Jay Mwamba

AFRICAN-AMERICAN and LATINO AIDS AWARENESS: It’s ‘all hands on deck’ against high infection rates in black communities

December 12, 2018 at 5:56 p.m.

If you are a young gay or bisexual black male, the perception that time has stood still in the fight against HIV/AIDS may not be too far-fetched. As infection rates...

HARLEM WEEK 2018: ‘I Love New York’ tourism campaign is set to show love to Harlem, Harlem Week, and Washington Heights

August 21, 2020 at 7:21 p.m.

The numbers are amazing: More than two million visitors trek uptown annually to enjoy Harlem Week, a month-long, fun-filled celebration of one of the nation's most vibrant communities. Now imagine...

‘We Built This’ highlights U.S. gains from slavery, from plantation labor to the construction of the White House

April 7, 2018 at 6:39 a.m.

When former First Lady Michelle Obama famously spoke of waking up every morning in "a house built by slaves," she was right. And the White House, America's most famous residence,...

African-American speed skaters to make history at Winter Olympics

April 7, 2018 at 6:42 a.m.

With the start of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Friday, American speed skaters Maame Biney and Erin Jackson take another step in their history-making journeys as the...

AFRICAN-AMERICAN and LATINO AIDS AWARENESS: National Black Leadership Commission marks anniversary

April 7, 2018 at 10:52 a.m.

Thirty years into the fight, the oldest and largest organization created to tackle HIV/AIDS in African-American communities can point to notable successes in combating the epidemic. The near elimination of...

AFRICAN-AMERICAN and LATINO AIDS AWARENESS: New holistic center is ‘oasis’ for Latino LGBT community

April 7, 2018 at 10:52 a.m.

Like in the African-American community, HIV remains an ongoing crisis among young gay Latino men in the United States despite the successes in treatment and medication. Even as the Centers...

Digital literacy and technology education push uptown

April 7, 2018 at 7:19 p.m.

Instant audio and video communication, real-time media access and paperless transactions are realities uptown and worldwide. And as technology rapidly advances, Harlem's residents — young and older — institutions and...

Upper Manhattan Auto Show showcases women and their wheels

April 7, 2018 at 7:27 p.m.

It was a sunny summer day in 2003, and the Mini Cooper S, a remake of one of Britain's iconic cars, was about to make its Harlem debut. Behind the...

Civil rights movement, led by Martin Luther King Jr., spread across U.S. to Africa, Europe

April 8, 2018 at 9:45 a.m.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. repeatedly emphasized the phrase "let freedom ring" -– borrowed from an American patriotic song – to wrap up his moving and memorable "I Have...

As African-American incomes see stark increases, journalist says blacks must shift from consumers to producers to find true wealth

April 8, 2018 at 9:45 a.m.

Pitting director/actor Tyler Perry's Madea character against longtime Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise doesn't seem like a fair fight, but apparently Madea packs quite a punch at the box office. African-American...

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