I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy New Year. Thanks for your support.

I’d like to dedicate my ALL TIME favorite Christmas song to my readers. Silent Night. Not just Silent Night, but Silent Night by the Temptations.

Merry Christmas ……. April

If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift, the solution may be closer than you think — especially if you’re in NYC. Harlem is this year’s hot spot for a long list of unique product offerings that are sure to delight anyone on your gift list.

Last year, we spoke to Regina L. Smith, Vice President of the Harlem Business Alliance about shopping in Harlem. “We have a number of venues and establishments that are well run and have great products,” she insisted. The Harlem Business Alliance is a group that supports small businesses by providing referrals, technical assistance, financing, networking opportunities, informational forums, and special events. According to Smith, Harlem retailers offer variety as well as competitive pricing and should definitely be top contenders when consumers shop for quality products.

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December 17, 2007 — A Black social worker and licensed psychotherapist is suing Columbia University and Citibank for allegedly subjecting him and other “first-generation, low-income college students” to “modern-day slavery” - by colluding to charge exorbitant student-loan interest rates.

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Dr. Selene Slater-Bernaud has reached a crisis. After years of a caring interracial marriage, she finds she has fallen in love with a female student. As she grapples with her conscience, she must also wrestle with the personal demons that threaten to destroy her.

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