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NAACP NYState77th Annual Convention
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West Harlem GroupAssistance, Inc.
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National Black TheatreDisplays a Piece of Harlem with
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Anyone who has lived in Harlem
for more than 20 years, have witnessed the
big changes in the community. The arrival
of all types of restaurants, major fast food
chains, banks, retailers and housing. There
seem to be new condos and apartment build-
ings on every corner. Many in the communi-
ty believe all this new housing is being
developed by outsiders for outsiders. The
fact is that long before the Empowerment
Zone began about 20 years ago, there werepeople in Har lem organiz ing to improve
conditions in the community, especially
affordable housing for residents already in
the community. Abyssinian Corporation,
HCCI and the West Harlem Group are orga-
nizations who began renovating and creat-
ing affordable housing before Harlem was
designated an empowerment zone. In this
issue, we begin the first in a series of arti-
cles being written by Luvon Robeson
focusing on organizations who are doing
Good Works In the Community.
(see page 10)
Today, November 21st, the 125th
Street BID will lead a parade of lighted
vehicles down 125th Street to turn on thelights and kick-off the Holiday Season. The
Message: Harlem residents and visitors We
want you to shop, dine and be entertained in
Harlem for the Holidays.
If you want to change your life and
do better. Just start - today.
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Congressman Charles B. Rangel hosted his
highly anticipated Third Annual 2013
Rangel Career Fair on November 12,
2013, at The City College of New York, connect-
ing thousands of prospective employees with
scores of America's leading businesses, govern-
ment agencies and non-profit organizations. The
event offered eager job-hunters valuable network-
ing opportunities, and the chance to obtain valu-
able advice and information from more than 70 of
the country's top employers. The 2013 Rangel
Career Fair is part of Rangel's continued effort to
spur economic recovery in the Thirteenth Con-
gressional District of New York, which includes
Upper Manhattan and parts of The Bronx.
"America's economic recovery beginswith creating jobs in the community," said
Rangel. "I thank President Lisa S. Coico and her
outstanding staff at CCNY, for once again assist-
ing my office with the great mission of providing
opportunities for those seeking a new career. Our
continued partnership will ensure a pathway for
hundreds of people searching for gainful employ-
ment to achieve the American Dream."
The 2013 Rangel Career Fair was a
remarkable success, attracting masses of profes-
sionally-dressed recent graduates, senior citizens,
veterans and constituents of all backgrounds, who
entered the door by the hundreds, sporting hand-
some smiles and crisp rsums. Attendees were
given Employer Description lists along with maps
to locate their specific jobs of interest among the
numerous job booths that occupied the entirety of
The Great Hall's 16,465ft room.
As envisioned by Rangel, participants
were able to engage representatives of America's
financial, healthcare, law enforcement, retail,
technology, transportation, and construction sec-
tors as well as many government entities offering
job place ment serv ices and caree r assi stanc e.
Employers accepting rsums onsite attracted
especially large lines of applicants, and benefited
from the opportunity of canvassing for qualified
candidates. Individuals seeking work were able to
share their business cards, while companies were
able to market their firms by distributing business
pamphlets. Attendees that did not bring rsums
were able to receive the New York State Depart-
ment of Labor's rsum building services.
"When companies come to our CareerFairs they cannot help but admire our skilled
workforce," said Rangel. "Many of the businesses
that participated in the previous years showed up
once again, because they know that employees
from our District are ambitious, intelligent, and
most of all hardworking."
The 2013 Rangel Career Fair brought
representatives of many prominent firms and
organizations including: Aflac, Cablevision,
Transportation Security Administration (TSA),
New York State Police, North American Power,
Rapid Reality, SiriusXM, Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement, Time Warner Cable, U.S.
Secret Service, MetroPlus Health Plan, MTA,
U.S. Department of State, U.S. Postal Inspectors,
New York Life Insurance Company, and many
more.
Rangel has fruitfully strengthened
employment in the Thirteenth Congressional Dis-
trict to include 884,402 workers, decreasing the
unemployment rate by 0.7% since last year. The
unemployment rate within the District is currently
7.1%, which is underneath the current state aver-
age of 7.6%. Despite gaining ground in the fight
against unemployment, Rangel still believes there
is much to be done to promote jobs for his com-
munity.
"America's private sector economy is
holding strong," said Rangel. "Over 200,000 jobs
were created nationally last month, and it would
have been greater if it weren't for the GOP-gov-
ernment shutdown. Democrats know that the only
way we can grow our economy is by nurturing
our unemployed workforce, and this Career Fair
is my ongoing effort to foster an active workforce
in our beloved District."
Rangel 2013 Career Fair
Attracts Over 1,500 JobSeekers
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Published WeeklyVol. 13, No. 47 November 21, 2013
Pat Stevenson,Publisher /Editor
P.O. Box #1775, NY NY 10027
The U.S. Gross Domestic Prod-
uct (the value of all goods and
services in the economy) fig-
ures show GDP per person is
$53,211. That's per person, not per
family. Those figures also show we
annually spend $2,797 per person on
food-that's $233 per person a month.
After netting out imports, we sell
nearly $14 billion in food overseas.
Clearly America is a wealthy nation
that is fully food secure.
So the issue is not America's
resources of income and land, it is
our choices in the distribution of our
resources. Presumably, this value
proposition was settled when Presi-
dent Lyndon B. Johnson signed the
1964 Food Stamp Act into law, with
support from the labor movement.
To be eligible for the Supple-
mental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP), a family must have a total
income (including any other federal
assistance) that is less than 130 per-
cent of the poverty line (except in sixstates with limits up to twice the
poverty level); for a family of two
adults and one child, that means
income below $25,389 a year.
The maximum benefit for a
family of three fell from $526 to
$497 a month on Nov. 1. Low-
income families tend to be either old
or young. And young families happen
to be where most of America's chil-
dren live. So, there are some 21 mil-
lion children who currently are fed, in
pa rt , by SN AP be ne fi ts . Th at is
almost one in four U.S. children.
In 2009, when Congresspassed the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, it boosted the
maximum SNAP benefit to help fam-
ilies during the worse labor market
since the Great Depression. But that
boost was set to expire at the end of
October 2013, in hopes the labor
market would have recovered. The
labor market has not recovered. There
are still 1.5 million fewer payroll
posi tions in Amer ica today than in
January 2008. This means that unem-
ployment is real; it is not the result of
peop le be ing la zy in look ing fo r
work.
And young people-in particu-
lar-have been hit hardest. Among the
key age groups for young parents, the
share of 20- to 24-year-olds who are
employed is at 61.8 percent, down
from 69.3 percent in January 2008;
and for those 25 to 34, the share hold-
ing down jobs has fallen to 74.6 per-
cent, down from 79.6 percent in
January 2008.
House Republicans have
voted to cut SNAP, shifting the blame
for the weak economy onto young
workers and the weight of the costs
on our children by ignoring policy-
makers' failures to get the economyrunning. In a nation so rich it can
export food, this is morally wrong.
Rather than pass plans to hire teach-
ers to restore our children's classroom
sizes, or hire construction workers to
fix our broken roads and bridges,
Republicans argue it is better to cut
federal spending on things like SNAP
to get the federal budget in order.
Some Republicans think federal
deficits are morally wrong because
deficits leave bills for our children.
These same Republicans
fought President Barack Obama hard
to keep tax cuts in place for thewealthiest people on the planet,
ignoring that those tax cuts make the
federal deficit larger. And no moral
calculus says we should starve our
children of food and education today
to save them as weaklings for the
future.
This is more than morally
wrong. It is bad economics. The Con-
sumer Expenditure Survey gives a
deep view of America's consumption
patterns. An interest ing fact in that
data is that among families in the
income range to qualify for SNAP,
they all consume on average $20,000
to $25,000 a year. This makes sense,
as it would be hard to imagine how
someone could eat, be clothed and
have shelter and not spend at least
$20,000 a year. This means at that
income level, they do not save, they
spend every dollar. Cuts in their
SNAP benefits mean they will have
to cut something else to continue eat-
ing.
This is not a cut simply to
families struggling with an economy
that is not producing enough jobs and
wages that are barely keeping pace
with inflation. It means pulling mil-
lions of dollars out of the economy.This means less sales revenue for
small businesses selling clothes or
shoes or children's books. And fewer
bu ye rs me an le ss ne ed fo r sa le s
clerks, meaning fewer jobs.
The current economic policies
of lowering the deficit by half, boost-
ing corporate profits to record highs
and breaking Dow Jones average
records for stocks has not meant
relief on Main Street, Martin Luther
King Jr. Boulevard or Csar Chvez
Way. We need to strengthen policies
that help everyone.
Follow Spriggs on Twitter:@WSpriggs. Contact: Amaya Smith-
Tune Acting Director, Media Out-
reach AFL-CIO 202-637-5142
Cutting Food Assistance Is More ThanMorally WrongBy William Spriggs
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HOME BUYING IN HARLEM:Be Prepared to Buy NOW!By Rev. Charles Butler, HCCI
One factor that is often over-
looked by first time home
buyers is the need to have a
good credit history. You must start
paying down current debt because
your debt to income ratio is a huge
factor in considering your being
approved for a mortgage. For most
first time buyers residing in New
York City this is a dilemma - trying
to pay off existing debt while at the
same time trying to increase your
savings to cover down paymentand closing cost.
Here are a few tips that can
assist you in doing both: (1)
Review and prioritized all of your
outstanding credit debts. Establish
a plan to pay off the smallest
amounts first. If possible pay them
off with a single payment while
continuing to make the minimum
or slightly higher payments on the
larger accounts. (2) Once the small-
er accounts have been paid them
off, then you can start to attack the
next largest debt by using themoney that previously was going to
the smaller accounts that are now
gone. Calculate the maximum pay-
ment you can afford to make on the
larger debt amounts and the num-
ber of months it will take to pay it
off. Make sure your budget
include these payments in your
monthly household estimates. (3)
Sacrifice some personal spending
until these debts are paid in full. If
you have to cut back on some
monthly household expenses, that
will be alright, it just will be for a
short period of time. Cut out the
morning coffee, take your lunch to
work, stop buying take-out meals,or when possible plan on walking
rather than taking public trans-
portation. That way you can com-
bine exercising with saving money.
If you can become comfortable
with these small changes, make
them part of your regular routine
and spending behavior and contin-
ue them even after you paid off the
debt.
Once the credit debts are
pa id of f, us e yo ur cr ed it ca rd s
strategically to maintain your credit
history and some minimum activityon the accounts. Credit card com-
panies wi ll now terminate your
account if there is too much inac-
tivity on a card. So use the cards
wisely and responsibly paying off
the debt when possible during the
grace period so you can avoid the
interest fees. This will be using
your credit cards to your benefit
and will also allow you to continue
improving your credit score. The
stronger your credit score and cred-
it history the more attractive you
will be to a perspective lender.
Your goal is to aggressively
save as much as possible for the
purchase of your home while pay-
ing off the credit. It will become
important as a new homeowner to
prac tice good cred it habi ts that
starts by paying your bills on time.
If yo u are in te rest ed in
attending the workshop or have
questions regarding the home buy-
ing process contact Rev. Charles
Butler at (212) 281 4887 ext. 231or
email at [email protected].
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Now through Dec16thThokoza, a c ompany of six SouthAfrican and African Americanwomen will extend it's current off-Broadway run of I SING FOR FREE-DOM at Baruch Performing ArtsCenter. Conceived and directed byThuli Dumakude, I SING FOR FREE-DOM features women with a collec-tive total of over 130 years of singingexperience who sing acapella andunamplified the music that they loveand that makes them feel free.Thokoza's songs, many in six part har-monies, range from Southern churchgospel to traditional South AfricanTownship songs sung in Zulu. Inter-twined are personal stories from the
performers' rich and varied histories.Performances are on Mondays at7:00 PM and Sundays at 3:00 PM atBaruch Performing Arts Center,loca ted a t 55 Lexington Avenue.Enter on 25 Street between Lexing-ton and Third Ave. All tickets are$30.00. Groups of 10 or more a re$20.00. Students and 65 and olderare $15.00 Tickets: www.b a ruch.cuny.edu/bpac or call 646-312-5073.
Nov 22, 6-8pmOpening Reception for AndreaArroyo Exhibits "Memories Inter-laced" at The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty
Shabazz Center/ Exhibition dates:Novemb er 22, 2013 - J anua ry 10,2014. Ga llery hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm and by appointment.The Ma lcolm X & Dr. Betty ShabazzMemorial and Educational Center3940 Broadway, New York, NY 10032(@ 165th St. Train A ,C,1 to 168th St.)Free and open to the public.
Nov 22, 7:30pmPublic Meeting - Beyond Male &Female: Trans Liberation Now! Hearspe akers Willow C arter and SaraCooley, coordinators of the FeministAllianc e a t Vassar C ollege, whohave led efforts to confront trans-phobia in activist movements. Comediscuss how to advance trans issuesand fight trans oppression under
capitalism. Hosted by RadicalWomen. At Freedom Hall, 113 W.128th St., Harlem (between MalcolmX Blvd. and 7th Ave., Subways #2 or3 to 125th St.). Meeting 7:30pm,admission free. Hearty home-styledinner served at 7:00pm for $10.00donation. Open to all genders. Chil-dren welcome. Info: 212-222-0633 ornycradicalwomen @nyct.net,www.radicalwomen.org
Nov 23, 7:30pmTHE RIVERSIDE THEATRE PRESENTS:TheAnnual NuDANCE 2013Over Two Days Presenting Six Young,Emerging Choreographers and theirInnovative C ompanies. C ontinuing
an over half a century tradition ofrich arts programming, The RiversideThea tre is proud ly presentingNuDance 2013-a two-day programof innovative and cutting-edge per-formances by the next generation ofpioneering dance artists, followed bya conversation led by dance histori-an and professor Charmaine War-ren, at the Thea tre, 91 ClaremontAve. (bet. 120th & 122nd Sts.), Morn-ingside Heights. Following each per-formanc e, C harmaine Warren willlead conversations with the choreo-graphers exploring the process andinspiration behind their presentedworks and also invite the audience
to participate in the discussions. Par-ticipating choreographers/compa-nies include: J eremy Mc Queen the2013 recipient of the J eoffrey BalletChoreographer of Co lor Award,Bugg Ballet; Cat Caliandro, DanceIquail, Dash Ensemble and OuiDanse. The NuDance performanceschedule
Nov 28, 5:30pmCelebrate Thanksgiving at Dizzy'sClub Coca-Cola with Wycliffe Gor-don & Friends:The M usic of Duke,Dizzy, and The Dorseys Doors at5:30pm; Music begins at 7pm Price:$110 (includes two sets of music andprix fixe menu)
Nov 30 12:00 NoonNational Action Network New YorkCity C hapter POLITICAL ACTIONCOMMITTEE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT"Obama Care" FORUM. Being held atTHE HO USE OF J USTIC E, 106 WEST145TH STREET, HA RLEM.SIGN UPTODAY/ NA N AC A C OMMUNITYAWARENESS INITIATIVE. Our goal as anational organization is to bringawareness to the Affordable CareAc t. Harlem Hospital, Health FirstMetro Health Plus and RetirementAspirations will provide navigators forthis event.
Dec 2,2nd Annual Harlem Dowling Benefit
Concert being hosted by VaughnHarper. Being held at MIST. inHarlem, featuring award winningartists, Regina Belle, Alex Bugnon,and Dr. Ben Tankard. For more infor-mation regarding this star-studdedevent, For more information go toh t t p : / / h a r l e m d o w l i n g.org/index.php/news-a-events/110-benefit-co nce rt.html or visit theirwebsite at www.harlemdowling.orgto purchase your tickets and toexplore other op portunities to b e"part of the solution".
Dec 8, 1-4pmDavid A. Walker Memorial Double
Dutch Holiday Classic. Being held atthe World Famous Apollo Theater.The Classic presented by the Nation-al Double Dutch League is the offi-cial Double Dutch Sport & FusionFreestyle competition and featuresworld-class championship teams.The event is fun filled entertainmentfor the entire family. Tickets for theHoliday Classic Sunday, December8th are available at the Apollo BoxOffice located at 253 West 125thStreet and Ticketmaster. ReservedSeating Tickets are only $22 andGroup Sales are also available. Formore information on the NationalDouble Dutch League and the 22ndAnnual David A. Walker MemorialDouble Dutch Holiday Classic logonto www.NDDL.org.
Dec 15, 2pmTHE COLONIAL NUTCRACKER Per-formed by Dance Theatre in Westch-ester.Will be held At Brooklyn Centerfor the Performing Arts at BrooklynCollege Tickets are $10 each, andcan be purchased by phone at 718-951-4500 (Tues-Sat, 1pm-6pm), oronline at www.BrooklynCenterOn-line.org
Dec 12The Jackie Robinson Park Conser-vancy (JRPC) and the Harlem Con-gregations for CommunityImprovement (HCCI) will celebrateits 16th Annual Lights of Hope Light-ing Ceremony at the Jac kie Robin-
son Park and Recreation Centerlocated at 89 Bradhurst Avenue and146th Street. For the past 16 years,this event has grown into an impor-tant part of the Harlem Communityand attracts over 200 plus atten-dees. The festivities begin at 4 pmwith the reception, formal programwith a special performances and aspec ial tree lighting ceremony. TheLights of Hope offers everyone thechance to honor a friend, familymember, or community institution.Each light represents the commit-ment and dreams of residents, indi-viduals and corporations whobelieve in the hope of Harlem.
Dec 21, 8pmAn R&B Christmas At Brooklyn Centerfor the Performing Arts at BrooklynCollege. Brooklyn Center for the Per-forming Arts a t Brooklyn Co llegecontinues its 2013-14 season on Sat-urday, Dec ember 21, 2013 at 8pmwith An R&B Christmas. Hosted byWCBS-FM 101.1's "Broadway Bill Lee,"this holiday concert will featurechart-topping doo-wop and R&Bartists performing their biggest hitsalong with some holiday favorites.Tickets are $45/$36 (orchestra/ mez-zanine) and can be purchased byphone a t 718-951-4500 (Tues-Sat,1pm-6pm) or online a t BrooklynCen-terOnline.org.
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West Harlem Group Assis-
tance, Inc. (WHGA), a
community based develop-
ment corporation, was established in
1971 to revitalize the under- invested
West and Central Harlem communi-
ties riddled with dilapidated and
abandoned buildings. However as
Harlem over the past several years
has experienced substantial economicgrowth, WHGA has expanded its
supportive and social service pro-
grams to residents facing displace-
ment. WHGA's core efforts include
affordable housing development and
preservation as well as asset building
initiatives such as homeownership
and small business development.
Conversation With ...
Donald C. Notice,
Executive Director, WHGA
Q: Mr. Notice, can you give
a brief overview on how and why
WHGAbegan?
A: During 1970 through1986 -- the so-called "Abandon-
ment Era" -- we heard talk about
how the Bronx was burning. But in
Harlem, many landlords were walk-
ing away from their buildings, literal-
ly abandoning building after
building. WHGA star ted 42 years
ago, by stepping in to help residents
in distressed buildings, by organizing
tenants and teaching them how to
manage the buildings, and doing
modest renovations in low-income
cooperatives/buildings.
From 1987 to 1999, we seethe "Revitalization Era," when there
were enormous changes in Harlem's
housing and development. The Tax
Reform Law, through the Low-
Income Tax Credit program of 1986,
offered incentives to private invest-
ment in affordable housing develop-
ment. The timing of this legislation
and subsequent influx of capital
marked Harlem's transition into the
Revitalization Era. Financial inter-
mediaries such as LISC (Local Initia-
tives Support Corporation) were just
beginning to serve as syndicators of
private equity. WHGA's participationin comprehensive revitalization
resulted in the rebuilding of entire
blocks throughout West and Central
Harlem.
What does WHGA offer the
community today?
A: We might call from 2000
to the present "The Second Renais-
sance." While WHGA's core mission
is to build affordable housing, we do
so much more now. Whereas the
housing and economic development
activities during this period were
largely community- based and below
market value, upper-income earners
also began scouting out roofless andwindowless buildings, or building
shells, priced well over a million dol-
lars. WHGA took aim at gentrifica-
tion and the resultant social and
economic polarization. Our 3- year
strategic plan, launched in 2002,
included a set of programs targeted at
protec ting affordable housing and
ensuring that the vulnerable residents
have access to tools that would aid in
their empowerment: technology
access, financial literacy, and hous-
ing preservation.
Moreover, WHGA is one of
the largest employees in the commu-nity. Our emphasis in 2013 - 2014 is
on job placement and readiness.
Columbia University's expansion
pr oj ec t pr ov id es $1 00 mi ll io n
through the Community Benefits
Agreement to the West Harlem com-
munity. Clearly, this offers a range of
opportunities, including new jobs for
the community. WHGA's job place-
ment program is not to say, "We have
a job for you," but to help ensure that
you're ready for a job. Training, edu-
cation, counseling and preparedness
are key components of WHGA pro-grams.
Training is an essential tool as
well to the WHGA's Harlem Home-
buyers Program for low - to moder-
ate- income families purchasing their
first home. Our program provides
extensive training and counseling as
our long -term renters transition to
property ownership. We work with
banks in the community to make this
pr og ram po ss ib le . WHGA al so
offers a financial literacy program
and other programs for homebuyers.
Our new initiatives also include the
Harlem Entrepreneurs Program andseveral technology centers in housing
that WHGA planned and developed.
The technology centers in our West
and Central Harlem housing are open
to the public; and those in our two
homeless developments ensure that
homeless adults and their children
have access to technology. We also
operate the technology center for
low-income seniors in our Mannie L.
Wilson Towers.
In addition to such homeown-
ership and housing initiatives, we
work in close collaboration with pub-
lic school students in Harlem's Dis-
trict 5 schools on in-school andafter-school enrichment programs.
And, we teamed up with Harlem
Grown to help give Harlem residents
access to nutrition education and
healthy food. With the higher inci-
dence of diabetes and heart disease in
Harlem compared to the rest of New
York City, our healthy food and fit-
ness program is key to our 360-
degree social service programs that
help households.
Q: What do you see as the
top issues facing WHGA at this
time?
Not in any part icular order,but I see gentr ifi cat ion as a cha l-
lenge. How do we continue to build
affordable housing? In 2012, we con-
structed three buildings, for a total of
113 units. We had 18,000 applica-
tions for those units! This over-
whelming response shows the need
for housing is great. Also, another
top issue: The re-zoning of Harlem
from river-to-river on 125th Street.
Buildings would go to the highest
bidder and buildings could be built
much higher. And, finally, Columbia
University's expansion since theCommunity Benefits Agreement was
signed, in 2009, is a give-back to the
Harlem community on the one hand.
On the other hand, what will be the
impact of expansion on job, work-
force development, affordable hous-
ing, homeownership, and education?
Because of these issues, WHGA is in
the process of developing a three-
year comprehensive strategic plan, at
the same time we continue to provide
affordable housing, leverage our
resources to create more jobs, and
build wealth through homeownership
opportunities. That's why we want toensure that our community has
access to credit and to credit opportu-
nities.Q: What are some upcoming
WHGA initiatives?
A: WHGA will sponsor an
OSHA training in November, that
will help people who are ready to
work in the construction industry to
get their OSHA certification. This
training can cost between $500 -
$600, but will be free to community
residents. We will be hosting a Job
Fair that offers Harlem residents
access to construction trades, so that
jo b- ready people an d co mpan ie s
offering jobs can be in the same
room. We expect 300 attendees. at
the Job Fair , at which time we will
be able to determine their job readi-
ness in the construction industry.
WHGA's latest initiative is
our Healthy Eating program. We're
incorporating healthy eating in our
diet and we're setting a healthy eating
agenda for Harlem. And, finally, on
Thanksgiving WHGA will be in the
Dempsey Multi-Service Center's
kitchen helping to serve dinner to
100 needy families.
Happy Thanksgiving,Harlem!
For more information about
the wide-ranging work of WHGA in
the community, visit www.whgainc
.org or telephone 212.862.1399.
Good Works in the Communit y:West Harlem GroupAssistance, Inc. (WHGA)By Luvon Roberson
This column showcases organizations that work to build the community by providing much-neededresources to the people who live there. In this columnist's view, the bottom line of good works is: Doinggood by working to improve the lives of others.
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National Black Theatre Displays a Piece of Harlem withThe Last Saint on Sugar Hill By Roberto Johnson
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's
Na ti on al Bl ac k Thea tr e
(NBT) located in the heart
of Harlem on 5th Avenue is current-
ly running The Last Saint on Sugar
Hill , a very exquisite and realistic
tale about present-day Harlem.
With a mission to create a
new theatrical experience within the
African-American Community, Dr.
Barbara Ann Teer, writer, producer,
teacher, actress and visionary,
founded the National Black Theatre.
NBT began its theatrical influence in1968, and served as a representation
of authentic cultural traditions of
people of African descent born in
America. As was Teer's mission
when she began this artistic institu-
tion, NBT founds its work on self-
empowerment, liberation, truth and
the training for a new generation of
artists and creative entrepreneurs. Its
prior ity to deliver authentic works
that represent the rural life of the
city remains strong with its current
pr od uc ti on of th e La st Sa in t on
Sugar Hill.The Last Saint on Sugar Hill
is a part of NBT's Main-stage Series,
Harlem Now. The story follows
Napoleon Pettigrew and his sons
who are die-hard Harlemites and
feared property owners who live in a
Harlem populated by a myriad of
tourists, new residents and new
establishments. The Pettigrew fami-
ly hopes to make a profit from this
new Harlem, however, when they
discover one of their properties is a
real moneymaker, everything they
hold sacred- family, loyalty and
community- falls apart. Sitting on a
gold mine, the Pettigrew men are
faced with the biggest decision intheir lives-save or destroy the last
untouched neighborhood in Harlem.
Potent to the story and narra-
tive of the piece is the character of
"Napoleon Pettigrew." The play
revolves around Pettigrew's desire to
claim Harlem, one property at a time
while becoming Harlem's one and
only "Daddy Warbucks." His sons
get in the way of him accomplishing
such aspirations, however, which
sends Pettigrew whirling into a bat-
tle of moral and ethical proportions.
Actor Danny Johnson fills the shoesof "Napoleon Pettigrew." His quick-
witted and whole-heartedly commit-
ted performance lifts audiences out
of their seats. Johnson fills Petti-
grew with vigor, finding humor in
all the appropriate places and
urgency in others. To mention other
aspects of the performance, the
ensemble of actors provides a
grounded performance authentically
dedicated to the life of Harlem. The
narrative itself is rich with drama,
which each actor taps into quite
well. The set is minimally designed,
which helps to highlight the charac-
ters in their high-stake situations and
invoke realism within the world of
the play.
The Last Saint on Sugar Hill
is currently running at the National
Black Theater as a part of their
Main-stage season until November
24th. The National Black Theatre is
located at 2031 5th Avenue, New
York, NY 10035. Tickets can be pur-
chased online at www.nationalblack-
theatre.org or on location. Perfor
mances run Thursdays, Fridays, Sat-
urdays and Sundays, either at 2:00
pm or 7:30 pm.
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Thursday, November 21, - 7pm
Elizabeth Catlet t : A Polit ically Aware Trai lblazing Art istBy Stacey Ann Ellis, Prod. The Blackwash Televised Art Gallery
"I have always wanted my art to
service my people - to reflect us,to relate
to us, to stimulate us, to make us aware of
our potential."
- Elizabeth Catlett
Those of you who are familiar with
the Invisible Man sculpture should
take the time to really familiarize
yourself with the creator and her career.
Elizabeth Catlett was born April 15, 1915,
leaving this world in 2012 at 96 years old.
Elizabeth witnessed the African American
struggles, the Depression, the McCarthy
years and the evolution of society and pol-
itics into the technological age. Through
her works and life she shared the strength
and plight of women, African Americans,
the downtrodden and the struggles of
artists. It is sad to think that this talented
woman won a scholarship to Carnegie
Institute of Technology and was refused
matriculation because of the color of her
skin. Alice Elizabeth Catlett then opted
for Howard University and graduated
from the university cum laude. She
earned her MFA at the University of
Iowa. Ms. Catlett taught at Dillard Uni-
versity in New Orleans. She then met and
married famous artist Charles White.
Their marriage lasted 5 years. After the
divorce Ms. Catlett moved to NYC,
taught at George Washington Carver
School in Harlem and studied with Russ-
ian sculptor Ossip Zadkine. Then came a
major turning point in her life. Ms.
Catlett went to Mexico on a fellowship
where she met and married Mexican
weaver, musician and artist Francisco
Mora.
In Mexico, Ms. Catlett was
offered and accepted an opportunity to
work at the Taller de Grafica Workshop
for Murals and Graphic Arts. It is unfor-
tunate that this was during the McCarthy
years. Like many creative arts organiza-
tions during this time of the "Red Scare",
the TGP was considered a Communist
organization resulting in Ms. Catlett being
considered an undesirable alien by the
U.S. Embassy. She was arrested during a
railroad worker's strike. Did Ms. Eliza-
beth Catlett let this stop her? No way. As
do so many strong committed artists she
marched on, giving up American Citizen-
ship and becoming a citizen of Mexico as
well as the first female Department Head
of Sculpture at the N.A. University of
Mexico School of Fine Arts. Ms. Catlett's
work is now seen around the world - The
High Museum in Atlanta, The Museum of
Modern Art in Mexico City, The National
Museum of Prague, The Metropolitan
Museum of Art and MOMA in New York
City.
If there is a lesson to be learned
from this prolific woman artist it most
definitely is that outstanding art has a job
to do and that outstanding work will speak
for itself and its creator, no matter who
the creator is and no matter what anyone
says or thinks about the creator. We
thank you Elizabeth Catlett for your per-
sistence, commitment and strength.
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Follow Your Doctors Orders for Better HealthBy William Gillespie, MD
Whether you or your children are
taking a short-term antibiotic or
daily medication, it is important
that you do not alter your treatment plan
against your physician's recommenda-
tions.
Prescription guidelines exist to
keep your body running at its optimal
state both during and after an illness.
Skipping doses of medication or stopping
medication altogether can jeopardize your
health and make recovery difficult. In
some instances, it can cause serious - even
deadly - consequences.
For instance, the most important
way to control your asthma is by the care-
fully planned use of treatments agreed
upon by your doctor or asthma nurse.
Medications that prevent asthma symp-
toms from triggering need to be taken on
a daily basis because their protection
builds up over time. By stopping your
asthma medication or skipping doses, you
increase the likelihood of having a seri-
ous, life-threatening attack.
If you are taking an antibiotic,
never stop taking the prescribed medica-
tion when you begin to feel better. You
must take all of the medication as pre-
scribed. To make sure you are taking your
medication correctly, the Food and Drug
Administration recommends that you ask
your doctor or pharmacist the following
questions:
* Why am I using this medicine?
* How long should I use it?
* What should I do if I have
problems or side effects?
* Should I take it on an
empty stomach, or with food?
* Is it safe to drink alcohol
with it?
* How do I store it?
* Is there a preferred time of
day to take the medication?
* What should I do if I forget
to take it?
Millions of people do not take
their medication correctly, so do not
assume you know the answers to these
questions. Doing so could put your health
and life at risk.
If you're bothered by side effects
from a certain medication, talk to your
doctor about your concerns. Your doctor
may be able to change your medication or
adjust your dosage.
If medication cost is a problem,
your physician may be able to substitute a
less expensive, generic drug or suggest
other ways to save on prescriptions costs.
Generic drugs can cost 30 to 80 percent
less than brand-name drugs, so it may be
worth asking if there is one available to
take.
If your schedule causes you to
miss doses, try daily dosing containers or
set reminders on your computer or phone.
Various apps exist for smartphone users
that allow you to set medication
reminders, and even connect you to your
local pharmacy to refill prescriptions.
It is important to take medication
as prescribed. Keep healthy by staying on
track.William Gillespie, M.D., is Chief
Medical Officer of EmblemHealth.
Merck and The American College of
Endocrinology Of fer Game Plan
To Help Patients Tackle Type 2 Diabetes
Nearly 26 million Americans
live with diabetes, and 90 -
95% have type 2 diabetes.
For many of these people, manag-
ing blood sugar can feel over-
whelming. Not only do they need to
manage high blood sugar, but they
should also be aware of ways to
manage low blood sugar, which canmake a person feel dizzy, shaky and
sweaty.
Certain diabetes medica-
tions, skipping meals, irregular
meal times or excessive exercise
may cause low blood sugar, and if
it's not treated quickly it can have
serious consequences such as faint-
ing and could require emergency
medical care. Since a low blood
sugar episode can happen at any
time, including while driving, exer-
cising, or while at work, it's impor-
tant to know the causes andsymptoms, and have a diabetes
management plan in place.
With that in mind, the Amer-
ican College of Endocrinology
(ACE) and Merck teamed up to cre-
ate The Blood Sugar Basics Game
Plan, a step-by-step educational
program designed to help educate
people with diabetes, their families
and their loved ones about the
importance of controlling high and
low blood sugar as part of a suc-
cessful diabetes management plan.
"One of the toughest thingsabout managing type 2 diabetes can
be the fe el ing that you have to
change everything about your
lifestyle, all at once," says Dr. Etie
Moghissi, Associate Clinical Pro-
fessor of Medicine at the University
of California, Los Angeles. "That's
why we've developed The Game
Plan, available on BloodSugarBa-
sics.com, to offer easy-to-under-
stand goals to help people with type
2 diabetes make important lifestyle
changes and help manage both high
and low blood sugar.BloodSugarBas i c s . com
offers resources to help work with a
health care provider to develop a
"game plan," including diet, exer-
cise and if appropriate, medication.
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Need a Personal Assistant? Try These 9 Apps!By Ron Stephenson
While some argue that our
society has become
obsessed with our smart-
phones , there' s no denying that
apps add many conveniences to
our lives. As we juggle careers,
family, healthy living, friendships,
and so much more, incorporating
money and time-saving solutions
into our lives is necessary.
Recently, Mashable.com
publ ished an ar ticle, "These 11Apps Will Supercharge Your Per-
sonal Life." After reviewing the
list and researching many of the
apps, I agreed. Here are a few of
my favorites that are available for
both iOS and Droid users.
Cozi Family Organizer
Cozi is a shared family cal-
endar with shopping lists, events
and to-do lists. It will keep you
from buying milk twice and make
sure you don't schedule a company
dinner on top of your son's soccer
game. Enough said.
Orange Diary Pro
Orange Diary is an oasis for
your personal life. Post photos,
voice memos, to-do lists and more,
just for yourself and your own ref-
erence. You can export to Google
Drive or back up with Dropbox so
you won't lose your memories.
Price: $1.99Evernote
Whether you're making
memos for yourself to remember
later or brainstorming with a team,
Evernote's mobile app keeps you
connected and syncs to every plat-
form.
Goodreads
Looking for your next liter-
ary destination (I mean book)?
Check out what your friends have
read and what they thought with
Goodreads. The app allows you to
scan book barcodes to add to your
"to read" list so you'll never reach
the end of one book without hav-
ing another on deck.
HelloWallet
Budgeting is hard, but Hel-
loWallet takes out the tedium. You
can sign up with your bank
accounts and sort transactions to
bet ter unders tand your spendinghabits. If your bank doesn't have an
awesome app, this is a great way to
stay on top of bills and account
balances on the go.
Manilla
Manilla helps you keep
track of bills from anywhere. This
one will save you from late fees --
well worth it.
Meditation Oasis
You might not have time or
patience to si t in order to clear
your mind, but this walking medi-
tation app will guide your mental
journey to stillness and peace
Quibly
Quibly is a new Q&A site
with a responsive design, specifi-
cally for parents. As a parent you
might spend less time behind a
computer and more time at soccer
games so you'll appreciate the abil-
ity to find answers to just aboutanything, from fellow parents,
when you need them.
A HIIT Interval Timer
Do you plan your own
workouts? This interval timer can
be set up to your personal routine
to keep you honest so you don't
bum out on reps (like me).
Right Black at Ya!
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Audelco Announces 2012-2013Vivian Robinson/ Audelco AwardsNominees
AUDELCO was established in 1973 by Vivian Robinson, to generate more recognition, understanding
and awareness of the arts in African-American communities; to provide better public relations and to
build new audiences for non-profit theatre and dance companies.
For the past 41 years AUDELCO has promoted and celebrated African-American involvement in
American Theatre. The Vivian Robinson/AUDELCO Awards known as the "VIV", has become the pre-emi-
nent recognition for African-American Theatre Artists.
This year's awards will be held on Monday, November 25th, 7pm, at the Symphony Space/Peter
Jay Sharp Theatre, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street.
Serving as Co-Chairpersons are dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, actor and comedi-
an Roscoe Orman, playwright, producer and director Aduke Aremu and actor Jerome Preston Bates.
For more information please go to the website: www.audelco .net
LIGHTING DESIGNMelody A. Beal (Iced Out, Shackled and Chained)Scott Borowka (Dreamgirls)James Carter (The Importance of Being Earnest)Rui Rita (The Piano Lesson)Colin D. Young (Detroit '67)
SET DESIGNMichael Carnahan (The Piano Lesson)Chris Cumberbatch (Iced Out, Shackled andChained)Jaime Durant (The Obeah Symphony)Neil Patel (Detroit '67)Harlan Penn (Dreamgirls)
COSTUME DESIGNGail Cooper-Hecht (The Importance of BeingEarnest)Esosa (Detroit '67)
Joey Haws (Dreamgirls)Karen Perry (The Piano LessonNicole Wee (Storyville)
SOUND DESIGNFitz Patton (Choir Boy)Shane Rettig (Detroit '67)David Van Tieghem (The Piano Lesson)Michael Wimberly (Iced Out, Shackled andChained)David D. Wright (The Importance of Being Earnest)
DIRECTOR/DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONTrip Cullman (Choir Boy)Kwame Kwei-Armah (Detroit '67)Robert O'Hara (Wild With Happy)Ruben Santiago-Hudson (The Piano Lesson)Jeffrey V. Thompson (Iced Out, Shackled andChained)
DIRECTOR/MUSICAL PRODUCTIONBill Castellino (Storyville)
Keith Lee Grant (Dreamgirls)Ben Harney (Pearl)Mark Harborth (Dreamgirls)Andy Sandberg (Shida)
CHOREOGRAPHERMercedes Ellington (Storyville)Keith Lee Grant (Dreamgirls)Elyse Daye Hart (Dreamgirls)Dyane Harvey (Iced Out, Shackled and Chained)CB Murray (Pearl)
PLAYWRIGHTColman Domingo (Wild With Happy)Tarell Alvin McCraney (Choir Boy)Dominique Morisseau (Detroit '67)Kisha T. Spence & Mo Beasley (Iced Out, Shack-led and Chained)Karl O'Brian Williams (Not About Eve)
SUPPORTING ACTORChuck Cooper (The Piano Lesson)
Jason Dirden (The Piano Lesson)Patrick Mitchell (The Obeah Symphony)Gary E. Vincent (Sowa's Red Gravy)Charles Weldon (The Great MacDaddy)
SUPPORTING ACTRESSAraba Brown (The Great MacDaddy)Crystal A. Dickinson (The Call)Brittany Erin (Finding Home)Toni Seawright (Sowa's Red Gravy)Sharon Washington (Wild With Happy)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL- FEMALEJennie Harney (Pearl)Dion Millington (Dreamgirls)Debra Walton (Storyville)Zakiya Young (Storyville)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL- MALEOscar Aguirre (Dreamgirls)Michael Leonard James (Storyville)Isaiah Johnson (Far from Heaven)Caliaf St. Aubyn (Dreamgirls)
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTORAndrew Arango (Dreamgirls)Charles Czarnecki (Pearl)William Foster McDaniel (Storyville)Ryan Touhey (Dreamgirls)
Jesse Vargas (Shida)
MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF THE YEARDreamgirls (Gallery Players)Dreamgirls (Harlem Repertory Theatre)Pearl (Suite Roots LLC)Shida (Shida Productions LLC)Storyville (York Theatre Company)
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCEChoir Boy (Manhattan Theatre Club)Circumstances (HADLEY Players)Detroit '67 (CTH/NBT/The Public Theater)Iced Out, Shackled and Chained (National BlackTheatre)Not About Eve (Braata Theatre Workshop)Plenty of Time (New Federal Theatre)
SOLO PERFORMANCEBryonn Bain (Lyrics from Lockdown)Jeannette Bayardelle (Shida)Perri Gaffney (The Resurrection of Alice)
LEAD ACTORBrandon J. Dirden (The Piano Lesson)Colman Domingo (Wild With Happy)Anthony Gaskins (Honky)J. Kyle Manzay (The Great MacDaddy)Michael Rogers (Breakfast with Mugabe)
LEAD ACTRESSDebra Ann Byrd (The Importance of BeingEarnest)Rosalyn Coleman (Breakfast with Mugabe)Eisa Davis (Luck of the Irish)Lonette McKee (Sowa's Red Gravy)Roslyn Ruff (The Piano Lesson)
BEST REVIVALBenefits (HADLEY Players)Plenty of Time (New Federal Theatre)The Great MacDaddy (Korner Theatricals/NegroEnsemble Co.)The Importance of Being Earnest (Take Wing and
Soar/New Heritage Theatre Group)The Piano Lesson (Signature Theatre Company)
DRAMATIC PRODUCTION OF THE YEARChoir Boy (Manhattan Theatre Club)Detroit '67 (CTH/NBT/The Public Theater)Iced Out, Shackled and Chained (National BlackTheatre)Not About Eve (Braata Theatre Workshop)Wild With Happy (The Public Theater)
The 2012-2013 VIV Award Nominees
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I'm usually in too much of a
Thanksgiving food coma to hit the
sales on Black Friday, but millions
of other Americans somehow find the
energy. Last year, 89 million people
took advantage of Black Friday sales
(57 million of them online), while an
estimated 247 million shopped
throughout the four-day weekend, as
stores increasingly have opened their
doors on Thanksgiving itself.
In addition, millions of bargain
hunters spent another $2 billion on
Cyber Monday, so it's clear that onlineholiday shopping is here to stay.
Unfortunately, cyber criminals have
zeroed in on this trend and are redou-
bling their efforts to separate shoppers
from their hard-earned cash.
Whether you're shopping
online by computer, smartphone or
tablet, here are some common cyber
scams to watch out for and security
precautions to take:
Tips for buying gift cards:
* Only buy from secure web-
sites of trusted retailers (look for an
"s" in the "https://" web address and a
lock symbol).
* At walk-in stores, only pur-
chase cards from employees who have
them locked up. Avoid cards at unat-
tended display racks, since thieves can
scan the card's unique serial number;
then, after you've loaded it with cash,
drain its value with online purchases
before the recipient has a chance to
use it.
* Never purchase deeply dis-
counted cards or event tickets from
online marketplaces like eBay orCraigslist - chances are good that the
cards are counterfeit or were stolen.
Most retailers offer holiday
sales as a way to boost their year-end
bottom line. If you've "liked" a prod-
uct or store on Facebook or Twitter, or
have signed up to receive their emails,
you may well get genuine offers for
steep discounts or last-minute sales.
But beware of bogus offers
from sites that mimic those of legiti-
mate retailers. They could be:
* Trying to harvest your credit
card number and other personal infor-
mation to make illegitimate charges to
your account or open new accounts in
your name.
* Attempting to sell you coun-
terfeit or stolen goods.
* Trying to gain access to your
social media profile to log into other
accounts tied to it, or to post illegiti-
mate offers purportedly endorsed by
you to lure in your friends.
Another common scam is to
send an email claiming a courier is
trying to deliver a package or there's aproblem with your order. You'll be
told to click on a link to get details
and will likely be asked to reveal
account or other personal information
to verify. Unless you previously pro-
vided them your email address, this is
probably bogus.
A few additional holiday-relat-
ed security tips:
* When shopping online,
avoid pop-up ads touting incredible
deals. If you think it might be real, log
into the retailer's website yourself to
see whether the deal is posted.
* Hackers create realistic-
looking web addresses that, when
clicked, take you to a bogus site that
can infect your device with malware
or install a Trojan Horse program to
steal your personal information. To be
safe, let your cursor hover over web
addresses you didn't type in yourself
and look for misspelled or weird-look-
ing sequences of characters.
* Before completing an online
order, visit the site's "Contact Us" and
"Terms and Conditions" pages fortheir phone number, mailing address,
return policies, etc. Phony sites often
either don't have such pages or they're
filled with easy-to-spot errors.
Don't let the prospect of get-
ting a great deal on Black Friday
allow you to drop your guard against
scammers who would love to fill your
stocking with coal.
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Holiday shopping for the spe-
cial guy in your life can be
taxing -- especially if you
aren't quite sure where your relation-
ship is going yet! Whether you just
started dating or you've been married
for years, knowing the rules of gift
giving can help ensure you're giving
your gent a great, yet appropriate gift.
Here's a helpful holiday guide
to finding the perfect tech gift for
your guy -- at every stage of a rela-
tionship:
Newly Dating
When you first start dating,
you'll want to get him something
nice, but not freak him out by spend-
ing too much money.
Think about accessorizing his
mobile electronics collection while
making his life easier with portable
power. The Just in Power Case by
Innovative Technology is a light-
weight case that protects an iPad
while giving it and all your other
mobile devices a boost through the
case's universal USB charging port
and built-in rechargeable slim-line
battery.
The Boyfriend
Whether he is a bystander or
an adventurer, if your boyfriend likes
his music, podcasts or sports stats
wherever he is, a Bluetooth enabled
water-resistant speaker, such as the
Slingshot Speaker from BlueFlame,
allows him to bring his music and
news in the shower, to the beach, by
the pool, or tailgating at his team's
game.
Is he an active mobile guy?
Consider upgrading his uncomfort-
able, lower quality earbuds with the
Munitio SV Mobile Performance Ear-
phones . Ideal for runners, bikers,
snowboarders, or any weekend war-
rior, these gift-priced buds also offer
an in-line mic for calls on-the-go.
The Newlywed
Want to spoil your husband
during your first holiday season as a
married couple? For serious audio
fans, consider a pair of SVS`s Book-
shelf Speakers, which provide a mas-
sive soundstage with refined
acoustics so you'll never need a night
out at the movie theater again.
The Hubby
When the focus has shifted
from spoiling your husband to spoil-
ing the kids, look for a gift that bene-
fits the home and prevents the need
for that "honey-do" list. A high-qual-
ity silent garage door opener is the
perfect home improvement gift for
you, for him, for the house. Look for
an energy-efficient model with safety
features that's also battery backup
compatible, such as those from Lin-
ear.
Empty Nesters
If your kids have moved out,
now is the time to travel and enjoy
the fruits of your labor. Transform
your space into a high-tech smart
home and give the gift of peace of
mind for those times when you're
away.
A Control4 home automation
system lets you monitor and remotely
manage your home's lighting, climate
control and security from the compa-
ny's MyHome app on your smart-
phone or tablet from nearly anywhere
in the world. When you are home,
enjoy the benefits of an automated
system that can control your home
theater, music and intercom.
This holiday season, give your
man a present that not only comple-
ments his tastes, but complements
your relationship as well.
Holiday Tech Gif t Guide for the Man in
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Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the
nation's largest children's literacy
organization, hosted a special lit-
eracy celebration featuring basketball leg-
end and best-selling author Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar on the morning of Novem-
ber 14. Abdul-Jabbar spoke to students in
grades 4 - 6 who were part of the St.
Aloysius Education Clinic, a RIF pro-
gram in Harlem that provides educational
programming and academic support to
students throughout New York City. He
read excerpts from his new children's
book Sasquatch in the Paint and discussed
themes from the book, including courage,
friendship, and teamwork.
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The Hon.Hazel Dukes, Presi-
dent, officers and members of
the NAACP New York State
Conference and Officers of the
NAACP invited all church officers,
and community leaders, and NAACP
members to join them when they con-
vened the NAACP New York State
Conference 77th Annual State Con-
vention on October 11th-13th at the
Crown Plaza Syracuse Hotel, Syra-
cuse, NY.
AT 12:00 noon On FridayOctober 11th opening day of the con-
vention, and over the entire weekend,
guest Included the Hon. Stephanie A.
Miner, Mayor, Syracuse; Hon.
Samuel D. Roberts, Assembly Mem-
ber, Distr ict 128-D; Preston Fagan,
President, NAACP Syracuse; Rev-
erend Phil W. Turner, Senior Pastor,
Bethany Baptist Church; and; Honor-
able Linda R. Ervin Democratic Floor
Leader Onondaga County, NY;Legis-
lature; Hon. Van B. Robinson, Presi-
dent Syracuse Common Council and
more.
During the three-day Conven-
tion, participants joined workshops
that focuses, specifically, on the
Affordable Health Care Act and how
it affects the uninsured and the under
insured. Participating in the discus-
sion about health included experts
Dr. Jaime R. Torres, DPM, MS and
Kelvin S. Sapp, MPH, NYS Depart-
ment of Health. The education work-
shop was lead by Dr. Lester W.Young, Jr., Ed.D, Regent At- Large,
Board of Regents, University State of
New York and Shar on Cont re ra s,
Superintendent, Syracuse City School
District. In addition there were work-
shops on the Voting Rights Act, Gun
Violence in the Community, and
much more.
In addition, Gloria Benfield,
Membership Chair, NAACP New
York State Conference invited all
participants to take out a membership
with the NAACP.
Founded in 1909, The Nation-
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People (NAACP) is the
nation's oldest and largest civil rights
organization. Its half-million adult
and youth members throughout the
United States and the world are the
premier advocates for civil rights in
their communities, conducting voter
mobilization and monitoring equal
opportunity in the public and private
sector.
NAACP New York State
77th Annual Convention
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Solutions to Puzzleon page 30
Beauty, Fashion, Lif estyle & Stuf f :
Tis the Season!By Audrey Adams
Tis the season to be . . . gener-
ous. Thanksgiving is next
Thursday and then, we are off
to the start of the rest of the holiday
season. I love this time of the year.
Memories of past holidays with fam-
ily and friends flood my mind. There
are visions of huge festive meals and
gifts piled high underneath the
Christmas tree, the giggles of delight
and squeals of discovery . . . . and a
warm and cozy home with loving
parents. Then there are the dailyimages on the news, of men, women
and children standing in long lines
waiting for a holiday meal or bags of
food. All very disconcerting when
commercials aired throughout televi-
sion programs are urging us to buy,
buy, buy! Economic indicators will
be released by the government to let
us know that if we don't spend
money this holiday season, that the
economy might suffer. Tell that to
those without jobs or those who lost
their homes and are on the street.
My goodness, they would have you
think that you and you alone will
rescue the economy if you spend
your hard earned money during
these few weeks of madness! Instead
why not focus on the mess that our
politicians created to precipitate the
increased numbers of lost jobs? Oh,
if only the good tidings would last
year-round!
What seems to be true though
is that the holidays always seem to
br in g ou t th e ge ne ro si ty of th ehuman spirit. Organizations host
holiday dinners for those less fortu-
nate, gifts are collected for the chil-
dren of the less fortunate and for a
few short weeks life gets a little bet-
ter for them. What about the rest of
the year? Their needs are still the
same. They still sleep in homeless
shelters, under bridges, in cars and
go without food and other life neces-
sities; needless to say, money is
scarce. They won't be shopping until
they drop! Living from day to day
takes up most of their time.
So, while you are enjoying
your holidays, remember that life
doesn't really change much for peo-
ple who struggle everyday just to
survive. Be thankful that you enjoy
life's basics. Be thankful for your
health. If you can find it in your
heart to remember the less fortunate
during the holiday season; then you
can surely find it in your heart to
remember them the rest of the year.
Be as generous as you can everyseason because poverty never takes
a holiday. Think about it. See you
next week.
RADIO ON DEMAND
This week on TALK! with
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Spokesperson, American Heart
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ple worldwide will have a stroke in
their lifetime. In the United States
alone, someone has a stroke every
40 seconds. The American Heart
Association and American Stroke
Association urges those who care for
others and the general public to
learn the stroke warning signs, since
by st an de rs of te n en co un te r
strangers having a stroke, and need
to act fast in a stroke emergency.
Visit TALKWITHAUDREY-
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show, TALK! with AUDREY for a
weekly interviews that will inform,
motivate and inspire you. Tune in tolisten to a live broadcast of TALK!
with AUDREY . . . every Tuesday
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Harlem News Group LITERARY CORNERHARLEM . QUEENS . BROOKLYN . BRONX
You figured you had a lock on
things. Sell or steal a little
something. Hold for somebody,
"borrow" a car, gain respect. Make a lit-
tle money and it'd be all good, right?
Now that lock you had has
you. You're in prison and it's a whole
new world in there, one you're not sure
you can survive. But when you read
"Letters to an Incarcerated Brother" by
Hill Harper, you'll see that you have
choices.
It's no secret that there are more
people in American prisons than ever
before. "In less than thirty years," saysHarper," our prison population has
mushroomed." But though statistics
show that offenders are likely to return,
Harper says "there is hope and there are
solutions." This book lays them out.
When Harper was contacted by
an old friend who landed in "county," he
admitted to the young man that he "did-
n't know what to say." Harper believes
himself to be a problem-solver. He had
no answers that time, but he quickly dis-
covered some.
First, he says, find mentorship.
You can't go it alone, so look for some-
one you want to make proud. Consider
prison as a place to "make tune-ups
and adjustments" in your life, but
remember that "you need to be prepared
to change."
Stay patient, even though it's
hard and even though you don't always
understand what's to come. Sometimes,
"it's more important for you to simply
understand you." Learn to keep your
mind free, even if your body is not.
Get as much education as you
can: get your GED, look for collegecoursework that's available to incarcer-
ated students, and read. The time you
spend in prison shouldn't go to waste;
use it to better your mind.
Stay in your children's lives any
way you can. Keep away from prison
gangs and trouble; it's only going to
make things worse. Learn not to take
things personally. Understand that real
men do ask for help when they need it.
Eliminate disrespectful words from your
vocabulary, particularly in reference to
women. Set goals. Learn to apologize
and embrace change. Be a leader.
And do not "micro-quit."
In his introduction, author Hill
Harper lays out several goals for this
book: among others, to show the impor-
tance of education, to offer inspiration
through example, and to explain how to
"beat the odds and avoid returning" to
jail.
Definitely, those goals are
attained but that's not all. Harper offers
words of wisdom from influential con-
tributors to support his ideas. There's
guidance here, help and resources, and
he displays gentle patience, even defer-ence, for his friend - but Harper's
nobody's fool. He's not afraid to call the
man on his lies and half-truths, and he's
not afraid to show frustration. Such real-
ism makes this one powerful book.
This isn't just a reference for
inmates, though. It'll also be a great help
for families, as well as a caution for
boys who are headed for trouble. If that
- or encouragement, sense, or inspira-
tion - is what you need, "Letters to an
Incarcerated Brother" has it locked up.
"Letters to an Incarcerated
Brother"
by Hill Harper
c.2013,
Gotham Books
$27.50 / $29.00
Canada
400 pages
Review by Terri Schlichenmeyer, Harlem News contributor
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The Great Pyramid of Giza was
bu il t us ing sacred geometry,
which is defined as how the
spirit integrates with matter through
geometric form, structure and design.
The geometric marvels of the Great
Pyramid, the oldest standing structure
in the world, have never been replicat-
ed, even with today's advanced tech-
nology. It is the only structure in
existence aligned true north with only
3/60th of a degree of error.
When you take in the fact that
the Great Pyramid lies in the center ofgravity of the continents; and it also
lies in the exact center of all the land
area of the world, one can only wonder
about the intelligence of the builders.
The sacred cubit is an ancient measure-
ment found carved in stone just above
the entrance to the King's Chamber
inside the Great Pyramid.
In 1991 the late inventor Slim
Spurling (In the Mind of a Master)
developed a copper ring using the
sacred cubit measurement equaling
20.6 inches. Spurling discovered that
the rings using this cubit length have a
natural resonant frequency of 144
MHz, which is a harmonic of light
speed. It is also a measurement of a
wavelength in the standing gravity
wave of the planet.
Further study and experimenta-
tion lead to the discovery of the Lost
Cubit measurement. The Lost Cubit
has a natural resonant frequency of
177MHz which corresponds to the fre-
quency of DNA, thereby facilitating
DNA repair and the capability of con-
sciously controlled DNA activation
and ascension.
Thanks to the research done bySlim Spurling, there are now energy
tools on the market that make use of
ancient Egyptian sacred geometry to
create a healing energy that modern
quantum physic pioneers such as Niko-
la Tesla (1899) and Albert Ein-
stein(1920) called Scalar Energy or
Zero-Point Energy.
Scalar energy strengthens
chemical bonds within DNA, making it
more resistant to damage. Scalar ener-
gy improves the function of the
Immune System; it improves mental
focus and can cancel out the harmful
effects of 60 cycle power line pollu-
tion, electromagnetic fields, radiation
and microwaves.
I was introduced to the healing
tools, at this year's New Life Wellness
Expo. I met a young inventor Jonathan
Tice, who has developed a number of
energy tools using the sacred geomet-
ric lengths taken from the great pyra-
mid. I agreed to work with Jonathan
on the marketing of these tools, after
experiencing how effective they were
as healing tools.
If you visit my blog
www.theartofwarogers.com I have anumber of articles on the amazing peri-
od in early Egypt where science and
technology was more advanced than
what we have today. The Great Pyra-
mid of Giza still stands, built with sci-
ence and technology that the modern
world is just discovering.
You cannot truly understand
the amazing intelligence of the culture
that built the Great Pyramid unless you
take the time to google the many fea-
tures of this magnificent structure,
built with sacred geometric technolo-
gy. As many of you know, I have been
greatly influenced by the work of
Wayne B. Chandler (Ancient Future)
who provides scholarly research that
points out the many contributions the
early Egyptian culture have made in
the development of mankind.
What is also amazing to me is
in 2013 I am writing about marketing
energy wellness tools constructed by
using sacred geometric forms, a tech-
nology that was developed in Africa
(Egypt) around 3000BC; energy tools
that can be used to address harmful
exposure to AM/FM radio waves,
VHF/UHF Televisions waves, Radar,Microwave ovens and radiofrequency
energy exposure emitted from cell
phones. A true example of, Ancient
Future.
If you would like more infor-
mation on the energy wellness tools,
send me an email at life@theway2
wellness.info or give me a call at 646
329-6727. I plan to interview Jonathan
Tice and Wayne B. Chandler on my
WHCR 90.3FM Urbanology radio
show (also on line at www.whcr.org)
in the near future, I will keep you
updated.
November 30, 2013
As we said in last week's article,
the prostate gland can become
inflamed (prostatitis), enlarged
(causing a sensation of fullness in the
rectum) or infected, causing backache,
impairment of sexual potency, frequent
and/or burning/discomfort/pain upon
urination, recurring flare-ups and some-
times a slight discharge or blood in theurine.
Drink a full glass of room tem-
perature Alkaline water within 20min of
waking and another glass within the
next hour; another 3-6 glasses through-
out the day.
Prostate cancer is the most com-
mon cancer found in men. It is the sec-
ond leading type of cancer death in
men, after lung cancer. There is not
enough known about what causes
prostate cancer and how to prevent it.
Yet the disease is treatable if found in
early stages. This can be a challenge,
since prostate cancer can show no
symptoms until it has spread to otherparts of the body. STAY AHEAD OF
THE GAME - GET AN ANNUAL
CHECK UP (+PROSTATE SCREEN-
ING).
If you begin to feel any of the
above symptoms here are a few herbal
tea suggestions (take 2-5 cups daily, for
mild-to-acute conditions):
Urinary tract infection: Black
walnut bark-1/4pt, buchu leaves-1pt,
chaparral-1/2pt, echinacea-1/4pt, plan-
tain-1pt, wild yam root-1/4pt, uva ursi-
1pt, marshmallow-1/2pt. Men younger
than 50 who have a bladder infection
should see a doctor to determine thecause (since it is so rare). Men over 50
with recurring bladder infections most
likely need to address their prostate
health while also dealing with the acute
infection.
Prostate cancer: buchu leaves-
1pt, juniper berries-1/4pt, echinacea-
1/2pt, golden seal-1/4pt, chaparral-1pt,
kelp-1/2pt, sarsaparilla-1pt, uva ursi-
1pt, wild yam root-1/4pt, yellow dock-
1pt, yarrow-1/2pt, black walnut
bark-1/2pt.
Painful urination: buchu leaves-
1pt, juniper berries-1/2pt, marshmal-
low-1pt, uva ursi-1pt, plantain-1pt,
yarrow-1/2pt.CAUTION - do not take juniper
berries if you have any type of kidney
disease or infection. If any of these con-
ditions present, see your doctor immedi-
ately. Continued long term use of these
formulas is not suggested.
HERBS ARE NATURES MEDICINE:Mens Healthyarrow uva ursi marshmal lowBy Zakiyyah
Sacred GeometryBy WilliamA. Rogers
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CHURCH NEWS:
BEYOND THE MICROPHONEBy Bro. Bill, Host of 3G Experience, WHCR-90.3 FM Gospel Radio
So many questions are left unan-
swered following the suicide of Rev.
Teddy Parker, Jr., 41 year old Pastor
of Bibb Mt. Zion Baptist Church, in
Macon, Georgia last week. Upon complet-
ing his Sunday morning service the Pastor
went home and killed himself. He left
behind a wife, Larrinecia and two daugh-
ters. Be supportive of your Pastor. You
never know what troubled thoughts lurk
behind the smile he gives freely every time
you meet him. Have you ever considered
the pressure that Pastors are under. Of
course suicide is not an answer, especially
if one believes in the saving power of God.We sing songs and are a fount of biblical
clichs, but do we really believe what we
speak?We are preparing for Thanksgiv-
ing celebrations across America. What are
you thankful for? Drop us a line and tell
us what you are thankful for. Remember
as you prepare your Thanksgiving feast,
that there is a family in your building that
will not be celebrating. Be a good neigh-
bor and reach out to someone to join you
in your celebration. Or you could at least
offer a plate!
Controversy has arisen over radio
personality Rush Limbaugh's comments in
regard to the "Democrats are turning
women into nothing but abortion
machines." There is no controversy. Rush
Limbaugh is entitled to say whatever he
wants to say. You cannot silence him
through letters and protests. This is Amer-
ica and we do have a right to freedom of
speech - no matter how offensive it may
be. The remedy to radio and TV personali-
ties you disagree with is to turn the dial!
LaGree Baptist Church, 360 West
125th Street is offering Thanksgiving
breakfast on Thursday morning. There is
no charge for this meal.
There was a revival at New St.
John Baptist Church, 2409 Lorillard Placein the Bronx, from Wednesday through
Friday. Rev. Bennie Wright, Jr. is the Pas-
tor.There was a concert at New Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, West