Sharan Harper is the Multi-media Associate Editor of this issue.
newsHate crime collision" My eldest daughter doesn't want to wear hijab or scarf on the way to mosque, even in the car. They are scared someone will attack us or pull out a gun on us," Rahat said, a victim of racial harassment in Queens. VIDEO :: In the wake of the recent terror raids in Flushing, members of a Muslim community are concerned over what they call racial profiling by law enforcement. Poverty fighters get their own consultancy: An institute forms to assemble, develop and spread the word about successful services and programs for lower-income peopleAmong the countless ways in which New York City is a superlative place, one is its high number of poor people – and the quantity of organizations in existence to help them. The latter list just grew by one, with the establishment of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy, Practice and Research at New York University's (NYU) Silver School of Social Work. more> NNPA chairman confronts GM and Ford for lack of Black adsAccording to figures from national research sources, GM spent only 2.4 percent of its $1.17 billion advertising expenditures on advertisements in Black-oriented media in 2008, who serve an important market for their cars. more> Election Watch |
Comptroller Elect John Liu on the influence of the Asian voteAUDIO :: Wakeup Call's Esther Armah talks with Comptroller Elect John Liu about the influence of the Asian vote in the 2009 election. more> editorialsObama’s first year: A political bubble?He's lost 10 pounds and 29 percentage points in his approval rating. Commentators are calling him a lion on the campaign trail but a mouse in the office. A year after his initial triumph, Obama himself admits it: Change is not easy. more> The loneliness of the long distance runnerOn an Internet blog there was a commentator who said that NY marathon winner Keflezighi was not a "real normal American" but just one more African runner, in spite of the fact that he grew up and trained in this country. more> briefsA prayer for Polish asbestos workers VIDEO :: As of September 11, 2009, eight years after the attack on the World Trade Center, ground zero workers are still getting sick at a rate of 200 per month. Immigration reform coming soon VIDEO :: A month ago, Representative Luis Gutierrez' (D-IL) spoke in Washington, D.C. about why we will not wait for immigration reform. |
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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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