Harlem’s Rep. Adriano Espaillat Statement On Urgency To Protect DREAMers From Harlem To Hollis
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement on President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and efforts by the administration to attack immigrant families in communities around the nation. Continue reading
Harlem’s AALBC Proudly Publishes Authors From “Shithole Countries”
We love this "we proudly publish authors from 'Shithole Countries” headline from the AALBC Newsletter from our friend, founder and webmaster of AALBC.com, Troy Johnson.Continue reading
Rev. Sharpton Hits Trump With Mickey D Joke In Harlem
Free Beacon reports that Harlem's Rev. Al Sharpton hit President Donald Trump for his weight during comments marking Martin Luther King Jr., Day in Harlem, quipping he should order three Big Macs instead of two.Continue reading
Uptown State Senator Marisol Alcántara Reacts To President Donald Trump’s Statement
A statement from Upper Manhattan State Senator Marisol Alcántara on president Donald Trump's statement:
Continue readingFrom the first day of his administration, when I was arrested in front of Trump Tower, I have been vocal against the racism and sexism that he cannot or will not avoid spouting.
LESPFCU Bank Sues Donald Trump and Appointee
By Eartha Watts-Hicks
Let me tell you a little story about a wonderful little bank. And yes, I am biased on this one.Continue reading
“Thanks, Obama,” Is All About Obama’s Hopey, Changey White House Years
More than any other presidency, one time Harlem resident Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House were defined by young people – twenty-somethings who didn’t have much experience in politics (or anything else, for that matter), yet suddenly found themselves in the most high-stakes office building on earth. Continue reading
GQ Citizen Of The Year Colin Kaepernick Tours Harlem
Colin Kaepernick has been named GQ’s citizen of the year after a period in which his protest against racial and social injustice in the US has seen the former NFL quarterback become one of the most divisive figures in America.Continue reading
City, Health And Hospital Officials Call For NYer’s From Harlem To Hollis To Get Covered
Deputy Mayor Dr. Herminia Palacio, Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett, and Interim President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals Stanley Brezenoff today kicked off the open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).Continue reading
NFL Anthem Protests Evolve Past Kaepernick’s Original Intent And Harlem Man Loves It
What began more than a year ago with an NFL quarterback protesting police brutality against people of color by kneeling silently during the national anthem before games has grown into a roar with hundreds of players sitting, kneeling, locking arms or remaining in locker rooms — their reasons for demonstrating as varied as their methods.Continue reading
Gérard Depardieu Defends His Love For Vladimir Putin, Castro And Life In Harlem
Even though he underwent emergency quintuple bypass surgery 17 years ago, Gérard Depardieu was inhaling a Gitanes as he sat down for our interview in New York this week.Continue reading
“Democrats Need To Dramatize Their Differences With Trump,” Says Harlem’s Sharpton
Mic reports that “I have fought with Donald Trump for 35 years,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said in a phone interview. “He only understands fighting, and you have to go toe-to-toe with him.”Continue reading
Harlem Rep. Espaillat And Red. Kihuen Urge Trump To Reconsider DACA Decision
Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat and Rep. Ruben J. Kihuen issued the following joint statement on their letter to President Donald Trump on his decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:Continue reading
Harlem Rep. Adriano Espaillat Defends DACA Program
Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, released the following statement as President Trump considers whether to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides certainty to young men and women who were brought to America as children.Continue reading
Op-Ed: Democracy Abroad, Hypocrisy At Home, Have We Learned Nothing From History?
By Michael McQuillan
Having spent $4.79 trillion for our “War on Terror” in the wake of the September 11th attacks through 2016 according to Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs ...Continue reading
