Harlem-Based NAN Recognizes LGBT History

In recognition of LGBT History Month and National Coming Out Day, National Action Network (NAN) is announcing the creation of NAN's LGBTQ Alliance, whose mission is to support action and activism on behalf of civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. Continue reading

Salters Scene: President Obama in NYC

[caption id="attachment_52258" align="alignleft" width="450"] President Obama Arrives in NYC[/caption] By Udo  Salters It's President Obama arriving in Air Force One, the plane touched down in NYC early Sunday morning September 27th. After saying hello and shaking hands of a number of people gathered on the tarmac, he was off again in the Marine One helicopter bound for Manhattan. Continue reading

Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church Cut From $3.1M

Abyssinian Development Corp., the sprawling housing and social service arm of Harlem’s most influential black church, was cut off from $3.1 million in city contracts two weeks ago after it failed to submit three years of overdue tax filings and independent audits to the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services, the Daily News has learned.Continue reading