Rangel Responds to Committee

The following is a response submitted today by Congressman Charles Rangel to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.  The Congressman has requested that it become part of the official public record:

Like several of his colleagues, Congressman Rangel attended the 2007 and 2008 Caribbean Multi-National Business Conferences sponsored by the Carib News Foundation. Congressman Rangel’s travel to the conferences was approved in advance by the very committee that now singles him out for criticism. The Standards Committee report holds Congressman Rangel accountable under the rules for errors by his staff, even though it acknowledges that he did not know of those errors. The Committee’s conclusion is wrong on the facts and unsupported by the law.

Flashback: Starks Slams on Jordan

The Garden faithful had watched this scene unfold too many times, especially at the hands of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

The clock showed 1:26 remaining and the Knicks had already blown a 14-point third quarter lead when John Starks instantly became a part of New York sports lore.

Political Woes Mark End Of An Era

Politics

The so-called “Gang of Four” were black pioneers who ran New York state and the city and put Harlem on the political map. With two blows this week, that empire is in disarray.

Gov. David Paterson says he’s not running for a full term following a scandal over an abuse complaint against his aide. And Rep. Charles Rangel was accused Thursday by the House ethics committee of breaking House rules by accepting corporate money for trips to conferences in the Caribbean.

Klein Closes Schools for Moskowitz Schools?

Education

On Oct. 3, 2008, Eva Moskowitz, a former city councilwoman and head of four charter schools in Harlem, e-mailed schools Chancellor Joel Klein for help.

Moskowitz wanted more space to expand her Harlem Success academies and she had two specific public school buildings in mind.

HW Pick: Susan L. Taylor

Born January 23, 1946, in New York, NY; daughter of Lawrence and Violett Taylor; married William Bowles, 1967 (divorced, 1971); married Khephra Burns; children: (first marriage) Shana-Nequai (daughter).
Education: Fordham University, B.A.

Actress, Negro Ensemble Company; licensed cosmetologist, beginning c. 1970; founder, and president of Nequai Cosmetics, 1970-72; Essence magazine, free-lance writer, beauty editor, 1970-71, fashion and beauty editor, 1971-80, editor-in-chief, 1980–; television host/executive producer, Essence, the Television Program, late 1980s; Essence Communications Inc., executive coordinator, then vice- president, 1983–. Author of Essence column “In the Spirit”; author of In the Spirit: The Inspirational Writings of Susan L. Taylor, 1993.

Editor-in-chief of the enormously popular magazine Essence, Susan L. Taylor is also the author of 1993′s In the Spirit, a collection of essays reprinted from her Essence column of the same name. Taylor is a key source of critical thought, inspiration, and encouragement for African American women throughout America. She was called “the most influential black woman in journalism today” by American Libraries in 1994.

Ellington on the Park Units Available

Housing

There are a few affordable units that remain to be sold at the Ellington – due to change employment/income status of some purchasers.  We have exhausted our lottery list and have permission to seek applications from
the “open market” at this time.  Please see the information attached, and please feel free to forward to others.

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HW Pick: New York Society Library

The New York Society Library, the oldest in the city, was founded in 1754 by the New York Society, a civic-minded group formed in the belief that the availability of books would help the city to prosper. A subscription library, it now contains nearly three hundred thousand volumes — the result of the tastes of its members over almost the last quarter millennium.

Robert Townsend’s New works

Showtime Premieres Robert Townsends’ Comedic Documentary “Why We Laugh” Featuring Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Steve Harvey, Eddie Murphy, Dick Gregory and Many More Pioneers Of Comedy

Townsend Presents the “Ultimate Pitch Master Class” Tour in Charlotte, N.C. on March 27^th

In honor of Black History Month, cable network Showtime will premiere the Robert Townsend directed documentary “Why We Laugh” this month.  The film, based on the book by Darryl Littleton, explores the different styles and eras of black comic expression and how it has impacted American culture.  The film is narrated by Angela Bassett, and features comedians and cultural critics such as Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, Chris Rock, Steve Harvey, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Paul Mooney, Dr. Cornel West, Kweisi Mfume, Members of Congress and many other pioneers and notables giving their opinion on the influence of black comedy on America.

Moreland at the Movies: Cop Out

Cop Out by T.A. Moreland

In Cop Out two police detectives, Jimmy Monroe (Bruce Willis) and Paul Hodges (Tracy Morgan) are determined to put the clamps on a Mexican crime ring operating in Brooklyn. This is a vicious group that doesn’t hesitate to kidnap or even murder to carry out their plans.

But catching thugs is not all that the two cops have to worry about.  Monroe’s daughter is getting married and the price tag for her wedding is a modest $48,000. 

Rangel Refuses To Step Aside?

News

New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel said Friday he won’t step down as chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee despite being admonished for violating rules by letting corporations pay for his Caribbean trips.

Mr. Rangel asserted that that the ethics report “exonerates” him because it says there is no evidence that he knew the trips were sponsored by corporations. The report said his staff knew who paid for the trips.

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Guillermo Goméz-Peña at El Museo

STRANGE DEMOCRACY: An Evening with Guillermo Goméz-Peña

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

El Teatro

Admission: Free

In his new performance, post-Mexican writer and performance artist Goméz-Peña deals with the end of the Bush era and articulates the formidable challenges facing Obama. He also denounces the anti-immigration hysteria and assaults the demonized US/Mexican border construction. Admission: FREE. RSVP required.

White House Social Secretary Resigns

White House social secretary Desiree Rogers is stepping down three months after an uninvited couple crashed the Obama administration’s first state dinner and she was heavily criticized for allowing it to happen.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama issued a statement thanking their longtime friend from Chicago for “the terrific job she’s done” organizing hundreds of events during her little more than a year on the job.

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