NewsChinatown immigration consultants visited by city regulatorsThe Department of Consumer Affairs is conducting unannounced inspections in Chinatown’s East Broadway area, handing out tickets for failure to comply with the law passed last year. more> Fraud or solution? International driver’s licenses often worthless for undocumented immigrantsRather than help illegal workers drive international driver’s licenses leave them open to arrest. more> Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with the Irish Che GuevaraForty years ago this week, Che Guevara returned to his Irish – yes, Irish – roots. His legacy and impact in both Latin America and in Europe is being revisited on this unlikely anniversary. more> City gives $2 million for ESL programsLast Wednesday a group of immigrants gathered in front of City Hall to more pro-immigrant policies and more assistance in providing ESL education. The city’s response? $1.8 million. more> Latino police officers denounce harassmentClad in hoods, with faces partially obscured, four Latino NYPD officers announced yesterday that they and others have been the victims of discrimination and harassment on the job at the hands of Sergeant Michael Patrone. more> |
EditorialsShekels for settlements, our shameA recent report on illegal Israeli settlements cites a half-dozen ministries and agencies where officials played a role in the diverting of public funds, overriding of state laws, subverting Israeli diplomatic commitments and the theft of private land. No agency appears in a more unflattering light in the report than World Zionist Organization, to the shame of many American Jewish organizations. more> Views on woman leading prayers blurs line between Islam and secular practiceMany would point to Amina Wadud, a woman who led a Islamic prayer service on March 18, as an example of a “liberated” woman in an “enlightened” Islam. These labels, however, are ultimately used to define Islamic practices as essentially repressive toward women compared to supposedly non-sexist western notions of gender. Faiq Siddiqui argues that this is hypocritical given the reality of sexism even in “liberated” societies. more> Briefs |
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CUNY new home for Voices and Ippies Awards
The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism is proud to be the new home for Voices That Must Be Heard. Over the next few months, we will be reaching out to community and ethnic journalists to get their feedback on Voices, as we develop our plans for expanding the publication's content and audience. Stay tuned!
ReportNYCMA releases Education Fellowship 2010 anthology
NYCMANYCMA Ethnic Media Student Internship Program
Interns and director of Baruch College H.S. journalism program Katina Paron at their orientation meeting. - Photo by Jehangir Khattak.
Check out student interns' stories
NYCMA is thrilled to announce the start of our summer internship program. We are able to place high school seniors with a passion for journalism in the real world of pad and pen. Students are given a rare insight and understanding into the power and function of New York's community media and the ability to hone writing skills in preparation for a career in journalism. This program is made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor.
