February - 2022

WCP Story of the Week

Coach Flores’ Lawsuit Presents NFL With “Opportunity To Engage In Substantive Change”

“More than half the players in the NFL are Black, and most coaches have played the game at some level. That would seem to be the perfect...

County Board Observes Black History Month: Pays Tribute to the Late Reginald A. LaFayette

White Plains, NY — On Monday evening, the Westchester County Board of Legislators celebrated Black History and Heritage Month with a...

County Board Observes Black History Month: Honors Maria Smith Dautruche

White Plains, NY — On Monday evening, the Westchester County Board of Legislators celebrated Black History and Heritage Month with a...

County Board Observes Black History Month: Honors Kecia Palmer-Cousins

White Plains, NY — On Monday evening, the Westchester County Board of Legislators celebrated Black History and Heritage Month with a...

Connie Hogarth, Founder of WESPAC, Dies at 93

I write with the news that after a very full and rich life of 95 years, our founder, our friend, our mentor and our leader has passed...

Black History — Critical and Factual, Not Theory

Focus on the history-making contributions of Blacks in America began when Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro...

Black Parents Push Back Against Book Bans

A January 27th article by The New York Times revealed that a Tennessee school board has banned the teaching of “Maus”, a graphic novel...