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The Harlem Community Newspapers, Inc. Connecting Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn and The Bronx QUEENS NEWSCOMMUNITY “Good News You Can Use” Vol. 26 No. 26 July 1, 2021 – July 7, 2021 FREE NNPA Re-Elects Executive Committee of Five Black Women Publishers see page 21 The ‘Who’s The Boss-Level Up’ Virtual Conference takes Attendees to New Heights see Tribeca Film Festival 2021: Van pages 11-19 Jones navigates the political minefields of Criminal Justice Reform in “THE FIRST STEP” see page 9 Celebrating Juneteenth Supporting Harlem Small Businesses see page 10 Follow Harlem Community Newspapers on Social Media! VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.harlemcommunitynews.com Facebook: @HarlemCommunityNewspapers Twitter: @HCNewspapers Instagram: Harlem_community_newspapers YouTube: harlemnewsinc HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS CONTENTS HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWS “Good news you can use” BROOKLYN COMMUNITY NEWS BRONX COMMUNITY NEWS NITY COMMU Connecting Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn and The South Bronx QUEENS COMMUNITY NEWS The Harlem News Group, Inc. FREE Free copies distributed in your community weekly Harlem“Good News You CanNews Use” July 24–July 30, 2014 Vol. 14 No. 29 EEK M Wpage 16 The Harlem News Group, Inc. LE Connecting Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn and The South Bronx IN THIS ISSUE: INSIDE AR UE: H Calendar of Events THIS ISS Bronx News Community 3 Society 20 COMMUNITY Vol. 14 No. 28 “Good News You Can Use” Education 4 Focus 21 INSIDE THIS ISSUE July 17 - July 23, 2014 PAT STEVENSON Soul Food and eet : Op Ed Editorial 6 Urbanology 22 African Cuisine M at Jacob Restaurant page 12 FREE Real Estate 7 Wellness 23 GOOD NEWS Calendar 8 Games 24 Denny Moe’s YOU CAN USE! “Cutting For A Cure” page 14 Events 9 Literary Corner 25 Romeo & Juliet – Free at Riverbank Park Last weekend Harlem Community page 10 Photos from HARLEM WEEK 2013 page 8 Juneteenth 10 Classified 26 Newspapers, Inc. was a co-sponsor of OF EVENTS ALENDAR Who's the Boss 11-19 the “Who's The Boss-Level Up” virtu- Y C /harlemnewsinc NIT Capital One Student Banker @harlemnewsinc al conference on June 26th. According COMMU Program page 18 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: to the sponsors, panelists and women Misdiagnosed: The Search for www.harlemnewsgroup.com Afro-Cuban Film Shown at Joyce Publisher/Editor Pat Stevenson Dr. House business owners who attended, the page 27 Kilmer Park in the Bronx Borough Writer Howard Giske event was a huge success. The emails COMMUNITY Feature Writer Jennifer Cunningham and text messages poured in and I re- Connecting Harlem,1000 Scholarships Queens, BrooklynCOMMUNIT and The South Bronx for HBCU Students page 5 ceived many phone calls on Monday to Study in China Y C A&E Editor Linda Armstrong The Harlem News Group, Inc. page 19 ALENDAR VISIT OUR WEBSITE: OF about the conference. One woman www.harlemnewsgroup.com EVENTS FREE page 8 Editor Obi Nwizu business owner called me to say it Brooklyn“Good News You Can Use”News /harlemnewsinc Travel Debi Kops was more than she expected and that @harlemnewsinc July 17 - July 23, 2014 she got so much valuable information Vol. 14 No. 28 Intl News & Entertainment Maria Cavenaghi The Harlem News Group, Inc. from the panelists. If you missed it, Society Audrey Bernard Connecting Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn and The South Bronx just stay-tuned we will have an edited INSIDE : Columnist William A. Rogers THIS ISSUE Queens News version soon linked on the womenin- COMMUNITY Columnist Zakiyyah theblack.org website and harlemcom- Vol. 14 No. 28 “Good News You Can Use” munitynews.com. However, in this INSIDE Columnist Hazel Smith THIS ISSUE July 17 - July 23, 2014 issue, Audrey Bernard has recapped Denny Moe’s : “Cutting For A Church News Lil Nickelson Cure” some highlights from the conference page 14 FREE Events Calendar Makeda Viechweg and Nada captured many of the speak- Writer/Videographer Marisol Rodriguez ers and participants on the zoom and at Denny Moe’s “Cutting For A the reception. We are also presenting Cure” Book Reviewer Terri Schlichenmeyer page 14 page 5 a listing of women business owners Capital One Student Banker Healthfirst Town Hall Brooklyn Writer Keith Forrest Program page 18 who participated in this issue and we page 8 Bronx/Queens Writer Howard Giske Meeting and Breakfast OF EVENTS encourage you to plan to buy products/ ALENDAR Y C /harlemnewsinc Photographer Nadezda Tavodova Tezgor services from these women business Capital One COMMUNIT Student Banker @harlemnewsinc owners.(see pages 11-19) Program page 18 Photographer Michelle James VISIT OUR WEBSITE: 1000 Scholarships Harlem has been Celebrating June- for HBCU Students www.harlemnewsgroup.com Home Ownership Dream Comes True For to Study in China Photographer Seitu Oronde page 19 teenth for years with a parade and rally Two Sisters in Southeast Queens OfficeAsst/Distributor Dominic Jones on 116th Street. This year, there was a float decorated by Masjid Malcolm 1000 Scholarships COMMUNIT Distribution Russell Simmons for HBCU Students page 5 to Study in China Y C Shabazz and a meeting. In addition page 19 ALENDAR Computer Director David Sinclair VISIT OUR WEBSITE: OF www.harlemnewsgroup.com EVENTS Experience Harlem and Harlem Park page 8 Marketing Consultant William A. Rogers to Park teamed up to promote shop- /harlemnewsinc @harlemnewsinc Hispanic Mkt. Consultant Jose Ferrer ping with small businesses on June Events Coordinator Ayishah Ferrer 19th. Make My Cake joined the cel- Social Media Mgr Makeda Viechweg ebration as they just happen to have To reserve advertising space email us at: scheduled their grand opening on Social Media/Newsletter Latasha Moore 125th Street on the same day. Now Social Media/Proofreader Steven Bennett that the Biden Administration has pro- [email protected] Advertising Sales Paul Dalnoky claimed Juneteenth a national holiday, I am sure we will continue to see an Advertising Sales Ron Campbell increase in celebrations across this na- Intern Mark Anthony Stent-Graham To subscribe, go to our website at tion. (see page 10) Intern Kepere-Ausara Jackson I am a member of NNPA, which is www.harlemcommunitynews.com or page 18 a national organization of Black news- paper owners. It is with pride that I say The Harlem Community Newspapers, Inc. is a New York we have again elected an executive City, New York State and Port Authority certified MWBE. team of 5 Black Women to lead the We are also members of the NNPA, New York Press organization. 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