Critical race theory (CRT) asserts that racism is woven into the very fabric of our nation’s institutions. This is not new information for those who have studied how race affects our economy, politics, education, health care, and more. CRT is not an attempt to “blame” white America for its origins as much as it is a pedagogical approach to reality. Through critical race theory, we can see the many ways that the uneven application of laws allowed envious white people to des

NEW YORK, NY — The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) announces today the election of Nancy Hagans, RN, CCRN, as the new president of the oldest nurses’ union and association in the nation representing more than 42,000 registered nurses across the state. Ms. Hagans is a nurse and critical care expert who was first elected to NYSNA’s Board in 2015. She was elected by the Board to the position of Treasurer in 2019 and is an active member of the union’s Social Justice Com

Last week, Majority Whip Clyburn, Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, made the observation that the “Filibuster” currently being used in the U.S. Senate to block the Voting Rights Bill as well as the George Floyd Bill, is a matter of tradition and not a part of the U.S. Constitution. There was also a reference to how former President Lyndon Johnson used the full weight of his office as President to secure the needed votes to get the Voting Rights Act passe

Many Black voters knew we were settling for the lesser of two evils when we held our noses and voted for Joe Biden for president of the United States. With Donald Trump in the mix, we knew that Biden was not the worst that we could do, but a lesser evil is still an evil. More than eight months after we cast our votes, we clearly see what that evil looks like. Democracy has slipped during the Trump years and is now in hanging by its fingernails onto a cliff that plunges into t

Eric Adams grew up poor. As a teenager, he was abused by the police but later decided to join New York’s Finest ranks. After serving as a police captain, and in the state Senate and as Brooklyn borough president, Adams is poised to become only the second African American to lead the biggest city in America. Adams won the Democratic primary for mayor, and political watchers in the Big Apple give Republicans virtually no chance of beating Adams in the fall, which would put him

Westchester Community College has distributed over $6 million in emergency financial aid grants to more than 3,400 students through federal CARES Act funding. WCC received $7.2 million in total CARES Act funding to be used equally for student aid and institutional support. The college decided to direct two-thirds of its Institutional CARES Act award towards direct student aid. As a result, student grants represent 83% of WCC’s overall CARES Act allocation, far surpassing the

This week, the federal government began the disbursement of monthly Child Tax Credit payments that were included in the American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress earlier this year. Speaker Carl Heastie and Ways and Means Committee Chair Helene Weinstein today remind New Yorkers that legislation passed earlier this year by the Assembly and enacted into law will exempt COVID-19 stimulus relief payments for individuals and families with children from seizure to satisfy money j

On Monday, July 12, 2021, the ten member NYS Independent Redistricting Commission announced its new website and “Listening Tour” schedule. The website and virtual tour are designed to engage the public prior to the release of the U.S. Census Bureau’s official data in mid-August. Data from the 2020 Census will be used to draw the lines of state legislative and congressional districts. Maps will follow for additional review and public comment. Through www.nyirc.gov, resident