This year’s Harlem Book Fair was a different experience for me than in the past. In previous years, I was in attendance as a patron, a lover of books, and […]
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A Bookstore With A Mission: Profile of Janifer Wilson, Owner of Sisters Uptown
Operating a bookstore in an age of digital media is not easy. The book industry is a business that is in transition. Those who see it from a closer standpoint […]
Read moreNew York State Judge Blocks Bloomberg Soda Ban
Soda consumers can now sip in peace. Mayor Bloomberg’s ban on large sugary drinks was struck down by a state judge today. What some saw as a decree from a […]
Read moreI Didn’t Know About the Pink Ghetto
By Dr. Nicole McZeal Walters Until I found myself watching Bloomberg TV’s Women to Watch program early Sunday morning. Riveted, I listened to a panel of four, successful women leaders […]
Read more“Layoff Bomb” Threat: Is The Private Sector Really Holding The Economy Hostage?
There is never an end to crisis mode in politics. With the nation in the aftermath of the election shifting the conversation from Obama’s mandate to the pressing matters of […]
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