‘Guilty’: Jury Finds All 3 Men Guilty of Murder in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Three white men were accused of killing the 25-year-old Black man.

‘Guilty’: Jury Finds All 3 Men Guilty of Murder in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Protestors gather at the demonstration for Ahmaud Arbery organized by the NAACP of Georgia at the Glynn County Cort House. – Brunswick, GA USA May 8, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Bill Hutchinson, ABC News A Georgia jury convicted three white men of murder on Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, 18 months after the 25-year-old […]

Wrong Time for the Flu, Right Time for the Flu Shot

Wrong Time for the Flu, Right Time for the Flu Shot

By Dr. Dave A. Chokshi Flu season is just beginning in New York City, and already my two-year-old daughter, my wife, and I have all received our seasonal flu vaccination. I encourage everyone to join us, to protect yourself and your community.  Every year, the Health Department works to make the flu vaccine easily available […]

New York Moves to Allow 800,000 Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections

New York City will become the largest municipality in the country to allow legal residents to vote if the legislation is approved as expected in December.

New York Moves to Allow 800,000 Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections

By Jeffery C. Mays and Annie Correal, NY Times For decades, lawmakers and immigrant advocates in New York City have pushed for legislation that would allow legal residents who are not citizens to vote in municipal elections, a right they had in school board elections until the boards were abolished in the early 2000s. Now […]

The Criminalization and Exoneration of Marcus Garvey

The Criminalization and Exoneration of Marcus Garvey

By Julius Garvey, MD, Special to CAW Marcus Garvey after traveling throughout the Caribbean, Central America, Britain and Europe came back to Jamaica in 1914 and formed the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. The purpose was to unite Africans worldwide for the Redemption of Africa. Redemption meaning to regain possession of what […]