Sharan Harper is the Multi-media Associate Editor of this issue.
newsFallen Angels: Stop the killing
"Most of these children were victims of gun violence, and the age range is 3 to 25," said activist Erica Ford, CEO and founder of Life Camp Inc. more> Anger simmers against Chinatown employment agenciesReports of labor disputes between job-seekers and Chinatown's employment agencies have been on the rise following the financial crisis. Immigrant job-seekers deplore these agencies, which they say hoodwink them and take advantage of their lack of knowledge.
AUDIO :: In early September, Brian Lehrer discussed a comprehensive new report revealed widespread abuse of low-wage workers in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. Annette Bernhardt, policy co-director of the National Employment Law Project and co-author of the new report, Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers, discusses the findings. Plus, Amy Carroll, supervising attorney at Make the Road New York, addresses employment law questions raised by the new report. Bronx landlords in debt, tenants feel the squeezeCitywide, 3,221 units are currently in foreclosure after being purchased by private equity firms and investors like Karasick who borrowed heavily to buy them and now cannot pay the debt, according to research by the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB), a tenants' advocacy group. Nearly 60 percent are in the Bronx. more> A forgotten youth: New York City queer homeless youth survive at the bottom of the barrelAcross the United States, thousands of kids are kicked out of their homes each year for being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). In some cases, homophobic families dump them on the streets like litter. In other homes, kids run away in fear of retribution or as a result of ridicule.
VIDEO :: Gay kids become homeless and have even fewer places to turn than their heterosexual counterparts. This is a major issue in New York City. NYU students Lauryn Siegel and James West investigate further. more> More homeless on the streetsThe number of New Yorkers forced to spend the night in homeless shelters has reached 39,000, the highest number in 25 years. The main reasons for this are the economic crisis, unemployment, and Mayor Bloomberg's nonchalant attitude towards the problem. more> Stand up and be counted: Issues surrounding the 2010 censusWith immigrant communities with a large number of residents living invisibly off the books, Washington Heights and Inwood are always at risk of producing distorted numbers. more> |
editorialsLatinos in America or Lou Dobbs?CNN is trumpeting its special on Hispanics, "Latino in America." But this Latino-friendly, four-hour program does not begin to balance-out CNN's nightly, Hispanic-unfriendly fare, which provides 260 primetime hours for Lou Dobbs Tonight—anti-Hispanic fear-mongering and immigrant-bashing disguised as a "news" program. more> A voice for the BronxSince 1994, Gary Axelbank and his top-notch cable TV show, BronxTalk, have elevated the borough's civic dialogue. It has helped bring the mainland borough the attention it deserves. more> briefsEbru TV, the harmony of colors
VIDEO :: Only a few years after its inception, Ebru TV has won three mid-Atlantic Emmy awards and is able compete toe-to-toe with major TV networks in the United States. ELECTION WATCH |
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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.
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