Summer Multi Sport Camp Lottery 2024 

West Harlem Development Corporation (WHDC) is proud to announce the Riverside Park Conservancy 2024 Summer Multi Sport Camp Lottery. Selected recipients will be awarded three free weeks at the Riverside Park Conservancy 2024 Summer Camp at Riverside Park (W 96th – W 110th St). Exact locations depend on the sport selected*

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Little Lions Summer Camp Lottery 2024

West Harlem Development Corporation (WHDC) is proud to announce the Columbia University scholarships for the 2024 Little Lions Summer Camp.

Selected recipients will be awarded three free weeks at the Columbia University Little Lions Camp – Summer 2024 at the Dodge Fitness Center (3030 Broadway, Manhattanville).

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Teen Corps 2024: Paid Internships For High School Students

High schoolers: want to work for parks and environmental justice this summer? Apply to be a part of our 2024 Teen Corps cohort!

If you’re:
Looking for a paid professional internship opportunity
A high school student who is passionate about the environment and a resident of West Harlem or Washington Heights
Ready to learn about horticulture and help revitalize our local parks

This is the job for you! 

More Info: https://riversideparknyc.org/youth-opportunities/

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Morir Soñando Returns to United Palace for Dominican Independence Day

That’s right familia. Morir Soñando made history back in November 2023 as the United Palace’s first all-Dominican comedy show. It’s about to go down again, on Dominican Independence Day, no less. This time their will be 2 shows and our usual after party at the flyest place Uptown, Jalao. So there you have it folks, tickets went on sale yesterday and they are going fast. Don’t get left out. Click below and get your tickets ASAP. Shout out to the 2 powerhouses Glorelys Mora and Sasha Merci who are the engines that make the Morir Soñando train run.

Get TIX: https://linktr.ee/morirsonandocomedy

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Morir Soñando Makes History as the United Palace’s First All-Dominican Comedy Show | PopSugar

Much love goes to Johanna Ferreira for this wonderful write up on PopSugar on our history making event back in November of last year at the venerable and beloved United Palace. The article perfectly captured the significance, magic and moxie of the event. Read the article below and then click on the link to get your tickets to see Morir Soñando later this month at the United Palace on Dominican Independence Day, February 27.

Read Article: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/morir-sonando-makes-history-at-united-palace-49314790

Get TIX: https://linktr.ee/morirsonandocomedy

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UC Reads: Trump’s ‘Knock on the Door’

Stephen MIller is evil. So is his boss, Donald Trump. Ronald Brownstein penned an excellent piece in The Atlantic that will give you the chills. The article delves into Trump’s plan to put forth “the Largest Domestic Deportation Operation in History.” The dastardly duo are also planning a red state private army that will, by force if necessary, deports millions in blue states. The paragraph below is absolutely frightening.

“What this means is that the communities that are heavily Hispanic or Black, those marginalized communities are going to be living in absolute fear of a knock on the door, whether or not they are themselves undocumented,” David Leopold, a former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, told me. “What he’s describing is a terrifying police state, the pretext of which is immigration.”

Read more: UC Reads: Trump’s ‘Knock on the Door’

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Happy Birthday Arturo Schomburg

NoMAA - Immigrant Exhibit - Wsashington Heights

“History must restore what slavery took away.” Arturo Schomburg

We should be eternally grateful for the one and only Arturo Schomburg for his part in educating, galvanizing and uniting the Black Diaspora. The struggle continues…

Art: @dister
📸: @paul_lomax

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