Help a Family Member or Friend

Help a Family Member or Friend

Social distancing and movement restrictions aimed to stop the spread of the coronavirus appears to be making violence in homes more frequent, more severe and more dangerous.  As thousands of families spend weeks at home confronting the challenges of a global pandemic compounded by mounting financial and emotional stress, law enforcement officials and nonprofits that […]

Tough Test Ahead: Bringing Racial Diversity to New York’s Specialized High Schools

Tough Test Ahead: Bringing Racial Diversity to New York’s Specialized High Schools

By Bruce Cory and Nicole Mader There’s a longstanding debate about why so few Black and Hispanic students are admitted to New York City’s specialized high schools, including Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech. They accounted for fewer than 9% of students offered admissions at eight specialized schools for the current school year; that’s down […]

Mayor De Blasio Announces New York City COVID-19 Immigrant Emergency Relief Program With Open Society Foundations

Mayor De Blasio Announces New York City COVID-19 Immigrant Emergency Relief Program With Open Society Foundations

Mayor de Blasio tours the Kingsbridge Armory which is being used as a temporary food distribution center during the Covid-19 crisis. – Bronx, New York/USA April 18, 2020  NEW YORK— Mayor de Blasio recently announced a partnership with Open Society Foundations to establish the New York City COVID-19 Immigrant Emergency Relief program, reaffirming the City’s […]

Why Undocumented Immigrants Still Fear The 2020 Census

Why Undocumented Immigrants Still Fear The 2020 Census

United States Census Postcard, Letter and Online Screen to complete the 2020 Census. – Detroit, Michigan USA, April 7, 2020 (Shutterstock) Mary Lehman Held, University of Tennessee The United States might not be able to get information about more than 10 million people in the 2020 census. That’s the number of undocumented immigrants living in […]