United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Harlem on January 17, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SYLVIA ASH, a former justice of the New York […]
New York City – April 4, 2016: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton held a town hall meeting in Brooklyn sponsored by Congress woman Yvette Clarke. Former council member Una Clarke BROOKLYN, NY: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on April 11, announced the appointment of the initial members to his Maternal Health Taskforce. Co-chaired by […]
London, United Kingdom – May 25, 2016: Bob Marley in Madame Tussauds of London. (Shutterstock) By Staff Writer, Jamaicans Lisa Hanna, who represents St. Ann South East in the Jamaican Parliament, has reiterated calls to name legendary reggae musician Bob Marley as the nation’s eighth National Hero. Hanna made a motion in the House of […]
By Jill Filipovic, CNN CNN — I absolutely hate wearing a mask on long flights. I’m also appalled that masks are no longer required for air travel and on other forms of public transit. On Monday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that the Biden administration’s public transportation mask mandate was unenforceable. The US Centers […]
By Linda Nwoke New Coronavirus infections remain low. However, the newly identified BA 2 variant accounts for half of new COVID infections in New York. On February 10, New York Governor Kathy Hochul lifted the statewide indoor mask mandate. New York’s Mayor, Eric Adams, on March 7, raised the ruling on wearing masks in school. […]
Photo credit: PP/IQ INC. By Manuel Holguin During a recent briefing, the new NYC Health Commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan, addressed questions from ethnic media from all five boroughs. They asked questions regarding concerns affecting ethnic and immigrant communities; vaccines, boosters, mask mandates, new variants, rise in cases, and mental health. “Our mental health system, I […]
New York City Council member and candidate for city Comptroller Brad Lander attends the “Hometown Heroes” Ticker Tape Parade on July 07, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a spending update, which found that the NYC Department of Education (DOE) has been slow to spend federal […]
State Senator Brian Benjamin speaks at a press conference announcing him as Lt. Governor on August 26, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Sonia Moghe and Gregory Krieg, CNN CNN – New York Democratic Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday, the state’s governor said, after being arrested and indicted on charges in connection with […]
NEW YORK—Today, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs kicks off Immigrant Heritage Week 2022 with the theme, “Immigrant New York: Rebuilding Together.” Originally started in 2004, Immigrant Heritage Week (IHW) is celebrated in mid–April to commemorate the legacy of April 17, 1907, the day in New York City history on which the largest number of immigrants – 11,000 – […]
The 133-page report lays out how bringing Black women from the margins to the center of policy discussions benefits the entire economy
New York, NY – December 29, 2019: U.S. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke addresses media at city officials respond to antisemitism at Brooklyn Public Library (Shutterstock) Washington, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls released, “An Economy for All: Building a ‘Black Women Best’ Legislative Agenda” a 133-page comprehensive policy framework for how to […]