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N.Y. leaders make appeal to ethnic and community media to report on importance that minority and communities of color come out and be counted.
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In Brooklyn, mortgage crisis eats away wealth of several generations of Hispanics.
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newsPolice turning immigrants with criminal backgrounds over to ICEThis year news is circulating in the NYC Chinese community that more and more immigrants, both legal and undocumented, are being investigated on account of previous criminal records and even deported. more> NYPD pose obstacles to non-citizen victims of violence to obtain U visaRepresentatives of at least four organizations will testify before the City Council about the NYPD's negligence in providing the certifications to victims of domestic violence who have cooperated with the Department.
VIDEO :: Last Week, NYC Public Advocate Bill Di'Blasio with a coalition of City Council members, called for a change in police and court procedures in domestic violence cases. more> Youth gangs in Brooklyn, a growing problemIt's becoming a nightmare for Caribbean youth, a headache that begins with youth gang criminal activity on neighborhood streets but usually ends with a stint in state prison.
VIDEO :: Students traded a day off from school on President's Day for a day of brainstorming about how to take back their neighborhoods from gangs, which have turned them into battlefields. NY1's Natasha Ghoneim reported. more> Dominican Republic changes constitution to allow citizens abroad to elect representativesIn Northern Manhattan and the Bronx – which combined are home to the largest community of Dominicans outside of the small Caribbean island – the idea that Dominican Americans would have another layer of elections raises numerous questions and could disrupt the already fractious political world. more> Census under fire over ad dollarsOver $340 million has been allocated to the Census Bureau for a promotion and advertising campaign to avoid an undercount, part of an overall Census budget of $15 billion, triple the bureau's 2000 budget. But with just five weeks to go before the April 1 deadline for mailing back Census questionnaires, lawmakers wondered if that money was being targeted effectively. |
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editorialsNegroes who gain high office must walk like angelsAfrican Americans waited more than a generation for the congressman Charlie B. Rangel to rise to the position where he could really affect change, and as soon as he attained real power, there were those who began to plot his demise.
VIDEO :: Hon. James David Manning, pastor of the ATLAH World Missionary Church in Harlem, explains why he believes Congressman Charles Rangel stepped down from the Way and Means committee. more> No pass for domestic violenceGreat strides have been made locally and nationally in how domestic violence is treated by law enforcement. But the crime of domestic violence remains minimized and excused unlike any other crime. Generation mixedBiracial people are often urged to choose a side or a parent to define their identity as individuals. Nevertheless, the ambiguity of their status too easily eclipses their unique and rich experience.
VIDEO :: Four biracial children, ages 4 to 9, shared their feelings on being biracial. more> briefs |
Upcoming Activities
Census 2010: Stakes, fears and challenges (March 19)
Ethnic Media Watchdog Workshop To Be Held In April In New York City (April 16)
Reporters and editors from news organizations that cover ethnic communities in the New York City area can register now for an April workshop focusing on watchdog reporting skills. Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc (IRE) will conduct the workshop on April 16-17 at The New York Times Building. College students studying journalism also are invited to participate.
NYCMA Announcements
FPI releases detailed data
Immigrants' contribution to New York metro economy
David Kallick of the Fiscal Policy Institute releasing data about the contribution of immigrants to the NY economy at a press briefing organized by NYCMA in collaboration with SEIU 32BJ on January 21st, 2010. – Photo by Mohsin Zaheer
NY State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli tells ethnic media
New 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