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Manna’s Restaurant and Bethel Gospel Provides Meals and Clothes Thanksgiving Day see page 14

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This year Betty Park, owner of Manna's restaurants and Bethel Gospel church provided free meals on Thanksgiving Day and clothes for those in need. (see page 14) I Love going to Disney. I find it a magical place. I was invited as a member of the press to the opening of the featured ride in the new "Star Wars" area at Disney. I have been traveling to Disney every year for the past 12 years and what I can tell you is that Disney is not just for kids, however it does bring out the kid in you. (see pages 12-13) Check out our website: www.harlemcommunitynews.com. You can read past issues of the Harlem Com-

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Racially Discriminatory Legislation and Policies Must Be Stopped The Unintended Consequences of a Menthol Cigarette Ban to Black America From pro-slavery laws to Jim Crow, to Prohibition, to racial profiling, to Stop-and-Frisk, history is clear: racist laws and discriminatory bans have been devastating for Black America.

Today, Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) and National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) have joined together with other African-American law enforcement executives to call on you - our readers in Black communities across the nation - to see the warning signs of yet another proposed racially discriminatory law: the menthol cigarette ban.

It is a well-known fact that over 85 percent of African Americans who smoke prefer menthol cigarettes. There is no factual basis to assert that a menthol cigarette ban will stop African Americans from smoking. In fact, the unintended consequences of such a raciallydiscriminatory ban will set the stage for more negative and more likely counterproductive interactions between law enforcement and African Americans.

While proponents argue that a menthol cigarette ban could encourage menthol cigarette smokers to quit smoking cold-turkey, another possible outcome could be extremely dangerous—the creation of an illicit market. If this happens, illegal sales of menthol cigarettes will likely be concentrated in communities of color, leading to a greater police presence, citations, fines, and arrests for selling a product that for the past 50 years has been legal.

Possible bans on menthol cigarettes are now being considered throughout the United States as add-ons to e-cigarette bans. It must be said that while FDA has deemed teen vaping an “epidemic,” there is no teen menthol cigarette epidemic. The fact is teen cigarette use has steadily been on the decline over the past decade.

Recently in New York, the mothers of Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner courageously issued a public statement warning against the consequences of a proposed menthol cigarette ban. Sybrina Fulton and Gwendolyn Carr stated, “When you ban a product sold mostly in Black communities, you must consider the reality of what will happen to that very same over-represented community in the criminal justice system.”

Law enforcement leaders like Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), Grand Council of Guardians, and National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers (NABLEO) have stated countless times that a ban on menthol cigarettes will have unintended negative consequences, especially for African Americans.

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Over the past 30 years, we have reduced tobacco consumption overall across this country by about 40 percent. And we did not do that with the criminal justice community. We did that with education, we did it with treatment, we did it from a health and educational perspective. Let’s continue with that. Let’s not do something that’s going to end up with these unintended consequences of increasing interaction between police and community members.

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Major Neill Franklin (Ret.), Executive Director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP): “I dedicated 34 years of my life to public safety, enforcing the laws that our legislators placed before me. That’s what cops do, and we trust that those laws are well thought out, studied and based upon sound data and evidence. As we begin to mirror the days of alcohol prohibition with tobacco bans, expect the violence and corruption that comes with the illicit market and add something else, the over criminalization of the black community.”

Jiles Ship, President of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives – New Jersey (NOBLE): “Banning menthol cigarettes would be a 21st Century attempt at Prohibition, a past failure of government to restrict a previously legal product. As we learned with Prohibition, every time the government tries to ban something, it seems to cause other problems. And unfortunately, a menthol cigarette ban would be another example of government action that disproportionately disrupts the Black community.”

Charles Billips, National Chair Person of Grand Council of Guardians, “The first question I asked is how are they going to implement this ban on menthol cigarettes, knowing that a large number of Black and Brown people smoke menthol cigarettes? It would be best to educate the communities on the affect it has on our health instead of a ban enforced through Law Enforcement.”

As The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once prophetically said, “The time is always right to do what is right.” And the right thing to do for our families and communities and for all who stand for freedom, justice and equality is to speak out against all forms of racial discrimination and disproportionate law enforcement, as well as the systems, laws, bans and policies that perpetuate them.

Speak out against racism. Stand up against discrimination. Let your voices be heard.

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Queens Upcoming Events FREE Recurring events in Queens: York College (94-20 Guy R Brewer Blvd): Every Tuesday, 6:00pm York College Jazz Workshop with Professor Mark Adams M.S. 216 (64-20 175th Street): Every Wednesday, 6:00pm American Sign Language Class for Adults December 12 6:00-8:00pm Awards Ceremony for the Jamaica NOW Neighborhood Action Plan Join Queens Borough Hall to celebrate the Jamaica NOW Neighborhood Action Plan, a strategic economic development investment, at which has spurred more than $2 billion in private investments in downtown Jamaica. Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Queens Borough Hall.

120-55 Queens Blvd. FREE. December 12 6:00-8:00pm Evening Cocktail & Craft: Holiday Wreaths Create your own festive holiday wreath while sipping on a seasonal cocktail! All materials provided, adults 21+ only.

QBG. 43-50 Main Street. $30.

December 14 12:00-2:00pm BHS’s Holiday Cookies & Crafts for Kids Join BHS at the Castle in Fort Totten for this walkin workshop. Families are invited to craft delightful decorations celebrating the winter season. Hot cocoa and cookies will be served, and Santa will be making an appear-

December 14 2:30-3:30pm The History of Breezy Point: 1900 to Today The Breezy Point Historical Society was formed in 2015 following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. As a result of flooding and fire, most residents lost all their photographs and other precious memorabilia of their early years in the Rockaways. They were determined to preserve for future generations what was left of our past.

The group gathered at a local church, which had also been flooded with five feet of water during Sandy, to organize a non-profit to begin the process. Since then, the Society has collected and digitized thousands of photographs, some of which you will see in the lecture. This lecture will be lead by Paul Balukas, the curator, and Cathy Murfitt, the President of the Society. They hope you will enjoy seeing some of their collection! Queens Historical Society. 143-35 37th Avenue. $5.

December 14 3:45-8:45pm Choka Lyme Friends & Family 10th Annual Toy Drive The Choka Lyme Team is organizing the 10th Annual Toy Drive in the community. Bring your entire family to this worthwhile event. The toys that are collected will be donated directly to the SCO Family Of Services. The tangible goal of this event is to collect more toys than in the past years. Share in the festivities of the night that are being planned in your honor. Club Jouvay 147-02 Liberty Ave. FREE. December 14 11:00-1:00pm Holiday Wreath Making Workshop Create your own festive holiday wreath using fresh-cut pine, fir, and other evergreens. Learn about the types of conifers on a visit to QBG’s Pinetum (weather permitting). $30. 4350 Main Street.

December 14 2:00-4:00pm

Winter Wellness: Syrup & Salves This Winter Wellness Workshop Series teaches how to make herbal remedies to support wellness and health during the winter season. In “Syrups & Salves,” learn about immunity-boosting herbs and make an herbal-infused syrup and topical salve for winter blues.

QBG 4350 Main Street. $30.

December 14 2:00pm Global Arts for Global Kids Show some love for Global Arts for Global Kids, education programs at Flushing Town Hall!

Join for a benefit showcase and concert featuring their fabulous FTH teaching artists and their amazing school partners for an afternoon of singing, dancing, theater, art, and more. Proceeds benefit FTH school programming. 137-35 Northern Blvd. $14.

December 15 2:00pm Winter Solstice Workshop: Rice Ball and Dumpling Making Celebrate Winter Solstice with Rowais Wong, Teaching Artist of the Mencius Society of the Arts, by making Cantonese tangyuan (rice ball in soup) and northern Chinese Jiaozi (dumplings) along with two cultural bearers from the Chinese community. Learn about the disappearing tradition of making vinegared garlic to prepare for the Lunar New Year and hear the stories of the Kitchen God. For age 4 & up.

Adults accompanying children must also pay for a ticket. Flushing Town Hall. 137-35 Northern Blvd. $10 December 15 1:30-4:30pm Snowman and Snowflake Wreaths Spend Sunday afternoons at the Queens Museum and enjoy art-making, dance, music and storytelling. All Family art-making workshops are drop-in, except where stated. No fee or advance registration required. Just show up and stay for as long as you like. Celebrate winter by creating a Snowman or Snowflake Wreath to

hang in your home. Create as many as you want to hang all over your home and create a winter land in your home.

Queens Museum. New York City Building. FREE with Museum admission.

December 15 11:30-4:30pm Winter Holiday Market The Winter Holiday Market will showcase over 50 local artists and artisans selling handmade and designed

Jamaica Center BID Presents Procrastination Station: Relief for last-minute holiday shoppers!

Delayed in your Holiday Shopping? We’re here to help! We’ve all been guilty of procrastinating at one time or another.

If you didn’t get around to shop for your Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Festivus celebrations yet, no matter! Jamaica Center BID is a safe space for last-minute holiday shoppers. From December 1425 we are offering a slew of shopping support services crafted specifically with procrastinators in mind!

“Procrastinator Saturday”, December 14: Missed Black Friday and Cyber Monday? You’ll have more fun shopping on

gifts including crafts, art, clothing as well as food and holiday treats indoors and outdoors and music throughout the day. Queens Museum.

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the Christmas season celebrating the birth of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.

Come and worship! 11031 Merrick Blvd. FREE.

December 15 7:00pm Candlelight The Allen Liturgical Dance & Music Ministries presents its Candlelight Christmas Service. Join the GAC as they usher in

December 15 2:30-5:30pm Christmas Tinker Festival and Tree Lighting Celebrate the holidays with tinkering, tree lighting, hot cocoa and music!

Lewis Latimer House Museum. 3441 37th Street. FREE with RSVP.

the Ave on our new holiday Procrastinator Saturday!

We’ll have brass band Underground Horns playing live tunes along Jamaica Avenue from 12 - 2 p.m. Stop by Parsons Public Space to pick up a Jamaica Ave BID tote (while supplies last) and our latest Free Winter Cultural Events guide, then enjoy a Meet n’ Greet with Jamaica Avenue’s resident snowman from 12 - 2 p.m. The day caps off with Cultural Collaborative Jamaica’s Holidays on the Ave Tree Lighting —a neighborhood tradition! — at 6:00 p.m. at Rufus King Park (more info on the tree lighting later in this newsletter!).

This is also a BID Sidewalk Sales Day Weekend where many merchants

will have products for perusing in a festive outdoor atmosphere!

Procrastinator Bonus Bags: Sunday, December 15 - 24 (All Day Long): Shop or dine at any business on Jamaica Avenue* from the 15th - 24th and YOU just might be one of several lucky winners handed a Jamaica Avenue Seasonal Swag Bag packed with fun winter surprises and a gift card for extra shopping on the Ave! In this case, procrastinating pays off! *Bonus bag promotion applies within BID boundaries of Jamaica Ave from 169th to Sutphin Ave and Union Hall between Jamaica Ave and Archer.

One bag will be given to a randomly-selected local shopper daily.

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December 13 6:30-8:00pm Winter Celebrations: An Evening of Classical Chamber Music Join for a beautiful evening of wintry, festive music! Winter Celebrations is their special annual concert program featuring the King Manor Museum’s Longman, Clementi & Co. fortepiano (London, c. 1800) and popular chamber music from the time of Rufus King. Enjoy the spirit of the holiday season for King Manor’s last event of the year! 150-03 Jamaica Ave. $15.

ance! 208 Totten Avenue. $5-$15.

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Powerful Book For Young Black Boys Celebrates 25 Years With a Pledge to Get 1 Million New Readers

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Hero. The novella took nine years to get pub-

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lished after forty rejections and sixty drafts.

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risk ruining his future? Will Bennett finally

the country and around the world. That is

ers in New York State who is destined to

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discussion questions and now available; a full curriculum with a companion Student Success Guidebook, Teacher’s Guide, and Unit Assessments containing lesson plans. The goal is to promote Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in the classroom by pro-

Jerald LeVon Hoover released his debut YA title My Friend, My Hero in 1992. A year later, he was awarded Best New Male Writer of the Year by the Literary Society in Virginia for this novella.

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him to their ros-

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choices and gain much needed confidence to

or wealth. But how can young Black and

nett is used to fanfare

support unleashing their inner greatness.

Brown men, or men of any race for that

and eagerly anticipating his rise to fame and

Hoover states, “Exposing Black and

matter, define themselves and live up to

fortune. Yet, all is not as it appears.

Brown children to a barrage of negative im-

their full potential if they only receive dis-

agery and expecting their positive self-im-

torted representations?”

This is the same Boy’s and Girl’s Club in which Denzel Washington grew up and

Strife and difficulties plague Bennett’s

to which Denzel regularly supports. Jerald

personal life. Growing up in Mount Ver-

went on to become a career sportswriter

non, he is the son of a single mother and

who has covered the New York Knicks and

is intended for ALL YOUTH (races and gen-

the oldest of three, sharing a tiny apartment

the New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets for the Black

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ders), but I gave the spotlight to young, Black

in the tough inner-city projects. Life is a

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Brown men are focused, gifted, driven,

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struggle. Bennett knows his ticket to free-

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young Black and Brown men to have access to

dom is through basketball and academic ex-

York, and BustaSports.com.

talents besides rap music and competitive

more positive representations of themselves to

cellence. Thanks to the support of his loyal

In 2007, Basketball Hall of Fame and

sports; of which carries no shame, but we

which they can relate.”

friend Kirby and a budding romance with

New York Post writer Peter Vecsey featured

Tara, he pursues his dreams and refuses to

Jerald Hoover in a Sunday spread, recog-

get caught up in the fast life of the streets.

nizing him for his first documentary, Four

tive, unjust, and unfair.”

have other skill sets of significant influence.

Celebrating 25 Years in Print, My

We are men of honor and integrity, regard-

Friend, My Hero, is the first in the acclaimed

less of whether we are born into poverty

The Hero Book Series by Jerald LeVon Hoover.

Things change when Bennett learns his

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Boy’s and Girl’s Club Hall of Fame.

Hoover continues, “My Friend, My Hero

age to remain intact is ridiculous, insensi-

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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 8pm- Live Music; Fri, 10pm2am- Live Jazz ● Lenox Sapphire (314 Lenox Ave): Th starting at 7-11pm- Live Jazz ● Chez Lucienne (308 Lenox Ave): Fri & Sat, 7-10pm- Live Blues ● Savanna Raes Harlem (2070 ACP Jr. Blvd): Fri, 9-11pm- : Live R&B and Soul ● Maison Harlem (341 Saint Nicholas Ave.): Sun 5-8pm, Live Jazz Vocalist Lady Leah ● Red Rooster (310 Malcolm X Blvd) Mon (Hip Hop); Tues (Live Blues); Thur-Sun (Live Jazz),starting at 7:30pm ● Patrick’s Place (2836 Frederick Douglass Blvd.)

Th 6-10pm (Live Jazz with Caribbean Cuisine); Sun, 11am4pm (Jazz and Sunday Brunch) ● El San Juan Restaurant (1429 5th Ave) Sun 11am4pm (Sunday Brunch with DJ music) Now Until December 22 1:00-1:45pm Yeti, Set, Snow!

Yeti, Set, Snow! – an original story and marionette show produced by City Parks Foundation – will be making its anticipated return to the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre. Perfect for families with young children ages 3 - 8, this winter adventure with puppetry and music is perfect for getting into the winter holiday spirit. Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre. Central Park. $8$12.

Now Until December 21 10:00-6:00pm Holiday Photos with Santa Santa Claus is coming to the Museum of the City of New York! He’s here to spread the Holiday cheer

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for 4 consecutive Saturdays starting November 30 through December 21 from 10 am–6 pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to take your photo with Santa and let him know what you’re wishing for this Holiday season. (Please remember to bring your own camera.) 1220 Fifth Ave. FREE with Museum admission.

December 12-21 11:00am, 7:30pm A Christmas Carol in Harlem Set in present-day Harlem, this holiday treasure is dramatized with CTH’s signature style of infusing classic works with an uptown flair.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a real estate mogul who has made his fortune at the expense of others in Harlem. Scrooge foregoes using his wealth to affect positive change within his Harlem community and instead lives a life of miserly solitude. That is, until three unexpected visitors arrive on Christmas Eve to show him that the value of family and the impact of cooperation will lead to a healthy, thriving and prosperous community. Aaron Davis Hall. 135th and Convent Avenue. $35.

December 12 6:30-9:00pm Sincerely, Ralph Ellison Join for Sincerely, Ralph Ellison, an evening highlighting the literary and interior life of Ralph Ellison, novelist, scholar, critic, best known for the seminal work Invisible Man. The evening will be hosted at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in collaboration with Random House and the Ellison Trust. 515 Malcolm X Blvd.

FREE with RSVP. December 12 6:30-8:30pm Lea K. Green Artist Talk For the fourth annual Lea K. Green Artist Talk, The Studio Museum in Harlem is proud to honor Dawoud Bey. The evening’s pro-

Coca-Cola Winter Wonderland Race Talks (Decem- Solstice Sousou (December 14) (December 14) ber 14) gram will feature a con- Nona Hendryx A.K.A. ‘CyIn partnership with IToo Desert Island Discs features versation between Mr. boracle’ will host a conver- Arts Collective they’ll be jazz historian-archivist-auBey and Thelma Golden, sation with Black Quantum hosting another install- thor-journalist-essayist-edDirector and Chief Curator Futurism and perform with ment of “Race Talks with ucator Dan Morgenstern, of the Studio Museum. The Mi.mu Gloves and other Dr. Anica” the topic will who recently turned 90, Forum at Columbia Uni- wearable music control- be “Cultural Appropriation and has immersed himversity. 601 W 125th Street. lers. Harlem Stage. 150 vs. Cultural Appreciation: self in the sounds of jazz FREE with RSVP. Convent Avenue. $25.

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Masterpiece ‘A SOLDIER’S PLAY’ finally on Broadway directed by Kenny Leon starring Blair Underwood and David Alan Grier

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formed in theaters all over the country in its original stage version and seen in its later screen version.

A Soldier’s Play will begin preview performances on December 27, 2019, and open officially on January 21, 2020. This is a limited engagement at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street).

The cast includes other great performers: Nnamdi Asomugha, Jerry O’Connell, McKinley Belcher III, Rob Demery, Jared Grimes, Billy Eugene Jones, Nate Mann, Warner Miller, J. Alphonse Nicholson and Lee Aaron Rosen.

The design team includes Derek McLane (Sets), Dede Ayite (Costumes), Allen Lee Hughes (Lights), Dan Moses Schreier (Sound).

The play is set in 1944 in Fort Neal, a segregated Louisiana army base where Sergeant Waters (David Alan Grier), is murdered after crying out in the night “they still hate you”. Captain Davenport (Blair Underwood) is the tenacious investigator sent by the army to unravel the crime, having to battle even against his white leadership to fulfill his mission.

The play denounces the institutional racism of the Army in the 1940’s - the all-black company is eager to fight for justice in World War II but has not yet been deployed because of discrimination - and explores the psychological effects of oppression on African Americans. It is an incisive depiction of the pervasive effects of racism on African Americans exposing the ambiguities

among blacks and between blacks and whites. There are no easy answers and no simple solutions to who is to blame. A black sergeant cries out in the night, “They still hate you,” then is shot twice and falls dead. Set in 1944 at Fort Neal, a segregated army camp in Louisiana, Charles Fuller’s forceful drama--which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 and has been regularly seen in both its original stage and its later screen version--tracks the investigation of this murder. A Soldier’s Play is more than a detective story: it is a tough, incisive exploration of racial tensions and ambiguities among blacks and between blacks and whites that gives no easy answers and assigns no simple blame Roundabout Theatre is a not-for-profit Company that fulfills its mission by producing, on its five stages, famous and lesser-known plays and musicals; scouting for and supporting talented playwrights; reducing the barriers that can prevent theatergoing; collaborating with a diverse team of artists; building educational experiences; and archiving over five decades of production history.

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Cast members of "A Soldier's Play"

Blair Underwood

Jerry O’ Connel and M Cavenaghi

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he Roundabout Theatre Company is doing theater-lovers a great service by bringing to Broadway, for the first time, this controversial and poignant Pulitzer Prize-Winning mystery drama written by the great Charles Fuller.

To make it even more exciting this is going to be a star-studded production: with three-time Tony Award nominee David Alan Grier in the role of Sergeant Waters as well as Emmy and Grammy Award winner, TwoTime Golden Globe nominee Blair Underwood as Captain Davenport.

To complete the excellence of this production is the perfect choice of Tony Award-winning Broadway and television director Kenny Leon (‘A Raisin in the Sun’).

‘A soldier’s Play’ is an iconic classic that premiered Off-Broadway in 1981 at the Negro Ensemble Company and played 468 performances starring Adolph Caesar, Denzel Washington, Larry B. Riley, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Friedman and Charles Brown, later joined by David Alan Grier.

The production won the NY Drama Critics’ Circle and the Pulitzer Prize.

The success was so undeniable that in 1984 a film version starring Denzel Washington and David Alan Grier was presented: ‘A Soldier’s Story’ - adapted by Fuller for the screen – which earned Academy Award & Golden Globe nominations for Best Film & Best Screenplay.

Since then ‘A soldier’s Play’ has been regularly per-

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2019 Annual Harlem Holiday Doll Show

Regina Dale, CEO of Queen Healer. She is a dollmaker who ran the workshop during the event- "How to Make Dolls from the socks and other material.

Lissie Sofia, collector and seller

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n Saturday afternoon, December 7th, doll makers, collectors and everyone who appreciates Black Barbies, convened at the Dwyer Cultural Center for the annual Harlem Holiday Doll Show.

The two-day event is the brainchild of Ellen Ferebee, President of the Morrisania Doll Society. Ellen started the show in 2000, with the intent of bringing together doll makers and collectors.

“I brought dolls at other shows. I wanted to meet the people behind these beautiful creations. People who collect dolls, may not be able to afford a Romare

Ellen J. Ferebee, Morrisania Doll Society, the founder of this Harlem Holiday Dolls Show, doll collector.

Bearden, but they appreciate it. I find it fascinating” explained Ferebee.

This year’s show featured eight exhibitors and in another room, doll making classes. The underlying and unwritten theme of the show was the legacy of creation and artistic influence

that is involved in African American doll making.

Fabric artist Angela Huggins has been making dolls for over 45 years.

During this year’s event, she had a class on making paper dolls. She spoke about her love of doll making and her desire to create,

Angela Huggins with her husband. Angela is a doll maker, husband painted the faces. Angela’s workshop was about how to make a paper doll, dress and make faces and hair.

saying “I wanted a particular kind of doll. Preferably a Black doll. I started making them when I was five years old.” Huggins attributed much of her experience as a doll maker, to artistic skills she learned as a youth “They took a lot of it out of the school system.

I grew up in a household where arts and crafts were second nature.”

While many people may not have an arts and crafts background, it is very possible for them to start their journey as doll creators. An exhibitor and creator named Queen Healer encouraged new doll makers saying “I think that many people are unaware of the skills that they probably have, until someone taps into it. They

are not aware of the skills and abilities they have to do certain things.”

Many of the dolls sparked people’s creatively, encouraging them on their doll making journey. For others, the dolls reminded them of relatives who also made dolls in the past, and speaks to the legacy of Black art in America.

Lissie Carrasquillo, a dollmaker and doll collector, had several vintage pieces of work on display.

She spoke on the importance of the older dolls saying “For me, collecting is about history and race.

What happened in the past, and how it connects to the present. To show the dolls from the past that you can’t see any more. If you don’t

Lissie Sofia was selling vintage toys, books, etc.

collect them you don’t know the history. It tells a story.”

Several of the exhibitors were doll making novices years ago, and after collaborating with other doll makers and working on their craft, they are now able to exhibit their work.

Angela Huggins offered support for those who were interested in making dolls but didn’t know where to start saying “Call me, I’ll help you!”

Over 300 people attended this two-day event. For more information contact Ellen Ferebee at the Morrisania Doll Society – visit: www.morrisaniadollsociety.com.

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Disney Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Grand Opening and more!

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visited Walt Disney World last week on a press trip to get an update on what’s new and for the opening of Star Wars: latest new ride “Rise of the Resistance.” First thing I want to remind you of is that Disney is not just for kids. I’ve been visiting Disney now every year for the past 12 years and there is much for adults to do. And if you visited Disney in the past, believe me there’s always something new happening at Disney.

For instance, right now Disney is in the midst of the holiday season. And throughout Disney you will get the magical holiday spirits. At Epcot I had the pleasure of hearing the gospel holiday/kwanzaa per-

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formance of “Joyful” and stopped to take a photo with the cast.

You also never know who you may run into at Disney. At a press event organized by Annette Gibbs, Public Relations Director at Disney, we were surprised with a visit by ABC’s Shark Tank’s Daymond John.

Daymond took time out for a Q&A with us and gave some good advice for entrepreneurs trying to start and

Pat Stevenson with Mickey

grow a business.

As a member of the black press I am always interested in knowing the diversity of Disney’s executives, cast members and audience. Annette Gibbs set up a special reception where we were able to meet some of the African American Executives at Disney. You should know that Disney does have African Americans leading the efforts of the operations at Disney and on the creative

(l-r) Shark Tank's Daymond John with Annette Gibbs, PR Director, Disney

side. We met Kenny Person who was in charge of operations and the opening of Disney Springs and he is now General Manager of Disney Hollywood Studios Park Operations which includes the new Star Wars experience. We met Charita Carter who is the lead Walt Disney Imagineer of upcoming “Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway,” a new ride to be introduced in March 2020.

Pat Stevenson interviews Cory Rouse, Creative Director Star Wars

We also met Anne Ogunrinde - Marketing Strategy Manager Walt Disney World Resort; Yolanda Cade – Director of Public Relations for Disney Signature Events; Sybil Crum – Director of Director, Marketing Strategy – Resorts/ Segments for Walt Disney World Resort: Debbie Sacleux – Proprietor of Cinderella’s Royal Table, Walt Disney World Resort and Marsha Jackson-Randolph

– Show Director, Walt Disney World Resort Entertainment.

Several of these Disney African American Executives have been with Disney for decades, some for up to 30 years.

Now back to the new attractions. I bravely boarded the new Disney “Star Wars: Falcon” ride that had its opening this past August.

It was an awesome experience as you board a ship

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I was an Engineer. On this ride you actually felt like you were in a ship and you go into battle. That’s right, one of my shipmates was the pilot guiding the ship and there were 3 gunners.

You actually get scores for your ability to handle your position and I got a whopping 77% for being a great Engineer hitting the right buttons to fix the ship whenever we were in trouble.

Next, my social media manager Dominic Jones told me about his experience on the Rise of the Resistance, the new ride at Star Wars that opened December 5th while we were at Disney. Again the word to use for this ride was awesome as you actually face characters and soldiers from Star Wars. Those who follow Star Wars will see artifacts from the movies

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Audrey Bernard of the NY Beacon interviews Charita Carter, Walt Disney Imagineer

all throughout the Star Wars area and will not be disappointed.

During our visit, we learned of a new resort opening at Disney in 2020 - the Riviera. Yes Disney has more than 25 Resort hotel locations and still adding on. During our stay we stayed at Coronado Springs.

This is a lovely Resort at Disney that has a Convention Center. It was recently renovated with a new building that has a restaurant and bar on the roof that we

visited with a great view of Disney.

During our stay we also visited Epcot and went on one of my favorite rides “Soaring.” Soaring is a ride that makes you feel like you’re traveling in the skies in a hot air balloon.

When it first started years ago you would travel all over San Francisco and New York and places in the United States. Now soaring takes you around the world and you go to Paris, Egypt and China etc. all with the

Audrey Bernard, NY Beacon, Kenny Peoples, Gen Mgr. Disney; Pat Stevenson, Harlem News

feeling of being in a hot air balloon. Yes I am afraid of heights but I am aware that I’m not actually flying - something I have to keep reminding myself of because it’s so real (smile.)

While at Epcot we also visited some of the countries. My favorite country to visit is Mexico because I love Mexican cuisine and margaritas. There was some renovation going on at Epcot – so stay-tuned.

This was Dominic’s first visit to Disney in many

Some Executives from Walt Disney, Orlando Photos by: Dominic Jones

years so I had to take him over to the Animal Kingdom to experience “Pandora” to ride a banji. Of course he came back and spoke of how awesome that experience was. We then took a minute and went on a safari on a train in Animal Kingdom. As I said earlier there is just so much you can do at Disney as an adult and of course plenty for the children to do in the five theme parks at Disney. It’s always a great time to take the children to Disney. Adults may

want to consider going for the “Wine and Food Festival” from August through October. Or now during the holiday season. There are long lines but you just need to plan your trip, get a FastPass and over time you will learn how to get through to your favorite attractions at Disney in no time. Disney is always a magical experience.

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Manna’s Restaurant and Bethel Gospel Provides Meals and Clothes Thanksgiving Day

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n the afternoon of November 28th, when winter was knocking at Harlem’s door, hundreds gathered at Bethel Gospel Assembly for the annual free Thanksgiving dinner (food provided by Manna’s Restaurant) and clothing give away.

This is the tenth year, that Bethel Gospel has had the opportunity to feed Harlem residents. One of the primary sponsors of this event, was Betty Park, owner of Manna’s Restaurants, who has contributed to the annual Thanksgiving dinner at Bethel Gospel for three years.

“Thanksgiving means sharing, being blessed by God. I’ve been in Harlem for almost 35 years. I have made my living in Harlem my whole life. Without Harlem, I would not be here.

God gives to me, and I give to the community” said Park.

Park has been a fixture in Harlem for years, previously involved in Thanksgiving turkey giveaways. This year, due

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to unforeseen events, Park has more reasons to be thankful.

Although she operates two Mannas restaurants in Harlem, the location on Lenox is temporarily closed due to damage from a recent fire. “It’s very upsetting. But you cannot stay upset, and stop doing what you’re supposed to do. Nobody was hurt. No flame damage, only smoke” explained Park.

The annual event continues to grow in popularity. “We’ve seen growth up to 500 individuals over the last 4 years since we’ve been doing both the clothing and the feeding.

We’ve seen an increase in the community coming in to partake” said Bishop Brown of Bethel Gospel.

Preparation for the event started as early as July, and Bethel Gospel has worked in

conjunction with many vendors to sponsor the event.

There were over 200 volunteers and the clothing giveaway has also had a significant impact. “We’ve had those who wore a suit for the very first time in their lives. A 50-yearold man cried because we helped him with his tie,” explained Bishop Brown.

The event drew people from the far corners of the

Bronx and Brooklyn, as well as Harlem. Thanksgiving meals were provided to the local police precinct, volunteer workers, rehab programs, veteran homes, and nearby shelters.

“The Jack and Jill association sent their kids all week to help set up. It’s the community, and the extended community” explained Pastor Ruth Ann Wynter.

Part of the extended community were volunteers not affiliated with Bethel Gospel.

Jason Clark, president of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, who worked as a server

for the event, spoke about the importance of his involvement saying “Thanksgiving is such an important holiday when you get to reflect on those who helped you and figure out ways to give back to others.”

The annual event, is a joyous occasion, not only for those who partake in the food and receive clothing but also for those who volunteer their time, finances and resources, allowing them to give thanks for what they have and the opportunity to help others.

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CIT and Operation HOPE Announce First Group of Launch + Grow Business Plan Winners - $10,000 awarded to top finalists

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Six of the recent New York graduates of the 12-week training program presented their business concepts Monday night to a panel of executive-level judges. First place winner, Adriane Mack received a $5,000 award to support her business Miss Mack Enterprises. Ayme Sinclair, owner of Sinclair Social received a second place prize of $3,500 and Natasha Gayle owner of Mirror Mirror

Skin Lab received the third place prize of $1,500.

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nesses to the next level,” said CIT Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Gina Proia. “We’re proud of all the graduates and look forward to seeing how their business concepts come to fruition over the coming months.”

“Launch + Grow empowers women entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools they need to create thriving enterprises,” said Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman, and CEO, John Hope Bryant.

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the ideal opportunity for graduates to bring together the skills they learned and present their best ideas to the judges.”

The panel of judges included CIT Chairwoman and CEO Ellen R. Alemany, Co-Anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box Joe Kernen, Co-Founder and CEO of Lafayette 148 Deirdre Quinn, MSNBC Live Anchor and NBC News Correspondent Stephanie Ruhle, and Executive Director of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City Toya Williford.

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Shop and Dine with Small Businesses This Holiday Season

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Alice M. McNeil and her partner Helen Pearsall-Barksdale started Gemini II Specialty Boutique in Harlem in November 1989 with the goal of providing a comfortable environment where women can feel free to explore options that are practical and healthy. The boutique is a retail women’s apparel store that sells moderately priced foundation undergarments and related items geared toward

orma Jean Darden is the owner of Spoonbread Inc. She has a catering and restaurant business.

Spoonbread Catering, is New York’s largest African American owned catering company; for catering please call 212-865-0700.

Spoonbread restaurant is located at 364 West 110th Street. They currently have a holiday special – ½ off of

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full-figured women and the Christian community. They were located on 125th and St Nicholas Ave for many years and were forced to move off of 125th Street to St Nicholas and 128th St. Rising rent forced them again to move in a space with about 12 other Harlem retailers. The space is called the Artisian Market and is located on 125th Street near Lenox, next to Staples.

Shop at the Artisian Market this holiday season with a dozen small businesses offering a variety of goods and services.

Charles Gabriel of Charles Pan Fried Chicken is located on Frederick Douglas Blvd, near 132nd Street. Charles was a cook with Copeland Restaurant.

He ventured out on his own and was known for

at his location because people from all over the world have learned about Charles pan fried chicken as he was featured in an international magazine for having the best fried chicken and there is also a utube video of him online cooking his chicken.

having a food truck in the park. He opened his store on Frederick Douglas Blvd and served up his famous, internationally known pan fried chicken for years before moving to his new location two years ago. Don’t be surprised to find tourists

Baba of Baba Fashions has been sewing up garments in Harlem for a couple of decades. He also sells African Fabrics. He can make a special African outfit for you or pro-

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I was a pre-law student majoring in philosophy. For some reason I had a love for ancient philosophy, a subject that many younger pre-law students seemed to struggle

with. I was the president of the Black Pre-Law Society and James Smalls who was a member for the student government invited our organization to a lecture hosted by the Black Studies Department Dr. Ivan Van Sertima (Egypt Revisited) was the keynote speaker. The subject of Dr. Van Sertima’s talk was Kemetic philosophy.

After the lecture Dr. Jeffries suggest that I start reading books like “Black Athena” by Martin Bernal, and “Civilization Before Greece and Rome” by H.W.F Saggs to have a clearer understanding of the origins of early Greek Philosophy concepts that I might not learn in most of my Greek philosophy classes at that time. The

more I read the more I wanted to learn about the real story of my African heritage and about myself.

I was aware of accomplishments made by people of African descent at an early age due to my exposure to books written by distant relatives Carter G. Woodson (Mis-Education of the Negro) on my mothers side and A.J. Rogers (100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: With Complete Proof) on my father’s side. Reading A.J. Rogers’s writings allowed me to learn that Ludwig Van Beethoven was a mulatto he was born in Flanders (now known as Belgium) his father was German his mother was a Moor.

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The Moors ruled Spain for 700 years. A celebration of the 250th birthday of The Black Spaniard (a name that Beethoven was known by) will take place on December 16th at Carnegie Hall. When we speak of a stolen legacy, this is a very good example to this day and perhaps many reading this article did not know that Beethoven the greatest and most gifted composer of Classical music the world has known was Black - according to the one drop of blood concept which is still used by many to classify the race of a mulatto.

“Know Thy Self” was inscribed at the entrance of the temples of learning in ancient Kemet, a precept each initiate would have to understand before being introduced to the ancient mysteries. Due to a stolen legacy many Africans and those of African decent do not truly know who they are.

Friday the 13th has be viewed by many as a bad luck day - another example of a stolen legacy. In ancient Kemet the number 13 meant power, good fortune and new beginnings. The American founding fathers had access to this stolen wisdom and used the number 13 many times in the design of the Great Seal and establishing the early American gov-

ernment.

That is why the one-dollar bill has the number 13 represented many times in the lettering and images along with a pyramid of ancient Kemet the source of their wisdom. I write about the number 13 in my current book “The Art of W.A.R. Strategies for self-empowerment”.

I will always be grateful to Dr. Len Jefferies and James Smalls for providing the foundation for my understand the difference between African history and African his-story. This knowledge has been the motivation for my lifelong journey of helping myself and others recapture the wisdom of the legacy that was stolen.

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ou’re going to just be quiet now.

You have things to say, but you’re not going to say them. Nope, not opening your mouth. Not a peep. Not a word. It’s not your time to talk, and even if it was, you’ll keep your thoughts to yourself.

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Thirty-seven-yearold Felicia Hawkins almost never saw anybody she worked with when she stuck around her neighborhood, so she was particularly

embarrassed when she ran into her co-worker, Richard, at the market with his maybe-girlfriend, Regina, who was dressed to the nines.

It was a Friday night, Felicia was in sweats and a do-rag. She could never compare to Regina, who was the prettiest woman around.

Felicia’d always gotten along with Richard. They sat on the city bus and chatted on their way to work in downtown Cleveland every morning, and all the way home at night.

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What Felicia was doing was thinking it was time to move to Atlanta and try to forget Richard. But then a Santa’s helper came up with a better plan…

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Still, though this story is predictable, yet comforting and comfortable and it contains the kinds of situations that make Scrooges scoff, author Mary Monroe makes it work in the most charming of ways.

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