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30-Year Old Principal Gemar
Mills Makes Remarkable
Progress At Newark High School
With a story that sounds a lot like Lean On Me
- the hit 1980's film that starred Morgan
Freeman, huge and remarkable progress is being
made at Malcolm X Shabazz High School in
crime-ridden Newark, New Jersey. Read more....
Mills Makes Remarkable
Progress At Newark High School
With a story that sounds a lot like Lean On Me
- the hit 1980's film that starred Morgan
Freeman, huge and remarkable progress is being
made at Malcolm X Shabazz High School in
crime-ridden Newark, New Jersey. Read more....
Jay-Z and Beyonce Become the
First Billionaire Couple in Music
History Entertainment power couple Jay-Z
and Beyonce are being recognized as the first
billionaire couple in the history of music, as
they also recently made the 2013 Time
Magazine list of the 100 most prominent figures
over the past year. Read more....
First Billionaire Couple in Music
History Entertainment power couple Jay-Z
and Beyonce are being recognized as the first
billionaire couple in the history of music, as
they also recently made the 2013 Time
Magazine list of the 100 most prominent figures
over the past year. Read more....
Twins Graduate From Spelman as
Co-Valedictorians in the Class of
2013 Kristie and Kirstie Bronner are identical
twins with identical grade point averages of 4.0
that recently graduated as co-valedictorians in
the class of 2013 at Spelman College in Atlanta.
Read more............
Co-Valedictorians in the Class of
2013 Kristie and Kirstie Bronner are identical
twins with identical grade point averages of 4.0
that recently graduated as co-valedictorians in
the class of 2013 at Spelman College in Atlanta.
Read more............
Father and Son To Graduate
Morehouse College Together A father
and his son will be graduating from Morehouse
College in Atlanta together. Dorian Joyner Jr. will
march with his dad, Dorian Sr., who is finally
finishing his studies that he started way back in
1984. Read more.......
Morehouse College Together A father
and his son will be graduating from Morehouse
College in Atlanta together. Dorian Joyner Jr. will
march with his dad, Dorian Sr., who is finally
finishing his studies that he started way back in
1984. Read more.......
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Public Advocate Bill de Blasio won the
mayoral endorsement of the Barack Obama Democratic Club of Upper
Manhattan after speaking at the club's final candidate forum Monday
night. De Blasio, one of six Democrats vying for a shot to replace Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, picked up 39 out of 67 votes from club members at
the meeting at the Church of the Intercession in Washington Heights.
Read more
mayoral endorsement of the Barack Obama Democratic Club of Upper
Manhattan after speaking at the club's final candidate forum Monday
night. De Blasio, one of six Democrats vying for a shot to replace Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, picked up 39 out of 67 votes from club members at
the meeting at the Church of the Intercession in Washington Heights.
Read more
| De Blasio wins support of uptown Obama Democratic Club |
An influential neighborhood Democratic group will not back any fellow party
member's mayoral bid because most support the controversial East 91st Street
Marine Transfer Station, an organization leader said
The East Side Democratic Club, which serves Yorkville and parts of the Upper
East Side, decided to withhold its support Sunday night, said Betsy Feist, the
group's president. Read More........
member's mayoral bid because most support the controversial East 91st Street
Marine Transfer Station, an organization leader said
The East Side Democratic Club, which serves Yorkville and parts of the Upper
East Side, decided to withhold its support Sunday night, said Betsy Feist, the
group's president. Read More........
| Upper East Side Democratic Club Snubs Mayoral Hopefuls |
The Indian Point nuclear power plant, about 35 miles north of Times
Square, has been generating electricity since the Brady Bunch era. And it
shows in the gray metal control panels, oversized dials and rows of red
and green lights. There are even large switches that say “off.”
But while the equipment looks like it’s from another time, plant owner
Entergy Corporation says Indian Point is vital for modern day New York.
Entergy has been working since 2007 to relicense Indian Point’s two
reactors for another 20 years. Read more......
Square, has been generating electricity since the Brady Bunch era. And it
shows in the gray metal control panels, oversized dials and rows of red
and green lights. There are even large switches that say “off.”
But while the equipment looks like it’s from another time, plant owner
Entergy Corporation says Indian Point is vital for modern day New York.
Entergy has been working since 2007 to relicense Indian Point’s two
reactors for another 20 years. Read more......
| Indian Point Nuclear Plant: The Fight for re-license Continues |