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Prominent ESPN female voices bring their vibe to Disney+ with new show
Host Elle Duncan and commentators Chiney Ogwumike and Andraya Carter are expanding their insights and storytelling to a new venue: Disney+.
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August 07, 2025
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Remembering Lloyd Williams, Harlem's tireless advocate and eternal friend
If Harlem can be said to have a bellwether, a focused visionary, it was Lloyd Williams.
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August 07, 2025
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National Night Out returns to NYC
No summer blues for youngsters spending their summer with the blue.
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August 07, 2025
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The WNBA celebrates and promotes diversity with Pride showcases
Clearly the biggest stars of the WNBA's recent All-Star Weekend were the StudBudz, two players Natisha Hiedeman and Courtney Williams from the Minnesota Lynx, who sported pink hair and lots of positive energy during a 72-hour livestream on Twitch. Williams even played in the All-Star Game on the winning Team Collier. Their omnipresence and the amount of unabashed queer references led some people to dub the annual event the gayest All-Star Weekend in WNBA history. It was joyful.
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July 31, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Gerren Nixon's Urban Arm Wrestling League is reshaping a community
On a strip of Wyandanch, Long Island, a working-class enclave in Suffolk County, past corner stores and narrow side streets, a different kind of arena is taking shape. There are no bleachers, no stadium lights — but when the arms lock and the referee calls, “ready, go,” the tension is electric.
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July 31, 2025
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'We Outside Summer' in full swing for East Harlem NYCHA center
How New York City’s youngsters avoid the “summer slide” during the big city’s sweltering months will shape their future.
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July 31, 2025
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Brooklyn's Little Caribbean heating up with Black August block party bash
Flatbush's Little Caribbean community in Brooklyn is about to throw a neighborhood bash they hope will set up years of summer fun for everybody island style - with the inaugural Black August Block Party, set for Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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July 31, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Remembering and ruminating on Harlem Week
Editor's Note: Earlier this year, we grieved the loss of Congressman Charlie Rangel, Harlem's Hero and the “Lion of Lenox Avenue.” Always a champion and defender of New York's Black community, one of his favorite celebrations of it was Harlem Week.
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July 31, 2025
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Through legislation, the already wealthy and elite try to stymie the free-market of NIL
In the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Black men made up 50% of the 68 teams. Many were recipients of name, image and likeness deals — commonly known as NIL. These financial agreements, with companies ranging from multibillion-dollar corporations to local car dealerships and college-town restaurants, provided young Black men — and Black women, who make up 44% of Division I basketball players — with critical monetary resources to cover their basic needs.
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July 31, 2025
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'I didn't sign up to be exploited': NYC Teaching Fellows await payment for summer training
Omena El signed up for the New York City Teaching Fellows program in search of a more stable career. El previously cobbled together work as a substitute teacher, nutritionist, and massage therapist, although making ends meet was a struggle. She was thrilled when she was accepted to the city's Teaching Fellows program, which quickly trains career-changers and recent college graduates to fill hard-to-staff positions in the city's public schools. She looked forward to building a career in the public school system that educated her.
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July 31, 2025
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With Stewart injured, the Liberty try to survive a four-game road trip
New York Liberty All-Star and 2023 WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart exited Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks at Barclays Center in Brooklyn after playing less than four minutes due to a right leg injury.
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July 31, 2025
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Michael Dinwiddie: Friends remember a playwright, professor, Black theater historian, and kind soul
When I got the call on July 4 that Michael Dinwiddie had passed away that morning from pancreatic cancer, I was devastated. Dinwiddie, 70, was an incredible person who I have known for many years. This NYU theater professor at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, playwright, composer, and a walking, smiling, laughing theater guru was always such a pleasure to be around.
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July 31, 2025
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Benin grants citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. U.S. singer Ciara is among the first
U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people.
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July 31, 2025
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Hulu's 'Washington Black': It takes a nation of millions to hold Wash Black
It's a tempting speculation. What if the television miniseries \"Washington Black\" had been adapted to the screen by Ryan Coogler or, say, Steve McQueen, with a hefty budget and HBO production?
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July 31, 2025
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Looking ahead to Harlem Week 2025: ‘Celebrate Our Dream'
The 51st annual Harlem Week celebration is set to take place from August 1-17 with the theme “Celebrate Our Dream.”
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July 31, 2025
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NFL Running Back AJ Dillon celebrates one-year anniversary of Dillon Family Foundation with donation to Boys & Girls Club of Door County
Former Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon, his wife Gabrielle, and their Dillon Family Foundation donated $25,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Door County on July 17, the one-year anniversary of the Foundation's launch.
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Former Little League star Mo'ne Davis to try out for new women's pro baseball league
Mo'ne Davis is not done playing baseball.
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Governor Shapiro delivers for older Pennsylvanians with signing of new lottery law
Governor Josh Shapiro signed HB 1058 into law, giving the Pennsylvania Lottery the flexibility to offer new and more competitive games with higher payouts.
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ScoopDigital, Vol. 6, No. 25
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What every Washington lobbyist now knows
I'm old enough to remember when corporate lobbyists swarmed Capitol Hill. I also remember when half the members of Congress who retired got lucrative lobbying jobs, taking their old chums out for meals or drinks and selling them on whatever the corporate backers wanted.
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Department of Aging invests $3 Million to upgrade Senior Community Centers
Pennsylvania Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich joined regional leaders in Cameron County to highlight a $3 million investment in Pennsylvania's Senior Community Center (SCC) grant program.
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ScoopDigital, Vol. 6, No. 25
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Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs
The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow frozen education money to be sent to states.
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ScoopDigital, Vol. 6, No. 25
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Students reminded of August 1 PA State Grant Application Deadline
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) encourages Pennsylvania students who are planning to enroll in a community college, a designated Pennsylvania Open-Admission institution, a business, trade, or technical school, a hospital school of nursing, or a 2-year program that is not transferable to another institution to submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) by August 1, 2025 to be considered for a PA State Grant award.
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ScoopDigital, Vol. 6, No. 25
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Shapiro Administration announces tuition discounts for Commonwealth employees and spouses at Holy Family University
Secretary of Administration Neil Weaver today announced an agreement with Holy Family University to provide tuition discounts to Commonwealth employees and their spouses. These education benefits build on Governor Josh Shapiro's commitment to fostering a strong and effective state government workforce and creating opportunities for all Pennsylvanians.
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ScoopDigital, Vol. 6, No. 25
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'Washington Black' is the show that could, just like its main character
\"Washington Black\" just seemed destined for a screen adaptation.
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Faith in the Storm
Lord, We Thank You For Your Peace Amid The Storm. Amen.
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ScoopDigital, Vol. 6, No. 25
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Carl Maxie Brasher
\"Don't let anything hold you back,\" is the fatherly advice received by Carl Maxie Brashear, who broke racial barriers in the US Navy in 1948. \"And of course I didn't.
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A Time for Good Trouble
Earlier this week, groups protesting the current administration's stands on civil and human rights held a “Good Trouble Lives On” Day of Action, honoring the fifth anniversary of beloved Congressman John Lewis's death with his familiar words.
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US elite colleges should be reserved for America's best and brightest
As I went back to my 50th class reunion at Yale recently, I reflected not just on my fellow classmates but also on the biggest change I see on campus, which I can only assume would be the same at other elite schools.
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ScoopDigital, Vol. 6, No. 25
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Volunteers flock to immigration courts to support migrants arrested in the hallways
After a Seattle immigration judge dismissed the deportation case against a Colombian man — exposing him to expedited removal — three people sat with him in the back of the courtroom, taking his car keys for safekeeping, helping him memorize phone numbers, and gathering the names of family members who needed to be notified.
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July 24, 2025
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CTH presents 'Memnon' at Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Harlem — for free
If there is one thing that I look forward to each summer, it is whatever the Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) is doing in the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater (Marcus Garvey Park at 122nd Street).
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