January - 2022

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Cheryl A. Hickmon, National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Dies at 61

WASHINGTON, DC -- January 20, 2022 -- It is with great sorrow that I share the news of the passing of our beloved National President and Chair of the National Board of Directors, Soror Cheryl A. Hickmon. Soror Hickmon transitioned this morning (Thursday, Jan. 20th) after a recent illness. Please keep Soror Hickmon’s family and loved ones in your prayers. Soror Hickmon was not only our soror and leader, but a dear friend to so many of us. Elsie Cooke-Holmes National First Vice

~ In Our Hearts Forever ~Service Arrangements for Reginald A. Lafayette

MOUNT VERNON, NY -- January 21, 2022 -- The family, the City of Mount Vernon, NY, the Westchester County and Mount Vernon City Democratic committees and the County Board of Elections, will celebrate the Life and Legacy of the Honorable Reginald A. Lafayette in services lasting three days. On Thursday, January 27, 2022, Viewing from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. and a Masonic Service will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church, 141 South 9th Avenue in Mount Vernon. Commissioner La

A Black Woman's Dream

WBWPC– Yonkers Chapter Celebrates Its Elected Officials and Installs Officers

The WBWPC-Yonkers Chapter recently celebrated their present and former members who are currently serving the Yonkers community in elected positions: Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, New York State Senate Majority Leader, Pro Temp (District 35), Hon. Shanae V. Williams, Yonkers City Councilwoman (1st District), Hon. Lakisha Collins-Bellamy, Yonkers City Council President-Elect (the First African American to hold this position), Former Members: Hon. Karen N. Best and Hon. Verris B

President Biden Proclaims January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Human trafficking – whether in the form of forced labor, sex trafficking, or other offenses – counts as an abhorrent abuse of power and a profoundly immoral crime that strikes at the safety, health, and dignity of millions of people worldwide,” President Joe Biden said in a statement declaring January as “National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.” “We reaffirm our commitment to protect and empo

Town hall sheds light on silent killer in Black community

By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Louisiana Weekly Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has become famous during the COVID-19 pandemic for their vaccines, but they have also been spreading awareness about a lesser-known-but-still-fatal condition called transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). It’s a condition in which 90 percent of the victims are Black. As part of the effort to spread awareness about ATTR-CM, Pfizer awarded $46,500 in sponsorship funding to the Minority Healt

Attorney General James and Governor Hochul Continue Efforts to Defend SALT Deduction

NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court to continue their lawsuit against the federal government for its unlawful and unprecedented cap on the deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT. Today’s petition asks the Supreme Court to review an October 2021 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Se

A Black Woman’s Dream

Vivian McKenzie, Lakisha Bellamy, Corazon Paneda-Isaac, Shanae Williams, Tasha Freeman-Diaz, Danielle Browne, Esq., Gabrielle Hamilton, or Stephanie McClaine, may not know or have ever heard of the late Alice C. Scott of Mount Vernon, but they are surely “living out her dream.” In 1976, Alice’s dream, the Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus, was born and Alice C. Scott served as its first president. Attorney Joan Mosley and Alice Scott, the cofounders, drafted the byl

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