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Vol. 14 No. 29 July 24–July 30, 2014 FREE The Harlem News Group, Inc. Connecting Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn and The South Bronx Harlem News “Good News You Can Use” CommuNITy Soul Food and African Cuisine meet at Jacob Restaurant page 12 INSIDE THIS ISSuE: HARlEm WEEk Calendar of Events page 16 Bronx News “Good News You Can Use” Community Vol. 14 No. 28 July 17 - July 23, 2014 FREE The Harlem News Group, Inc. Connecting Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn and The South Bronx INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

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The COVID 19 Vaccine is now being distributed around the world and a Black Nurse at a hospital in Queens, NY was the first to receive the vaccine in the United States. Dr Fauci also announced that the Modena Vaccine was actually developed in hisinstitute’s vaccine research center by a team of scientists led by Dr. Barney Graham and his close colleague, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, or Kizzy Corbett (an African-American woman). Since I have 4 of the 5 risk factors for COVID, I will be looking forward to taking the vaccine as soon as is available – after I have observed the thousands who would have gone before me for about a month. We will also look forward to the numbers declining and no longer having the threat of a shut down of non essential businesses in early 2021. 2021 is looking like the year of “Hope.” We now have a confirmed new administration coming into leadership of our nation as Joseph Biden was certified by the electoral college today as the winner and next president of the United States, along with the new Vice President elect Kamarla Harris. We can now look forward to restoration of honesty, sanity and the democratic process at work.

“Stay Home for the Holidays” – those are the words being echoed from the President-elect, the Governor, the mayor and the CDC. Resist traveling to be with your loved ones and yes be fearful you may take COVID to them or they may transfer COVID to you. Let us all be as safe as possible and look forward to all the hugging and kissing we can do hopefully next year during the holidays.

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HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS EXPRESSIONS PONDER THIS! Tis the Right Time to Rejoice

By Hazel Rosetta Smith Life is full of swift transitions, trials and tribulations are a part of the journey, how we handle them is what counts. We cannot help but feel a sense of anxiety when our thoughts are centered on what we cannot do, instead of what is waiting just a breath away. No need to reiterate the words of that timeless song by Marvin Gaye, “What’s going on?” That is a question for which there is no logic or rational answer right about now. Stop filling your head with thoughts that are not serving any purpose other than to disturb your peace of mind.

Okay, I will say it, we are in the process of unwrapping a hot governmental mess. Thank God for those who step up to the plate to share “good news we can use” and cheery stories of joy and laughter. Tis the season to be happy, and that means you too. What you do for you is of the utmost importance. If you are good and kind to yourself, some of that kindness will make its way to someone else. Do not neglect or put yourself aside.

Si se puede, yes, we can…muster up the energy we think we do not have. There is a will deep within you and a way is there as well, waiting for you to heed its beckoning. Get ready to bust your best step into fantastic, without fear. Whether you know it or not, the wonders of the world are going on all around you. Whatever the circumstance, your present situation might need to be reevaluated. Do not feel guilty to admit that you feel good. It is your right to stand tall and proclaim proudly that you are content and comfortable. A dollar in your pocket does not signify selfishness.

In your darkest moment, the unexpected happened and it feels amazingly marvelous, you are still here. Wisdom is gained by cultivating an attitude of gratitude. We may be alone in our dwelling places, but loneliness does not deserve contemplation. With or without a mate or significant other, laughter is possible, happiness is plausible and downright good fun is present. All of it is attainable, individually, and collectively.

Throwback your head and let loose a good holla. Life is good. Stay focused on the best of your days and commit to making the rest of your days better than the ones before, because you believe you can. REJOICE! Make it a Merry Christmas wherever you are and more so, if you know the reason for the season. BE BLESSED BELOVED. [Hazel Rosetta Smith is a journalist, playwright, and director with Help Somebody Theatrical Ministries; retired former Managing Editor and Woman’s Editor of the New York Beacon News; current columnist for Harlem Community News, Inc. Contact: misshazel@twc.com]