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Wayne A. Young- Publisher's Point and Travel
Currently Vacant - Money
Currently Vacant - The Middle Passage
Tyrone Colbert - The Other Side
Carroll "C.R." Gibbs - Praising the Past
Theo Hodge, Jr., M.D - Health
Kennedra Tucker - Features and Health
Wayne A. Young- Publisher's Point and Travel
Tyrone Colbert contributes to Port of Harlem's "The Other Side" department.T. Michael Colbert is a Washington, D.C. native, raised in suburban Columbia, Maryland. After high school graduation in 1980, he served in the U.S. army domestically and abroad. An addiction to drugs lead to the honorably discharged veteran’s incarceration.
While incarcerated, Colbert developed a passion for writing and has contributed to Port of Harlem since 2000. In Port of Harlem, Colbert focuses on prison issues and provides an eyewitness look at life behind bars. In 2005, he studied journalism at Taylor University via a correspondence course.
His stage play, Skin Deep, won the 2002 WMAR-TV- Baltimore and Arena Players Drama Competition. In 2006, the Baltimore Screenplay Competition awarded him honorable mention for his screenplay, Paranoid. Colbert is also a member of the Jessup Correctional Institute Incarcerated Veterans Group, which helps organize the prison's annual Walk-A-Thon fundraiser, has published an anthology of writings by veterans and works with the Veterans Against Drugs and Violence program.
tcolbert@portofharlem.net
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While incarcerated, Colbert developed a passion for writing and has contributed to Port of Harlem since 2000. In Port of Harlem, Colbert focuses on prison issues and provides an eyewitness look at life behind bars. In 2005, he studied journalism at Taylor University via a correspondence course.
His stage play, Skin Deep, won the 2002 WMAR-TV- Baltimore and Arena Players Drama Competition. In 2006, the Baltimore Screenplay Competition awarded him honorable mention for his screenplay, Paranoid. Colbert is also a member of the Jessup Correctional Institute Incarcerated Veterans Group, which helps organize the prison's annual Walk-A-Thon fundraiser, has published an anthology of writings by veterans and works with the Veterans Against Drugs and Violence program.
tcolbert@portofharlem.net
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Carroll "C.R." Gibbs contributes to Port of Harlem's"Praising the Past" department.
He is the author/coauthor of six books and frequent national and international lecturer on an array of historical topics. He has appeared several times on the History Channel, French and Belgian television, and wrote, researched and narrated "Sketches in Color," a 13-part companion series to the PBS series,The Civil War, for WHUT-TV, Howard University television station.
The Smithsonian Institution's Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture features Gibbs among its scholars at the museum's Online Academy website. In 1989, he founded the African History and Culture Lecture Series whose scholars continue to provide free presentations at libraries, churches, and other locations in the Washington-Baltimore area. In 1997, he led 26 people across Africa.
In 2009, the Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust honored Gibbs for his more than three decades of articles, exhibits and presentations on the military heritage of Africans and African Americans.
crgibbs@portofharlem.net
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He is the author/coauthor of six books and frequent national and international lecturer on an array of historical topics. He has appeared several times on the History Channel, French and Belgian television, and wrote, researched and narrated "Sketches in Color," a 13-part companion series to the PBS series,The Civil War, for WHUT-TV, Howard University television station.
The Smithsonian Institution's Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture features Gibbs among its scholars at the museum's Online Academy website. In 1989, he founded the African History and Culture Lecture Series whose scholars continue to provide free presentations at libraries, churches, and other locations in the Washington-Baltimore area. In 1997, he led 26 people across Africa.
In 2009, the Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust honored Gibbs for his more than three decades of articles, exhibits and presentations on the military heritage of Africans and African Americans.
crgibbs@portofharlem.net
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Kennedra Tucker contributes to Port of Harlem’s Features and Health departments. Tucker has a passion for helping people reach their fitness goals and make changes that improve their quality of life. She believes in the principle of lifetime wellness - - that exercising and making nutritious choices should begin in childhood and continue thru adulthood.
Tucker holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science and Physical Education from McDaniel College and is in her seventh year as a physical education teacher for Prince George’s County (Maryland) Public Schools. She regularly makes presentations at professional development workshops for County physical education teachers and has presented at the annual Maryland Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Convention.
The certified aerobics instructor and Aerobic and Fitness Association of America certified personal trainer, is a licensed Zumba instructor and certified cardio-kickboxing instructor. Currently, she is completing her master’s program in Exercise Science and Health Promotion at California University of Pennsylvania.
ktucker@portofharlem.net
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Tucker holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science and Physical Education from McDaniel College and is in her seventh year as a physical education teacher for Prince George’s County (Maryland) Public Schools. She regularly makes presentations at professional development workshops for County physical education teachers and has presented at the annual Maryland Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Convention.
The certified aerobics instructor and Aerobic and Fitness Association of America certified personal trainer, is a licensed Zumba instructor and certified cardio-kickboxing instructor. Currently, she is completing her master’s program in Exercise Science and Health Promotion at California University of Pennsylvania.
ktucker@portofharlem.net
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Theo Hodge, Jr., M.D. contributes to Port of Harlem's"Health" department. Born in Washington, D.C., Dr. Theo Hodge, Jr.'s parents raised him in nearby Prince Georges County, Maryland. He attended college and medical school at the University of Virginia.
Following a residency in Internal medicine at Georgetown University / Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dr. Hodge completed an infectious diseases fellowship at the Washington Hospital Center / Veterans Affairs Medical Center. On completing the fellowship, Dr. Hodge entered private practice where he focuses on the care of the HIV infected. He holds an academic appointment at the George Washington University Hospital as assistant clinical professor. Dr. Hodge is actively involved in a variety of community endeavors to increase HIV awareness and has offered his services in public clinic settings to care for underinsured / uninsured HIV infected patients. He is actively involved in multiple speaker bureaus dedicated to educating healthcare providers in the management of the HIV infected.
thodge@portofharlem.net
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Following a residency in Internal medicine at Georgetown University / Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dr. Hodge completed an infectious diseases fellowship at the Washington Hospital Center / Veterans Affairs Medical Center. On completing the fellowship, Dr. Hodge entered private practice where he focuses on the care of the HIV infected. He holds an academic appointment at the George Washington University Hospital as assistant clinical professor. Dr. Hodge is actively involved in a variety of community endeavors to increase HIV awareness and has offered his services in public clinic settings to care for underinsured / uninsured HIV infected patients. He is actively involved in multiple speaker bureaus dedicated to educating healthcare providers in the management of the HIV infected.
thodge@portofharlem.net
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Wayne A. Young contributes to Port Of Harlem's "Publisher's Point," "Features" and "Travel" departments. Wayne A. Young was a disc jockey while studying business administration at Iowa State University. He completed his graduate degree in Marketing Communications at Roosevelt University in 1984.
Young started Port of Harlem magazine in 1995 as a collectible item distributed at a Black memorabilia and collectible show. The first publication featured a collection of articles that he had written for publications ranging from the Washington Afro-American and Gary Post-Tribune newspapers to American Legacy and UpScale magazines. He named the magazine after the world’s most famous Pan-African community to reflect the magazine’s inclusive, diverse and Pan-African perspective.
After publishing annually in black and white for the first four years and biannually for the following four, Port of Harlem became a full-color, quarterly publication in November 2003. To meet change in reading habits, Port of Harlem returned to biannual publication in November 2009 and to annual publication in November 2011.
wyoung@portofharlem.net
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Young started Port of Harlem magazine in 1995 as a collectible item distributed at a Black memorabilia and collectible show. The first publication featured a collection of articles that he had written for publications ranging from the Washington Afro-American and Gary Post-Tribune newspapers to American Legacy and UpScale magazines. He named the magazine after the world’s most famous Pan-African community to reflect the magazine’s inclusive, diverse and Pan-African perspective.
After publishing annually in black and white for the first four years and biannually for the following four, Port of Harlem became a full-color, quarterly publication in November 2003. To meet change in reading habits, Port of Harlem returned to biannual publication in November 2009 and to annual publication in November 2011.
wyoung@portofharlem.net
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