Harlem Teen Wins Intel Scholarship

Technology

The Computer Clubhouse at Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc. (HCCI) is pleased to announce that long-standing member Christine Davis, 17, has been chosen to receive a 2009 Clubhouse to College (C2C) Scholarship from the Intel Computer Clubhouse Network. The C2C Scholarships are intended to provide resources to selected Computer Clubhouse members or alumni as they transition to post high school education. A key component of the Clubhouse program is C2C, which encourages Clubhouse youth to pursue studies beyond high school and realize their full potential. Christine was awarded the scholarship based on her commitment to the Clubhouse, community involvement, academic achievements and future goals.

Essays and recommendations submitted on behalf of the recipient also detailed her leadership in the Computer Clubhouse and dedication to the Clubhouse program.  C2C Scholarship recipients described their experiences in the Clubhouse and opportunities that the program has brought them. Activities such as peer mentoring, the development of college and career preparation skills, and projects collaborating with members from around the world through “The Village,” the Clubhouse Network’s Intranet Site — as well as face-to-face at the Computer Clubhouse Network’s biennial Teen Summit — are among the many highlights shared.

Oscars: ‘Slumdog’ And Trends

Entertainment

The young stars of “Slumdog Millionaire” bubble over with excitement during thier whirlwind Oscars trip…

…while Dev Patel and Freida Pinto reflect on their little film “with a big heart.”

Oscars: Classic Glam And Style

Entertainment

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrived at the Oscars on Sunday as Hollywood’s golden couple and with Harlem world style….

…. and they looked classically glamorous in black and white. The asymmetric neckline also proved to be one of the night’s biggest trends.

Oscars: Gifts For Art’s Sake

Entertainment

In this video essay, photographer Amy Sancetta explores the Haven Gifting Suite…

…which combines fundraising efforts for the arts with a wide array of gifts and beauty services for celebrities in Hollywood for the 81st Academy Awards.

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Oscar Chatter: The Red Carpet

Entertainment

John Legend, Virginia Madsen and Anthony Hopkins share their Harlem style and excitement…

… advice and predictions and on the red carpet at the 81st annual Academy Awards.

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President’s Weekly Address 2.21.09

President Obama announces that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act….

… will start having an impact as soon as a few weeks from now, in the form of the quickest and broadest tax cut in history.

Stay tuned for more and let HW know what you think.

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Harlem’s 100 Years Of Education

Education

Anyone who grew up in New York City and went to public school likely remembers the highly detailed doorknobs. This doorknob, possibly 100 years old, was spotted recently in Harlem.

Text and photo: Jefferson Siegel

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Low-Tech Fixes High-Tech Problems

Technology

By Paul Boutin NY Times

Behind the cash register at Smoke Shop No. 2 in downtown San Francisco, Sam Azar swipes a customer’s credit card to ring up Turkish cigarettes. The store’s card reader fails to scan the card’s magnetic strip. Azar swipes again, and again. No luck.

As customers begin to queue, he reaches beneath the counter for a black plastic bag. He wraps one layer of the plastic around the card and swipes it again. Success. The sale is rung up.

“I don’t know how it works, it just does,” says Mr. Azar, who learned the trick years ago from another clerk. Verifone, the company that makes the store’s card reader, would not confirm or deny that the plastic bag trick works. But it’s one of many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures that people without engineering degrees have discovered, often out of desperation, and shared.

Zora Neale Hurston, 1891-1960

Books Voice of America – USA Hurston’s books were about faith, love, family, slavery, race and community. Transcript of radio broadcast: 21 February 2009

VOICE ONE:

I’m Mary Tillotson.

VOICE TWO:

And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about writer Zora Neale Hurston. She was one of the most recognized black women writers. She wrote seven books and more than one hundred short stories, plays and articles for magazines.

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VOICE ONE:

Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was born in eighteen ninety-one in Notasulga, Alabama. A short time later, her family moved to Eatonville, a small town in central Florida. All of the people of Eatonville were African-American. The town shaped Hurston’s life and her writing. As a child, she would listen closely to the stories told by the adults in the town.  Several of her books take place in communities very similar to Eatonville. The people she wrote about in her books are very similar to people she knew there.

Zora was born at a time of racial tensions between blacks and whites in the southern United States. But she never felt angry about being black. In her stories, she described Eatonville as a place where black Americans could live as they pleased.

Creole’s ‘Live Jazz’ In Harlem

Keith A. Dames has sent you a message on Jazz Aficionados

Eleanor Scott Presents An Evening of “Live Jazz”

Every Tuesday Nite @ Creole’s Restaurant & Supper Club

Starting Tuesday March 3rd, 2009

$5 Music Cover

3 Sets: 7pm, 8:30pm, & 10pm

Featuring Keith A. Dames & Trio aka “Kats in Black Hats” (KIBH)

With Willie “Morris” Mitchell (Piano)
Suleiman “Hakim” Wright (Bass)
Eugene “Muhammed” Jackson (Drums)

Also With Special Surprise Guest Instrumentalists, Musicians, & Vocalists…

Creole’s Restaurant & Supper Club
2167 Third Ave (@118th St)
NY, NY, 10035
(212) 876-8838

www.creolenyc.com

Madea Goes To Jail: Tyler Perry

How To: Wine Tasting Tips

San Diego and Temecula Valley Wine Country Frank Mangio of TasteofWineTV.com offers the first of four tips on tasting wine like a pro.

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