Pitt study shows racially conscious parenting strategies can be the key to student success in school PITTSBURGH— African-American adolescents tend to have more success in school if their parents instill in them a sense of racial pride, reducing their vulnerability to the effects of racial discrimination from teachers and peers. This is the conclusion of […]readmore
Marie Chauvet-Monchik, Principal of PS/MS 138, stood in bold defiance before Chancellor Walcott and the members of the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) to defend her school against co-location. “I am the proud principal of PS 138,” said Monchik. “For the last five years, my school had one B and four consecutive A’s. One A […]readmore
Four-year-old Arianah Cruickshank was allowed by her foster mother to run in the park unsupervised with a New Year’s horn in her mouth last Jan. 1, 2012. She fell. The horn punctured the back of Arianah’s throat. Doctors at the treating hospital told Marvell that the horn could have resulted in the loss of her […]readmore
For Nets fans, Christmas could have gone two ways. Many fans would’ve received an early Christmas gift with a Nets win the downside of that is being a fan and dealing with your team losing at home to the Boston Celtics. A loss to the Celtics is exactly what happened as Paul Pierce abused Brooklyn’s […]readmore
The recent massacre in Connecticut sends a sobering message that can’t be ignored. While reactions differ and debates over gun control ensue, the fact that 20 elementary school students lost their lives within a school building – is a wakeup call. It’s crucial that parents, caretakers and relatives realize that ultimately the lives of […]readmore
It’s been a week since Adam Lanza walked into the Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newton Connecticut and using popular assault rifle, put at least 3 bullets in each child of 20 children and six adults, before killing himself as police closed in. Many wonder why the massacre at Sandy Hook occurred. Into this quiet […]readmore
Senator Velmanette Montgomery has served for 28 years in the New York State Senate and says the recent actions by the Republicans to retain power “is emblematic of how the Republicans have operated for all of the years” she has been in the legislature. “Anytime we have gotten close to or become the majority they […]readmore
Last fall, the incomparable Jamaica-born artist Shaggy came home to Bed-Stuy to talk to Our Time Press about his appearance in the much-anticipated December 12 Barclays Sounds of Reggae concert along with other great stars. Those neighborhood residents who caught him live and in person on Tompkins Avenue at Rowe’s Restaurant back in October are […]readmore