newsImmigrants propel Staten Island economy, despite challenges"We Mexicans came here prepared to overcome many obstacles, and the violence isn't going to deter us," said Omar Sanchez is response to hate crimes in the community.
VIDEO :: With the recent wave of bias attacks against Mexican immigrants on Staten Island, business owners in the borough gathered on August 5th to discuss the fear and tension they say is affecting their bottom lines. Mara Montalbano of NY1 reports. more> How much stimulus money went to low income areas?City Limits joined a tour of areas where stimulus funds facilitated projects large and small. Although there is much gratitude expressed, local leaders are asking what's next. more> Anti-immigrant wave growsVarious Republican legislators expressed their support for altering the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, so that U.S.-born children of undocumented parents would not be able to obtain citizenship. more> Work of Jeffries, Schneiderman ends prison-based gerrymanderingIssues of importance to the African-American community routinely put aside and ignored over the years were enthusiastically dealt with by legislators elected to address these same concerns a generation ago but who now had power in both houses in Albany and in David Paterson, a governor who shared their frustration and goals.
VIDEO :: In April, NY1’s Jeanine Ramirez reported on the challenges posed to the 2010 Census by considering the residency of New York’s prison population. more> Mixed support for Rangel in New York’s Caribbean community"Why now, why are they doing this to him, now?" asked long time activist and Harlem street vendor Shabazz. "It's because he's the 'baddest' Black man up in there," he said, answering his own question. ELECTION WATCHWho are unions supporting in the attorney general race?
VIDEO :: Members and leaders of DC 37 and other city unions rallied June 16 at City Hall to stop budget cuts and layoffs that would devastate city services. They rallied in support of the vital services they provide throughout the city every day at our schools, hospitals, senior centers, firehouses, libraries, museums, parks, pools, and more. more> Rep. McMahon in ‘Jewish Money’ flap
VIDEO :: Congressman Michael McMahon says his record of Jewish advocacy speaks for itself, but some voters are still asking questions. NY1's Mari Fagel reports. more> |
editorialsThe mosque and usBefore it became a cause célèbre for Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich and other rank opportunists, before the Anti-Defamation League sullied a once-noble reputation by siding against religious liberty, before tweets and satellite trucks spun this all out of control, the plan to turn an eyesore of an empty building two blocks from Ground Zero into a mosque and Islamic center was embraced as a sign of true healing. more> Still open season on Black politiciansEight of the nine investigations in the past year have been against African-American members of Congress. With a House membership of 435 and just 42 African-American members, this is particularly troubling.
VIDEO :: In her report, former State Chief Judge Judith Kaye says Paterson did not break the law when he contacted Sherr-Una Booker, a woman who was allegedly abused by Paterson former top aide David Johnson. Erin Billups of NY1 reports. more> Lessons from the Gulf for nuclear reactorsFederal lawmakers are weighing a BP-type deregulation of new nuclear reactors – the one energy source in which damage from a major accident could dwarf harm done by a ruptured offshore oil well. Statehood for Puerto Rico under assaultAmbitions of immediate statehood for Puerto Rico appear on the verge of falling victim to the rise of ultra-conservative groups in the United States, groups in which leaders of the "New Right" see the Island as yet another issue to defeat in the so-called "cultural wars" that dominate the landscape in this election year. more> briefsTwo Bronx schools may close VIDEO :: While 19 city schools saved from closure will reopen in September, they may not have many students in attendance as enrollment drops. NY1 reports. more>Ten Poles arrested in the Adirondacks
VIDEO :: Last year, WBIV.com reported that there were plans to beef up border patrol along the Niagra River. 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.
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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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