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Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during groundbreaking ceremony for One Madison Avenue at Madison Square Park – New York, NY – November 16, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat, THE CITY Mayor Bill de Blasio wants teachers and other school staff to begin receiving coronavirus vaccines this month, he said Monday. “I want in the […]
ATLANTA – During the Civil Rights Movement, Black leaders and allies paid the ultimate price for all Americans to earn the right to vote. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the co-founder and first leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), gave his life fighting for equal rights and educating the world about the value […]
Trump pardons 15, including people convicted in Mueller probe – Washington, USA 12/23/2020 (Shutterstock) By Eric Lipton, NY Times The call by President Trump on Saturday to Georgia’s secretary of state raised the prospect that Mr. Trump may have violated laws that prohibit interference in federal or state elections, but lawyers said on Sunday that […]
These Indigenous Guatemalan and Mexican workers keep New Yorkers fed during the pandemic. They want fair wages, bathroom access and a place to shelter from the cold. They could be the face of the city’s next labor battle.
Hispanic courier on bicycle in crosswalk in New York City at dusk. – New York City, USA – June 21, 2018 (Shutterstock) By Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY On any given day during the lull between lunch and dinner, scores of food delivery workers gather in parks throughout Manhattan for pick-up games […]