January - 2023

WCP Story of the Week

600+ Deltas Celebrate 110th Anniversary and Welcome Elsie Cooke-Holmes Back to Westchester County

The award-winning Westchester Alumnae Chapter celebrated 110 years of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at...

Dr. W.F. Richardson Calls for Criminal Charges Against Officers Involved in Murder of Tyre Nichols

New York, NY (Tuesday, January 24, 2023) – Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Chairman of The Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC),...

The “Bad, Brilliant Brother From Brooklyn,” Hakeem Jeffries, Makes History As First Black Leader In

America needs political leadership that can inspire disparate constituencies and star-crossed communities to coalesce around ideas,...

One Nation, Indivisible

It strikes me that the days we’re living through represent a metaphor for our national dilemma. Jan. 6 and the weight of history that...

Pursuing Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beloved Community

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Dr. King, the creation of a beloved community would require the American people to address three great evils...

A Class Act in Walking the Walk of Civil Rights Advocacy. . . Peekskill’s Native Son

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. Cicero, ‘Pro Plancio,’ 54 B.C. Roman author, orator, &...

WBWPC Yonkers Chapter Honors Symra Brandon & Mae Williams

YONKERS, NY -- January 8, 2023--- The Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus- Yonkers Chapter hosted its New Year Event at Castle...

STEM Saved Damar Hamlin, NFL Should Support STEM Education

NEW ORLEANS – “It was a stunning scene. A week ago, Damar Hamlin lay motionless on the football field. His Buffalo Bills teammates and...