Category: Black Community

Explaining DEI Executive Order: Starting Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Almost From Scratch
A New Day in Federal Anti-Discrimination Law A new executive order from President Donald Trump…

Busta Rhymes Exclusive Listening Session In Manhattan For Highly Anticipated Dragon Season…The Awakening
Editor’s note: According to Busta Rhymes’ Spotify bio: “Busta Rhymes emerged as one of the most…

“Founded By NYC,” Year-Long Celebration Of NYC’s History, Culture, Innovation During 400th Anniversary Of Formation; Ethnic Media Engagement “Time Television”; State Of The City Address January 9th; In-Person Media Availability; World’s Largest Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremony On Final Night: Mayor Adams
“Founded By NYC,” Year-Long Celebration Of NYC’s History, Culture, Innovation During 400th Anniversary Of Formation;…

Record Year of Delivering For New Yorkers Coming To A Close: Mayor Adams
2024: A Record Year of Delivering for New Yorkers Editor’s note: This week’s rundown of…

DCLA Announces Continued Commitment To “Get Art Done,” Expand Cultural Access For All New Yorkers – Continuing Success of 2024 Investments
IN 2024, DCLA CONTINUES TO “GET ART DONE” AND EXPAND CULTURAL ACCESS FOR ALL NEW…

Jury Acquits Daniel Penny Of Homicide Charges In Death Of Jordan Neely
Jury Acquits Daniel Penny in Chokehold Death of Jordan Neely While Penny left without addressing…

Daniel Penny Acquitted Of All Charges In Jordan Neely’s Death Aboard NYC Subway Train
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on the Acquittal of Daniel Penny Editor’s note:…

Disenfranchised Voters: Estimated 4 Million People With Felony Convictions Who Don’t Have Right To Vote – But Restoring It Is Complicated, Varies By State
For an estimated 4 million people with felony convictions, restoring their right to vote is…

Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Could Decrease Protections For National Monuments, Roll Back Progress In Filling Nature Gap For Low Income Americans
Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Would Decrease Protections for Nature Editor’s note: We have previously…

OPINION: Polls Are Open! New Yorkers Need To Turn Out To Vote – Mayor Adams
Polls Are Open! Editor’s note, You can see our previous coverage on the election, with…

Bishop Lamor Whitehead (‘Bling Bishop’) Files Motion For Bail Pending Exoneration: Main Witness Informant Who Allegedly Fabricated Conspiracy
Bishop Lamor Miller Whitehead Files Motion for Bail Pending Exoneration, Citing Targeted Actions Against Black…

New Yorkers Are Saying Yes To More Affordable Housing, City Of Yes Proposals: Mayor Adams
New Yorkers Are Saying “Yes” to More Affordable Housing and “City of Yes” Editor’s note:…

MTA Commits To Awarding Historic Amount Of Work To Underutilized Businesses In New Capital Plan
MTA Announces Commitment to Award a Historic Amount of Work — Up to $7.5 Billion…

How Campaign Finance Violations Often Grow Into Dramatic Scandals – In Light Of New Allegations Against Mayor Adams
Eric Adams indictment: How campaign finance violations often grow into dramatic scandals Charlie Hunt, Boise State…

Mayor Adams Historic Indictment: Mayor Adams, Marianne Pizzitola, Citizens United, Rep. Malliotakis Weigh In
Below, politicians, activists, and the mayor himself respond to the recent announcement of the Grand…

Brooklyn Community Board Positions Now Open: Entry Level Into Municipal Government
Editor’s note: The employment opportunity described below includes membership in the city’s union contract. This…

Brooklyn-Based Performance Ensemble, Dance Company Urban Bush Women Kicks Off 40th Anniversary With Week-Long Series At Lincoln Center
Urban Bush Women (UBW) kicks off their 40th Anniversary with a week-long series at Lincoln Center!…
Community Movie Night At Staten Island Ferryhawks Stadium This Friday: Free Showing Of Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News recently covered the bike donation event at the Staten Island…

Lawmakers Pass Bill To Fund Stillbirth Prevention Research: Most Are Preventable
Bill to Fund Stillbirth Prevention and Research Passes Congress by Duaa Eldeib ProPublica is a…

Celebrating Juneteenth With New Heritage Walk, Landmarking Of Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Other Progress Toward Equality
Celebrating Juneteenth with a New Heritage Walk, Landmark, and Progress Editor’s note: Staten Islander News…

Felony Disenfranchisement For Convictions Including Plea Deals: Affects 4 Million Previous Voters – Why It Matters
Felony disenfranchisement in the US: An explainer and research roundup by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s…

American Prison System Supplies Slave Labor To Largest Corporations Across Industries – Slavery Hidden Behind Prison Walls Continues Unabated, Unlikely To Be Repealed
The 13th Amendment’s fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery In this rare photograph taken in 2000,…

Black Southern Nurses Committed To Controlling Tuberculosis – Risking Their Lives – Worked At Staten Island’s Sea View Hospital During Great Depression
The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis February 11 •…

NYS’s Cannabis Dispensaries Can Finally Move Forward After Settlement
A group of disabled veterans, led by Carmine Fiore, reached a settlement in their case…

NYC DCA Celebrates Capital Funding Projects Across NYC Including Africa Center, Apollo Theater, American Museum Of Natural History
NYC DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR THE AFRICA CENTER & CULTURAL CAPITAL PROJECTS ACROSS MANHATTAN…

Fraunces Tavern Museum Receives Citation From Mayor Adams At Opening Night Gala For “Fraunces Birch Trials” Exhibition
“THE BIRCH TRIALS AT FRAUNCES TAVERN” OPENS AT FRAUNCES TAVERN® MUSEUM IN NEW YORK CITY…

In Honor Of Black History Month, National Lighthouse Museum Presents Lighting The Way: African American Lightkeepers In Civil War America
Lighting the Way: African American Lightkeepers in Civil War America The National Lighthouse Museum (NLM)…

Learn About Arturo Schomburg – Bibliophile, Activist, Advocate – How His Vision, Dedication Lead To Creation Of Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture
I wouldn’t be writing this today were it not for Arturo Schomburg’s vision and dedication, which…

Ye and AntiSemitism: Play For Control Or Message Skewed By Ambiguity?
By now, we’ve all heard about the rapper/producer/fashion designer called Ye, formerly known as Kanye…

Addressing Black Mental Health Disparities: Collaboration Between United Way And Deloitte Health Equity Institute
March 10, 2022, Alexandria, VA — United Way Worldwide is collaborating with Deloitte to advance health…

Voices From The Deep South – Persistent Inequities For Poor Blacks
by April Simpson, Center for Public Integrity The legacy of slavery continues to shape life…

AOC Addresses Question About Conditions At Rikers Island Jail Complex
At a town hall meeting on Tuesday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressed a question posed…

Black Communities Become “Sacrifice Zones” For Industrial Pollution – Legal Challenges Drag For Decades
One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s…

ProPublica: Conservationists Envision Nature Sanctuaries, Black Farmers Witness Legacy Stolen
by Tony Briscoe, ProPublica Editor’s Note: This is an interesting read. Please understand that these…