Sharan Harper is the Multi-media Associate Editor of this issue
Two new additions to Voices!!ETHNIC NEWS RADIO & "Meet the Ethnic Media"We are proud to announce the launching of ETHNIC NEWS RADIO and MEET THE ETHNIC PRESS. The two new sections will appear weekly as part of our award-winning publication, Voices That Must Be Heard. more> newsUndocumented, but still have rightsEven with certain legal restrictions, in cities like New York undocumented immigrants enjoy certain legal, medical and labor protection rights which they ought to know about. Knowledge of these rights is essential to avoid abuses. more> Unity stressed between the Diaspora and the African Union"I'm mainly here to hear what can be done to bring us together," said Amina Salum Ali, ambassador of the African Union when she spoke at City College, referring to the more than 140 million Africans scattered around the globe, most of them in the Western Hemisphere. more> Russian Jewish community demands arrest of Brooklyn vandalsThe Jewish community of Brooklyn was shaken by reports of the mass vandalism of the largest Jewish cemetery in the area, near Bay Parkway and McDonald Avenue. more> Vandalism reported at Jewish cemetery in Brooklyn
Living wage battle spreads across NYCThe Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst received $48 million in city tax breaks from 2004 to 2009 and is rated as one of the 10 most profitable malls in the country. It's bustling with activity again this holiday season, yet most of the 3,100 workers in the mall's 70 stores earn at or near the minimum wage. more> U.S. Justice Department reaches settlement with Philadelphia School District on civil rights violationsAALDEF Staff Attorney Cecilia Chen said: "The School District of Philadelphia is finally being held accountable for years of indifference to the serious and ongoing harassment of Asian immigrant students. It is unconscionable that any child should have to endure the levels of harassment that Asian students at SPHS have experienced." more> Protests against racism lead to US anti-bias pact
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Meet the ethnic pressJoe Wei's journey from Taiwan to New York
Joe Wei, National Desk Editor, World Journal shares his thoughts about the role of the ethnic media in US. more> editorialsObama vows to keep DREAM alive - really?President Obama described the failure of DREAM Act vote as 'my biggest disappointment'. Even though President Obama has been "persistent" and "determined" about DREAM, the reality hasn't been seen hopeful so far. more> GOP blocks immigration DREAM Act
Calls mount for deportation of illegal immigrantsThe trend of globalization could be reversed as growing numbers of political parties and movements around the world call for sterner restrictions on immigration and immediate removal of those unlawfully residing within their countries. more> Deportation pushes mothers to repeated illegal crossings
Did city’s industrial policy manufacture defeat?Industrial jobs are disappearing throughout America, but they're vanishing faster in New York. In this op-ed, questions about what City Hall could have done – and still could do – differently. more> briefsMove to give immigrants right to vote
America's high school dropout epidemic
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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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