March - 2022

WCP Story of the Week

County Executive Marks Women’s History Month

(White Plains, NY) – Westchester County Executive George Latimer, the Westchester County Board of Legislators and the Westchester Women’s...

TAKE PARIS FOR EXAMPLE

By Oscar H. Blayton, Esq. The truth of history is often best found in those traces overlooked by those who seek to bend historical...

The Black Press of America Celebrates 195 Years of Pleading the Cause of African Descendants

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia On March 16, 1827, Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm...

Judge Ketanji Jackson:You are so worthy!!!

By Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) For the past three days, I’ve had the extraordinary privilege of being a part of the historic nomination...

Gravitas Ventures Acquires Documentary, “Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

(CHICAGO) ― Gravitas Ventures has acquired the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights for “Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha...

“Local Women Making a Difference”

During Women’s History Month, the Westchester County Press will feature local lead-HERS in the fields of medicine, sports and...

Let’s Talk About Celia

At 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 21, 1855, Celia was hung in Callaway County, Missouri. Her crime: Defending herself against a rapist who had...

President Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court

For the first time in American history, a Black woman has been nominated to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. By selecting Judge Ketanji...