NewsLong Island churches provide sanctuary to immigrants“It is our responsibility to our brothers who are suffering persecution just for seeking a better quality of life for their families,” said Reverend Jose Vargas of the Free Bible Center. more> Difficulties raising African children in U.S.After Tony Joseph (not his real name), 16, emigrated with his family to the United States from Liberia, he joined a gang in metropolitan St. Paul, Minnesota to counter the pressure of his school mates who called him “dumb African.” more> Legal immigrants suffer as national debate turns emotional“[Legal] immigrants are being so demonized at this moment,” said Lourdes Gouveia, director of the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. For example, the Nebraska Legislature is considering taking away public benefits, such as food stamps, from scores of legal immigrants who have been in the country less than five years. more> Brooklyn’s 40th Council District impasse shortchanges communityHowever the legal fight ends, the biggest losers are the over 150,000 residents of 40th Council District, which is heavily populated by Caribbean and immigrant communities. With nobody to negotiate for them during this crucial budget season, the community will get no funding. more> A healing alliance: Brooklyn Jewish hospital bridges the ethnic divideMaimonides Medical Center, a traditional Jewish hospital, has broken barriers among religious communities of Bay Ridge, in Brooklyn. Since the late 1990s, the hospital has reached out to Brooklyn’s Muslim community, including them in its training plan to care for the medically underserved. more> |
EditorialsAmerica has lost a generation of Black boysWhen young Black men don’t succeed in school, they are much more likely to succeed in the nation’s criminal justice system. There are more Black men in prisons and jails in the United States (about 1.1 million) than there are Black men incarcerated in the rest of the world combined. more> Borderline BushBush would certainly like to have a provision that grants temporary work permits for millions of illegal immigrants, the author says. But how much further does he want Congress to go and can it get there before the frenzy of 2008 presidential elections? more> New Bronx community centers offer hopeOf the 1,400,000 people who call the Bronx home, nearly 30 percent are under the age of 18, a larger percentage than any other county in New York State. Yet recreational opportunities for youngsters in the area are few and far between. Now, several projects look to address this imbalance. 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.
