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Hazel Rosetta Smith is a journalist, retired former Managing Editor, and Woman’s Editor of the New York Beacon News. Actor/Director/Playwright with a portfolio of five original plays with rave reviews. Founder of HSTM Help Somebody Theatrical Ministries, HRS Speaks! HS Stage Products & Special Events. Studied journalism, writing, and performing arts at Columbia University School of the Arts, African American Ensemble Company, Harlem, Double Image Theatre Company, and HB Studios, NYC. Recipient of numerous awards. Contacts: HSTM (212) 362-3681 & (646) 320-1760 [misshazel@twc.com and online
www.hazelrosettasmith.com]
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Making a mountain out of a molehill refers to over-reactive behavior in which a person makes too much of a minor issue. The hill that the mole builds is nowhere […]
Muriel Petioni, M.D., was dubbed the “matron of Harlem health” by every Black woman who was admitted into Harlem hospital. For forty years, Dr. Petioni saw the health needs of […]
The Real McCoy” is an idiom and metaphor used to mean the real thing or the genuine article. In these times of fake news and artificial intelligence, it is difficult […]
The Emancipation Proclamation was an official order signed into effect by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It was not a law passed by Congress, but one based on […]
The renowned historian, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, believed deeply that a celebration of Black history would have a lasting impact on future generations of leaders. Determined to lead the charge […]
At an early age, I was introduced to a song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. In 1944, that song, said to have been conceived by Mercer after a […]
At an early age, I was introduced to a song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. In 1944, that song, said to have been conceived by Mercer after a […]
On the day prior to the inauguration of US President 47, an anonymous text message was making its rounds. The emphatic words stated Help make History, Boycott Inauguration Day, and […]
To be honest is to be truthful, ethical, fair, not lying or cheating. Honest means we can be taken at our word. Somehow, honesty is no easy feat today. It […]
On the day prior to the inauguration of US President 47, an anonymous text message was making its rounds. The emphatic words stated Help make History, Boycott Inauguration Day, and […]
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