By Suzanne Monyak, Roll Call Shortly after the Biden administration announced an effort to bring deported veterans back to the U.S., more than two dozen members of the Congressional Black Caucus are calling on the administration to expand the initiative to include all unfairly deported immigrants. In a Wednesday letter obtained by CQ Roll Call, […]
By Stephanie Korney, Jamaicans Jamaican American nurse Sandra Lindsay, DHSc, RN, who was the first person in the United States to be vaccinated against COVID-19, was recognized with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services Outstanding Americans by Choice award at a special naturalization ceremony held at the White House in Washington DC. The Outstanding Americans […]
By Dr. Ebony Hilton Black and Brown Americans are dying of Covid-19 at roughly three times the rate of their white peers. Despite this tragic loss, many people of color, especially younger ones, aren’t planning to get vaccinated. In a National Foundation for Infectious Disease poll, 41 percent of Black adults ages 18-44 said they […]
Brooklyn Borough President and mayoral candidate Eric Adams holds press availability outside of Brooklyn Borough Hall. – New York, NY – June 24, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Gotham Gazette With nearly every vote counted and the latest unofficial tallies for the June election released on Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams took a seemingly insurmountable lead […]
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on stage at the Miramar Cultural Center. He spoke to a capacity audience about Haiti’s progress during his first year in office. – Miramar, Florida/USA – April 15, 2018 (Shutterstock) By BBC Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse has been killed and his wife injured in an attack on their home in the […]
By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY As the city’s public community colleges prepare to bring back some in-person courses this fall, many students will struggle to leap financial hurdles to get into the classroom. A new study by the Center for an Urban Future found that even before the pandemic, more than half of City […]
BROOKLYN, NY – The race for the City Council seat in District 35 between tenant organizer, lifelong Brooklynite, and Black socialist Michael Hollingsworth and Democratic establishment-backed Crystal Hudson has ended. Hollingsworth received 46.3 percent of the vote as of the unofficial round three tally, losing to Hudson, who received 53.7 percent of the vote and benefitted […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo makes an announcement regarding gun violence in the state at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. – New York, NY – July 6, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Yacob Reyes, Axios Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) issued an executive order Tuesday declaring gun violence a disaster emergency as part of a new strategy to curb gun-related crime […]
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather One day after becoming the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic season, Elsa weakened back into a tropical storm Saturday as it zeroed in on western Haiti. Conditions in these areas were already deteriorating due to the storm’s strong winds, heavy rain and inundating storm surge. The storm underwent rapid intensification […]
By Thomas Ryan Doctors, nurses, and the scientists who created COVID-19 vaccines have all emerged as heroes during the pandemic. But there’s another, underappreciated group that’s been crucial to the country’s pandemic response — those who provide home-based medical equipment, services, and care. Without fanfare or headlines, home medical equipment providers saved thousands and improved […]