Tomasz Deptula, Editor of Nowy Dziennik/Polish Daily News, is the guest editor of this issue.
newsThis Passover, Hunger has many new facesCharity can be hard to swallow, especially for people who were formerly donors and are now on the other side of the soup kitchen line. Price gouging on Passover food only adds to the difficulty in maintaining tradition during hard economic times. more> RELATED VIDEO William E. Rapfogel, executive director of Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, discussed the future of New York City's poor. more> Bronx bakery battle: Workers at Stella D’oro Cookie Factory in the Bronx emerged as symbols of working-class resistance during a time of economic crisis"Business owners are going to start to use the recession to take back wages and benefits, so I think people should resist…the Stella D'oro strikers are making the beginning for other people to start resisting," Stella D'oro employee, Mike Filippou said. more> RELATED AUDIO & VIDEO Community members support Stella D'Oro workers who have been locked out for seven months, as many call for boycott of the company's products. more>Public schools will count multiracial pupils in a new wayWhile for many families the change has been long awaited, new labels might make it harder to monitor progress of groups that have trailed behind in schools, including black and Hispanic students. more> Union workers picket Chinatown restaurantAlthough hiring has not started at soon-to-open restaurant, members of the 318 Restaurant Workers' Union continued to picket outside the restaurant, accusing the owner of discriminating against union workers and having an insincere attitude toward the hiring process more> Pakistani-American candidates reach out to N.Y.C. communitiesTwo Pakistani Muslims, Saleem Ejaz and Imtiaz Sayyid are in the running for City Comptroller and Public Advocate. Both candidates met with the Pakistan-American press and prominent leaders in the community. more> |
editorialsA Hispanic for the Supreme CourtLatinos are 15 percent of the U.S. population. But you would never know this from looking at the federal judiciary, where only seven percent of judges are Hispanic. That gross underrepresentation must come to an end – at the highest levels. more> briefsRELATED VIDEO Life Camp Inc. members talk to community teens about putting an end to violence and working together. more> AUDIO:: Algenon Austin discusses unemploymentAlgenon Austin, at the Economic Policy Institute, discusses unemployment and wealth loss in the African-American community with authors Lynette Khalfani Cox and Steve Perry. more> Global downturn is effecting remittances sent home The global economic downturn is effecting remittances sent home, forcing Bangladesh relatives to migrate to South East Asia to find work. more> What about immigration reform promises?Immigrants Role in the Life & Economy of New York StateWBAI's Wakeup Call host Esther Armah discusses the role immigrants play in the life and economy of New York State, with David Dyssegaard Kallick, of the Fiscal Policy Institute's Immigration Research Initiative. more>
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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!
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Interns and director of Baruch College H.S. journalism program Katina Paron at their orientation meeting. - Photo by Jehangir Khattak.
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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.
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