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A crowd gathered in front of the First Spanish United Methodist Church in East Harlem on June 28 listening intently and cheering as socialist candidate Cathy Rojas officially announced her campaign for mayor of New York City. Rojas is a Queens native, daughter of Colombian immigrants, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), and currently works as a public high school teacher in Elmhurst. New Yorkers will have an opportunity to vote for her as the only openly socialist candidate on the ballot this coming November.
The First Spanish United Methodist Church is well known in Harlem for its historic role in radical organizing. In 1969, the Young Lords, a revolutionary socialist organization that fought for the liberation of Puerto Ricans and all oppressed people in the U.S. and abroad, occupied the church for 11 days. They renamed it the People’s Church and used it as a site to set up free breakfast programs for childr
Jaan Laaman released after 37 years
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Jerry Bergonzi Quartet, Friday, June 25, at Crooners Supper Club
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Honored, humbled, but not satisfied: Carmelo Anthony on receiving the inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award
While Anthony receives this recognition in 2021, his efforts have been ongoing for over 15 years as he s sought reform and change in various social issues.
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On May 3, Carmelo Anthony climbed to 10
th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list – joining an elite group with some of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, whose 38,387 career points remains the benchmark three decades removed from his retirement.
But the connection between Kareem and Carmelo goes well beyond the buckets they can put up on the court. Both men have been leaders off the court in the fight for social justice and racial equality and both have used their platforms to bring change to their local communities and on a national platform.
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