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March is Women History Month. During this month we will highlight women and their accomplishments that impact our communities and the world. At the Harlem Community News we host an annual event co-sponsored by Healthfirst to promote uptown Women Business Owners.

This event is being held on March 21st at Alhambra Ballroom. If you are a woman who owns a business uptown above 96th Street, we invite you to email us for an invitation to attend. Deadline to be included is March 15th. Email us at harlemnewsinc@aol.com, subject Women Business Owners and we will send you an invite.

Happy 90th Birthday Celebration to Reverend Robert Royal. Royal is beloved and known as a tireless community activist. One thing I know for sure, since I have witness him in action, is that into his nineties he continues to advocate for the civil rights of our community. Again, Happy Birthday Reverend Royal.

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90th Birthday Celebration for Reverend Robert Royal

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his past Saturday we celebrated the 90th birthday of Community Activist Reverend Robert Royal held at Our Children Foundation on 125th Street. The packed house included clergy, politicians, community leaders, family and friends of Rev. Royal.

Guest included former Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Assemblyman Rev. Al Taylor, Congressman Bob Levine, Jackie Rowe Adams, Honorable Judge Tanya R. Kennedy, Judge J. Machelle Sweeting, Greater Harlem Chamber President Lloyd Williams among others.

Toastmasters for the event were Bishop E. Alexander and Mary Sweeting. Guests offered remarks that praised Rev. Royal as a dedicated community activist and living legend who continues to advocate.

I served on the board of the Foot Center of New York with Rev Royal for several years. Rev Royal continued to advocate for good services for the community as a member of the board.

Judge Sweeting presented Rev Royal with an engraved Gable. Al Taylor presented him with a proclamation and the crowd sang “Happy Birthday” the old way and to Stevie Wonder’s version.

Rev Royal humbly spoke of his beginnings, born in 1929 to a 15 yearold unwed mother who left him on the sidewalk in Harlem. He then went into foster care and had more than 9 foster parents.

He said he has a lot to be thankful for. He told the

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Wilson's Statement on the Extension of Temporary Protected Status Programs for Immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan

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ashington, D.C.– Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programs for immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan until January 2020. The extension was made to comply with a court injunction issued last October by the U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of California after the Trump administration sought to end the programs.

“I am pleased that this

extension will give hundreds of thousands of hardworking immigrants a temporary reprieve from deportation–with temporary being the operative word. DHS is patting it-

self on the back for complying with a court order, but I have no doubt that the administration will continue its efforts to terminate TPS. “It is incredulous that

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given DHS’s disgraceful and inhumane treatment of migrant families and the devastating impact of its family separation policy, the administration would make deporting hardworking immigrants who are in this country legally such a priority.

“I will continue to fight for the TPS program and push for the passage of legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers and me to provide a pathway for certain nationals who received TPS before January 13, 2011, to adjust their status to Legal Permanent Resident. I also

have introduced a bipartisan resolution to extend Temporary Protected Status to Haitian nationals until Haiti has demonstrably recovered from a series of natural and manmade disasters.”

Congresswoman FredericaS. Wilsonis a fourth-termCongresswoman from Florida representing parts of Northern Miami-Dade and Southeast Broward counties. A former state legislator and school principal, she is the founder of the 5000 Role Models for Excellence Project, a mentoring program for

young males at risk of dropping out of school.

Congresswoman Wilson also founded and chairs the Florida Ports Caucus, a bipartisan taskforce that coordinates federal action in support of Florida’s harbors and waterways.

The Florida lawmaker sits on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Education and the Workforce Committee, and chairs the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions.

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Doctors, Lawyers with Monetary Motives Cause Painful Decisions in Women’s Health Care

By Glenn Ellis, Research Bioethics Fellow at Harvard Medical School

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can women, Latina and White women

other device. “No, you go talk to your

had four to five times higher risk of

own physician about that and not to

of color and poor women,

symptomatic prolapse, thought to be

someone who is doing a cold call be-

tend to suffer dispropor-

in large part due to the lower rates of

cause of some possibility of joining a

tionately in our healthcare system. The

African-American women reporting

law suit…Talk to your own physician

problem is growing worse now that

the condition as a problem to doctors.

first; even if they were not the one who put the mesh in.”

there’s a group of trial lawyers eager to

specializing in suing manufacturers of

Researchers see this pattern as part of

exploit female victims, under the guise

the mesh. These law firms often use

a culture where African-American and/

Since The New York Times began

overseas telemarketing callers in coun-

or poor women will not typically see

shining a light on these bad behaviors,

Take for instance that roughly

tries such as India and the Philippines

the condition as a problem requiring

federal prosecutors from the Eastern

one-quarter of U.S. women suffer from

to contact women, known to have had

them to consider surgery.

District of New York have begun inves-

pelvic floor disorders, and according

the mesh surgery, with offers to join

Issues like the transvaginal mesh

tigating the allegations of unnecessary

to the Washington Post, about 3-4 mil-

in lawsuits to sue the mesh manufac-

that has revealed disparate treatment of

and unneeded vaginal mesh removal

lion of them have been treated with

turers.

women are not new. All patients – but

surgeries. According to reports, doc-

transvaginal mesh. The vast majority

The New York Times highlighted

especially women patients and minori-

tors, lawyers, financiers and others who

of these women receive repairs using

a growing problem that tends to tar-

ty patients that have traditionally been

may have been involved in the sham

transvaginal mesh without complica-

get women: the industry grown out of

marginalized – deserve better than to

have been subpoenaed.

tions, but a significant minority experi-

medical device settlements. For exam-

be exploited in some of their most vul-

enced serious problems.

ple, a court-ordered, charitable fund,

nerable times.

So, if you’re considering medical treatment, be an informed consumer.

After the publicity surround-

the Common Benefit Trust, established

Those vulnerable times include

Be sure to have your health care pro-

ing this issue hit the fan, the lawyers

out of the Dow Corning breast implant

childbirth and other areas of mater-

vider explain all of your options, as

pounced. It has come to light that a

settlement fund, which also result-

nal health. Dr. Niva Lubin-Johnson,

well as their possible risks and benefits.

collaboration involving some law

ed from a faulty medical device. The

president of the National Medical As-

Though if these risks are not avoided,

firms, doctors, and finance companies

Common Benefit Trust appears to have

sociation, which represents more than

by all means, beware of financial lures

are pressuring women into unnecessary

used some of this money to fund policy

50,000 African-American physicians

to have surgeries that you do not need

surgeries to remove the mesh. Giving

centers, advocacy groups, and a con-

on issues of health disparities and jus-

and that could leave you in a condition

new meaning to the term “insult to in-

ference on litigation.

tice, says, “There is a crisis for Afri-

far worse than before.

jury,” this phenomenon, according to

Pelvic organ prolapse, a medi-

can-American women that is related to

Glenn Ellis is a Research Bioeth-

the New York Times, is leading unsus-

cal issue sought to be treated by the

maternal mortality – and that’s across

ics Fellow at Harvard Medical School,

pecting women to the operating table

transvaginal mesh, is one of the most

any economic level and educational

and a health columnist and radio

– even in cases when the removal could

common reasons for women to have

level for African-American women.

commentator who lectures, nationally

worsen the symptoms.

surgery. It is ranked among the top

We are losing in that area,” she says.

and internationally on health-related

If that’s not enough, some unscrupulous hedge funds are financing companies connected with law firms

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anyone about removals of that or any

omen, especially women

of offering help.

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ties. Compared with African-Ameri-

three reasons that women have hysterectomies.

Then there are racial dispari-

As for the transvaginal mesh, Lu-

topics. He is also the author of “Which

bin-Johnson says women must take

Doctor?” and “Information is the Best

extreme precaution when contacted by

Medicine”.

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HARLEM CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS

Mar 8-29-Women in the Heights- Creating Change

Free Weekly Live Entertainment

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● Harlem Shake (100 W. 124th St): Fri, 7-10pm- Open Mic with Live Musicians ● Mist Harlem (46 W. 116th St): Th starting at 8pmLive Music; Fri, 10pm-2amLive Jazz ● Lenox Sapphire (314 Lenox Ave): Th starting at 7-11pm- Live Jazz ● Chez Lucienne (308 Lenox Ave): Fri & Sat, 7-10pmLive 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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Mar 7 & 14 7:00pm Romeo & Juliet The MFA acting students of Columbia University and the teens of New York City present two fresh productions of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s haunting classic about those who love in the midst of violence. Theater @ Schapiro Center, 605 W. 115th St. Tickets: $15, $5 for seniors and FREE for students with ID. Email ar3306@ columbia.edu for more info Mar 7 7:00pm The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian. See a live taping of a radio show? Join the live taping of the SiriusXM radio show, “The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian” with the Museum Co-Artistic Director Christian McBride himself. It will feature a mix of duo performance, conversation, and of course, hu-

Mar 9- Music SouSou! Pan-Diaspora Rhythms!

mor. The National Jazz Museum in Harlem. 58 west 129th St. Tickets are $20.

Mar 9 11:00am Lil’ Studio: Me, Myself, and I Inspired by the work of Hank Willis Thomas, you and a little get to explore the question, “how might art be used to talk about identity?” in a workshop. Come and get your picture taken and then use it to create a work of art that celebrates who you are. The Studio Museum in Harlem. 144 W. 125th St. FREE, registration required at www.studiomuseum.org Mar 8 - Mar 29 Women in the HeightsCreating for Change In celebration of Women’s History Month, NoMAA in partnership with BHC and The Sugar Hill Children’s Museum present and exhibition of works of Uptown Women artists curated by Andrea Arroyo.

Opening reception on Mar 8 at 6:30pm. The Rio Gallery II, 583 Riverside Drive (cnr. of 135th St) FREE. Mar 8 9:30am (Symposium) Resisting, Reclaiming, Reframing: Indigenous Communities and Art Museum Collections. Museums across the continent are being called on to work with Indigenous communities to reframe installations, shift collecting practices, and recognize the vitality and diversity of contemporary Indigenous art. This symposium offers a public forum for Indigenous cultural leaders to discuss strategies for actively reshaping museum practice.Casa Italiana, Columbia University, 1161 Amsterdam Ave. FREE. For more info call 212-854-2306.

Mar 9 7:30-9:30pm Uptown Nights: Guthrie Ramsey’s Musiqology Presents Hide/Melt/Ghost. From his book, ‘Soundproof: Black Music, Magic and Racial Intimacies’, pianist, composer, and professor Guthrie Ramsey brings his book alive with a multimedia concert that revisits music from the past through the present like gospel, jazz, soul, and hip-hop to explore how enslaved African Americans used music as proof of their humanity.

Come and see how Black music “makes” social bonds and community values.

Harlem Stage. 150 Convent Ave. Tickets are $25.

Mar 9 3:30pm Move and Groove: Vinyasa Jazz Flow Every second Saturday of the month, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem has their 60 minute vinyasa flow set to live Jazz music. Come and flow towards deep relaxation with their carefully curated sequence that seamlessly unites mind and body with skillful postures and mindful breathing. Bring a mat, towel, and water.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem. 58 west 129th St. $15.

Mar 9 11:00-3:00pm Music Sousou!

Pan-Diaspora Rhythms!

Join the CCCADI for their 2nd SouSou. Come and explore the histories of Black music, art-making station, drumming circle, and an open gallery at this family-oriented event. The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora. 120 east 125th St. FREE, suggested donation of $5.

Mar 11- Intro to podcating

Mar 9 12:00-2:00pm Dance Classes

By Ije Mogoli I, Too Arts Collective will offer dance classes for children ages 10-13 years with dance instructor, Ije Mogoli.

The price includes for all four dance sessions. Hurry up and register a loved one they are only accepting 10 students for this course. I, Too Arts Collective. 20 east 127th St. Registration fee $40.

Mar 10 3:00-5:00pm Films by Firelight: Warrior Women The story of Madonna Thunder Hawk, an AIM leader (American Indian Movement) who cultivated a ragtag gang of activist children into a group called “We Will Remember” survival group.

With her daughter being apart of the group, the film goes into what it means to balance a movement with motherhood and how legacies are passed down. Maysles Cinema, 343 Malcolm X Blvd. FREE. Mar 10 2:00-5:00pm Intergenerational Jazz Jam Come and experience the power of Jazz taking place on the second Sunday of every month. At the Jazz Power Initiative’s Intergenerational Jazz Jam you’ll hear from singers, musicians, dancers, and spoken word artists. Good for all age groups. The National Jazz Museum in Harlem. 58 west 129th St. Tickets are from $0$10.

Mar 11 6:00pm Muay Thai Kickboxing Learn the basics of the physical and mental discipline of “the art of the eight

Mar 11- Women’s Jazz Festival

limbs!” -- Muay Thai Kickboxing. Bring your own gloves!

Harlem Dream Center, 205 W. 119th St. FREE, Call for more info: 212-678-7030.

Mar 11, 18 & 25 6:30pm Intro to Podcasting This hands-on production class will focus on narrative strategies, production techniques, and critical listening in the field of non-fiction podcasting. Participants will come to understand the basics of what’s needed to make a podcast episode or series. We will highlight techniques for micing subjects, field recording, audio editing and mixing. We will examine how podcasters distribute their podcast, interview subjects and engage in detailed research. Harlem Dream Center, 205 W. 119th St. FREE, Call for more info: 212-678-7030.

Mar 11 8:00pm Singer’s Space Come to Singers Space at Bar Thalia, 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, 2537 Broadway. FREE. Mar 11 7:00-9:30pm 2019 Women’s Jazz Festival WEEK 2: A Salute to Women in Bebop. Curated by musician and Jazz composer, Diedre L. Murray. Murray composed original music for Two River Theater’s production of Oo-Bla-Dee which paints a shimmering portrait of an all-female band of African-American bebop musicians travelling the country nearing the end of World War II. Schomburg Center,

515 Malcolm X Blvd. Admission: $35, Members: $25.

Mar 12 6:30-8:30pm The Lapidus Center Presents: Medical Bondage with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens Come sit in on the conversation about an insightful examination of a wide range of scientific literature and less formal communications in which gynecologists created and disseminated medical fictions about their patients, and performed experimental medical procedures on mostly poor and powerless women.Schomburg Center,515 Malcolm X Blvd. FREE. Mar 12 7:00pm Do U Want It? Documentary. Percolating with electric performances, this doc wraps the tale of the band Papa Grows Funk and its breakup into a larger story about New Orleans music, crystallizing the tension between the ease of being a working musician in a city that supports homegrown talent like no other and the frustration that can come with wanting more than that. Q&A to follow with the filmmakers. Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, 2537 Broadway. $15, Seniors: $14.

Mar 13 1:00-2:15pm Alive and Kickin’ Workshops. Head to Marcus Garvey Park for music, stories, reflection and interactive exchanges with the writer and producer of the hit musical, “Alive 55+ and Kickin’”, Vy Higginsen. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Marcus Garvey Park. FREE.

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Breakfast Kickoff Meeting for the 5th Annual Harlem EatUp Festival

By Lil Nickelson

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n Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 the kickoff breakfast for the 5th Annual Harlem EatUp Festival was held at Ginny’s Supper Club located on the lower level of Red Rooster Harlem located at 310 Lenox Avenue. This year’s weeklong festival will held from Monday, May 13th through Sunday, May 19, 2019. The festival offers an exciting sampling of Harlem’s sights, flavors and sounds; from culinary artists of the kitchen, as well as artists on canvas, stage and streets.

Festival co-founders Marcus Samuelsson and Herb Karlitz started the program off by introducing themselves to the attendees and explaining how they took a whole week off after last year’s festival before they began planning this year’s

festival.

Dawn Padmore, VP of Culinary Marketing at Karlitz & Company and executive producer of the Harlem EatUp Festival took over the program, introduced her team and then started to lay out plans for this year’s festival.

Festival goers can continue to enjoy the Dine in Harlem signature dinner party experiences at select Harlem restaurants and chefs. Some restaurants will continue to host some of the biggest national culinary stars in their kitchens. The Harlem Stroll, which consists of the Ultimate Grand Tasting (ticketed for adults 21 years old and over) and the Marketplace (free admission with pay as you go options and open to people under 21 years old) will be back with the children’s zone and the cooking demonstrations with top chefs will continue to take place on

Saturday and Sunday outdoors in Morningside Park.

Festival beneficiaries are Harlem EatUp Foundation, Citymeals on Wheels, Harlem Park to Park and the four Historic Harlem Parks. These four non-profit organizations will receive the net proceeds from the festival.

A new feature that the Carlos Swepson, Marcus Samuelsson, Vy Higginsen, Dapper Dan, Melba Wilson, Herb Karlitz and Lexis Dilligard producers are still working on is adding on additional dining experiences in other tions for the festival came being incorporated in one sections in Manhattan as well forth during the program of the shakes offered at the because so many chefs with with officials representing Shake Shack location that restaurants outside of Harlem Congressman Adriano Es- recently opened on 125th would like to host dinners as paillat and NYS Senator Bri- Street and 5th Avenue. well to donate funds to the an Benjamin who presented A thirteen (13) person cubeneficiary organizations as proclamations and citations linary council representing well. The positive energy for Marcus Samuelsson and ten (10) Harlem establishgenerated from this festival Herb Karlitz for their work ments has been formed and will expand it past one week connected with the festival. its members are: in coming years.

Lexis Dilligard, co-owner Melba Wilson – Melba’s Raymond P. Lewis of RP of Lady Lexis Sweets along Restaurant Lewis & Associates, who is with her mother, Dr. Sharon Leah Abraham & Antonio T:10” Acting Director of Govern- Gonzalez briefly spoke about Settepani – Settepani ment & Community Rela- her snicker doodles cookies Camaron Fagan & Eric

Binder – Row House Roy Henley – The Grange Bar & Eatery Yvette Leeper-Bueno – Vinateria Jelena Pasic – Harlem Shake Carlos & Markisha Swepson – BLVD Bistro Skai Young & Raymond Zamanta – LoLo’s Seafood Shack Karl Franz Williams – Solomon & Kuff’s Rum Hall and 67 Orange The meeting ended with several culinary council members holding break-out sessions for prospective vendors to alert them with best practices for vending at the festivals. Can’t wait for May to arrive so we can enjoy this festival as we have in the past..

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Blacks On Broadway I

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and one I’m glad to share is that there are actually 34 Broadway productions in 2019 that will employ Black actors, the last one includes a revival of the Rodgers & Hammer-

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tan; and Juwan Crawley standby for Genie/ Babkak. One actress was left out of “The Book of Mormon,” Nedra McClyde is a member of the ensemble. Another addition,

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were not included, so please see them in this issue—Damian Chambers, Kathryn Allison, Dennis Stowe, standby for Jafar/Sultan; Deonte L. Warren, standby for Genie/Babkak/Sul-

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A Certified Financial Planner (CFP) can help you commit to a plan that helps you take control of your spending, providing you with confidence today and a more secure tomorrow.

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2. Calculate your net worth to get an overall picture of your financial standing. Your net worth is everything you own

minus everything you owe.

3. Update (or create) your budget showing what money is coming in and what’s going out. Make sure it’s not in the red, meaning you’re spending more than you’re earning.

4. Consider opening a Christmas club-type savings account to pay for big-ticket personal expenses. Originally pioneered during the Great Depression, Christmas clubs were financial accounts people add-

ed cash to throughout the year.

They then used these savings to buy holiday gifts, helping to avoid the holiday spending “hangover.” You can create your own by automating savings each month, ideally in an interest-bearing account. If you save $75 a month, you’ll have $900 over the course of a year (or even more, if you earn interest).

5. Start gathering tax documents like W-2 and 1099 forms and receipts for charitable contributions. Taxes are right around the corner. Do them early if you can.

6. Check your credit report.

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trol of your debt.

8. Rebalance your 401(k) about once a year to see if you are out of balance from your original goals. For example, if your allocation was 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds, but stocks had a good year, you might now have a 65 percent stocks and 35 percent bonds allocation, so this will have to be rebalanced.

9. Increase your savings plans. This could be your employer plan at work, your own emergency fund, or both. Consider raising your contribution by 1 percent a year.

10. Meet with a CFP professional. If you haven’t begun planning for retirement or tying your financial goals to your life goals, there’s no better time than now to start. You can find a CFP at letsmakeaplan.org.

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The 2019 Harlem Gymnastics Invitational Sponsored by WHGF Empowers Young Gymnasts Across the Country

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By: Makeda Viechweg

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ver 1,000 gymnasts from around the country came to compete in The Harlem Gymnastics Invitational (HGI) at the HCZ (Harlem Children’s Zone) Harlem Armory at 40 W. 142nd St. At the weekend long event from February 22nd-24th, hosted by the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF), boys and girls aged 3-17 years competed in areas like artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline and tumbling from various teams across the country. Hall of Fame Rhythmic Gymnast Wendy Hilliard, founded The Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation in 1996.

The WHGF has provided free gymnastics to over 17,000 urban youth in New York City.

With huge plush mats, balance beams, and trampolines covering almost every inch of the Harlem Armory, numerous young gymnasts competed to impress judges and earn the support from their coach, family, and fellow gymnasts.

Gymnastics apparel, refreshments and young women empowering products were for sale at the event. Some of the vendors at HGI knew Wendy Hilliard personally, making it more of a community event in supporting young talented gymnasts. Aliou Lo, an African vendor, tutors Hilliard’s son. Lo and his family’s table called, AGOWA (Authentic Goods from West Africa), sold handmade baskets made by women in Senegal. The baskets, made from sweet grass and other raw materials, is a source of income to 200 women and their families back in Senegal. These handmade baskets come in all colors, shapes, and sizes ranging from $10 to $160.

Rayshine Harris, another vendor selling his books at the event, is close friends with Hilliard. His book Teal The Heroine Princess is a rhyming book that empowers young women and helps them gain self-confidence. His inspiration comes from his

Photo of Aliou Lo and family at their table of handmade baskets.

Gymnasts practicing their craft before competition.

daughter Olivia, who is a part of her father’s tumbling sport team, “Shine Tumblers” based in New Jersey. Harris is a 15th time world champion and in the Hall of Fame for Tumbling.

While other family members were cheering and clapping for their loved one’s performance, gymnast mom Kendra Bruno, took a knee and steadily recorded her daughter Jordyn Bruno’s Tumbling performance. “She was really nervous to do this,” explains Bruno.

Jordyn Bruno apart of the “Shine Tumblers” is already talking about

her plans to go to UCLA for their gymnastic team and looks up to American artistic gymnast, Gabby Douglas. Bruno won third place in her Tumbling competition.

Registration Coordinator for the WHGF Samantha Villata, said that working here is a unique experience.

“Working here is quite unique because it is a small and tight knit organization...

It has been a lot of fun, and a great working experience as I have gotten close to the families.”

The Harlem Gymnastics Invitational makes sure that all participants get an all-around medal

Photo of one of the award ceremonies. Ty-la Morris won 5th place.

Coach and author Rayshine Harris and his team posing with his book, Teal The Heroine Princess.

to feel recognized on the award stand during the award ceremonies. There are up to ten places at each event, in each age group, for participants to get the chance to be awarded. Mom of young gymnast, Ty-la Morris supports her children in anything they do. “Ty-la loves gymnastics. Everything Simone Biles wants to do, she wants to do it too. She looks just like her too.”

Hilliard was featured in an article “The decades of black gymnasts who paved the way for Simone Biles” by Fusion.net back in 2016 as one of the black gym-

nasts that made history for the American artistic gymnast Simone Biles to get to where she is today. Hilliard started her foundation in Harlem to provide low-cost and free gymnastic classes to communities that don’t have the same opportunities as the sport’s predominantly white background.

Registration is now open for the 2019 Spring session at the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation. Visit www.wendyhilliard.org for more information.

Photos by Makeda Viechweg

Photo of Ty-la Morris and her proud mom and all of her medals.

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The School of American Ballet AT L I N C O L N C E N T E R presents

An family-friendly ballet performance featuring faculty member Katrina Killian advanced students from the School of American Ballet

SATURDAY, MARCH 23 2:00 PM

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SAB is the official School of New York City Ballet These programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and Council Members Stephen Levin and Helen Rosenthal, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and by gifts from Capezio, The Ralph M. Cestone Foundation and The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation.

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qualified cutting. Dry skin and color changes must be watched. Flat feet are a cause for custom fitted arch orthotics.

Diabetic shoes are custom fitted for specific troublesome areas of the foot. Dr. Iorio’s conclusion was specific, “if all other conservative treatments do not work, then only, is surgery to be considered.”

ENESLOW Shoes, a specialized shoe store founded in 1909 began as a corset shop for women, converted to shoes in 1927. Sarah Goldberg, a Certified Podiatrist with ENESLOW Shoes, emphasized the importance of getting feet measured. As we age, feet spread, and the shoe size will change as much as a half size. One foot is naturally larger than the other. The Brannock, a devise for measuring the foot is almost extinct. Goldberg stressed trying on both shoes and taking a walk around the store before decisions are made. The most important question she will ask at ENESLOW’s is “what are you going to wear the shoes for.” Walking, running, social events? Bring socks when buying sneakers or running shoes. Acrylic for warmth, cotton retains moisture, diabetic socks accommodate swelling, copper infused socks prevent fungal infections. Goldberg brought shoe samples and accessories with inner soles to enable the foot to move with flexibility.

A lift or orthotic insert and the height of the heel is important for agility in the gait (how we walk) and how the foot hits the ground.

Dr. Maxwell, adorned in red from head to toe, concluded the program with a commendation. She explained, though most celebrations are focused only on Black History throughout February, it is also Heart Month and she is paying homage to Les Payne, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, founder of the National Association of Black Journalists; four decades of excellence with Newsday speaking truth across all boards, who expired from a heart attack. Following a rendering of accolades on Payne as the man, the mission and the message, Maxwell read “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. The beauty of the poem implies it is not the date of birth or even the date of death that matters so greatly in life, but rather the hyphen between.

Dr. Maxwell introduced Violet Payne, their son Jamal and daughter Tamara who were present. Jamal Payne spoke about his father, his superhero, a man born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Tuscaloosa meaning “Black Warrior” and Les Payne was truly that. We look forward to the soon to be released book “The Dead are Rising” about Malcolm X, a twenty-nine-year endeavor written

by Les Payne.

Lunch was served and all things ended well. Touché, Dr. Maxwell, what you bring to the plate every workshop is time worthy, informative and inspiring.

God’s speed for the next time.

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r. Marcella Maxwell is the leader of the Golden Life Ministry for Seniors at the Abyssinian Baptist Church, pastored by the Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III. Her workshops have taken seniors on a journey to age gracefully with knowledge from those in the know. The proof of the value of such presentations is evident in the mass crowds that fill the space.

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By La-Verna Fountain

arch is Women’s History Month. For most of my life, I did not relate to Women’s History Month. I am woman hear me roar – no doubt – but I did not get it until recently. The Time’s Up & Me Too Movement ushered in new voices, new perspectives and re-energized women who have been challenging the masculine controlled, male dominated systems for decades. My challenge is that for every push, there is a pull. For every shift, there is a struggle. For every get, there is a give.

This new wave is shaking up common perspectives. My perspective was that women could do anything.

I did not think women did everything but that we could if we wanted to do so. I think I still believe that. I think we have always paid a high price for whatever we attempted to do, but if we were willing to pay that price, then we could do it. Perhaps I never really tried for the golden ring. I may never have reached higher than I was comfortable reaching. Perhaps I was never driven to challenge a closed door. I honestly do not know and I am unsure

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I have been watching my bonus daughters lately and they have high bars they are reaching. They travel the world in the same way that other young people ride the subway. They take on new professional responsibilities by pushing and pulling. They struggle or shift by deciding to have children, not have children, freeze their eggs, choose their mates, forego mates all based upon whatever lifestyle they are embracing. It is fascinating to watch.

Just as fascinating is observing young people who refuse to embrace

the male/female gender designation. I admit I do not understand it all.

I am grateful to have people I can turn to who explain the LGBTQIA lingo, patiently answer my questions, and in general recognize I am of a generation that has a different definition of identity. It feels familiar in a way that I believe grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles viewed my generation and the doors that opened to us.

This month, as ceremonies are held throughout the country, I wonder how those who embrace a gender-less designation view Women’s History

Month. Women have a history. We do have genders. Based upon the gives that others gave, we are able to get new opportunities.

In every area, our individual and collective identities are being challenged. It is about identity, acceptance and change.

Who knows where we will end up? One thing is for sure. Regardless of what others think of you, you must first accept yourself. Celebrate yourself. Honor yourself. Know your own identity and history before you can expect someone else to.

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The average student borrower takes out around $26,000 in loans over the course of a bachelor’s degree -- debt that’s impossible to discharge in bankruptcy, difficult to have forgiven and increasingly unlikely to be fully repaid on schedule.

Here’s a look at the costs of that debt and what’s being done to lessen the crisis.

The Direct Cost New research shows that student debt load is making Americans less likely to buy homes or start families, and

more likely to live at home and take jobs just to make ends meet, instead of the more lucrative positions for which their degrees prepared them.

Short-term solutions include deferring loans by returning to school, or consolidating or borrowing from private lenders, which ends up making the problem worse. For students graduating into a tight job market whose credit ratings are impacted by the amounts they owe, loan debt can remain their chief financial concern for decades.

What’s more, the expanding student loan bubble could rattle the entire American economy in similar ways to the 2008 housing crisis, if borrowers default on loans in large numbers.

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The direct costs of student loan debt are obvious, but hidden costs often prevent lower-income students from pursuing the highest-value degrees.

Because the most selective, prestigious institutions are also the most expensive, those institutions are disproportionately populated by students from affluent families able to afford the burden of early-career debt. And the recent trend of “differential pricing,” in which tuition costs are dictated by a student’s field of study, has had an effect on enrollment in high-employment fields, potentially scaring off the students who could benefit the most from an in-demand degree.

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pendence on student loans.

They’ve mobilized a network of postsecondary institutions, or Collegiate Partners, that agree to not punish scholarship recipients with reductions in financial aid; and their Dreamkeepers Emergency Financial Assistance program gives students facing unexpected expenses an alternative to

loans. President and CEO Robert C. Ballard sits on the National Advisory Board of the College Promise Campaign, which is developing innovative public-private partnerships to help students earn their associate degrees tuition-free.

“We work with partners to incorporate mentoring, tutoring and financial literacy education into scholarship awards in an effort to help students persist and graduate rather than drop out with debt or get stuck short of a degree,” said Ballard.

No single funder, college or organization will solve the student loan bubble crisis, and it won’t happen overnight. But by working together, the public, private and higher education sectors can continue to reduce student loan debt.

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n Sunday, March 10 we will gain an extra hour of daylight each day! So, I started to think about what that meant to me in my life and wonder what I was going to do with it. Imagine an extra seven hours of extended light each week. It’s almost like getting another full day, or is it? More time to do more

things? Whatever happened to “there are only but so many hours in a day?” How do you squeeze an “extra hour” into a conventional twenty-four?

There are still only twenty-four hours in a day, right?

Uh oh, too many questions and not enough time to get philosophical right now!

For a moment, I am going to go out on a limb and assume that you too will “spring forward” along with your clocks. My hope is that you will take this opportunity to feel re-energized and decide to make good use of these extra 60 minutes of daylight. Refuse to give it up or away! Why? Surely you can use that extra hour to catch up on your needs.

The first step is to decide how to use the time. Approach the thought process as if you were planning a party, go

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through the old who, what, when, where and why scenario to help you zero in on something that will be worthwhile and fulfilling. Use your first hour to think about all the things you could do or have wanted to do that you have put off for one reason or another.

You have seven hours a week to fill with as many different activities as you want. Think creatively.

WHO: You WHAT: How to put yourself first. What do you want to do?

WHEN: Now. Make a commitment to set and honor your appointment with self.

WHERE: An indulgence or adventure of your choice, step out of your comfort zone for a change.

WHY: Why not? We’re only talking about an hour— your hour. The time is yours

and yours alone to do with as you please.

It’s easy enough to get caught up in everyone else’s life and forget that you have one too. So, although it’s always tempting to give time to someone or something else, think about putting yourself first for a change.

You might find that loving and spending time with yourself allows you to prioritize and put other responsibilities and obligations in better perspective. Of course, I have a few suggestions to get you started: · Make a standing appointment to have a manicure and pedicure and keep it. · Grab a blanket and go to the nearest park or your backyard to just lie there and look at the sky and watch the clouds go by. · Go fly a kite! · Sit on a beach, by a pond,

stream, fountain anywhere soothing with an exotic drink. · Rent a convertible and take a nice drive in the country with the top down. · Keep a daily journal or finish writing the novel you started years ago. · Go to an art gallery, museum, the zoo, botanical gardens for some culture, peace and quiet. · Contemplate your navel! · Take a self guided tour of antique and thrift shops. · Start a decorating project. · Learn to meditate. · Book a facial, massage or multiple spa treatments. · Listen closely to hear the beat and sound of your life’s rhythm.

Go ahead, extend that invitation to yourself right now to take time with and for yourself. Don’t give your time to anyone else; be totally selfish with it. Surely you can give yourself one hour a day; if not—don’t you feel it’s about

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CBD is derived from the hemp cannabis plant which is sometimes confused with its cousin the marijuana cannabis plant.

Marijuana is a cannabis plant that contains THC, which is known for creating a psychoactive response to the mind (also known as a high). Hemp has grown in the US for many years and can be used for to make clothing, paper, skin and health care products.

The many manufacturing uses of hemp was a major reason all cannabis plants were criminalized by laws influenced by wealth clothing and paper

manufacturers. Many were not aware of the therapeutic benefits of CBD oils until states started to legalize medical marijuana, but the therapeutic use of CBD oils did not become popular until states began to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, which made CBD oils a hot business product.

States like New York who had legal medical marijuana laws still prevented the sale or marketing of CBD oils until last year December 20th 2018 when the Agriculture Improvement Act was passed legalizing the use of CBD oils in all

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“Inventing Victoria”

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ou can be anything you want to be!

That’s what you were told, growing up: you could do anything, try everything, and be anybody you wanted to be, if you tried. Set your sights on something, and it was yours – so in the new novel “Inventing Victoria” by Tonya Bolden, a young girl wants a better life.

Five-year-old Essie was embarrassed half to death.

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It should’ve come as no surprise to anybody that she wanted to go live at Ma Clara’s house, where she never had to worry about food or “uncles.”

At thirteen, Essie had enough.

Ma Clara had helped nourish her mind and her soul, and Essie knew the time was right for her to leave Mamma by taking a job at Abby Bowfield’s boardinghouse. There, she made her first friend and she dared to dream of a happy future – as if, for a girl whose Mamma escaped from slavery, that wasn’t impossible.

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Miss Dorcas Vashon,

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