Tom McGeveran

Bio: Tom McGeveran is a co-founder and editor of Capital. He's previously served as Editor of The New York Observer and has also worked at The New York Blade.

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Children perform a traditional dance at the after-school launch.

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At the launch of the after-school program, traditional Liberian dishes were served.

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Liberian residents of Park Hill gathered at 141 Park Hill Avenue for the launch of the African Immigrants After School Program, on Feb. 4, 2012. The event was organized by "Beyond Sports Charities," in a partnership with the United States Sierra Leonean Association.

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The audience during Gbowee's speech.

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A woman attending the Gbowee lecture.

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Gbowee, center, sat next to Deacon Telee Brown, the President of the Staten Island Liberian Community Association.

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Locals organized a music performance for Gbowee's visit.

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A crowd of Liberians gathered at the Christ Assembly Lutheran Church on 27 Hudson Street on March 11, 2012. They were visited by 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and fellow Liberian, Leymah Gbowee. His topics were peace and reconciliation, at home and in the diaspora.

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At his home on Park Hill Avenue, Corneh looks through photos of his family back in Liberia.

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James Corneh moved to Park Hill from Liberia in 2009, after winning the Green Card lottery.

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