January - 2023

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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 the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY. Guests enjoyed an afternoon of dazzling entertainment, shopping in support of small businesses, and timeless encouraging words. The theme for the Founders Day event, “Homecoming: A Season of Rededication and Reclamation,” set the stage for paying homage to the 22 college educated women of African d

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), today urged Memphis officials to bring criminal charges against the five officers accused of beating Tyre Nichols to death. Nichols had been pulled over after a traffic violation that escalated to violence, with the officers beating Nichols for three minutes. Nichols was hospitalized following the incident and died three days later. “Thirt

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, issues and goals that transcend party loyalty … Hakeem Jeffries cannot, of course, be expected to embody this leadership on his own. But it is a testament to the national character, and the grace at times embedded within it, that the voice of the first Black leader of the Democratic minority in Congress will be seated at the head of the table as

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 date carries are in the rearview mirror, at least on the calendar. Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream still is on the horizon. America’s existential challenge is to put the former behind us permanently so we can finally achieve the latter and be what we pledge allegiance to — one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and just

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 of society: racism, poverty, and militarism. My friend and former colleague, the late John R. Lewis, arguably Dr. King’s most ardent disciple, often invoked the concept to buttress his calls for a “just society.” John was committed to the pursuit, but I always wondered if such were possible until recently. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Gh

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, & politician (106 BC - 43 BC) The famous folk group, The Weavers, sang this song to reflect on a story which occurred in Peekskill, NY on August 27, 1949, which likely laid the path which a Peekskill Native Son followed to his involvement and destiny within the Civil Rights Movement… Sung to a simple up-tempo folk song beat: ‘Let me tell you the st

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 Royale, 45 Waverly Street, Yonkers, New York from 3:00p.m. until 8:00p.m. The more than 100 attendee event, honored two members of the organization, Honorable Symra D. Brandon (40 years) who is the First African American Woman elected to the Yonkers City Council (First District) and Honorable Mae Williams (38 years) who served as the Countywide

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 players from the rival Cincinnati Bengals, some of the most powerful and conditioned athletes in the world, kneeled, helpless to assist their fallen brother. “They waited for STEM to save him. “Yes, it was those with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills and talents that came to the rescue. The physically impressive athletes

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