May - 2020

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Ida B’s Pulitizer – Both Too Late and Right On Time

Exactly one hundred and thirty-six years to the day after Ida B. Wells was thrown off a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad train, she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize special citation for her “outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans in the era of lynchings.” The creator of the New York Times’ 1619 Project, Nicole Hannah-Jones, received a Pulitzer on the same day and reminded us that the New York Times, in 1894, described Well

Cities are the Economic Engine of the Nation; Congress Must Act to Deliver Relief

“Cities are the economic engines of the nation and home to the workers who make those engines run. The result of the growing pandemic is that most of these engines, which account for 91 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product and wage income, have slowed, and many have stopped. Reliable economic forecasters are reporting that the nation will experience economic contraction during 2020, with income and consumer sales down significantly in real terms. This means that cities will

May 13: Westchester County Executive George Latimer Gives COVID-19 Update from Mount Vernon City Hal

View County Executive George Latimer’s full briefing at this link: https://youtu.be/H_RV2b7H3RA

Latimer Delivers Masks Donation to Mount Vernon

(MOUNT VERNON, NY) – Following last week’s donation to churches in Greenburgh, County Executive George Latimer delivered masks today in Mount Vernon to Grace Baptist Church, Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church, Macedonia Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon Heights Congregational Church and Westchester Muslim Center. Latimer said: “We are continuing this mask distribution process across Westchester County - particularly targeting communities with high numbers of positive cases. We a

Governor Announces Phased Reopening

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that as of today, the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley Regions have met all seven metrics required to begin phase one of the state’s regional phased reopening plan when NYS on PAUSE orders expire on May 15th. If the trend continues, starting on May 15th, these three regions can begin opening businesses for phase one, which includes construction; manufacturing and wholesale supply chain; retai

NYS Coronavirus Update: NY Forward Reopening Plan -- Regional Monitoring Dashboard -- Control Room M

Today we enter a new phase of our battle against COVID-19. When we turn to reopening our state we will rely on data, science and metrics to guide us — as we have done all along. We will take a regional approach to reopening and will rely on seven core metrics to inform when a region is ready. The metrics require the infection, death and hospital rates meet specific standards, that the hospital capacity is there if needed and that testing and tracing are in place. (See the ful

2020 CENSUS UPDATE: Hard-to-Count Communities

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- (5/10/20) -- Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau is tasked with counting every person in the United States and recording basic information such as race, sex, and age. The population and demographic information is used to ensure that every community is given full representation in the halls of government and make decisions regarding the distribution of public funds for education, healthcare, law enforcement, highways, and other programs. The Census Bu

NAACP Call to Action

Ahmaud Arbery was running in his neighborhood and was chased and murdered by two white supremacists. Contact the Liberty County District Attorney to demand that Gregory and Travis McMichael be charged for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. (912) 876-4151 TOM.DURDEN@LIBERTYCOUNTYGA.COM #RUNWITHMAUD #NOTFORGOTTEN

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