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Seven News
7NEWS is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia.[1]
"Know The News"
Division of
The Mission by John Williams (1988–present)
National Administration (Head Office):
Eveleigh, Sydney, Australia
National Operations
Broadcast Centre:
Docklands, Melbourne, Australia
Formerly called
Australian Television News (ATVN)
Seven National News
Seven Nightly News
Weekend Sunrise
7News Early Edition
7News Morning Edition
7News Afternoon Edition
7News at 5
The Latest: 7News
Seven West Media
7news.com.au
National bulletins are presented from Seven's high definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth city based studios. The network also produces local news bulletins and updates for the Gold Coast, as well as regional markets in Queensland, New South Wales (including the ACT), Victoria and Western Australia.
It draws upon the resources of ITN, NBC, Warner Bros. Discovery, CBC, CNN, APTN and Reuters for select international coverage. The network's Director of News and Current Affairs is Craig McPherson.
2 National bulletins
2.1 7NEWS Early Edition
2.2 7NEWS Morning Edition
2.3 7NEWS Updates
2.4 7NEWS at 5
2.5 The Latest: 7NEWS
3 Capital-based bulletins
3.1 Afternoon news
3.1.1 National bulletin
3.1.2 Local bulletins
3.2 Nightly news
3.2.1 Sydney
3.2.2 Melbourne
3.2.3 Brisbane
3.2.4 Adelaide
3.2.5 Perth
4 Regional bulletins
4.1 Regional Queensland
4.2 Gold Coast
4.3 Regional New South Wales
4.4 Regional Western Australia
5 Current affairs
5.1 Sunrise
5.2 Weekend Sunrise
6 Former shows
6.2 Today Tonight
6.3 Sunday Night
7 Controversy
7.1 American police attack
7.2 Outing of David Campbell
7.3 Tony Abbott "Shit happens"
Since late 2004, most national bulletins and Seven News Sydney have been presented from studios in Martin Place
7NEWS — previously known as ATVN News, Channel Seven News, Seven Eyewitness News, Seven National News, Seven Nightly News and Seven News — is one of Australia's longest-running television news services, founded in 1958, along with Nine News on the rival Nine Network.
In 2003, former Nine Network news and current affairs chief Peter Meakin was appointed to 7NEWS,[2][3] tasked with lifting ratings in the struggling east coast markets by including more local content in those bulletins.[4]
7NEWS has been the top rating news service nationally for all but three years since 2005,[5][6] partly attributed to the success of television game show Deal or No Deal (and later The Chase Australia),[7] which provided the flagship 6pm bulletin with a significant lead-in audience.[8]
In recent years, under the guidance of former longtime National Nine News chief Peter Meakin, Seven's news and current affairs division has produced more locally focused content, which has been lifting ratings for key markets such as Sydney and Melbourne.[4] Since February 2005, the ratings of Deal or No Deal, 7NEWS and Today Tonight have gradually increased. 7NEWS was the highest-rating news service nationally in both the 2005 and 2006 ratings seasons.[9][10] A key aspect of Seven's recent ratings dominance in news and current affairs has been attributed to Deal or No Deal's (and, since late 2015, The Chase Australia) top rating audience, which provides 7NEWS with a large lead-in audience.[11] Between 2007 and 2010 inclusive, 7NEWS completed a clean sweep across the five capital cities in terms of being the most watched 6 pm news bulletin. On 5 July 2008, Channel Seven introduced a watermark on news and current affairs programmes.
In 2007, 7NEWS beat National Nine News and 10 News First in ratings for the first time in the Melbourne market. During the year, they ranked highest twenty weeks compared to Nine's nineteen weeks, while one week was tied.[12] Previously, in 2006, Seven had ranked on top 16 weeks in while Nine had 24 weeks on top in Melbourne.
During 2008, from weeknight to weeknight, Seven and Nine had similar ratings, often changing the most popular show from night to night.[13] As of 2013, Nine News retains a national lead, although Seven still has a tight grip on the Adelaide and Perth bulletins. In November 2012, Peter Meakin resigned as director of news and current affairs of the Seven Network after nine years in the role, with Rob Raschke named as his successor.
In October 2013, it was announced that the Saturday 6pm bulletins would be extended to one hour, likely as a reaction to Nine News regaining its national lead in 2013.[14]
On Monday 20 January 2014, the news theme was overhauled with the traditional The Mission piece removed after two decades,[15] however, due to viewer backlash, The Mission was reinstated on Friday 24 January 2014.[16]
In February 2014, Today Tonight was axed in the Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane markets and the news bulletins were extended to one hour. The Adelaide and Perth bulletins remained at 30 minutes with Today Tonight being retained in only those two markets.[17]
In 2015, 7NEWS suffered its worst ratings year for over a decade, with all three of its east coast bulletins, as well as its regional Queensland bulletins, languishing behind Nine News and its Adelaide bulletin also starting to lose to Nine on weeknights.[18] However, Seven News soon reclaimed the lead nationally the following year, aided by the new game show lead-in The Chase Australia, which helped to increase numbers in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as a narrow 3,000 viewer loss to Nine in Brisbane.[7][19]
In July 2016, a new locally focused bulletin for the Gold Coast was introduced, airing at 5.30pm every evening from the network's Surfers Paradise studios.[20] The debut bulletin won its timeslot with 49,000, compared to the rival Nine Gold Coast News which drew 34,000 viewers.[21] However, Nine still remained ahead of Seven overall in the Gold Coast market until 2019, when that newscast finally emerged as the top newscast there.
In November 2019, the Adelaide and Perth editions of Today Tonight were axed finally bringing their nightly news shows to an hour edition in line with the east coast. In December 2022 the Martin Place studio will close with all operations transferred to Seven's facility in Eveleigh.[22]
National bulletinsEdit
7NEWS Early EditionEdit
7NEWS Early Edition airs at 5am on weekdays and is presented by Jodie Speers, and includes news, business, finance, sport and weather. It airs from Seven's Martin Place studios. Fill in presenters include Edwina Bartholomew, Shaun White and Monique Wright. The bulletin is followed by Sunrise.
The bulletin first aired on 14 July 2008, presented by Simon Reeve, with sport presented by Mark Beretta. Reeve presented the first bulletin as Natalie Barr was hosting Sunrise at the time.[23]
In January 2016, it was announced that Jodie Speers would replace Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta due to Sunrise starting at 5:30am. The bulletin also moved to the earlier time of 5am.[24][25]
7NEWS Morning EditionEdit
7NEWS Morning Edition airs at 11.30 am on weekdays in three separate markets:
The east coast edition is presented by Ann Sanders (Monday – Thursday) and Sally Bowrey (Friday) from Seven's Martin Place studios with sport presented by Abbey Gelmi (Monday), Matt Carmichael (Tuesday) and Matt Shirvington (Wednesday – Friday), and weather presented by meteorologist Tony Auden (Monday).
The Adelaide edition is presented by Mike Smithson or Rosanna Mangiarelli, who both alternate in presenting the bulletin solo, with sport presented by Tom Wilson.[26]
The Perth edition is presented by rotating presenters[a] from Seven Perth's Osborne Park studios.[27]
Garry Wilkinson, Chris Reason and Chris Bath have previously presented the bulletin. In 2006, Bath and Sanders swapped roles with Bath appointed weekend presenter on 7NEWS Sydney and Sanders appointed presenter of 7NEWS Morning Edition.
Ryan Phelan was the initial sport presenter when a sport presenter was added to the bulletin. Jim Wilson started to present sport shortly after, and continued to present Tuesday – Friday sport until his resignation from the Seven Network in June 2020. Jacqueline Felgate presented Monday sport from June 2019 until March 2022, the role which was previously shared between Ryan Phelan and Matt Carmichael.
A weather presenter was added to the bulletin in 2014.
Fill in presenters for the bulletin include Angela Cox, Robert Ovadia, Chris Reason, Mike Amor (from Melbourne), Katrina Blowers, Kendall Gilding (from Brisbane) and Sally Bowrey (News), Matt Carmichael, Mel McLaughlin, Michelle Bishop and Ben Davis (Sport), Samantha Brett, Angie Asimus, Sally Bowrey and Amber Laidler (Weather).
^ Rotating presenters may include Tina Altieri, Tim McMillan, Ryan Daniels and Amelia Broun.
7NEWS UpdatesEdit
Short localised updates are presented during the afternoons by various state-based reporters and eventually presenters and evenings by the state-based presenters.
When breaking stories occur, newsflashes are presented from Seven's Martin Place studio or Seven Melbourne's national broadcast centre.
7NEWS at 5Edit
7NEWS at 5 airs at 5pm every Saturday and Sunday and is presented by Sally Bowrey (Saturday) and Angie Asimus (Sunday), which includes news, sport, finance and weather. Sport is presented by Matt Shirvington (Saturday) and Mel McLaughlin (Sunday). It airs from Seven's Martin Place studios. The bulletin does not air on a Sunday in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth during the AFL season. Seven's affiliate Seven Tasmania in Tasmania airs the bulletin on tape delay at 5:30pm right before the main bulletin at 6pm.
The bulletin first aired on 1 March 2015 as a 'Special Presentation' until it became permanent on 29 March 2015. Fill-in presenters include Mike Amor, Angela Cox, Sally Bowrey and Katrina Blowers.
The Latest: 7NEWSEdit
The Latest: 7NEWS airs at or sometime after 10pm on Monday – Thursday and is presented by Angela Cox (Monday) and Michael Usher (Tuesday – Thursday) from Seven's Martin Place studios.[28] As the title suggests, the late-night bulletin provides up-to-date information on the latest news of the day.
Previously known as 7NEWS Late Edition, it was presented by Chris Bath or Anne Fulwood from 1995 to 2003, with Natalie Barr filling in. The bulletin was cancelled in December 2003 due to declining ratings. Chris Bath was moved to 7NEWS Morning Edition (later 7NEWS Sydney) and Natalie Barr was moved to Sunrise.
Angela Cox, Chris Reason and Gemma Acton are the main fill-in presenters for the bulletin.
Capital-based bulletinsEdit
Afternoon newsEdit
National bulletinEdit
Seven's national afternoon bulletin was introduced in 2003 as Target Iraq, during extensive coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and presented from Sydney by David Johnston. The program was retained after the initial invasion and moved production to Melbourne and was subsequently renamed the Seven 4.30 News. Johnston retired in September 2005 and was succeeded by Rebecca Maddern until production returned to Sydney in July 2006. Former US correspondent Mike Amor took over as anchor and the bulletin was relocated to the Martin Place Sydney studio. Amor was later replaced three months later by Samantha Armytage. On 3 December 2010, the bulletin was extended to 60 minutes and began to feature a sports bulletin.[29] However, on 7 May 2012, the bulletin was truncated back to 30 minutes as The Price is Right returned to the 5:00 pm timeslot.
On 2 April 2012, a 30-minute Perth edition was launched, airing as a cutaway half-hour bulletin at 4:30pm, following the first half-hour of the national bulletin at 4pm. Regional and Remote Western Australia did not receive the 4.30 afternoon news on Seven Regional WA, rather, the network substituted it with its own local news service at 5:30pm.
In December 2012, the bulletin was renamed as 7NEWS Afternoon Edition. In January 2013, the bulletin returned to an hour due to the axing of The Price Is Right and returned to the Melbourne studio with Rebecca Maddern replacing Samantha Armytage.
However, in August 2013 Maddern was replaced by Melissa Doyle and Matt White and the bulletin expanded to start at 4pm.
In April 2014, Matt White resigned from the Seven Network to join Network Ten. The bulletin was presented solo by Melissa Doyle up until July 2015.
In June 2015, the Seven Network announced senior presenter Chris Bath's resignation and that Melissa Doyle would take over as 7NEWS Sydney weekend presenter from July.
The last incarnation of the national bulletin was broadcast from the network's Martin Place studios and was presented by Ann Sanders (Monday – Thursday) and Chris Reason (Friday). Sport was presented by Mel McLaughlin (Monday) and Jim Wilson (Tuesday – Friday) and weather was presented by David Brown (Monday – Thursday) and Amelia Mulcahy or Angie Asimus (Friday). The national edition simulcasted in Griffith through WIN Television's Seven Griffith, Tasmania through Seven Tasmania and South Australia through WIN Television SA and Seven GTS/BKN.
Local bulletinsEdit
Hour–long local afternoon bulletins were launched periodically in the capital cities, replacing the National bulletin in full. Melbourne and Brisbane launched local afternoon bulletins in August 2015.[30] In July 2017, Adelaide launched their own local edition,[31] while the half-hour Perth bulletin was extended to replace the national bulletin in full.[32]
Presently, 7NEWS Afternoon Edition is aired at 4pm on weekdays in five separate local editions:
The Sydney edition is broadcast from the network's Martin Place studios and is presented by Ann Sanders (Monday – Thursday) and Sally Bowrey (Friday). Sport is presented by Mel McLaughlin (Monday – Thursday) and Matt Shirvington (Friday) and weather is presented by Angie Asimus (Monday – Thursday) and Amber Laidler (Friday). Fill-in presenters include Angela Cox and Chris Reason (News) and Matt Shirvington (Sport). The local edition simulcasted across New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory through Seven-owned regional stations CBN and NEN, and in Griffith through WIN Television's Seven Griffith.
The Melbourne edition is broadcast from the network's Docklands studios in Melbourne and is presented by Mike Amor and Rebecca Maddern (Monday), Mike Amor (Tuesday – Wednesday) and Rebecca Maddern (Thursday and Friday), with sport presented by Andrew McCormack, and weather presented by meteorologist Jane Bunn. Fill in presenters include Blake Johnson and Jayde Vincent (News), Abbey Gelmi, Andrew McCormack, Tom Browne and Nat Yoannidis (Sport) and Sonia Marinelli and Estelle Griepink (Weather).[30] The local edition simulcasts across Victoria and New South Wales/South Australian border areas through Seven's AMV and PTV, as well as Tasmania through 7 Tasmania.
The state-based Queensland edition is broadcast from the network's Mount Coot-tha studios in Brisbane and is presented by Kendall Gilding. Shane Webcke presents sport (Monday – Wednesday) and Pat Welsh (Thursday and Friday) and meteorologist Tony Auden presenting the weather (Monday – Thursday) and Coastal Expert Paul Burt (Friday). Fill in presenters include Joel Dry (News), Marlina Whop (News), Max Futcher (News), Katrina Blowers (News), Samantha Heathwood (News), Amanda Abate (News), Ben Davis (Sport) and Laura Dymock (Weather). Initially launched as a separate 90-minute bulletin in the South East Queensland region (Brisbane and surrounding areas received by BTQ transmitters), it is now simulcast across the state via Seven Queensland and across central and remote areas of eastern Australia on Seven Central. It is also being aired in Darwin, Northern Territory through affiliate Seven Central (TND–34), where it broadcasts live into all relevant time zones, thus ending the bulletin at 4:30pm in Darwin. On the Gold Coast, the bulletin ends at 4:30 pm, due to the launch of the Gold Coast service on 4 July. On 10 August 2017, two years to the day since the bulletin launched, the local service claimed victory in the 4:00 pm timeslot, winning 21 weeks to the rival Nine Live Queensland's two weeks.[33]
The Adelaide edition is broadcast from the network's Hindmarsh studios in Adelaide and is presented by Rosanna Mangiarelli (Tuesday – Thursday) and Mike Smithson (Monday and Friday). Sport is presented by Theo Doropoulos or Andrew Hayes and weather is presented by Amelia Mulcahy. It is simulcast across South Australia through WIN Television SA and GTS/BKN. On 26 June 2020, the local Adelaide afternoon news formerly presented by Rosanna Mangiarelli was axed due to budget cuts, with that market receiving the Melbourne edition until 23 October. At the time, Adelaide received a local insert in the last segment of the bulletin, presented by a local state based presenter, and a localised weather update with Amelia Mulcahy.[34] The bulletin was later reinstated on 26 October, but the axing affected Seven News in the Adelaide ratings, and helped rival Nine News to close the afternoon and evening news gap with Seven ever since.
The Perth edition is broadcast from the network's Osborne Park studios in Perth and is presented by Samantha Jolly (Monday – Thursday) and Amelia Broun (Friday), who also present weather and sport is presented by Ryan Daniels. Unlike the former breakaway, the bulletin runs for a full hour.[32] In regional WA, the bulletin ends at 4:30 pm, due to its weeknight regional bulletin at 5:30 pm.
Nightly newsEdit
SydneyEdit
Seven News Sydney reporter Jessica Ridley reporting outside the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Ultimo studios in Sydney, New South Wales.
7NEWS Sydney is presented by Mark Ferguson from Sunday to Thursday and Michael Usher and Angela Cox on Friday and Saturday from the Martin Place studios (until the end of 2022, the studio will be moving to Eveleigh). Sport is presented by Mel McLaughlin from Sunday to Thursday and Matt Shirvington on Friday and Saturday. Weather is presented by Angie Asimus from Sunday to Thursday and Sally Bowrey on Friday and Saturday.
The Sydney bulletin is simulcast to Seven-owned regional transmitters in New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory, and to Griffith via WIN Television's Seven Griffith.
After decades of trailing Nine News Sydney and 10 News First Sydney in the ratings, which led to the sackings of Ross Symonds and Ann Sanders as the weeknight presenters in 2003, 7NEWS Sydney's attempts to boost ratings began in December with the appointment of Ian Ross as main weeknight anchor and the relocation of the bulletin, and other national bulletins, to new street-level studios in Martin Place in August 2004, thus allowing bystanders to watch bulletins being broadcast live. After two years of presenting the national morning news, Chris Bath returned to her former role as weekend news presenter in 2006, swapping roles with Ann Sanders. Ross presented his final bulletin for 7NEWS Sydney on Friday 27 November 2009. Bath took over as main weeknight presenter from Monday 30 November 2009 while former Nine News presenter Mark Ferguson took over as weekend presenter on Saturday 28 November 2009.[3][35]
The bulletin retained its ratings lead until 2011, when it lost to the rival Nine News bulletin for the first time in seven years.[36]
In January 2014, Mark Ferguson was appointed weeknight presenter, replacing Chris Bath due to poor ratings. Bath became weekend presenter and continued to host Sunday Night until her resignation in July 2015,[37] after which Melissa Doyle took over.[38] More changes to Sydney's news presenting team in subsequent months saw former Melbourne weather presenter David Brown replace Sarah Cumming as the Sunday-Thursday weather presenter, Mel McLaughlin replace Jim Wilson as the Sunday-Thursday sports presenter and Wilson replace Ryan Phelan as the Friday-Saturday sports presenter.[citation needed]
In August 2016, it was announced that Michael Usher would replace Melissa Doyle as Friday and Saturday presenter. Doyle moved into a new expanded role as senior correspondent and host of Sunday Night.[39]
In June 2020, Jim Wilson left Seven after 28 years with the network, to become a new host of 2GB's Drive program. His last sports bulletin was 27 June 2020.[40] It was later announced that Matt Shirvington will replace him.[41]
In November 2020, David Brown left the Sydney newsroom to return to Melbourne with Angie Asimus promoted to weeknights weather presenter.
In December 2020, it was announced Angela Cox would be joining Michael Usher as co-host of the weekend news bulletin from January 2021.[42]
Fill-in presenters include Chris Reason, Angie Asimus and Ann Sanders (News), Matt Carmichael (Sport), and Sally Bowrey (Weather). Late night news updates are usually presented by either Samantha Brett or Susannah Carr from Perth.
MelbourneEdit
7NEWS Melbourne is directed by Shaun Menegola and presented by Peter Mitchell on weeknights and Mike Amor and Rebecca Maddern on weekends from Broadcast Centre Melbourne. Sport is presented by Tim Watson on weeknights and Abbey Gelmi on weekends. Weather is presented by Jane Bunn on weeknights and Melina Sarris on weekends.
Peter Mitchell previously held the role of weekend presenter for Seven Nightly News between 1987 and 2000 when he replaced the short-lived presenting duo of David Johnston and Anne Fulwood as weeknight presenter. Jennifer Keyte was appointed as weeknight presenter in 1990, becoming Australia's first solo female primetime commercial news presenter.[citation needed] In a network reshuffle in 1996, Keyte terminated her employment after the Seven Network attempted to pair her with David Johnston, who went to present solo for three years.[citation needed] She returned in 2003, assuming the role as weekend presenter, succeeding Jennifer Adams.
In May 2018, Network Ten announced that Jennifer Keyte would join the network to present Ten Eyewitness News Melbourne replacing Stephen Quartermain.[43] In August 2018, it was announced that Mike Amor will move back to Australia after 17 years as United States Bureau Chief to replace Keyte.[44]
Following decades of coming third in television ratings to Nine News Melbourne and 10 News First Melbourne (previously Ten Eyewitness News, Ten News at Five, Ten Evening News and Ten News: First at Five), 7NEWS Melbourne went into a tight contest to win the ratings battle in 2005. 7NEWS overtook the rival Nine bulletin in the ratings in 2007.[4] This was subsequently followed by a series of advertisements and promos which have touted Seven News Melbourne as Melbourne's New #1 and Nine altering their promotions to simply say Melbourne's Best News - a throwback to the 1980s when National Nine News Melbourne was being beaten in the ratings by ATV-10's Ten Eyewitness News. As of 2011, Seven has lost its ratings lead at 6pm to 9pm.
In January 2022, it was announced that Rebecca Maddern will return to the Seven Network to present 7NEWS Melbourne on weekends with Mike Amor.[45]
Until 2022, during the AFL season, Peter Mitchell and the weeknight team would present from Sunday to Thursday and Mike Amor, Rebecca Maddern and the weekend team would present on Friday and Saturday nights.
The bulletin is simulcast throughout regional Victoria and New South Wales/South Australia border areas that receive television services from Seven's AMV and PTV (with the NSW Border receiving a trimmed down 30-minute version of the full-hour news on weeknights), and to viewers in Darwin, Northern Territory through (TND-34).[46] During the AFL season, the Saturday edition of 7NEWS Melbourne airs for only 30 minutes to fit in with the Seven Network's Saturday night AFL coverage.
Fill-in presenters include Blake Johnson and Jayde Vincent (News), Andrew McCormack, Tom Browne and Nat Yoannidis (Sport) and Sonia Marinelli and Estelle Griepink (Weather).
BrisbaneEdit
7NEWS Brisbane is directed by Neil Warren and presented by Max Futcher and Sharyn Ghidella on weeknights and Katrina Blowers on weekends from Seven's Brisbane studios, located at Mount Coot-tha. Sport is presented by Shane Webcke from Sunday to Wednesday and TBA from Thursday to Saturday. Weather is presented by Tony Auden from Sunday to Thursday and Paul Burt on Friday and Saturday.
The bulletin is also simulcast in Brisbane on local radio station 96.5 Family FM, and across central and remote areas of eastern Australia, on Southern Cross Central. Regional Queensland viewers in the Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay-Burnett, Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville and Cairns television markets receive a trimmed down 30-minute version of the newshour on weeknights via Seven Queensland, with a live simulcast on weekends.
Previously, Tracey Challenor presented the weekend news for sixteen years until her resignation in February 2007. Cummins was first appointed to the weekday weather in 2005 after more than a year of the Brisbane bulletin not having a weather presenter; former kids show presenter Tony Johnston had this role in 2003. Cummins was replaced by former Nine weatherman John Schluter in early 2007 and she was moved to weekends. Ghidella joined Seven News in 2007 and replaced Challenor.
In October 2002, Rod Young moved from ABC News in Brisbane to co-anchor with Kay McGrath. She had presented 7NEWS Brisbane solo for the previous nine months following the retirement of Frank Warrick. Following a couple of lean years coming third to Nine News Brisbane and Ten Eyewitness News Brisbane, 7NEWS Brisbane regained its ratings lead by 2007, helped by the recruitment of ex-Nine weatherman John Schluter, former Today news presenter Sharyn Ghidella and director of news Rob Raschke. In 2008, 7NEWS Brisbane was officially the #1 bulletin in Brisbane, winning all 40 ratings weeks. As of 2013, Seven has lost its ratings lead at 6 pm to 9 pm.
In January 2013, Sharyn Ghidella and Bill McDonald were appointed Sunday to Thursday (later changed to weeknights) presenters with Kay McGrath and Rod Young moving to present on Friday and Saturday (later changed to weekends). It was also announced that Ghidella will present a local edition of Today Tonight, which was axed in January 2014 in favour of the bulletin's one hour extension.
In June 2016, it was announced that Rod Young would leave 7NEWS Brisbane to present a new local bulletin for 7NEWS Gold Coast.
In March 2018, McDonald was removed as co-anchor of the bulletin,[47] and was replaced by Max Futcher following poor ratings.[48]
In December 2019, Kay McGrath announced her retirement after 40 years in television and will present her final bulletin on 26 January. Katrina Blowers has been announced as her replacement.
News updates for Brisbane are presented by Max Futcher or Sharyn Ghidella throughout the afternoon and the early evening. Samantha Heathwood, Katrina Blowers and Kendall Gilding are fill-in news presenters for the bulletin. Ben Davis and Rohan Welsh are fill-in sports presenters and Liz Cantor and Laura Dymock are the fill-in weather presenters.
AdelaideEdit
7NEWS Adelaide is directed by Chris Salter and presented by Will Goodings and Rosanna Mangiarelli on weeknights, and Mike Smithson on weekends from Seven's studios located at Hindmarsh. Sport is presented by Mark Soderstrom on weeknights and Bruce Abernethy on weekends. Weather is presented by Amelia Mulcahy on weeknights and Gertie Spurling on weekends.
The Adelaide bulletin is simulcast to the regional areas of South Australia on Southern Cross Television GTS/BKN in the Spencer Gulf region and Broken Hill in New South Wales, and through WIN South Australia in the Riverland and Mount Gambier/South East regions of the state.
From 1989 to 2004 Graeme Goodings presented 7NEWS Adelaide on weeknights with Doyle until he was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Goodings and Riddell, the then weekend news presenter, agreed to swap roles, allowing for Goodings' rehabilitation. Goodings left 7NEWS Adelaide in December 2014, after 34 years reading Adelaide's news.
Prior to 27 December 1987, the presenters and production crew of 7NEWS Adelaide produced Ten News Adelaide (then known as Ten Eyewitness News). However, as the television industry was consolidating in Australia, these news services had each become associated by ownership with inter-state news services being broadcast on opposite frequencies; therefore, to simplify network interaction, their respective networks agreed to swap channel assignments and network affiliations in Adelaide.
In December 2007, production of 7NEWS moved from studios located at Gilberton to a new purpose-built space at Hindmarsh.[49]
During the AFL season, Seven News Adelaide does not air at the regular time on Saturday or Sunday if there is a twilight match involving Adelaide and/or Port Adelaide, in which case, a shortened edition is broadcast at half time, replacing analysis of the AFL matches broadcast, or a full bulletin is broadcast immediately after the game.
In 2014, 7NEWS Adelaide won every single ratings weeknight against the rival Nine News Adelaide,[50] but in 2015 started to lose some nights to Nine as Seven News as a whole suffered its worst ratings figures for over a decade.[18] It clocked up 500 consecutive weekly ratings wins in March 2019, extending a streak which started in August 2006.[51]
In August 2019, Jane Doyle celebrated 30 years of reading the news on Seven.
In November 2019, John Riddell announced his retirement and presented his last bulletin on 6 December. Doyle became solo presenter after Ridell's retirement.
In June 2020, it was announced that Jessica Adamson and Tim Noonan were made redundant. The weekday 4pm bulletin was also retired with Melbourne's bulletin broadcast to the Adelaide market. Rosanna Mangiarelli replaced Adamson on weekends. The bulletin was later reinstated on 26 October, but the axing affected Seven News in the Adelaide ratings, and helped rival Nine News to close the afternoon and evening news gap with Seven ever since.
In September 2022, it was announced that FIVEAA's Will Goodings will replace Mike Smithson to co-host weekends.[52]
In November 2022, it was announced that Jane Doyle would retire from television after more than three decades presenting 7NEWS Adelaide.[53] Will Goodings and Rosanna Mangiarelli were announced as her replacement, commencing from January 2023.[54]
Fill-in presenters include Mike Smithson, Andrea Nicolas, Elspeth Hussey, and Mark Mooney (News), Theo Doropoulos and Andrew Hayes (Sport) and Gertie Spurling and Casey Treloar (Weather). News updates are presented by presenters or fill-in presenters.
Seven remains South Australia's number one Adelaide news service for more than a decade.
PerthEdit
7NEWS Perth is presented by Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr on weeknights and Angela Tsun and Tim McMillan on weekends from Seven and West Australian Newspaper studios located at Osborne Park. Sport is presented by Ryan Daniels on weeknights and Adrian Barich on weekends. Weather is presented by Samantha Jolly. Seven News Perth is also simulcast to Seven-owned transmitter across regional and remote areas of Western Australia, and Curtin FM 100.1 in the Perth CBD area, but as of 2016, the simulcast on radio had a broadcasting break.
Long standing 7NEWS Perth presenter Jeff Newman announced his retirement from television on 1 July 2009, and retired from his role on Monday 10 August 2009. He was replaced by former Nine News Perth weather presenter Natalia Cooper, who began her new role during September 2009. Cooper resigned from Seven Perth at the end of 2012 with ex-Nine weather presenter Angela Tsun taking over as her replacement for the 4:30pm news and 6pm weather forecasts.
In 2015, Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr celebrated a thirty-year anniversary as a news reading duo. They are one of the longest serving dual news presenter teams in the world and the dual-presenter format used by 7NEWS Perth has been highly successful. In contrast to previous struggles seen in Sydney and Melbourne in the late 1990s, 7NEWS Perth has led in the ratings for decades, well ahead of 10 News First Perth and Nine News Perth by as many as 100,000 viewers.
In February 2020, the Seven Network announced that Tim McMillan would join Angela Tsun to present on weekends.[55]
In February 2022, Basil Zempilas left his nightly sport duties due to other commitments and being the Lord Mayor of Perth. Basil will still be part of the Seven Network's sport coverage.
News updates for Perth are presented by Angela Tsun, Susannah Carr or Rick Ardon throughout the afternoon and by Susannah Carr or Rick Ardon in the early evening. Yvette Mooney was the weekend news presenter until she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and subsequently left the network in June 2008. Before the move to the Osborne Park Studios in Feb 2015, Blake Johnson and Samantha Jolly alternated fortnightly presenting for both Weekend bulletins. Fill-in presenters include Syan Vallance, Tina Altieri, Elle Georgiou, Amelia Broun, Samantha Jolly (News) and Anna Hay (Sport).
Regional bulletinsEdit
Regional QueenslandEdit
Local news bulletins for Regional Queensland are broadcast each weeknight at 6pm, in all seven regional areas: Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Wide Bay, Toowoomba, the Sunshine Coast, and Rockhampton. They are followed by a shortened 30-minute version of 7NEWS Brisbane.
The bulletins are presented by Rob Brough, with Joanne Desmond co-anchoring the Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton and Toowoomba editions. Sport is presented by Nathan Spurling and weather is presented by Livio Regano. Fill-in presenters include Dannielle DiPinto (news), Luke McGarry (sport), Rosanna Natoli (weather).
Reporters and camera crews are based at newsrooms in each of the seven regions with studio presentation for the Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Darling Downs, Rockhampton and Wide Bay bulletins pre-recorded at studios in Maroochydore. The Sunshine Coast edition of Seven News is broadcast live, but may also exchange it to any of the six pre-recorded regions at certain circumstances (e.g., cyclone coverage in the nearest region of immediate concern). News editing is undertaken by the local newsrooms, and sent to the main Maroochydore studios for transmission.
The most successful edition of 7NEWS Queensland is broadcast on the Sunshine Coast. In early 1998, WIN Television launched a competing service publicly stating that it would beat Seven in the ratings within six months. At the end of the 1998 ratings season, after a new station head (Laurie Patton) had overseen a comprehensive re-vamping of the program and its external promotions, 7NEWS Queensland had actually increased its audience share by six ratings points.
In early 2004, 7NEWS Queensland was re-introduced in the Townsville and Cairns sub-markets as a result of regulations regarding local content on regional television introduced by the Australian Broadcasting Authority.
On 5 March 2007, 7NEWS Queensland bulletins commenced production and broadcasts in a widescreen standard-definition digital format. 7NEWS Queensland was the first regional news service in regional Queensland to convert to widescreen.
On 22 November 2010, 7NEWS Queensland launched a sixth edition for the Rockhampton/Gladstone and Central Queensland region.
On 2 November 2015, 7NEWS Queensland launched a seventh edition for the Toowoomba and the Darling Downs region. With the said launch, Seven News became the only news service to cover all regional centres of Queensland since the axing of WIN News in the Mackay region in May 2015. This lasted until July 2017, when rival Nine News began to roll out local composite bulletins for their statewide affiliate Southern Cross Television (which carried Nine programming from July 2016 until July 2021).
From 11 July 2016, these editions are consolidated with the 7NEWS branding, though the openers of these editions remained to address as 7NEWS Queensland, (previously known as Seven Local News). The Local News branding was completely phased out on 5 September 2016 in favour of the 7NEWS brand.
Formerly, there were two bureaus located in Hervey Bay and Gladstone covering their respective regions, but they were closed due to budget reasons.
Gold CoastEdit
7NEWS Gold Coast is presented by Amanda Abate and Steve Titmus. Sport is presented by Sally Pearson and weather is presented by meteorologist Tony Auden (Monday) and Paul Burt (Tuesday - Friday), and coastal, beaches and fishing reports from Paul on a Thursday and Friday.
The bulletin airs on weeknights at 5.30pm on BTQ-7's Gold Coast relay transmitters, ahead of the main 6pm news from Brisbane, placing it in direct competition with rival Nine Gold Coast News. The bulletin does not air when Australian Test cricket matches are scheduled.
On 4 July 2016, a new local bulletin for the Gold Coast was introduced, produced and broadcast live from Seven's Surfers Paradise studio.
From its launch, weekend bulletins were also produced, which made Seven the only network to produce local Gold Coast bulletins seven days a week. However, weekend bulletins were axed in November 2017, citing cost-cutting measures. In February 2018, Amanda (who formerly presented the axed weekend edition) joined Rod in presenting the weeknight local bulletin as well as reading sport.
In July 2019, after three years on air, 7NEWS Gold Coast officially became the number one news bulletin on the Gold Coast, winning twenty-one weeks to the rival Nine Gold Coast News' one week.[56]
Rod Young formerly presented the bulletin from its launch in July 2016, before retiring from television news on 22 July 2021.[57][58]
In February 2022, Sally Pearson was appointed sport presenter for the bulletin.[59]
Fill in presenters include Bianca Stone (news), and Liz Cantor and Tamra Bow (weather).
Regional New South WalesEdit
Local news bulletins for Regional New South Wales are broadcast each weeknight at 6pm, in five regional areas: Albury and the Border, Wagga Wagga and the Riverina, Central West (Dubbo and Orange), the North Coast (Coffs Harbour and Taree) and Northern Rivers (Lismore), and Tamworth and the New England. They are followed by a 30-minute complementary bulletin named 7NEWS at 6:30, which is a half-hour statewide bulletin with Daniel Gibson carrying all national and international stories usually seen in metropolitan markets. Albury does not receive this bulletin, instead showing a shortened 30-minute edition of Melbourne's 6pm news, as the New South Wales-Victoria border (which Albury is located) leans closer to Melbourne than it is to Sydney.
The local bulletins are presented by Madelaine Collignon. Sport is presented by Stephen Murphy and weather is presented by Kirstie Fitzpatrick. Fill-in presenters include Kirstie Fitzpatrick (with Daniel Gibson presenting the Border & North East bulletin) (news) and Pip Waller and Craig Moore (weather).
Reporters and camera crews are based at newsrooms in each of the five regions with studio presentation for the Border, Central West, Riverina and the New England regions pre-recorded at Seven's regional studio in Canberra. The North Coast edition of is presented live, also from Canberra. News editing is undertaken by the local newsrooms, and reports are sent to the main Canberra studios for transmission.
Regional Western AustraliaEdit
A bulletin for regional Western Australia is broadcast each weeknight at 5:30pm. It is followed by 7NEWS Perth.
The bulletin is presented from Seven's regional WA newsroom in Bunbury by Noel Brunning (news and sport). Until October 2022, the weather segment was presented by Shauna Willis. Since her departure, reporters Adelaide Williams & Amanda Sabatino have presented the weather. No permanent replacement has been announced.
Reporters and camera crews are based at newsrooms across regional and remote areas of the state. Previously, under the former Golden West Network branding, transmission came from Bunbury's former Roberts Cres studios; since 2018, master control shifted to Canberra, years after Prime Media Group (which Seven West Media later bought in 2021) bought GWN, with local presentation moved to a new Bunbury newsroom facility. News editing is undertaken by local newsrooms, with studio presentation and reports sent to Canberra for transmission via satellite and microwave.
Current affairsEdit
SunriseEdit
Main article: Sunrise (Australian TV program)
Sunrise is the network's breakfast program, aired weekdays from 5:30am to 9am. The show is broadcast live from Seven's Martin Place studios, and is based on a mix of human interest, showbiz and entertainment alongside half-hourly national news and sport bulletins and weather updates (WA viewers regularly receive a locally produced bulletin in place of the national bulletin).
The program is hosted by David Koch and Natalie Barr with news presenter Edwina Bartholomew, sport presenter Mark Beretta and weather presenter Sam Mac.
Weekend SunriseEdit
Main article: Weekend Sunrise
Weekend Sunrise is the weekend edition of Sunrise, aired Saturday and Sunday mornings from 7am to 10am. The show is formatted much like its weekday counterpart, broadcast live from Seven's Martin Place studios, and is based on a mix of human interest, showbiz and entertainment alongside half-hourly national news and sport bulletins and weather updates.
The program is hosted by Monique Wright and Matt Doran with Sally Bowrey as news and sport presenter and James Tobin as weather presenter.
Former showsEdit
7NEWS at 7 aired at 7pm on weeknights and was presented by Melissa Doyle from Seven's Martin Place studios, with weather presented by David Brown from the Melbourne studio. The bulletin aired on the Seven Network's secondary channel, 7Two across Australia and it first aired on 5 August 2013 and was first presented by Mark Ferguson,[60] with Doyle taking over a week later.
Western Australia had its own local live version of 7NEWS at 7, also presented from the Martin Place studio in Sydney by Sally Bowrey with weather presented by Angela Tsun from the Perth studio.
On 28 April 2014, the bulletin was removed from the schedule.[61]
Today TonightEdit
Main article: Today Tonight
Today Tonight was the network's tabloid current affairs program, which aired on weeknights at 6:30pm following the 6pm news bulletins. Local editions were produced in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne before being cancelled in 2014 with their respective news bulletins expanded from thirty minutes to one hour. In November 2019, the Adelaide and Perth editions were cancelled, with 7NEWS in those markets expanded to a full hour, bringing them in line with the east coast.
Sunday NightEdit
Main article: Sunday Night (Australian TV program)
Sunday Night was the network's current affairs and investigative journalism program, which aired on Sunday nights at 8:30pm and presented by Melissa Doyle.
ControversyEdit
American police attackEdit
In June 2020, a 7NEWS crew were in Washington DC, United States conducting a live broadcast of the Black Lives Matter protests for Sunrise.
During the broadcast American police officers charged at the crew, battering them with clubs and riot shields, and punching the cameraman Tim Myers in the face. The incident prompted comment from Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese. Later, the reporter Amelia Brace testified in front of US Congress regarding the incident.
Outing of David CampbellEdit
The news service, and in particular its news director Peter Meakin and reporter Adam Walters, came under heavy criticism in 2010 for the decision to air a story on then-New South Wales Transport Minister David Campbell as homosexual.[62] Campbell, a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for over two decades, was forced to resign after Meakin chose to air a story by Walters showing Campbell leaving a gay bathhouse. Amidst criticism of the story former NSW Labor Premier Barrie Unsworth condemned Campbell's actions.
"Campbell has been the police minister and he's been on the state crime commission, and he's frequented places where he's easily recognised," Mr Unsworth told The Australian newspaper.[63]
"The threat is not from Channel 7 lurking outside but by the people inside. We've got a criminal milieu in this city and he laid himself open to all sorts of threats and blackmail."
Seven's decision to run the story was derided by other politicians and several rival media outlets as "not a good moment for the media coverage of Macquarie Street",[64] "old-fashioned"[65] and an act of "pathetic snooping".[66]
But this was an act of naked homophobia. Well, I've got a message for Channel Seven. In Australia, we've gone beyond that. Or most of us have. Your action was shameful.
—  Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby[66]
Seven's justification for airing the story was initially that Campbell had misused his Ministerial vehicle,[62] however this allegation was quickly shown to be untrue by other media outlets, as New South Wales Ministers have full private use of their Ministerial vehicles.[65] The justification later put forward by Seven to defend its actions was that it was in the public interest to make the allegations public because of the risk of blackmail.
The Australian Communications & Media Authority instigated an investigation into Seven's conduct in this matter, under the industry's self-regulated code of conduct. It accepted the public interest justification put forward by Seven, that Campbell's actions left him "vulnerable to compromise or blackmail".[67]
Tony Abbott "Shit happens"Edit
In 2011, under the freedom of information laws, 7NEWS obtained footage showing Opposition leader Tony Abbott speaking about the recent death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan. 7NEWS edited the clips, then broadcast them that evening. After the incident, many media websites labeled the story a "ratings grab" for the network.
The following morning, rival networks, obtained the same footage as 7NEWS and broadcast another part of the interview not seen on the original report showing military leaders agreeing with Tony saying "It certainly does", backing his claims that his words had been taken out of context.[citation needed] Mr Abbott maintains that he was discussing whether the unit had had sufficient firepower support during the incident. 7NEWS reporter Mark Riley appeared on Sunrise and many other radio shows defending the claims and the report that aired.[68]
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I like this program a lot. I have it for two languages. It is good for learning grammar, both in sentence structure and formality levels.
The only thing i would like more is if you were taught more vocabulary right from the beginning because learning everything as part of a sentence can make it hard to separate words for me.
But i like that they have sections and tips and explanations to help you learn to speak the languages like a native. It let's you know why you say something a certain way and explains what each thing means literally while telling you why a native uses a particular phrase instead of how Google translate would put it literally.


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Hatitudes: A Tribute to the Grace & Style of Our Mothers
by Welcome to Harlem May 1, 2018
May 13, 2018 | 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Join us for a program of tributes featuring works by Gina Bardwell, Lyneete Freeman, Yvette Heyliger, Christine Toy Johnson, Leslie Lewis, Dominique Morisseau, Sherry Shephard-Massat, Arminda Thomas, Bridgette Wimberly and more! A reception will follow the performances.
Honoring: Marie Brown, Marjorie Johnson and LaZette McCants.
Wear your best hat!
Cost: $25 (general admission)
Tribeca Performing Arts Center (BMCC)
199 Chambers Street (BMCC campus)
More Info: http://tribecapac.org/event/hatitudes-a-tribute-to-the-grace-style-of-our-mothers/?instance_id=440
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Stretch Music Intensive
by Welcome to Harlem March 21, 2018
March 27, 2018 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Calling all music students, lovers of music and emerging musicians. Join us for a FREE immersive workshop with Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah and his incredible ensemble as part of the Stretch Music Residency with today's most creative improvisers and learn about the Stretch Music App. Hosted by Manhattan School of Music.
Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street
More Info: https://www.harlemstage.org/events-list/2018/3/29/jazz-then-and-now-stretch-music-with-manhattan-school-of-music
Vertoe – Luggage Storage
by Welcome to Harlem October 21, 2017
Looking for a place to store those extra bags/luggage while you explore NYC? Vertoe, a convenient luggage storage platform, will let you find the nearest location out of their tens of locations in New York City. The locations are easily accessible and it doesn't take more than 3-4 minutes to drop off your bags. Bags cost $5.95 per bag per day (irrespective of the size of the bag), which is the most affordable and safest option in the city as they also give you a $1,000 Vertoe Guarantee on your booking. Check their pricing page for additional offers on weekly/monthly deals and bigger bookings. Use a coupon code 'tourharlem' to avail an additional 5% off! http://mvnt.us/m525596
Between the Lines: My Soul Looks Back by Jessica Harris
by Welcome to Harlem September 5, 2017
September 13, 2017 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Jessica B. Harris, preeminent culinary scholar of the African Diaspora, cookbook author, and journalist, pens a memoir about a time in her life shaped by a romance with fellow college professor Sam Floyd, as well as friendships and chance encounters with cultural icons, James Baldwin, Maya Angelou and Nina Simone. Harris will be in conversation with Carla Hall, Chef and co-host of ABC's popular Emmy award-winning lifestyle series The Chew. A book signing will follow. This is an official Brooklyn Book Festival Bookends event, presented in collaboration with PEN America. Watch in livestream.
For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. All registered seats are released 15 to 30 minutes before start time, so we recommend that you arrive early. Guests: Please note that holding seats in the Langston Hughes Auditorium is strictly prohibited and there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center. @SchomburgCenter #MySoulLooksBack
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard at 135th Street
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Harlem – Vegetarian Awareness Month?
by Welcome to Harlem October 6, 2013
World Vegetarian Day, October 1, is the annual kick-off of Vegetarian Awareness Month. Make a difference this October by informing others about the benefits of vegetarianism. You will be helping to create a better world because vegetarian diets have proven health benefits, save animals' lives and help to preserve the Earth.
Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian, brings easy and delicious vegetarian cooking to health conscious people of all ages; cooking up delicious, healthy meals and snacks without dairy, meat, eggs or animal products. All of her recipes are based on traditional American cuisine and are completely cholesterol free! Her step-by-step instructions make preparing healthy food easy and her eco-friendly tips help viewers live a more balanced sustainable lifestyle. From "Festive Zucchini Lasagna" to "Dazzling Chocolate Desserts," Laura leads the viewer on a down-to-earth path to a heavenly feast.
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Portraits of Harlem's Clergy
by Welcome to Harlem April 7, 2012
Ozier Muhammad has lived in Harlem for the last 22 years, exploring the area and hunting for stories during long walks in the neighborhood.
"It is an intriguing place that is a laboratory for artistic expression," said Mr. Muhammad, a staff photographer for The Times. "A cultural cauldron for Latino and African-American expression and, of course, with all the historical benchmarks like the Harlem Renaissance."
So the area was a natural choice for him when he was looking to do a personal project on religion. Faith is no small part of this legendary community, where religious leaders have wielded great influence over the years. From grand churches to upstart storefronts, serving longtime residents or newcomers, these churches have seen generations of transition. Many have also hewed closely to an activist tradition, whether it was civil rights in the 1950s or concerns over the police's stop and frisk policies today.
The more he thought about it, the more he got excited. The resulting portraits, he said, are the start of what he hopes will be a long-term project that will follow how these institutions and their leaders adapt in the coming years. In addition to the photographs, he conducted audio interviews as well.
"What I really wanted to know was who are the people providing spiritual services to the Harlem community," he said. "It's looking at the lives of people evolving, and who has the responsibility of taking care of those needs."
As a journalist and Harlem resident, he has also come to know many of its faith leaders, like the Rev. Calvin O. Butts of Abyssinian Baptist Church and the Rev. Earl Kooperkamp at St. Mary's Episcopal Church.
In the case of Masjid Malcolm Shabazz, a mosque on 116th Street and Lenox Avenue, there was a deep personal connection. It first started as Temple #7 by the Nation of Islam — which was founded by Mr. Muhammad's grandfather, Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm X preached there. And in the 1970s, the temple adopted Sunni Islam, guided in the transition by his uncle, Imam Warith Deen Mohammed.
"Masjid Malcolm Shabazz was the place where the most visible community of Muslims would gather in New York City," Mr. Muhammad said. "Even today, it is perhaps the most important place where Muslims still worship in Harlem."
Though he said he has "wavered on religion and wondered if it truly served the needs of the people," he was surprised by what he found.
"I was inspired by many of the people I photographed," he said. "The way they defined their mission and understand their congregation and its needs, and by extension linking up with the greater community."
Excerpts from Mr. Muhammad's conversations with each of his subjects, including audio clips. The conversations have been edited and condensed.
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New Sidewalk Cafes Coming to Central Harlem
by Welcome to Harlem April 15, 2011
HARLEM—It's spring in Harlem and in addition to the flowers, sidewalk cafes are also in bloom.
At least three new restaurants have gotten Community Board 10 support to open a sidewalk cafe in Central Harlem.
Among them is the new outpost of the Applebee's chain at the corner of 125th Street and Fifth Avenue. The sidewalk cafe will be on Fifth Avenue. The board expressed support for the application earlier this year.
Bier International also received community support to open its long-awaited sidewalk seating. The beer garden, located at 2099 Frederick Douglass Blvd. at West 113th Street, applied for a two-year permit for 16 tables with 34 seats.
Nectar Wine Bar at 2241 Frederick Douglass Boulevard at West 121st Street, also received approval for a sidewalk cafe.
At least two more sidewalk cafe applications are on the near horizon for Community Board 10.
The city is encouraging more New Yorkers to take a meal outdoors with its own plan to add seasonal pop-up sidewalk cafes. The DOT is looking for 12 businesses to host the cafes, which give areas too narrow to accommodate traditional sidewalk cafes permission to move their seating into a portion of the street.
In other Harlem restaurant news, the newly-opened Bad Horse Pizza, located at 2222 Frederick Douglass Blvd. at West 120th Street also received support for its liquor license.
Harlem Tavern, a bar and grill scheduled to open at Frederick Douglas Blvd. and West 116th Street this spring also received community support for its liquor license.
Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20110408/harlem/new-sidewalk-cafes-coming-central-harlem#ixzz1J258sOeA
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Harlem Plaza to Transform Into $21M African Village Square
HARLEM — The massive plaza in front of the Harlem State office building at 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard is known as African Square. But with its drab concrete benches and open, windswept spaces, and smattering of giant planters, it resembled no such thing.
"The state had a generic plaza rehabilitation in mind but I thought people in Harlem deserved something that focused more on the heritage of the people in Harlem," said Willie Walker, general manager for the 23-story Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building.
In 2006, the State Office of General Services partnered with the Harlem Community Development Corporation to come up with the African village concept. With $50,000 from the development corporation, designers and scholars looked at 15 villages throughout Africa and adopted elements from each.
"We knew the plaza design was not meeting the needs of the community. And as the neighborhood evolved, we really wanted to to recognize the importance of the African-American and Caribbean footprint," said Thomas Lunke, director of planning and development for the Harlem Community Development Corporation.
When it's finished, the village will have a black granite representation of the Nile River running through it. A black granite wall running along the "river" will feature etchings that tell the story of Harlem.
There will also be a water feature, a stage, digital kiosks and a stepped area with trees. The current underutilized breezeways will be enclosed to create a screen wall that can be used to broadcast images and two large cultural rooms for community programming space.
The first part of the project is a two-year, $11 million plan to waterproof the plaza and shore up the space so that the garage below can support the new plaza. It's ahead of schedule by five months and about $1.5 million below budget, according to Walker.
The Harlem Community Development Corporation aims to continue its long-term goal of raising another $10 million to complete the village. The plan is to spread the word about the potential long-term benefits of the project.
"We see this as a way for the community to invest in itself and express its individual culture to the world and in turn the the world would come invest their time and energy with tourism and other projects," Lunke said.
The idea is to take the concept of the African village square as the center of cultural and civic life and import it to Harlem. The African village square is a place where the sacred and the secular intersect. There is the acknowledgement of the past but also a permanent space for discussion and activities beneficial to the village's future.
"The whole concept is that this is the open square, the gathering place," said Walker.
Tthe usable space of the plaza and the lobby will increase dramatically once it's finished. Lunke said the project is being viewed as a cultural and economic one. Since 125th street is Harlem's main thoroughfare for commerce, the hope is that the project will spur others along the street. It will also attract continued visitors looking to experience Harlem's culture and history.
Walker beams like a proud father when he talks about the plaza, which is visible from his second floor office. He makes no secret of his love of all things Afrocentric. Walker is known for wearing his collection of 100 different Kente cloth outfits and the walls of his office are filled with African and African-American art. But his focus, he says, remains on the people of the "village" of Harlem.
"My goal is to continue to open this building up to the public. This is their home," Walker said. "I want them to understand that it belongs to the people of this community."
By Jeff Mays, DNAinfo.com
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Top 25: Black history's integration of pro basketball
Black History Month is an intentional time of honoring and celebrating the journey of African-American men and women whose lives and accomplishments transformed America in the face of a cultural divide.
Since basketball's inception 120 years ago, African-American's have cultivated the sport into the modern professional game we know and love today as the NBA.
The heritage of the hardwood is synonymous with black history. From the peach baskets to breakaway rims, the evolution of professional basketball is rich with contributions from countless African Americans. These men and women opened doors in the face of uncertainty, challenge, and fear. Their greatness resonates in every corner of our culture and has inspired generations to do likewise.
This Top 25 list is a timeline highlighting men and women who pioneered the integration of professional basketball. There are many more people who deserve to be on this list, that are absent. Their names and faces are not forgotten. They will forever embody the soul of the game.
Top 25 African American's who pioneered the integration of Pro Basketball
(In chronological order)
(1) 1902: First black professional basketball player: Harry Haskell "Bucky" Lew
Born in Lowell, MA on January 4, 1884, Harry Lew's grandfather fought in the Revolutionary War. His parent's home was a stop in the Underground Railroad. The 18 year old was a talented basketball dribbler and defender who led his Y.M.C.A. team to the Merrimak Valley Championship.
He became the first black professional basketball player when Lowell's Pautucketville Athletic Club of the New England League signed him to their team. The racism at the time was so strong that the coach refused to let him on the court, and opted instead to play four against five. When he eventually got playing time opponents physically attacked him and were verbally abusive.
In the face of unimaginable conditions Lew played for 23 seasons and retired at age 41. He was the first African-American to play in a professional basketball game in 1902.
After his basketball career, he lived the rest of his life in Springfield, MA. It is a travesty that Harry Haskell "Bucky" Lew is not yet enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame! (First black Pro Basketball player, SportsHaze, Spencer)
(2) 1904: Founder of the first Black Athletic Conference – Edwin Henderson
Born in 1883, Edwin Henderson learned to play basketball at age 21 at Harvard University. Henderson earned his nickname the Grandfather of Black Basketball for his organizational efforts of introducing basketball to other African-American's in Washington D.C. in 1904. He formed the first African American Athletic Conference called the I.S.A.A. (Interscholastic Athletic Association). Thus the District of Columbia is considered the birthplace of black basketball.
2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the first back-to-back championship run. In 1910 and 1911 Henderson led two undefeated seasons with National Championships. The first season his team represented the Twelfth Street Colored Y.M.C.A. The second season, his team was adopted by Howard University as their Varsity squad.
This basketball innovator was co-editor of Spalding's first handbook of the late 1910's.
I can't imagine why Edwin Henderson is not enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame! (The Grandfather of Black Basketball, SportsHaze, Spencer)
(3) 1923: The first black team-dynasty: New York Rens
The all-black New York Rens were the best basketball team for 25 years from 1923-1948. Their record of 2,588 wins and 529 losses is amazing. They were nearly unstoppable, winning 88 games in 86 days at one point. Their rival during this period was the all-white New York Celtics (the origins of today's Boston Celtics). The Rens are one of three entire teams enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame. When Abe Saperstein saw the Rens play he was inspired to start his own team, the Harlem Globetrotters four years later. It's a shame the New York Rens were overshadowed the past 85 years and largely unknown to today's basketball fans. John Wooden once said, they were the greatest team ever.
Bob Douglas worked as a Porter and Messenger at the Renaissance Casino Ballroom in Harlem for 23 years before earning a management position. The Casino became the home court for his basketball team, for crowds exceeding 1000+ fans. The Rens prime years from 1931-1936 were led by their Magnificent Seven; Clarence "Fat" Jenkins, Bill Yancey, John "Casey" Holt, James "Poppy" Ricks, Eyre "Bruiser" Saitch, William "Wee Willie" Smith and Charles "Tarzan" Cooper.
In 1947 the ABL (American Basketball League) voted and denied the Rens entrance to their all-white league. In 1948, the ABL reconsidered and the Rens were in. However, it proved to be their downfall, as whites refused to attend their games, causing a financial disaster and the end of the New York Renaissance basketball team. Their last game was March 21, 1949.
In 1976 Charles Cooper became just the third African-American inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
(4) 1927: The Birth of basketball royalty: The Harlem Globetrotters
Two thousand years ago Jesus chose a dozen teenagers to carry His message of loving redemption to the world. It didn't matter that they were just fisherman. Their message was radical for its time, and continues to challenge the norm today.
In 1923 Abe Saperstein chose the Savory Big Five (as they were called then), a handful of teenagers from Wendell Philips High School, to carry the wonder of basketball around the world. It didn't matter that they were from Chicago, the Harlem Globetrotters were born. Their style of basketball was radical for its time. 85 years later, they continue to spread the good news of basketball around the world, as the game's leading innovators.
In 1940 the Globetrotters won the World Professional Basketball Tournament.
Inman Jackson, Geese Ausbie, Goose Tatum, Marques Haynes, Curly Neal, Meadowlark Lemon, and Tay Firefly Fisher, are just a few of the Globetrotter superstars of past and present. They are one of only three entire teams enshrined in the game's holy of holies, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Harlem Globetrotters are the most recognized basketball team in the world.
(5) 1929: Founder of the Harlem Clowns: Al "Runt" Pullins
Born Nov. 23, 1909, Al Pullins was one of the best athletes in Chicago when he led his High School to a league championship. The 5'8" star player began his pro-career as one of the original Harlem Globetrotters in 1929. When team owner Abe Saperstein reduced players pay from $40 to less than $8 per game, Pullins and several other players left the Globetrotters.
Pullins started his own team, the Harlem Clowns in 1934. For nearly 50 years he delighted fans around the world with his talented show until two years before his death in 1985.
In 2010 the Harlem Clowns were resurrected in Pullins honor. A new tour is in the works.
(6) 1931: First all-black, all-female professional basketball teams: Chicago Romas and the Philadelphia Tribune Girls
40 teams sponsored by businesses made up the AAU in the 1930's. Two of those teams were all-black, all-women's teams. The Philadelphia Tribune Girls consisted of; Tennis great Ora Washington, Gladys Walker, Virginia Woods, Lavinia Moore, Myrtle Wilson, Rose Wilson, Marie Leach, Florence Campbell, and Sarah Litimore.
The Chicago Romas team featured; Corinne Robinson, Mignon Burns, Lillian Ross, Virginia Willis, Lola Porter, and Isadore Channels, who led an undefeated schedule against both men and women's teams for six straight years between 1939-1945.
(7) 1937: First black male to play in the AAU league: William "Dolly" King
William "Dolly" King was an all-American at Long Island University in the early 1940's. He starred in track, baseball, football, and basketball. He played for African-American teams: the Scranton Minors, New York Rens, and the Washington Bears.
In 1945-1946 King helped lead the Rochester Royals to a National Basketball League Championship.
(8) 1939: First black recipient of Most Valuable Player Award: Clarence "Puggy" Bell
70 years before LeBron James(notes) won his first of two MVP awards, Clarence "Puggy" Bell was the first African-American recipient of such an award. For 9 seasons Puggy led the New York Rens. In his 1939 rookie season he led his team to The World Professional Basketball Tournament championship and was also chosen MVP.
In 1957-58 season Bill Russell became the first African-American recipient of the NBA's MVP award.
(9) 1939: John "Wonder boy" Isaacs: First Pro Basketball World Title40 years before Darryl Dawkins became the first player to go straight from High School to the NBA in 1975; there was John "Wonder boy" Isaacs. In 1935 Isaacs led his High School team to the NY City Championship. With his mother's permission, the following year the wonder boy began his professional basketball career with the NY Rens. During his first three seasons he led the Rens to 122-19, 121-19, and the greatest record in Pro-Basketball history of 127-15 record in 1939 en-route to winning the first World Championship.
In a profound statement, using a razorblade, Isaacs cut off the word "Colored" from his championship jacket, so it simply read "World Champions."
He won another championship in 1943 with the all black Washington Bears. He also played for the Hazelton Mountaineers of the Eastern Pennsylvania League, the Utica Olympics of the New York State Professional League, and Brooklyn and Saratoga of the American Basketball League.
After his playing career, Isaacs worked for 40 years as a mentor at the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club in Bronx, NY.
He was the last surviving member of the famous Renaissance team, before his death in 2009. He was 93 years old. Seven of his Rens and Bears teammates are enshrined individually into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Sadly, John Wonder Boy Isaacs has never been enshrined into the HOF. (Top 15 basketball champions not in the Hall of Fame, Yahoo Sports, Spencer)
(10) 1942: First integration of Professional Sports: Bill Jones & Sonny Boswell
Four years before Kenny Washington signed with the LA Rams, as the first black football player in the NFL, and 5 years before Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers, and 16 years before Willie O'Ree played for the Boston Bruins of the NHL, ten black men entered the National Basketball League as the first example of integration into any professional sport.
Bill Jones was one of four African Americans who joined the Toledo NBL team. Sonny Boswell was one of six African Americans to join the Chicago team. The year was 1942 and it opened the door for more blacks in a professional sports world dominated by whites.
(11) 1947: The greatest basketball player ever: Marques Haynes
Many basketball fans credit Michael Jordan as the greatest basketball player ever, because of his mega popularity in America and internationally. If promoting the game to the masses is the criteria for greatness, no one can match Marques Haynes. For 46 years, Haynes played in over 12,000 games, in more than 100 countries, an achievement unmatched in all of sports.
In 1941 Haynes led his Booker T. Washington High School to a National Championship. From 1942-1946 he led Langston University to a 112-3 record, which included a 59 game win streak. In his senior year Langston defeated the Harlem Globetrotters 74-70. And team owner, Abe Saperstein, offered Marques Haynes a contract. He resisted leaving college early, and joined the Globetrotters in 1948.
In his rookie year he led the Globetrotters to two victories against George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers (61-59, and 49-45).
In 1953 he turned down lucrative offers from the Philadelphia Warriors and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBA, and left the Globetrotters to start his own team, the Harlem Magicians.
He led the Harlem Magicians around the world from 1953-1972, and 1983-1992.
As a child I watched a Harlem Wizards game at my High School in 1988. I'll never forget his amazing dribbling. He autographed two pictures for me after the game. Today, they are some of my most prized possessions.
The man who could dribble 6-times per second, was the first Harlem Globetrotter inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. He is also enshrined in 6 other Halls of Fame. He is a recipient of the Harlem Globetrotters Legends Ring. They retired his number 20 in 2001.
Legendary coach Bob Knight believes Marques Haynes is the greatest basketball player of all time, and he often invited him to practices to meet his players. Every kid playing the game today should know who Marques Haynes is…. the greatest basketball player ever. (Marques Haynes: The greatest basketball player ever, SportsHaze, Spencer)
(12) 1948: First Black Olympic Basketball Gold Medalist & 1953: First Black NBA All-Star – Donald Barksdale
"Who?" that is the sad response most basketball fans give, when the name Donald Barksdale is mentioned. Like every person on this list, Barksdale is a name worthy of honor and tribute.
At UCLA Barksdale became the first black All-American in NCAA history.
In 1947, after college, the all-white NBA was not an option for Barksdale. Instead, he played for the Oakland Bittners, winning the 1949 AAU Championship, and being selected as an AAU All-American 1948, 1949, and 1950.
In 1951 at the age of 28 he broke into the NBA with the Washington Bullets.
In 1953 he became the first black NBA player to play in an NBA All-Star Game.
He finished his 4-year NBA career with the Boston Celtics.
Barksdale became the first African American Disk-Jockey in the Bay Area, and the first black person to own his own beer distributorship in America.
In 1983 he established the Bay Area's, Save High School Sports Foundation.
Barksdale has been enshrined in the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame, PAC-10 Basketball Hall of Honor, Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, and the Berkley High School Athletics Hall of Fame. However, Donald Barksdale is yet another hero on this list who has never been enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. (Black History: First NBA All-Star Donald Barksdale, SportsHaze, Spencer)
(13) 1950: Charles Chuck Cooper: First African American signed in the NBA Draft
2,725 points (6.7ppg) and 2,421 rebounds (5.9rpg) are not Hall of Fame worthy numbers. However considering those numbers came from the first African American to be chosen in the NBA draft in 1950, those stats bear extreme significance in hardwood history. Charles Cooper played just six seasons (409 games) after being drafted in the second round by the Boston Celtics April 25, 1950. He averaged nearly 10 points and 9 rebounds his rookie year, paving the way for the Kobe Bryant(notes), Lebron James, and the majority of players in the NBA today. The 6'5" forward played 4 years in Boston, one season with the Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks, and finished his career in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Cooper passed away in 1984.
(14) 1950: Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton:first African American to sign an NBA contractNat Sweetwater Clifton was the first African American to sign a contract with an NBA team andplay in the NBA.(Harold Hunter signed a contract with the Washington Capitals on April 26, 1950 but was cut from the team in training camp.)
After serving his country in the Army, Sweetwater, a 6'7" forward, played two years with the storied Harlem Globetrotters. In 1950 he signed a contract in the NBA with the New York Knicks where he played for seven seasons.
Clifton averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds per game in his career which was highlighted by playing in the 1956 All-Star Game.
Clifton passed away in 1990.
(15) 1950: Earl Lloyd: First African American to play in an NBA gameLike Clifton and Cooper, Earl Lloyd paved the way for an NBA dominated today by black superstars.
3 years after Jackie Robinson broke major league baseball's color barrier Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, and Sweetwater Clifton ended the ban of black players in the NBA. Earl Lloyd played his first game with the Washington Capitals just one day prior to Cooper's debut with the Boston Celtics.
6'6" Lloyd earned the nickname Big Cat as a defensive specialist at West Virginia State College the Washington Capitals drafted Lloyd in the 9th round but the team folded his first year, and so he joined the Syracuse Nationals.
Along sideNBA Hall of Famer Dolph Schays, Lloyd led the Nats to the 1955 NBA Championship. It was also the first year the shot-clock was implemented in the NBA. Lloyd averaged 10 points and 7.7 rebounds that season.
After he retired in 1960 at the age of 32 with the Detroit Pistons he became an Assistant Coach and later became the Pistons first African American Head Coach in team history in the 1971-1972 season.
I met Lloyd in 2005 at a special dedication ceremony honoring the invention of the shot clock, hosted by the Basketball Hall of Fame, in downtown Syracuse, New York. During a question and answer time Lloyd was challenged by a fan who questioned the legitimacy of the racism he endured during his career. The fan that was white jarred Lloyd who is in nature by all accounts a humble person who doesn't flaunt his place in hardwood history. An intense Lloyd explained how he was spit on by fans of his own team even after wins. He shared how he was often not allowed to eat in the same hotel he slept in because of the color barrier.
Lloyd is the only living member of the trio of men who changed basketball history in 1950. He is enshrined in the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame (1993) and in 2003 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor.
(16) 1961: John McLendon: First Black Coach in Professional SportsIn many aspects the cultural divide in America was as evident in 1961 as ever before. The venue of professional sports was not without blemish. When George Steinbrenner hired John McLendon to be the Head Coach of the ABL Cleveland Pipers, it was the first time an African-American was named Head Coach of any professional sports team in America. This historic move transcended the sport of basketball and reverberated throughout society.
Prior to this breakthrough in professional sports, McLendon also made history as the first African American coach to win an integrated national collegiate championship in 1957, followed by two more consecutive championships, becoming the first coach to 3-peat as NAIA champions.
Also in 1964 McLendon was the first African-American coach to be appointed to the U.S. Olympic committee.
And in 1966 McLendon became the first black coach at a predominantly white university. He led Cleveland State University to their best record in school history.
John McLendon's groundbreaking coaching career began in 1961 thanks to the ABL.
(1961: The Year Pro Basketball changed forever, Yahoo Sports, Spencer)
(17) 1966: Bill Russell: first black NBA coach to win an NBA Championship
Bill Russell is the greatest champion in Professional Basketball history with eleven rings in thirteen years. As a player few could argue that Russell is one of the ten greatest of all time. Russell's 21,620 rebounds is second in all-time only to Wilt Chamberlain.
After Red Auerbach retired in 1966, Russell took over as player / coach of the Boston Celtics, becoming the first African American Head coach in the NBA. He led Boston to a 60-21 regular-season record before losing to the Philadelphia 76ers team in the Eastern Division Finals. The next year, the Celtics struggled to a 48-34 regular season record, but still won the NBA Championship. In his 3rd and final season in the role of player / coach Russell and his Celtics defeated Wilt Chamberlain and the Los Angeles Lakers in 7 games for his 11th and final NBA Championship.
In 1973 Russell's coaching career was resurrected briefly for two years in the mid 1970's with the Seattle SuperSonics. Despite leading the team to the playoffs Russell retired in frustration.
Russell would make one last cameo appearance as a coach with the Sacramento Kings during the 1987-1988 season before hanging up the whistle for good.
Few will mention Russell's name in the talk of greatest coaches ever. But he may be the best player / coach (combo position) ever. Doc Rivers and many other black NBA champion coaches have followed in Russell's footsteps of greatness.
(18) 1968: Jackie White & Ken Hudson First black male referees in the NBA
Nearly half of the referees in the NBA today are African-American. In 1967-1968 season Jackie White and Ken Hudson became the first black male referees in the NBA.
On Feb. 11, 1968 former Harlem Globetrotter Jackie White officiated a game in Cleveland, Ohio between the Cincinnati Royals and the Chicago Bulls. It was the first time an African American officiated in an NBA game.
Ken Hudson officiated 60 games his first season. He earned $90 per game. His officiating career lasted just four years.
(19) 1971: Wayne Embry: first black general manager in the NBAWayne Embry's 40 year career in the NBA began as a player for 11 years. 6'8" forward nicknamed The Wall for his ability to set sreens, played in 887 combined regular and post season games for the Cincinnati Royals (1958-1965), Boston Celtics (1966-1968) and the Milwaukee Bucks. He averaged 12.5ppg and 9.1rpg.
In 1972 Embry became the first African American General Manager when he was hired by the Milwaukee Bucks.
In 1985 Embry became the vice-president and General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In 1994 with the Cavs, he became the first African American NBA team President and Chief Operating Officer.
He has been awarded Executive of the Year, twice by The Sporting News (1992, 1998), and once by Sports Illustrated (1998).
Embry was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
(20) 1972: Robert J. Douglas: First African American inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball HOFRobert J. Douglas was born November 4, 1881 and died July 16, 1979. Basketball Hall of Fame. Douglas was the founder of the greatest basketball team in hardwood history, the New York Rens. (see #3 for more history of Rens).
(21) 1997: Lisa Leslie & Sheryl Swoops: First black females in WNBALisa Leslie was the seventh pick of the WNBA's first draft in 1997. The 6'5" four time basketball Olympic Gold medalist appeared in seven WNBA All-Star Games and won two WNBA Championships during her eleven seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks. She is also the first woman to dunk in the WNBA.
Sheryl Swoopes was the first woman to be signed in the WNBA when it was created. During eleven years with the Houston Comets (and one season with the Seattle Storm) Swoops became the first WNBA player to earn three MVP awards along with three Defensive Player of the year Awards in the same years (2000, 2002, 2003). The four time WNBA Champion earned more than 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, and 200 steals in an amazing career. She is the first female basketball player to have a shoe named after her; Air Swoops.
Both Sheryl and Lisa continue to be role models for young ladies around the world.
(22) 1996: "Jumpin" Johnny Kline: Founder of the Black Legends Foundation
In 1996 Harlem Globetrotter legend Jumpin Johnny Kline began the Black Legends of Professional Basketball Foundation to provide pensions for other living Harlem Globetrotters legends.
The All-American from Detroit, Michigan became the Athlete of the Year at Wayne State University in 1952.
From 1953-1959 Kline toured the world with the Harlem Globetrotters. In 1959 he helped the Globetrotters win the World Series of Basketball against the College All-Americans.
After his Globetrotters career, Kline earned a doctorate in history and philosophy of education. He also received his Globetrotters "Legends" ring in 2002.
He continues to give back through his foundation, to recognize those who pioneered the integration of professional basketball.
(23) 1997: Violet Palmer: First black female referee
On October 31, 1997 in the first game of the NBA season, in British Columbia, Canada featuring the Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks Violet Palmer (African American) and Dee Kantner (Caucasian) became the first female referee's in any major professional sport.
On April 25, 2006 in a game between the Indiana Pacers and the New Jersey Nets Violet Palmer became the first woman of any race to officiate an NBA playoff game.
If there was ever any doubt of a woman's place in officiating men's basketball, that was answered in 2006 when she was one of the referees who officiated during the brawl between the New York Knicks and the Denver Nuggets and fans in the stands; one of the darkest days for the NBA.
For the past 10 years Palmer has run the "Violet Palmer's Official Camp" to provide kids the opportunity to learn how to become a basketball official.
(24) 2003: Robert L. Johnson:First black owner of a professional sports team
January 10, 2003 Robert L. Johnson became the first black owner of a professional sports team when the NBA Board of Governors granted Johnson the Charlotte Bobcats franchise. At the time the ownership also included African American's and former NBA players Michael Jordan, M.L Carr and music artist Nelly.
Johnson made his wealth stemmed from the success from his BET. In 1991 BET became the first black-owned company traded on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2000, he became the first African American billionaire when he sold BET for $3.2 billion dollars.
(25) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
There are many African American players who could fill this 25th spot. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar earns this spot due to the continual impact his life and career has had in his creation and consummation of Black History.
Abdul -Jabbar's storied career has served as a platform for him to be a leading teacher of black history. This past year he released the book and movie On the Shoulders of Giants: An Audio Journey through the Harlem Renaissance. In 2010 I attended one of his lectures on the topic. His passion for upholding the legacies of the teams, coaches, and players who pioneered the integration of basketball and laid the foundation for the professional game we know and love today is masterful!
Abdul-Jabbar is also a best-selling author who first gave us autobiographies Giant Steps in 1983 and Kareem in 1990. Since then he has published A Season on the Reservation: My Sojourn with the White Mountain Apaches (2000), and Brothers In Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes; a history of an all-black armored unit that served with distinction in Europe (2004), Black Profiles in Courage: A Legacy of African-American Achievement (1996), and On the Shoulders of Giants: An Audio Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance (2010).
From High School to UCLA to 20 seasons in the NBA, Abdul-Jabbar dominated and changed how the game of basketball was played. Statistically he is the greatest player ever, having scored more points than anyone else in NBA history. The 3 time NCAA champion (1967, 1968, 1969) 6 time NBA Champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) , 6 time MVP award recipient (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980) was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.
Resurrecting the soulIt is imperative that the complete history of the hardwood be passed down to this generation of basketball fans. The next time you hear kids talking about Kobe Bryant or LeBron James, tell them about the legends on this list. Remind them that the foundation of today's NBA is the soul of the game.
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Clinton Foundation Heads Downtown
The William J. Clinton Foundation will soon be trading its Harlem offices for new digs in downtown Manhattan.
The foundation expects to sign a 10-year lease in the coming weeks for about 25,000 square feet at 77 Water St. in Manhattan's Financial District, according to a person familiar with the terms. The foundation currently occupies about 19,000 square feet at 55 West 125th St. on a lease that expires this summer.
The move comes even though former President Bill Clinton himself is expected to keep his own offices for another 10 years in the 14-story Harlem building.
That lease, for 8,715 square feet on the building's top floor, was negotiated by the U.S. General Services Administration.
Mr. Clinton's nonprofit opted to move its offices to cut costs and better accommodate growth, according to an e-mailed statement from Laura Graham, the foundation's chief operating officer. "We're proud to have spent the better part of the last decade in Harlem, and look forward to contributing to the continued revitalization of the downtown area," Ms. Graham wrote. CB Richard Ellis represented the Clinton Foundation in its lease negotiations.
—Maura Webber Sadovi

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