WCP Story of the Week

This week's stories...

An Extraordinary Life, Linking Past and Present

I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, “Pessimists are right more often, but optimists...

Former First Mother of MV Celebrates 100 Years

MOUNT VERNON, NY -- On Saturday, April 30th, family, friends, and neighbors of Evelyn N. Young gathered at Mount Vernon High School to...

A G James Applauds Biden Administration’s New Regulations Targeting Dangerous “Ghost Guns”

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today applauded U.S. President Joe Biden’s new federal regulations to crack down on...

Civic Engagement & Voter Education Campaign, “Reclaim Your Vote,” Relaunches with Report’s Release

“The lessons of history are clear: when elected officials have to take a stand, when they have to go on record and show the American...

Obama Returns to the White House to Tout Affordable Care Act

For the first time since he left office on January 20, 2017, former President Barack Obama plans a triumphant return to the White House...

Being Black Can Cost an Arm and a Leg

COVID-19 is not the only epidemic plaguing America’s Black community today. The respected medical journal, The Lancet, has reported, “The...

Judge Jackson Rewrites U.S. History as First Black Woman on the Supreme Court

On April 7, 2022, at 2:17 p.m. EDT, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the history books, becoming the first Black woman elevated to the...

WBWPC Honors Hazel Dukes at Albany Breakfast

ALBANY, NY -- April 10, 2022 -- Hazel N. Dukes, president of the NAACP New York State Conference, was the guest of honor on Sunday, April...