NYCMA Proudly announcesnewsSome colleges flunking fair admissions testIt's the beginning of a new year and that means it is time for high school seniors to begin completing college applications. Increasingly, whether they get admitted will have nothing to do with their grades, their SAT scores, or their overall aptitude for college. They may end up getting denied admission because of a criminal record. more> Going Back to KoreaDue to the extended recession, the New York Korean community is experiencing a trend of reverse migration that is sweeping more than the traditional first-generation elders. more> Bill seeking TPS for undocumented Pakistanis dies with 111th congressTo address the need to support family members back home, Pakistani-American community leaders continue to press the Obama administration for protected status to alleviate in the plight of undocumented nationals. more> Jews were top targets of bigots in ’09Anti-Semitic incidents made up the largest share of New York hate crimes reported in 2009, according to statistics just released by the state's Division of Criminal Justice Services. more> Bias charges soar in U.S.The number of reported cases of discrimination against Muslims is on the rise across the United States, with religious discrimination cases sprouting up in states from Oregon and Illinois to Ohio and New Jersey. more> Financial interests behind Islamophobia
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MEET THE ETHNIC PRESSA look at Haiti and the media one year after the earthquake
OP/EDCuomo promises jobs but does not mention immigrantsThe writer points to the new governor's plan to fix the state, but wonders how Cuomo failed to acknowledge the important economic contribution made by immigrants to New York. more> Scanning the horizon in 2011Reports drifting back to Irish Echo indicate that planes flying between Ireland and the United States over the Christmas holiday were by no means empty despite the hard times. It can only be speculated as to how many passengers in those planes were scouting out the United States for a longer term stay, or indeed planning on not taking the return flight. more> Irish crisis: the specter of emigration
What about us?Forging Ahead for Community Empowerment and Support (FACES NY), the oldest and largest minority-owned and -operated HIV/AIDS organization in New York City, has taken a financial hit, compromising people living in Harlem, Washington Heights and South Bronx, and putting at risk many jobs. more> Environmental racism 2011While many advances have been made globally in defining, researching, and confronting the realities of environmental racism, here inside the United States there are still far too many African Americans, Latino Americans, Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Native Americans and others who remain disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards, toxins, cancer-causing pollutions, and other life-threatening environments. more> What is environmental racism?
The new Congress’s taskThe current moment offers an opportunity to pause and try something different. Instead of focusing on how to win in 2012 – or, more generously, how to bring about their private visions of the perfect world – the leaders on both sides could sit down and map out a middle path. 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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