Virtual Easter Sunday Celebration Replay
If you missed yesterday’s Virtual Easter Sunday Celebration – An Interdenominational Celebration of the Christ: Bringing Love the World – Jamaicans a Yaad and …
Immigrant Labor in New York Under the Pandemic
Advocates discussed immigrant labor fights for home healthcare workers, restaurant workers and the laundry industry.
By Deanna Garcia, Documented NY
The pandemic has made labor conditions worse for many low wage immigrant workers, but it has also created a …
CDC: Vaccinated Americans can now travel
By ERIN BANCO (Politico)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that fully vaccinated Americans can resume domestic and overseas travel as long as they wear …
What NY’s Marijuana Legalization Law Means for Immigrants
Advocates are cheered by a provision of the newly-passed MRTA law, which will establish a process for immigrant New Yorkers to vacate past marijuana convictions in court, to ensure past offenses don’t jeopardize their status.
A store in New York selling cannabidiol (CBD) extract products, the non-psychoactive component of marijuana. – New York NY/USA-April 6, 2019 (Shutterstock)
By Jeanmarie …
President and First Lady, Speaker Pelosi, and Senator Manchin Call for Action on Pathways to Citizenship
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, speaking at the Democratic National Convention Summer Meeting in San Francisco, California. – San Francisco, CA – August …
West African Hair Braiding Industry Is Being Destroyed by the Pandemic
As the COVID pandemic continues to harm businesses in New York City, West African hair braiders find other ways to survive.
By Houreidja Tall, Documented NY
Before the pandemic, West African hair braiding salons in Harlem were a one-stop shop for advice among hair braiders …
Legalization of Marijuana in NY
It’s a historic day in New York. The Legalization of Marijuana in NY — which looks to fix the wrongs of the past by putting …
Child mental health: how acting out during COVID can be a coping mechanism, and what parents can do to help
By Wendy Sims-Schouten, The Conversation
Over the past decade resilience has become a societal buzzword, both a personality trait to foster and miracle drug …
Family and friends can be key to helping end domestic violence, study suggests
By Krista M. Chronister, The Conversation
The COVID-19 pandemic and strategies to prevent its spread, such as self-quarantine and travel restrictions, have isolated families …
How New York’s New Marijuana Law Plants Seeds of Fairness
Advocates for the legalization of marijuana march in New York – New York NY USA-May 4, 2013 (Shutterstock)
By Clifford Michel, THE CITY
Gov. …