During his ophthalmology rotation in medical school at the SUNY-Buffalo in the mid-1970s, Dr. Kevin C. Greenidge discovered what would become his professional passion. “I was very impressed by the n
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Three years ago, the husband-wife team of doctors Charles C.H. Edwards and Maritza Gattereau-Edwards turned their vision of a “surgi-center” in Manhattan into a reality. The Acu-Med Surgical/Medic
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This summer, thousands of African-American physicians and other health-care professionals will meet in San Diego, Calif., for the 102nd Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly of the National Medica
BY Rosalind McLymont
When Garth Robinson migrated to the United States from the Caribbean at seven years of age, a career in nursing was the furthest thing from his mind. In June, he will graduate from the nursing program
BY Carmen Brown
Neal Shoemaker speaks enthusiastically about sharing the rich cultural history of America’s most famous Black community with the millions of visitors who are eager to learn about the many different
BY Terri P. Guess
Hoyt H. Harper II sealed his fate in the travel and hospitality industry when, at 24, he chose to go to Jamaica with a travel company rather than be a sales rep for IBM. Today, Harper, 48, is senior v
BY Rosalind McLymont
It used to be that the African-American experience in the hospitality industry was little more than shining shoes, working in the kitchen, doing laundry or carrying luggage. Today, African-Americans c
BY Terri P. Guess
The Marriott Corp. is adding its world-renowned red logo to the Harlem landscape. It is the latest in a legion of top corporate brands to flock to an area considered New York City’s hottest resident
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