Continuing news coverage of women and immigration.
Tomasz Deptula, Editor of Nowy Dziennik/Polish Daily News, is the guest editor and Sharan Harper is the Multi-media Associate Editor of this issue
newsCall to action against inner-city violence"It's no surprise that youth violence has spiked just as New York City feels the full effect of a historic recession and tries to cope with terrible levels of unemployment in our African-American and Latino communities," assessed Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer.
VIDEO :: Rapper T.I. presents his K.I.N.G. Foundation at Anti-Gun Rally in Harlem, with Rev. Al Sharpton. more> Should we be done with bi-lingual education?Last year, Raymond's long career as an educator came to an abrupt end when Department of Education officials decided to do away with the automatic assignment of students with limited English skills to a bilingual program.
VIDEO :: Professor A. Picciano of Hunter College provides a brief history of bilingual education in America. more> Protections sought for foreclosed-upon rentersThe worst is yet to come for apartment buildings with too much debt. What will that mean for tens of thousands of tenants?
VIDEO :: NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn along with Council Members Gail Brewer, Robert Jackson, Dan Garodnick and Miguel Martinez joined together with tenants and various associations spoke out. more> A Father's fight to save his job: Stella D'oro strike"It's very hard when you go home and your wife asks every day, 'what happened?'" Torres said. "This company knows what they are doing. In the end, they make the community more poor. They are destroying lives. They are destroying families."
VIDEO :: Striking Stella D'Oro workers face the bakeries owners at the National Labor Relations Board on May 13, 2009. more> |
editorialsEight misconceptions about undocumented immigrantsThe conservative-leaning population of the United States that relentlessly criticizes undocumented immigrants often defends itself with arguments that have absolutely no basis in reality. more> Are Black elected representatives an endangered species?Ask any Black Democrats who sits in the New York State Senate about the chamber's portrayal in the media and the answer is simple enough: biased and without merit. more> briefsVets’ children visas stepped up
VIDEO :: Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) Speaks in support of H.R. 760, the Filipino Veterans Equity Act. more> |
FPI releases detailed data Immigrants' contribution to New York metro economy
David Kallick of Fiscal Policy Institute releasing data about immigrants contribution to NY economy at a press breifing organized by NYCMA in collaboration SEIU 32BJ on January 21st, 2010. Photo by Mohsin Zaheer
NY State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli tells ethnic mediaNew York's budgetary challenges to persist
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli addressing the ethnic and community media at the open house organized by New York Community Media Alliance. – Photo by Mohsin Zaheer
Ippies Awards 2009 Full House at Ippies Awards 2009
Net Neutrality 
NYCMA takes a stand on net neutrality at City Council Hearing held on 11/20/2009 (Read full text)
Read Blog: Net Neutrality & Social Justice for NYC's Immigrant Communities Health care briefing for ethnic media: Immigrants have a huge stake in reform
New York Immigration Coalition Executive Director Chung-Wha Hong addressing members of ethnic media at the briefing. – Photo by Aleksandra Slabisz
New York needs new direction, new leadership, says Bill Thompson
Democratic candidate for Office of New York City Mayor, Comptroller Bill Thompson addressing New York's ethnic and community media at a press conference organized by New York Community Media Alliance on October 26. – Photo by Aleksandra Slabisz
Equal opportunity, equal protection to NYC’s communities, Councilman Liu promises ethnic/community media 
John Liu addressing New York's ethnic and community media at a press conference organized by New York Community Media Alliance on October 27. -- Photo by Aleksandra Slabisz
We need more immigrants, not less, Bloomberg tells ethnic, community media
Mayor Michael Bloomberg addressng a press conference organized by New York Community Media Alliance for the city's ethnic and community media on October 8 at CUNY Graduate Center in Midtown. – Photo by Aleksandra Slabisz
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