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.
newsBlack, Latino seniors more likely to face problem accessing quality nursing home careWith the urgent extension of Federal Medicaid Relief unresolved – coupled with the ongoing recession and growing pressure on state Medicaid budgets – a new study of the nation's Medicaid program finds minority skilled nursing home residents may be disproportionately impacted by shortfalls in Medicaid payments. more> Tenant’s voice: Gov’s rent bill would retain vacancy decontrolUnder pressure from tenants who want New York's vacancy decontrol law repealed, Governor Patterson weighs in, proposing a raise in the threshold for taking apartments out of rent control. While State Housing Commissioner Brian Lawler believes a balance has been struck, critics say that the bill will do nothing to preserve affordable housing. more> Filipina Catholic RN sues Mt. Sinai anewA Filipina Catholic nurse has filed a second civil lawsuit against Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and some members of its medical staff, charging that her conscience rights were violated when she was forced to assist in a late-term abortion, against her will and religion. more> Homeowner fight against foreclosureWith the help of her Bronx community, Edda Lopez struggles to keep her home. Fighting foreclosure and financial-institution-red-tape, her threat of loss is one of many. Since the start of the housing crisis in 2008, over 3000 Bronx homes have gone into foreclosure, and protesters are frustrated that although the taxpayers bailed out the banks, the banks aren't helping struggling homeowners. more> Armory battle sparks citywide living wage billTwo Bronx politicians -- Oliver Koppell and Annabel Palma -- introduced the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act on May 25. This bill would require most development projects receiving city subsidies to pay workers eventually employed there a living wage.
VIDEO :: The Living Wage NYC campaign was launched on May 25th by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., other elected officials and community groups. more> The forgotten Black fisherman in the Gulf Oil spillFirst, Hurricane Katrina hit the African-American fishing community hard. Now the oil spill is threatening to finish them off. more> Elections: measuring the candidatesCuomo’s qualms: Black leaders determined to put pressure on gubernatorial candidate
VIDEO :: City Councilman Charles Barron (D-Brooklyn) may launch a challenge to a Cuomo candidacy for Governor of New York. more> |
editorialsArizona adds fuel to the immigration wildfireThe writer says if the government continues to fail to address the immigration reform issue, other border states such as New Mexico or Texas may also decide to follow Arizona and take this matter into their own hands. He says an efficient immigration system is in the national interest. Second-class citizensThe writer criticizes the FCC's decision not to budget appropriately to ensure Puerto Ricans have universal access to telecommunications services. He says the day when the FCC turned its back on Puerto Ricans, it gave substantial increases in funds to the cable systems in Wyoming, even though Puerto Rico has seven times the population of that state, and 40 percent of its population lives below the poverty line. Unemployment and difficult labor marketWith nearly 600,000 New York residents unemployed, and the financial future still looking bleak, many are calling for the extension of federal unemployment benefits and more help from the private sector. more> briefsICE requests papers from those who cleaned up debris
VIDEO :: WDSU-TV reports that St. Bernard Parish Sheriff Jack A. Stephens has set three checkpoints in the St. Bernard Parish to check for illegal aliens during the BP oil spill cleanup. more> Two public libraries struggle to serve the Chinese community
VIDEO :: The New York Public Library system is facing a $37 million funding cut included as part of the city government's 2011 budget proposal, World Journalism Institute reports. more> |
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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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