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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For what promises to be the biggest New Year’s bash in the city, the historic Apollo Theater will be transformed into a clubgoer’s paradise. The main theater will be converted to a dance floor as many of the seats will be removed so that patrons can break out their best moves in the orchestra - and even on the Apollo’s hallowed stage - to the sounds of the Cab Calloway Orchestra, led by the late, great bandleader’s grandson, C. Calloway Brooks, and famed Rhythm Revue DJ Felix Fernandez spinning the best in classic soul and R&B. Patrons will also be able to mingle and “get their party on” in the Apollo’s other event space, the Soundstage.

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