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Manna Restaurants Donates Food for Thanksgiving Meals see page 4

College of New Rochelle Celebrates Expanded Rosa Parks Campus see page 12

Concert Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of “Dvořák at Carnegie Hall” see pages 9

“A Christmas Carol in Harlem”: a warm, inspiring ‘family affair’ everyone should be a part of

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This is my favorite time of the year. The Holidays seems to bring out the best in people.

This past Thanksgiving there was no reason for anyone to be hungry. Manna Restaurants in Harlem is one of the restaurants who donate food for Thanksgiving..

Betty Park, owner of Manna provided hundreds of meals as part of Bethel Assembly in Harlem feast of giving meals and clothing on Thanksgiving day. Betty also distributed turkeys.

The “Giving Spirit” is certainly in the air. (see page 4).

A Christmas Carol is playing until December 8th in Harlem. According to Maria it is a heart-warming, inspiring and uplifting show for the entire family. Plan to attend.

Remember to shop with businesses in the neighborhood this holiday season. It is an investment in your community.

Visit our website to see past issues of our newspapers online at www. harlemcommunitynews. com

Pat Stevenson Celebrating over 23 years Publishing

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Manna Restaurants Donates Food for Thanksgiving Meals at Bethal Gospel Assembly By:Stephanie Woods

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hanks to Betty Park, owner of Manna’s Soul Food Restaurants, Bethel Gospel Assembly, founded in 1917, hosted their 9th annual Thanksgiving outreach dinner on Thanksgiving morning.

Hundreds of community residents were treated to dinner, worship and a very special clothing drive-which included personal shoppers for women and men in need. Macy’s, church members and community residents donated clothing to add a very special touch to the special day. The women, as well as the men were greeted with smiles and warm wishes while volunteers helped

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with their shopping needs to ensure that the look was fitting. Betty Park of Manna’s takes pride in her 30year history of donating hundreds meals each year to those in need and also gave away hundreds of turkeys in Harlem. Mrs. Parks stated, “I’m excited each year to be able to give back and I always look forward to this day.”

Bethel Gospel Assembly is celebrating 101 years of servicing the Harlem Community and the Church’s Bishop Carlton T. Brown and his wife Pastor Lorna Brown have been organizing this event for years to help uplift the community. Bethel Gospel Assembly does more than

host an event for Thanksgiving-day, their outreach efforts include a follow up phone call or visit, checking on those who step into their house of worship.

Harlem’s famous actors and actresses were also in attendance and noted that there is no place better to be than at home giving back.

Actor Peter J. Fernandez of the TV series Luke Cage has been a member of Bethel Gospel Assembly and warmingly noted “I’ve been blessed, therefore I must give back - we’re all in this together.” Acclaimed stage and TV actor James McDaniel of NYPD Blue noted it is a tradition for him to volunteer on Thanksgiving.

“Sometimes we lose sight of what’s really important, it’s not about making it, it’s about how great we are together, so I look forward to worshiping and being able to help wherever the church needs me to be,” said McDaniel. Actress Maame Yaa Boafo of Iron Fist, took time out of her busy schedule from performing in a new play titled School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play to ensure that she was available to be of service.

Young talented church member Jayvon Russell was excited by the day’s service as well as Tristan Heath, who began volunteering at the church for school credit while attending cu-

linary school. Although he received his school credit, Tristan continues to volunteer his services at Bethel Gospel Assembly. Ministry Relations Director and personal assistant to Pastor

Brown Ruth-Ann Wynter noted the hard work the Assembly does to uplift and support the community, stating, “The church looks forward to servicing the community year-round.”

Betty Park, owner of Manna’s Restaurants

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one that can use their bra fitting services, I plan on politely speaking to them to educate them; from one girl with bigums to another I’ve got an each one teaches one mentality about these things.

You can find them on facebook as Gemini II Specialty Boutique, their email

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and other specialty clothing to women. They have bras in sizes from 32A to 52M and the fuller cup bras range in price from $40 to $48. The boutique also features hosiery, uniforms for church ushers, lingerie, scarves, hats and more. They have specialty sleepwear like long, knee length t-shirts with inspirational sayings like “I can do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me,” “TRUST in the Lord with all your Heart,” and my favorite, “When GOD Made Me, He was Just showing off.”

With a $20.00 purchase in between now and January 1st, 2019 you will receive 1 free pair of leg

may want to head over to the boutique and shop.

This isn’t a store where you tell them your bra size and they get the size you requested, they have premier services. I’ wear a fuller cup size, size 42I, which is a size most women didn’t even know existed. I

thought I was pleased with the bras I had been purchasing for the last 10 years until Ms. Helen took me in the back for a private fitting.

The bras I previously liked didn’t have any spillage out the sides or up in front, however, they lacked the lift that the bra Ms. Helen had me to try on. So, guess where I’ll be buying two new bras from next month?

I see a lot of women that are wearing ill-fitting bras that have “bigums” like me. I know that another undergarments boutique recently opened on 125th Street that sells bras, but they don’t carry the size range that Gemini II does.

Somehow, we need to get the word out to our young millennials with bigums that Gemini II is the store they need to shopping in. Every time I see

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emini II Specialty Boutique, 354 St. Nicholas Avenue, situated on the southeast corner of 128th Street has been at its current location for the past four years.

Owners Helen Pearsall-Barksdale and Alice M. McNeil opened the original boutique 29 years ago.

Gemini II’s motto is “We Give You A Lift,” because they specialize in bras for girls and women of all sizes offering quality, supportive foundation undergarments

address is gemini2boutique@hotmail.com and the store’s phone number is (212) 866-7980. The store is open six days a week, Monday through Thursday from 10 am to 6 pm and on Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 6:45 pm.

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Congresswoman Waters Recognizes World AIDS Day 2018

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ecember 1 has been declared “World AIDS Day.” “On World AIDS Day, we unite in solidarity worldwide in the fight against HIV/ AIDS. We show support for people living with the disease and commemorate those who have died. We stand together to raise awareness about the epidemic so we can prevent further spread of the virus and give hope to the 1.1 million Americans and the 36.9 million women, men and children worldwide who are living with HIV/AIDS. “Throughout my career, I have been a strong advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and treatment. I worked with local organizations and community leaders to raise funds for local minority HIV/AIDS initiatives in Los Angeles and introduced legislation to address the HIV/ AIDS epidemic among African Americans in the California State Assembly. As a Member of the U.S. Congress, I spearheaded the establishment of the Minority

AIDS Initiative, which has significantly expanded HIV/AIDS prevention, screening, and treatment efforts among racial and ethnic minorities and reduced the tragic AIDS disparities affecting minority communities in the United States. I am pleased to report that funding for the Minority AIDS Initiative has increased from the initial appropriation of $156 million in fiscal year 1999 to more than $400 million per year today.

“However, we still face unprecedented challenges in our struggle against HIV/ AIDS. For the past two years, Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans have debated proposals to slash funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment

efforts and take health insurance away from millions of Americans, including those who are living with HIV/AIDS and other pre-existing conditions.

Furthermore, after implementing an unconscionable policy of family separation, which snatched more than 2,500 children from the arms of their parents, the Trump administration shifted millions of dollars in funding from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program in order to fund housing and care for migrant children, many of whom they have failed to reunite with their parents. The administration also announced further cuts to programs that benefit people living with HIV/ AIDS, including: $3.8 million from HIV pro-

grams at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $9.8 million from Medicare and Medicaid program operations, $2.2 million from maternal and child health programs, and $87.3 million overall from the National Institutes of Health. Americans living with HIV/ AIDS deserve better.[3] “On World AIDS Day 2018, we must confront the challenges we face, and we must resist all attempts to abandon the struggle against this terrible disease. We must fight to protect Obamacare, which ensures that people living with HIV/AIDS and other pre-existing conditions can obtain health coverage. We must fight to stop budget cuts to all of the federal programs serving people affected by HIV/ AIDS. We must expand research, prevention, screening and treatment efforts, and we must fight to make sure all Americans living with HIV/AIDS receive the care and treatment they need and deserve.”

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HARLEM CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS

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Weekly Live Entertainment in Harlem: • Harlem Shake (100 W. 124th St): Fridays, 7-10pm- Open Mic with Live Musicians; Saturdays, 8-11pmLive Jazz Band • Mist Harlem (46 W. 116th St): Tuesdays starting at 8pm- Open Mic; Thursdays starting at 8pm- Live Music; Fridays, 10pm-2am- Live Jazz; Sundays, starting at 9pm- Open Mic • Lenox Sapphire (314 Lenox Ave): Thursdays starting at 6pmLive Jazz • Jacob Restaurant (373 Malcolm X Blvd): Fridays, 5:30-9:30pmLive Caribbean/Jazz; Sundays, 2-6pm- Live Jazz. Sundays, 2-6pmLive Jazz at second location (2695 Frederick Douglass Blvd) • Chez Lucienne (308 Lenox Ave): Saturdays, 7-10pm- Live Blues • Savanna Raes Harlem (2070 ACP Jr. Blvd): Fridays, 9-11pm: Live R&B and Soul • Maison Harlem (341 Saint Nicholas Ave.): Tuesdays, 7-10pm Live Jazzy Funk; Sundays 5-8pm, Live Jazz Vocalist Lady Leah

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Dec. 7-13 Making The

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Heartbeats The documentary is an inspiring journey of filmmaker, Robert Townsend, while making the 1991 film, The Five Heartbeats, based a fictitious R&B singing group that goes from rags to riches. He shares his quest to get the film made with all of the ups and downs, relying on his faith, street smarts and tenacity to not give up.

Maysles Cinema, 343 Malcolm X Boulevard.

Times vary. Tickets: $10.

Dec. 7 & 8 8:00pm CARMEN.maquia Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s premier Latino dance organization, returns to the Apollo stage with its celebrated CARMEN.maquia

by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano. The physically charged and sensual choreography fuses contemporary dance with nods to the Spanish paso doble and flamenco. Tickets begin at $10 and are available online, by phone or in person at the Apollo Theater Box Office at 253 W. 125th St. Dec. 7 6:00-10:00pm First Fridays: Black Tie “Schomburg Angel” Holiday Edition The Schomburg

Center is proud to present our 4th annual First Fridays “Black Tie” Holiday Edition. This year, we invite you to become a Schomburg Angel by joining us for our exclusive, annual holiday fundraiser.

All proceeds benefit Schomburg Center archives, exhibitions & programs. Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. Tickets: $25-30.

Dec. 7 6:30- 8:30pm Live Music: M.A.K.U. Soundsystem M.A.K.U. Soundsystem is an NYC-born band (from Queens) with most of its members originally from Colombia. M.A.K.U embodies an active quest for identity through sound and bodies in motion and puts on a party for everyday people. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center in Marcus Garvey Park.

FREE. Dec. 8 2:00- 4:00pm “Showtime Saturdays: The Nutcracker with Sylvan Winds and Scottie Davis Join us for the classical holiday story, The Nutcracker, performed by the Sylvan Winds Quintet.

Featuring Scottie Davis as narrator, The Nutcracker will

bring E.T.A. Hoffman’s original tale to life through the majestic tunes of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet score. This strikingly beautiful musical show will be followed by inspiring art-making activities for the entire family.Sugar Hill Children’s Museum, 898 St. Nicholas Ave., FREE. Dec. 8 2:00- 4:00pm Book Signing & Talk with Dr. Glory Van Scott We are proud to celebrate Dr. Glory Van Scott’s newly released memoir, GLORY: A Life Among Legends with an exclusive book signing and conversation with our founder, Dr. Marta Moreno Vega.

Dr. Glory Van Scott, a renowned dancer, producer/director, actress, singer, composer, and playwright, exemplifies the art of creation grounded in the visionary insistence of inner spirit, ancestral memory, and the discipline of skill. CCCADI, 120 E. 125th St., FREE. Dec. 10 9:00pm Singers Space Hosted by D’Ambrose Boyd, 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. There’s no cover and no minimum. Lower Level, 2537 Broadway Dec. 11 7:00 pm Jazz Gallery Mentorship Concert: Eric Revis w/ Julius Rodriguez We’ve partnered with the Jazz Gallery to continue the tradition of jazz mentorship.

Here veteran bassist Eric Revis takes budding artist Julius Rodriguez under his wing for a performance inspired by Revis’s approach to composition and bandleading. National Jazz Museum, 58 W. 129th St. FREE. Dec.11 6:30pm8:30pm Between the Lines: John Woman by Walter Mosley Walter Mosley is the author of more than fifty critically-acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. Mosley will be in conversation with Kevin Young, Director of the Schomburg Center and read from his latest novel John Woman. Schom-

burg Center, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. FREE. Dec. 12 5:00- 7:00pm Teaching Slavery Join us in conversation with leading scholars and educators Manisha Sinha and Ebony Elizabeth Thomas about how teachers can and should help students understand slavery in U.S. history.

Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Blvd., FREE. Dec. 14 7:30pm to 9:30pm Uptown Nights: Braxton Cook One of this generation’s emerging voices on the alto saxophone Braxton is also a talented vocalist and songwriter whose sounds blends Soul, R&B, and Jazz. Silvana, 300 E. 116th St., FREE. Dec. 18 at 7:30 PM, Tuesday “Antonin Dvorak: America Is An Idea, Not A Place” by Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture at Carnegie Hall, 57th & 7 Ave. . Afro Amer Spirituals, Dvorak, Brahms.

See: the American String Quartet, Simon Estes. www.ffrcc.org info at 718-709-8722

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Concert Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of “Dvořák at Carnegie Hall”

by Howard Giske

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concert “America Is An Idea, Not A Place” will be presented by the Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture at Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 7:30 PM, at West 57th Street and 7th Avenue, NYC. This special Holiday Concert will introduce young New Yorkers to Antonin Dvorak, Jeanette Thurber and Harry Burleigh-a Czech composer, an education reformer and patron of the arts, and a young African-American musician--who together challenged barriers of race, class, and division of the sexes to form the National Conservatory of Music in the 1890s.

The event is co-sponsored by the Harry Burleigh Society, and the Schiller Institute NYC Chorus.

Simon Estes

DEC 14–15, 7PM & 9:30PM • THE APPEL ROOM

NAT “KING” COLE AT 100 WITH SACHAL VASANDANI Cool and charismatic vocalist Sachal Vasandani celebrates Nat “King” Cole’s centennial featuring new arrangements of classics like “Unforgettable,” “Mona Lisa,” and “Straighten Up and Fly Right”

JAN 24–25, 7PM • THE APPEL ROOM

LIFE OF A LEGEND: CARMEN DE LAVALLADE Dancer, actor, choreographer, and 2017 Kennedy Center Honors recipient Carmen de Lavallade celebrates her love for jazz in this special Life of a Legend performance, featuring Richmond Ballet dancer Maggie Small and the Jane Ira Bloom Quartet.

DEC 19, 7PM • DEC 20–22, 8PM DEC 23, 2PM • ROSE THEATER

BIG BAND HOLIDAYS The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis return for this popular holiday spectacular joined by vocalists Vuyo Sotashe and Veronica Swift

JAN 26, 7PM & 9:30PM • THE APPEL ROOM

WADADA LEO SMITH: AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS Trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith presents the New York debut of his awardwinning work, America’s National Parks

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Sylvia Olden Lee, the first African-American vocal coach hired by the NY Metropolitan Opera.

Dvorak, who was himself from a poor background, said: “It is to the poor that I turned for musical greatness. The poor work hard: they study seriously. Rich people are apt to apply themselves lightly to music, and to abandon the painful toil to which every strong musician must submit without complaint and without rest. Poverty is no barrier to one endowed by nature with musical talent. It is a spirit. It keeps the mind loyal to the end. It stimulates the student to great effort.”

Please contact 718-7098722 or email lynn@ffrcc. org for more information and group and discount rates for tickets, or to sponsor students, website www.ffrcc. org.

VUYO SOTASHE AND VERONICA SWIFT PHOTO BY PIPER FERGUSON

Soloists.

It was 125 years ago this December that Dvorak premiered at Carnegie Hall several of his works, including the Symphony “from the New World.” On this occasion, the American String Quartet, bass-baritone Simon Estes, pianist Tian Jiang and many other artists will perform works

by Dvorak, by his close friend Johannes Brahms, and by Harry Burleigh, including African American Spirituals.

The Foundation, founded in 2011, has worked to introduce New York City youth to Classical culture through music programs designed to introduce new audiences to the humanity of the Classical artist, often seen as a distant, unapproachable “genius figure.” This concert is a follow up to the June 2017 concert the Foundation sponsored to commemorate

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“A Christmas Carol in Harlem”: a warm, inspiring ‘family affair’ everyone should be a part of.

By Maria Grazia CAVENAGHI

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ongratulations to Ty Jones - Producing Artistic Director of The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH)- on another great work.

I have seen a few of CTH productions – Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, The Three Musketeers and Antigone – and each time I am amazed at the very original, unique and masterful way Mr. Jones revisits classical works and turns them into powerful, modern current-events pieces, still maintaining their origi-

nal integrity and identity. Each time I think: “this should be on Broadway”.

“A Christmas Carol in Harlem” presented in collaboration with City College Center for the Arts is one of such works.

This timeless tale by Charles Dickens takes up a new meaning under the masterful direction by Steve H Broadnax III, choreography by Tiffany Rea Fisher, an engaging cast of experienced professionals and adaptation by Shawn René Graham who sets it

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A Christmas Carol now through December 8th.

in present day Harlem.

Such compelling issues as gentrification and social inequality are at the core of the work but are dealt with sarcasm, lightness, humor and hope and underlined by wonderful dancing - Elisa Monte Dance Ensemble - original music and classic holiday carols with a touch of gospel, hip-hop, pop and R&B so that we don’t forget where we are - in the Village of Harlem, the original birth-place of black culture and activism in the US! During the interview held just after the opening night’ I

TONY AWARD WINNER! – BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL ®

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Photos: Matthew Murphy

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TICKETS FROM $59.50 • USE CODE ISLANDDW TelechargeOffers.com • 212-947-8844 • OnceOnThisIsland.com Circle in the Square Theatre, 235 W. 50th St.

asked Mr. Jones what is the message he wants the public to take home and if he believes that we are still in time to help gentrification happen in a just way allowing this community to preserve its great cultural identity.

“We are living in a time of heightened anxiety, where critical thinking is losing out to those who criticize thinking. Regardless of any issue, I believe progress begins with a conversation. My contribution to that conversation, is to bring people together, to see great theater with the hope that

people will see that we all are far more alike than different.

Harlem has great treasures, and I think art is a way to preserve them” he said and added :“We are on the precipice of the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. We wanted to show how a community is healed, one family at a time and how ordinary people can do extraordinary things to help one another receive the gift of love at Christmas time”.

I then asked what CTH needs to secure and maintain itself and support young artists

serving such a culturally diverse public.

“We need funding commensurate with the work we are providing. I will put what we’ve done since the financial crisis of ‘08-’09 up against any arts organization on both the artistic and commerce side. We’ve played by the rules, retired $400K of debt and are cultural custodians whose focus has been in the community in which it was founded” He answered and continued “We need a permanent space or be in residence in a space to elevate our work in a structured and measured way.

We are proud of how resourceful we’ve been with very few resources. It’s time for us to be more than a squeaky wheel - and hopefully, if we’ve earned it, the community will be the chorus that we need that insists that we are a treasure worth preserving”

Photo Credit: Jill Jones

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n November 29, the College of New Rochelle (CNR) celebrated the expansion of its Rosa Parks Campus to its new location at 313 W. 125th Street, where they moved in January from operating out of the Studio Museum of Harlem since 1987.

This was also a moment to honor the 63rd anniversary of Parks fearless stand for civil rights that led to the desegregation of public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama.

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that bears her name,” said CNR President William Latimer. He also acknowledged was Journalist and CNR Professor Herb Boyd, who was in attendance, for his important role in asking Rosa Parks for the honor of naming the campus after her.

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Special Adviser for Policy and Community Affairs of New York State Homes and Community Renewal, read a letter written by Governor Andrew Cuomo, recognizing CNR for “its continuing, steadfast dedication to Harlem.” She also spoke of the important role education has

as a means of ending mass incarceration, which she has been dedicated to reforming both as an advocate for more educational opportunities within state prisons and the ‘raise the age’ law which no longer automatically charges all 16-year-olds as adults.

Assemblywoman Inez Dickenson spoke about the importance of education for the Black community, which has faced educational inequality in this country and recognized the role CNR has played in helping address this issue. “Over the years the College of New Rochelle has become synonymous with hope for those breaking away from poverty.”

Following speeches, Director of the Rosa Parks Campus Andrew Baker helped facilitate a tour around the classrooms.

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“When we redesigned the campus, we put teaching and learning at the front,” he said, noting both technological advancements such as Wi-Fi and multimedia display equipment in each classroom, as well as a redeveloped day-program for learners who work evening jobs. Baker also recognized the student population at the Rosa Parks Campus as unique for its entrepreneurial streak: “We have many students who have

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The School of Nursing and Healthcare Professionals was added to the campus during its move in January with a cohort of 40 students. It is the inaugural school to be affiliated with the Watson Caring Science Institute (WCSI) based in Colorado with the aim “...to inform our notion of quality care and healing environments.” Dean of the School of Nursing Debra A. Simons noted the inclusion of holistic modalities taught be WCSI such as hand massage, meditation and aromatherapy will be a powerful and unique addition to training nurses as healers at CNR. “We are re-patterning the field of nursing in how we provide care,” said Simons.

Students, like Shaquira Smith, were another important presence at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Smith works as a dental assistant while she finishes her Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts with a focus on Communications. She spoke of cultural relevancy at the Harlem campus as it is unique to other educational institutions she’s attended, “What made me love this school is the African American vibe. They give Black Studies classes that teach us our history.” Smith also has had positive experiences with her professors: “Teachers here will work with you if you don’t understand something. They don’t leave us hanging.”

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