Hillary Clinton to Present Spingarn Medal to Dr. Hazel Dukes at the 114th NAACP Convention

Renowned activist and leader Dr. Hazel N. Dukes will be awarded the NAACP Spingarn Medal for her commitment to transformative advocacy...

The Silver Lining

First, let’s be clear: affirmative action is not dead. Too many (still) predominantly white colleges and universities have too much...

Community Town Hall Demands an End to Immigration Detention in New York

NEW YORK, NY — Advocates, people impacted by immigration detention and elected officials gathered at the Bronx Music Heritage Center on...

Congressman Bowman Calls Out the Extremist Right-Wing Supreme Court for Dismantling Our Democracy

MOUNT VERNON, NY – Today, Congressman Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (NY-16) spoke out against the Supreme Court’s shameful decisions to end...

Supreme Court Rules No On Affirmation Action in College Admissions

President Biden stated, “This is not a normal court,” in response to the June 29, 2023 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that effectively...

African American Heritage Day Celebration Draws Thousands

The weather was perfect for the 37th Annual African American Heritage Day Celebration on Sunday, June 25th, with a clear blue sky and...

Honoring Our Past and Looking Towards the Future

In 2019, my daughter Jennifer and I took part in a Congressional Delegation to Ghana that included my good friend, the late Congressman...

County Executive Latimer and Dept. of Community Mental Health Give Project Alliance Update

WHITE PLAINS, NY – Under the leadership of Westchester County Executive George Latimer, the Police Reform and Reimagining Task Force,...

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