By Steven Klett Democrats Jumaane Williams, Melinda Katz and Farah Louis all swept, as expected, to easy wins and the reform ballot questions passed without resistance last night in the city’s special general election one year away from the 2020 presidential election. In the Public Advocate general election, Williams easily retained his seat getting 74 […]Read More
By Alyssa Katz and Claudia Irizarry This story was originally published on September 25, 2019 by THE CITY.” Luxury development wasn’t what state officials envisioned when they sold an ornate, century-old office building in Bedford-Stuyvesant to an arm of a local anti-poverty nonprofit, seeking to create jobs with “neighborhood-oriented focus.” But upscale residences or workspaces are […]Read More
The Food Coop is Off and Running A new and Black-led food cooperative offering fresh produce, healthy grocery items and other nutritive fare will open next year, serving Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. It’s been a long time coming but judging from the jubilation of its organizers and the enthusiastic reception of area residents, it was […]Read More
Thinker’s Notebook “When I hear politicians and others in education talking about getting rid of the test, what I infer from what they are saying is that Black and Brown children aren’t smart enough to take and pass the test, and the only way that they can get into a Specialized High School is if […]Read More
There are times when people believe that school visits by bigwigs is all for show and nothing really ever comes of it. That is not true. These are potentially life-changing moments that can put young people on trajectories they would not have even seen, much less thought possible. Such was the visit of Chancellor […]Read More
The connection to Africa and heroes past and present was strong at the 5th Annual Madiba Humanitarian Awards, organized and hosted by Vira Jones, founder and president of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Museum of African Art. Held at the Brooklyn Museum, the honorees were keynote speaker Arikana Chihombari-Quao, the African Union ambassador to the U. S., former […]Read More
From D.I.V.A. to Disabled Even before her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, retired Harlem Assistant Principal Dr. Michelle King-Huger (Dr. Michelle) referred to herself as a D.I.V.A. – “A Determined Individual with a Victorious Attitude.” In her inspirational and spiritual diary From D.I.V.A to Disabled: A Determined Individual with a Victorious Attitude (Christian Faith Publishing), Dr. Michelle […]Read More
“Specialized High Schools are critical to the fabric of New York City because they function as, what I like to call, ‘STEM boot camps.’ They do a phenomenal job of preparing kids for the STEM industry. There is a strong case for Specialized High Schools because of their consistent performance, regardless of racial makeup. They […]Read More
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