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...NUTCRACKER GOES TO HARLEM...
...beloved toy still rests under the tree and its magically growing branches. The Nutcracker has long been the mainstay of dance companies and dancing schools alike; now the Brooklyn Academy of Music has come up with a fresh take on the classic: Donald Byrd's The Harlem Nutcracker, which tells the story of a grandmother who relives her youthful romance in the great Harlem nightclubs--all to Duke Ellington's jazz-and-gospel-tinged arrangement of Tchaikovsky...
...perfect blend of Harlem and Harvard," the senator said. "He felt that once they inoculated the young with politics...they would be immunized against cynicism...
...eighth-graders in a classroom in New York City's Spanish Harlem can barely suppress their giggles. "You are sitting on a stalled, crowded bus," their teacher tells them. "Start up a conversation." Esther, petite and pony-tailed, begins. "Well, this bus is really crowded!" "Yeah," says Luis. "I can't wait to get outta here--I'm gonna suffocate." Pause. Esther: "Nice day, isn't it? Where are you going?" Luis: "To take my girlfriend to the movies." Esther: "I have a date too." Painful pause. Luis: "The bus is certainly...stopped." The class cracks...
Rangel, with his familiar raspy voice and diamond-in-the-rough demeanor, has 26 years under his belt as the Harlem Congressman who succeeded Adam Clayton Powell. He has done enough TV to gain national stature, and has the House seniority to be a contender to chair the mighty Ways and Means Committee. Rangel's longstanding priority is bringing education, jobs and job training to his district so that Harlem can again be the flourishing community...