HW Pick: No Faux Paxs Photography

We are seeking models for a professional photo shoot TFP. Well will be reviewing portfolios from the 3/3/2010-3/21/2010. The lucky on will have the chance to be on our home page at www.nofauxpaxs.tk Please email us your portfolio and comp card to nofauxpaxs@aol.com or give us a call at 347 564 9690. Also dont forget to check out our website for all other Photography needs such as Events, Weddings, Portraits, Baby photos, Head shots etc..

Lawmaker urges Paterson to drop election bid

A member of Gov. David Paterson’s Cabinet is resigning after a report that the governor and state police had contact with a woman who reported a domestic dispute with a top aide.

Criminal Justice Services Commissioner Denise O’Donnell says she is quitting because state police Superintendent Harry Corbitt had assured her his agency was not involved.

A police report discusses a confrontation between the aide, David Johnson, and a woman over a Halloween costume.

A Paterson spokesman denies anyone tried to keep the woman from pursuing a domestic violence case against Mr. Johnson.

Sharpton & Smiley on Obama (1-3)

Civil rights leader Al Sharpton got into a spirited back and forth with TV talk show host Tavis Smiley on his radio show on Monday Feb 23 2010.

HW Black History Month: James Arthur Baldwin

James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – November 30, 1987) was an American novelist, writer, playwright, poet, essayist and civil rights activist

Most of Baldwin’s work deals with racial and sexual issues in the mid-20th century in the United States. His novels are notable for the personal way in which they explore questions of identity as well as the way in which they mine complex social and psychological pressures related to being black and homosexual well before the social, cultural or political equality of these groups was improved.

Mount Morris Talks! With Leah & Beatrice

March is Women’s History Month — a time specifically set aside to celebrate the achievements and the impact that women have made on the world. We are proud to welcome Leah Abraham and Beatrice Sibblies, two dedicated and highly accomplished women from our own community, as our guests at the March Mount Morris Talks — Thursday, March 4, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM.

Leah Abraham is the co-owner of Ristorante Settepani, which she opened in Harlem 10 years ago with her husband, Nino Settepani. A native of Ethiopia, Leah has been part of the New York City culinary scene for more than 15 years. Her multicultural perspective, her graciousness and her entrepreneurial spirit have come together on the corner of Lenox Avenue to give Harlem one of its most popular upscale meeting places.

Settepani has come to embody Leah’s belief in the power of community and the importance of family. In celebration of their 10 year anniversary, Settepani’s new spring menu will emphasize locally grown food and healthier eating.

Beatrice Sibblies is the managing partner of urban real estate developer BOS Development. Beatrice earned degrees from both Yale University and Wharton University and has served as Assistant VP of Economics for the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, VP of Emerging Markets Research and of Structured Finance for J.P. Morgan Chase and corporate analyst for Morgan Stanley.

Beatrice also serves on a number of not-for-profit and community boards including Council of Urban Professionals, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity,Community Board 10 and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone.

Abraham Lincoln’s NY Minute

If not for one speech Abraham Lincoln made in New York 150 years ago this week, he might never have become President.

Lincoln’s famous Cooper Union anti-slavery talk, which will be celebrated at the prestigious college Thursday night by former Gov. Mario Cuomo, Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, actor Richard Dreyfuss and others, turned the shy Illinois senator into a contender for the White House.

Study: NY, NJ To Pay 25% Obama Tax

President Barack Obama’s new health care plan really socks it to New York taxpayers and its bad news for residents of New Jersey and Connecticut, too.

The numbers are eye-popping. President Obama’s plan to tax investment income to pay for his health care package would force New Yorkers to fork over an additional $4.8 billion in taxes on money they get from interest, dividends and other investments.

But here’s the rub: a study by the Manhattan Institute finds that New Yorkers will pay 12 to 15 percent of all the funds raised by the new investment tax. New Jersey residents will pay 7 to 9 percent. That’s nearly 25 percent of the entire tax.

African Burial Ground Visitor Center Grand Opening



Get a sneak peak at the African Burial Ground National Monument’s new visitor center, which opens to the public at 1:30 p.m. on February 27, 2010.

The Visitor Center will be open to the public on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Visitor Center’s admission is free and includes four exhibit areas, a 40-person theatre, and store.

LOCATION
First floor of the Ted Weiss Federal Building at 290 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.

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Madame C.J. Walker Bio (update)

Madam C.J. Walker (December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an African-American businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur and philanthropist. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a hugely successful line of beauty and hair products for black women, under the company she founded, Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company.

Ellington on the Park In Harlem

Real Estate

The developers of Ellington on the Park, Harlem’s newest cooperative building, have announced that residents have begun moving into their homes. Located at 130 Bradhurst Avenue at West 148^th Street, the Ellington is comprised of 133 homes, 3,420 square feet of ground floor retail space, a gym, a courtyard, and a 31-car underground parking garage.

Harlem Retail and Restaurant Week

Sekou Sundiata at Harlem Stage

Finding the 51st (dream) state: Sekou Sundiata’s America Project recounts Sundiata’s national and communal search to confront, imagine and invent what it means to be American in the 21st century. The 30-minute documentary reveals how this visionary poet, performer, educator and activist found “a clearing” and “a way to see” through conversations in small scale public gatherings, in classrooms and in art centers – and in the process created groundbreaking theater about democracy and citizenship.