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Seneca Village was a 19th-century settlement of mostly African American landowners in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, within what would become present-day Central Park. The settlement was located near the current Upper West Side neighborhood, approximately bounded by Central Park West and the axes of 82nd Street, 89th Street, and ...
The Lafargue Mental Health Clinic, more commonly known as the Lafargue Clinic, was a mental health clinic that operated in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, from 1946 until 1958. The clinic was named for French Marxist physician Paul Lafargue and conceived by German-American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham , who recognized the dire state of mental ...
Todd Duncan - first African-American member of the New York City Opera; Wesley Augustus Williams - first African-American officer in the New York Fire Department; William Grant Still's Troubled Island as performed by the New York City Opera - the first black-composed opera to be performed by a major U.S. company
In 1974, Northside moved to Schomburg Plaza. As of 2023, Northside continues to serve Harlem children and their families from its center at the intersection of E. 108th Street and Park Avenue, New York. The Clark's goal was to match or surpass for poor African Americans, the mental health services then available for other children.
In 1889, the Bloomingdale Asylum moved to a new campus in White Plains, New York. [14] The campus was renamed the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, after Payne Whitney (1876-1927) bequeathed a large gift to New York Hospital specifically for mental health. Whitney was an American businessman and member of the influential Whitney family.
When 77-year-old Upper West Sider Carney Mimms collapsed during a morning run near Central Park’s Strawberry Fields last month, two good Samaritans swooped in to assist with CPR, performing ...
The Colored Orphan Asylum was an institution in New York City, open from 1836 to 1946. It housed on average four hundred children annually and was mostly managed by women. [ 1 ] Its first location was on Fifth Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan , a four-story building with two wings.
There is still a stigma attached to admitting you are having mental health issues, and this can lead people to avoid seeking therapy for fear of bringing shame to the family, community and themselves.