By Victoria Horsford DECEMBER NOTES As we get ready for the December 2019 holiday season, it is a good time to take advantage of the calm that precedes the psychological storm that America will undergo next year when all hell will break loose. Yes, 2020 is the US Presidential election, congressional elections and assorted local […]Read More
The stately and iconic Cornerstone Baptist Church in Bedford Stuyvesant, known for its beauty, longevity, Civil Rights Movement activism and community development, was just honored with a nomination to the National Registers of Historic Places for both New York City and New York State. The historic Romanesque Revival designed church on Lewis Avenue, now headed […]Read More
By Victoria Horsford NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY Mayor Bill de Blasio named African-American James Johnson, 58, New York City Corporate Counsel. Former Assistant US Attorney, Johnson held several positions with the US Treasury. He will oversee approximately 1000 city attorneys. Johnson succeeds African-American Zachary Carter. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues NYC and Mayor de Blasio to […]Read More
By Reuven Blau and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY (This story was originally published on December 2nd by THE CITY.) https://thecity.nyc/2019/12/drug-and-alcohol-detox-units-closing-at-nyc-run-hospitals.html The inpatient detox units at all 11 city-run hospitals are about to close — steering people struggling with alcohol and drugs back into already busy emergency rooms, THE CITY has learned. The shutdown, expected […]Read More
By Katherine Lewin Azellia White, one of the nation’s first Black female pilots, died on Sept. 14 at 106 years old in Texas. “She says you just felt free up there, just free,” her great-niece, Emeldia Bailey, told CNN affiliate KTRK. “There weren’t any racial barriers or things like that when you’re in the skies.” […]Read More
What’s Going On By Victoria Horsford USA/2020 ELECTION Last week’s Democratic debate was the best ever but played to low ratings, perhaps because America was saturated by House Intelligence Committee Impeachment Hearings. Thought that it was the best performance by US Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, who were exceptional and not dodging important references […]Read More
By Maitefa Angaza In an interview with Our Time Press, Odeleye shared the impetus for this work and talks about what’s happening now with the case, about the women involved, and about the deeper and wider abuse we can all help to combat. “I worked one day with the news on,” said Odeleye, “and I […]Read More
USA/2020 ELECTION The Democratic 2020 Presidential race has more plot twists and turns than a well-crafted Hollywood or Netflix thriller. As Americans were formulating opinions of the 16-17 Democratic candidates and how they would vote, Mike Bloomberg files papers to enter the Prexy primaries. The Bloomberg news was jolting. A real billionaire, Bloomberg served as […]Read More
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