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.
newsLawyer: Homeless families still getting runaroundAccording to advocates, as many as 40 percent of families had to re-apply several times before finally being sheltered. The Department of Homeless Services is continuing to turn away families to whom they are supposed to offer emergency shelter. VIDEO :: New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. releases a new audit finding that the Department of Homeless Services has been delaying and denying homeless families housing at a news conference on Thursday, October 15, 2009. more> Latina salons weather recession beautifullyLatinas owned over 700,000 businesses around the country and generated about $46 billion in sales, with the amount of Latina-owned businesses more than doubling in the last 10 years, says the Center for Women's Business Research. Among these businesses are beauty salons, which have proven resilient because of their popularity, as they often serve as a social hub. more> Unemployment takes toll on Bronx teenagersWith high unemployment and a bad economy, many teens are having to work part-time to help their families pay the bills. These teens carry the weight of school, homework, after-school errands and work. Some teens are pushed to steal, or even sell drugs. more> Bills against hunger in New YorkSenator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is pushing for four bills that seek to alleviate hunger. There is bipartisan support in Washington to increase federal funding for emergency food programs and to make donations of leftover food from restaurants and factories tax deductible. more> Proposed new schools would not solve Flushing overcrowdingThe DOE's response to Councilman John Liu's question about alleviating overcrowding in schools with high concentration of Chinese students was not encouraging. more> Activists plan action against proposed DOE school closuresTwelve schools will close due to low enrollment, low graduation rates and poor performance. Among these are schools that Mayor Michael Bloomberg opened under his administration of mayoral control.
VIDEO :: On NY1, school children and other advocates protest the proposed MTA service cuts including the elimination of free Metrocards to students by 2011. more> |
editorialsNew hopes for amnestyThe author advocates for support of undocumented Poles in the United States who have been less lucky than previous émigrés.
VIDEO :: On December 15th Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced a new immigration reform bill in the House. An ambitious immigration billSponsors of the current immigration bill are preparing for upcoming intense negotiations by proposing practically everything that immigrant advocates want to see enacted as law. The participation of Latinos in the debate will be of key importance. more> The high value of immigrants to the country’s economic and social well-beingAs the recent Fiscal Policy Institute report indicates, immigration spurs economic activity, making obvious the need for the current immigration reform bill to focus on improving the lives of the people already in the country rather than on enforcement and deportation. 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.
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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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