting energy reduc-

“We’re at a pivotal moment,”

member and president of Vera Moore

Gottesman, adding that women start

tion, prompting Rosenthal to urge

said Taylor, noting the low num-

OLD COLOR BLOCKED STRIPES

panies and big business.

Rosenthal concluded, “The light at the end of the tunnel is coming.”

Contact www.nywcc.org

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Why Breakfast Really is the Most Important Meal of the Day (Statepoint)

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ou’ve probably heard the saying, “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” While there is some conflicting research that questions the importance of eating breakfast for weight loss, many other researchers conclude there are, in fact, many benefits for starting your day with a morning meal.

Briana Rodriquez, a Registered Dietitian with Jenny Craig, offers the inside scoop on breakfast and why there’s still truth in that old saying, especially for those trying to improve their health.

Breakfast Basics “Breakfast literally means ‘breaking the fast,’” Rodriquez explains. “Blood sugar, also known as glucose, powers your muscles and brain. After 7-9 hours of

sleep, blood sugar is naturally low and you need to replenish your energy stores.”

But what if there’s no time to spare in the morning? Rest assured, there are quick, easy breakfasts you can grab onthe-go.

Why Breakfast Matters Although skipping meals or eating very little in the morning may seem like a sure-fire way to lose weight, Rodriquez explains it’s not so simple.

“When you skip breakfast, you’ll likely overcompensate later, eating your largest meal at night because you’re extremely hungry. And that’s not good if your intention is weight loss.”

Making breakfast your largest meal of the day, also known as “front-loading,” can lead to a healthier weight.

“Since digestion slows during sleep, late-night

calories are less easily metabolized and will likely be stored instead of used as energy,” Rodriquez explains.

“A balanced, substantial breakfast works with your metabolism at its peak, helping support weight loss efforts naturally.”

An added bonus? Weight loss isn’t the only potential benefit of having a good breakfast; a 2013 study published in “Obesity” suggests other health gains in addition to weight loss, such as decreased risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

How Should Your Day Look?

The quality of food you eat also matters. Here’s an example of what Rodriquez suggests a typical day look like: • Breakfast and lunch should be satisfying, protein-rich and include a small

amount of healthy fats and carbohydrates.

Think: an egg and veggie scramble with a piece of fruit for breakfast or chicken with veggies and pasta alongside a green salad for lunch.

• Dinner should be light and include a lean protein and lots of non-starchy vegetables. Rodriquez suggests decreasing carbs in the evening.

Think: meatloaf with veggies or something like Jenny

Craig’s Three Cheese Macaroni with Broccoli and Carrots.

• Snacks are an important part of the equation too. Rodriquez recommends snacks under 200 calories, spaced between meals. Choose something with protein and fiber to help keep you feeling full.

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Pets can be a heavy burden, tremendous blessing as well as a great teacher.

The runt of his litter, Tazwolf was born with hip dysplasia and a spine challenge which makes it difficult for him to walk or run sometimes. One thing that is not difficult for Tazwolf is living his life as it is to the fullest.

He has taught me to pay attention to what matters the most to me and not be concerned with what others think. When I take Tazwolf to the dog park, he completely ignores the other dogs and stays focused on the tennis balls he wants to chase. He only responds to the other guests when they help him achieve or interfere with his objectives. He quickly com-

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My furbaby has also taught me to speak up when someone causes me pain or violates my space.

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I love most animals and I love human beings.

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The ball was thrown very high – so high that you lost it in the sky for a minute – and you weren’t sure how you’d do it, but your hands were out and you caught it. Just.

Like. That. Some balls are meant to be thrown or batted, while some are meant to bounce. In the new book “Sisters” by Jeanette Winter, you’ll learn about two girls who don’t just hit a ball, they smash it.

Ever since they were babies, Venus and Serena were very close.

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Venus and Serena served and volleyed, chased balls, and hit forehand and backhand, forehand and backhand while their Daddy reminded them to “Concentrate.”

Pretty soon, the girls could ignore the gunfire down the block.

They could forget about the trash on the tennis court, and the fact that their equipment was old and usedup, and that there was still homework to be done. They started to get really good at tennis and they started gaining respect from the kids in the neighborhood, from people around the country, and from folks who wanted to help.

With respect came new equipment and invitations to tournaments.

Venus would win her game, then Serena would win, and they’d concentrate on winning again and again. Venus would cheer when Serena was

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Let’s face it: when it comes to the lives of Serena and Venus Williams, there’s really not much left to publicly tell. Certainly, author Jeanette Winter doesn’t share anything new in “Sisters,” so why would your child want this book?

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wo students represented the Bronx this year at the Disney Dreamers Academy (DDA): Alison Parish of the North-East Bronx and Aileen Nieto Martinez from Bedford Park.

Alison Parish, a senior attending a Manhattan private school, learned about DDA through Essence Magazine, which her cousin Dianne Asphall, a longtime reader of the magazine. Alison has already been accepted to Princeton University and plans to become a cardiologist and work for Doctors Without Borders.

“I was surrounded by such a strong support network and I continue to keep meeting people who inspire me to be better and to do better,” said Parish who came to New York as a child from St. Andrews, Jamaica. Alison carried a bright smile with her all weekend as she explored the opportunities DDA had to offer. Dianne Asphall has raised Alison for the past 14 years and was the guardian who accompanied Alison for the weekend. She described the experience as “a blessing, providential, affirming, empowering” and “enlightening.”

Although each day created memorable experiences for Parish, she was especially “honored and grateful” to speak to R&B Duo and lead stars of Grown-ish Chloe and Halle Bailey. “Their music has just really inspired me and to stand in front of them and ask them about their role as women and how they feel they have grown over the years was pretty memorable and remarkable for me,” said Parish.

Alison Parish and her cousin who raised her Dianne Asphall.

Asphall said she appreciated the workshops DDA had for parents/guardians.

For her it was a reminder of her own dreams she needs to recommit to. “Somewhere along the journey in pouring in Alison I had forgotten some things about Dianne.

It’s time for me to reflect and remember the things Diane would like to do,” she said.

Aileen Nieto Martinez is a creative spirit whose passions range from math, cosmetology, dance, art, drama, engineering and business. Disney Dreamers Academy helped her look deeper at her passions, but more importantly, according to Martinez, engrained the idea of knowing you have a purpose, even if you are still figuring out what it is specifically. “[DDA] helped me become more confident as a person with a purpose,” said Martinez.

A proud Latinx, with a Colombian mother and Nicaraguan father, Aileen recently accepted a full-scholarship to Cornell University. She sees college as an eye-opening opportunity: “College is another opportunity to learn more

Alison Parish.

about myself and learning more about other people.”

Martinez learned about DDA from Stephanie, one of her math teachers at SEO Scholars, a college-prep and career readiness program.

She also said the Disney Dreamer’s Academy was the perfect way to challenge her “senioritis” or that burnedout feeling students claim they experience during their senior year of high school: “It was nice to have break from school and the motivational speakers did empower me to become a better version of myself.”

Nieto said the social media challenge of the weekend, during which dreamers were divided into teams and earned points based on how many pictures they posted has helped them all keep connected post-DDA. “We are now in a group chat with 90 members, we are trying to get it to 100.”

Aileen feels that her fellow dreamers were among the most inspiring people she met over the weekend: “I was inspired to hear people’s stories. I will definitely reminisce on the passion of other dreamers.”

Alison Parish with other Dreamers during the Medicine “Deep Dive.”

Aileen Nieto Martinez in front of Magic Kingdom Castle.

Aileen in between Halle and Chloe Bailey.

Aileen with Robin Roberts of Good Morning America.

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rooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will partner with council members across the borough to launch another voting week of participatory budgeting (PB) in Brooklyn.

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new ground this year with a first-of-its-kind process just for students at two of our borough’s high school campuses. Exercise YOUR right to vote between Saturday, March 30th and Sunday, April 7th if you are at least 11 years old and live in one of these participating council districts:” CD 33 (CM Levin): Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Greenpoint, Vinegar Hill, and Williamsburg CD 34 (CM Reynoso): Bushwick, East Williamsburg, and Williamsburg CD 35 (CM Cumbo): Bedford-Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights,

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Tori Manuel listens to fellow Dreamer present at the Career Open Mouse.

production.

As a Dreamer, Manuel took a “Deep Dive” into Journalism and Entertainment and got to use her skills behind the camera. “I discovered that I wanted to learn more about that too,” she reflected.

Tori after receiving her pearls during a DDA ceremony.

Toni has enjoyed meeting new people at DDA and has been comforted to know there is a lot of commonalities the students share. “I discovered that we’re all here for the same thing- to learn more. Everyone

has been really nice so far and inviting,” said Manuel. She was most excited for the Excited for the DDA Career Open Mouse, an expo for students to share with other fellow Dreamers and DDA Mentors what they

learned during their Career “Deep Dives” According to her DDA profile Toni has an artistic side to her as well: “Outside of school, I enjoy traveling, going to Broadway theater shows, drawing, and practic-

ing nail art.” While she is still exploring career options she is attracted to TV production. “I believe that determination and dedication will be essential for my dream to become a reality,” she also wrote in her DDA profile.

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ori Manuel is a 15-yearold sophomore living and attending school in Brooklyn.

She joined 99 other youth from across the country in Orlando from March 21-24 for the 2019 Disney Dreamer’s Academy (DDA).

Brooklyn News had the opportunity to speak with Tori during the busy weekend and learned about her passion for media. Currently she is interested in broadcast journalism having been exposed to the field this year at school.

As a member of her school’s Broadcasting Club, Manuel has been producing news shows every morning for her classmates. “It’s been really fun. I get to work with everything, not just one, referring to learning all roles of the news broadcast

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NY Disney Dreamers with Mickey (L-R): Kaiya Simmons, Alison Parish, Meril Mousoom, Aileen Nieto Martinez, Katerina Corr, Tori Manuel and Tianna Gonzales. (courtesy of DDA)

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ueens was brilliantly represented at the 2019 Disney Dreamers Academy with the presence of Avaneque Pennant of Hollis, N.Y and Meril Mousoom of Jamaica, N.Y. Each with their unique experiences share an interest in law as a field through which they can advocate for human rights.

For Avaneque Pennant, DDA was was her first time in Florida and she was enjoying Orlando’s warmth and lush foliage. The high school junior proudly claims her Jamaican roots as she follows a path towards addressing the injustices within the U.S. criminal justice system.

“The Idea and passion for civil service came a bit natural,” said Pennant who has been inspired by her mother, a nurse, and her father, a police officer. She was raised with ideals such as “giving back” and “reciprocity” she said.

Pennant quoted statistics from memory that demonstrate the way U.S. drug laws disproportionately affect communities of color with harsher prison sentences. “I agree that law is a powerful tool,” said Pennant. “I think there are little loop holes that need to be addressed.” The Dreamer from Queens added, “My heart was attracted this way, wanting to make sure that this country actually represents all that it stands for.”

Aveneque was very excited at the opportunity to share the same car as Trevor Jackson, who plays Aaron on “Grownish” during the DDA parade at Magic Kingdom on the first day of DDA. “It was great to see someone from TV right across from you,” she said with a smile. She also built connections with the Brandi and Karli Harvey who hosted

Meril Mousoom and her father.

Meril during the tie/pearl ceremony.

Avaneque Pennant during the Law “Deep Dive”

the Style 101 Fashion Program during which Dreamers modeled professional looks, including Avaneque who wore a lovely yellow professional dress she described as having an “Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington type-of-feel.”

Meril Mousoom came to DDA thinking she would get to know people who work at Disney, but found out “it was more about knowing yourself,” said the high scholl sophomore. She explained how DDA’s motivational speakers shared encouraging words about the Dreamers being exceptional the way they are. “You are surrounded by people who have such wonderful dreams- we have to keep working hard,” she said. (need father name) of the reflective youth said he and others always noticed something special about Meril.

Meril smiling with Steve Harvey (courtesy of DDA)

Avaneque modeling yellow dress during Style 101 Fashion Show.

“It’s very interesting because Meril is extraordinary by born [since birth].”

Mousoom also attended the Law “Deep Dive” and was inspired by the knowledge and enthusiasm of the lawyer leading the workshop:

Bethanie Barber, Program Director of the Legal Aid Society of the Orange Country Bar Association, Inc..

“She was really passionate about everything, she was a woman of color…I was really inspired. Meril brought up

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that she was also inspired by learning that lawyers play a role in changing laws around any range of topics like special education and disability law, she gave as examples.

“As someone who wants to fight for queer young peo-

Dreamers on Good Morning America (L-R, starting from top row): Emmanuel Lee, Aileen Nieto Martinez, Eason Rytter, Alison Parish, Avaneque Pennant, Katerina Corr, Kaiya Simmons, Meril Mousoom and Tori Manuel.

ple of color, especially in the New York City area she actually convinced me to go to law school.” She added that she sees a need to address topics like queer youth of color not having access to things like hormones and safe housing.

Avaneque Pennant speaking with Vice President at Walt Disney World Resort Tracey Powell during the DDA Career Open Mouse.