Schools to get record $29.5b in aid; and nursing homes, green initiatives, excluded workers to benefit, as well New York’s wealthiest residents and companies will pay more in taxes to help their less fortunate neighbors. And the agreement could not come at a better time. Legislators struggled to come to an agreement of $212 billion […]readmore
Becomes the First Woman to Lead the College, which has Been Inextricably Connected to the Central Brooklyn Community for More than a Half-Century A Biologist by Training, She is Known as a Passionate, Courageous and Innovative Educator with a Well-Established Track Record of Inspiring Students at HBCUsThe CUNY Board of Trustees today voted to appoint Dr. […]readmore
Eleven years ago, this month, “stars in the world of media and community service” were honored at Charlotte Mial’s Third Annual March Women’s History Month Awards and Brunch at the Herbert Von King Park Cultural Arts Center in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The event celebrated the achievements of 25 phenomenal women, including journalists, writers, authors, reporters, […]readmore
Last Sunday marked one year since New York State’s first known fatality from COVID-19 were reported. Since then, according to Mayor Bill DeBlasio, the total number of deaths amount to “more than the city lost in World War II, Sept. 11 and Superstorm Sandy” combined.Sad words , somber music, images and speeches marked the day. […]readmore
by Bernice Elizabeth GreenNYC Councilwoman Inez Barron is an accomplished woman and has met nearly every goal she has ever accomplished on the power of her work ethics and the backs of the ancestors.But place and people are part of the journeys of all peoples of color, and Councilwoman’s Barron’s story is no different. The […]readmore
Today, Black people make up 12% of the US population, but over 30% of deaths from COVID. Patrice Peck, founder of the newsletter Coronavirus for Black Folks, reported in The Atlantic, end of December, “More than 50,000 Black Americans were dead of COVID-19, according to data from the COVID Racial Data Tracker, a collaboration between the […]readmore
Labor leaders and lawmakers are calling this one of the most important union elections in the history of the United States.Jamaal Bowman at a press briefing outside of the RWDSU Mid-South Council’s union hall in Birmingham, Alabama, March 5, said: “I want Amazon workers across the country to pay attention because you should be doing […]readmore
LEAH PENNIMAN, mother of two, is a farmer and food sovereignty activist. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm in Rensselaer County, NY in 2011 with the mission to end racism in the food system and “reclaim the ancestral connection to land.” In an address to an organic conference March 2020, Penniman, who has more than 20 […]readmore
