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The Links Donate 200 Meals to Seniors
June 30 -- Westchester County (NY) Links donated 200 meals to Theodore D. Young Community Center. The meals were prepared by Belcher...
Jul 1, 20201 min read
NY Offers Assistance to States Experiencing COVID Spikes -- 5 Regions Entered Phase 4 of Reopening
Our strategy for reopening has been to reopen in phases—following the data and opening broader as it dictates. We also have a strategy of...
Jun 30, 20202 min read
2020 Census Update: Counting Votes and Response Rates
(Publish 06.29.2020) From dawn to dusk to evening to night, regardless of lines and waiting times, determined voters cast their primary...
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Attorney General James Helps Win Supreme Court Case Guaranteeing Women’s Access to Abortion Coverage
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today helped win a major victory at the U.S. Supreme Court that will protect the...
Jun 30, 20203 min read
“Plan A: Don’t Go In a Crowd. Plan B: If You Do, Make Sure You Wear a Mask.”
“Look at the guidelines. The leaders, the governors, the mayors, the local leaders at the county level - look at the guidelines. Many of...
Jun 30, 20203 min read
Andrea Harris and the Fight for Minority Business
Andrea Harris was not well-known, but she should have been. She was the co-founder of the North Carolina Institute of Minority Business...
Jun 30, 20203 min read
Harris Statement on Vote Against Republicans’ Policing Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a lead co-sponsor of the Justice...
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans
Today, Americans are facing unprecedented times. We are in the midst of a global pandemic, our country has fallen into an economic...
Jun 30, 20203 min read
AG James Sued to Block Trump’s Unlawful Diversion of Funding to Pay for Border Wall
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth...
Jun 30, 20202 min read
NY Congressional Primaries Could Produce as Many as Three New Black Members
We won’t have official counts in these races until June 30th because of the extensive use of mail-in “pandemic” ballots, but the two...
Jun 30, 20206 min read
County Executive Latimer Introduces Members of Police Training Task Force
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Earlier this month, Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced the formation of a police training reform...
Jun 26, 20203 min read
STSI to Host Its 11th Annual Summer STEAM Camp for Girls – July 6-17
Sister to Sister International, Inc. (STSI) announces its 11th year of empowering Black and girls of color in the lower Hudson Valley...
Jun 25, 20202 min read
WESTCHESTER CHILDREN’S ASSOCIATION SURVEY FINDS DISPARITY IN LEARNING AT HOME
Response reveals the need for additional mental health services WHITE PLAINS, NY – Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) has released...
Jun 25, 20202 min read
Attention Tenants and Homeowners
Do you have chipped and peeling paint? Was your home built before 1978? Do children under six years old or pregnant women live in the...
Jun 25, 20202 min read
The Shifting Supremes
- In two recent decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court, two right leaning Justices opted for the left side of history. Chief Justice...
Jun 25, 20202 min read
LOOTERS, LOWLIFES, AND LIARS
According to the Washington Post, the 45th President told 19,126 lies between his inauguration in 2017 and June 1, 2020. By now, the...
Jun 25, 20203 min read
Continental Societies Announces 2020 Scholarship Winners
The New York Chapter of The Continental Societies Incorporated is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 Scholarship Awards to...
Jun 25, 20201 min read
NASCAR Joins Growing List of Those Taking Stand Against Racial Injustice
Since protestors and demonstrators have taken to the streets around the globe in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd in...
Jun 25, 20202 min read
ONE BAD APPLE SPOILS THE BARREL
Today there is a roiling debate in the United States over whether police departments should be disbanded and replaced with civic...
Jun 25, 20203 min read
House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small Business Loan Program
As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks...
Jun 25, 20205 min read
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