newsFired workers raise a ruckus for union rights and back payThe belt of warehouses that stretches out through East Williamsburg, Bushwick, Ridgewood, and Maspeth relies on the exploitation of a largely immigrant workforce. Workers suffer under harsh conditions with little to no voice on the job, but at one of these warehouses the workers are fighting back. more> Twice punished: ICE’s black listsThe incident regarding an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Eligio Valerio, created a ripple effect in New York City and beyond, forcing a number of politicians to come out in support of this individual. more> A tale of two homes – I finally stood up to my sneaky foster momI never reported the lack of food, the cold showers or Ms. Tate never being around. I was always afraid of the "what if's." 'What if' I get put into a worse home; 'what if' the other foster mother is meaner; 'what if' the new home is filthy. more> U.S.-wide immigration scam foiledA federal judge recently shut down a nationwide operation that allegedly posed as the U.S. Government, then duped consumers into paying fees ranging from $200 to $2,500 by claiming the fees would cover processing by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). more> EDUCATION WATCHFewer Black, Hispanic students admitted to city's elite public high schools
Ohio Mom Kelley Williams-Bolar serves 10-day sentence
Dual Language School Offers Hebrew
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MEET THE ETHNIC PRESSOP/EDUnemployment dropping for everyone but Black folksMany are excited that in a two-month period the unemployment rate has dropped from 9.8 percent in November to 9.0 percent in January. Good news? Not really. While the overall unemployment rate is down, the Black unemployment rate has held constant at 15.7 percent. more> Does Obama ignore African Americans?
Immigrants in USA must change tactics to fight for their rightsWhat is the way forward for the struggle for immigrants' rights? The most important theme to sound is that justice and fairness demand a path to citizenship for undocumented workers. To turn our back on them now, when times are bad, is a gross violation of common decency. more> Dark Future for Immigration reform
Let's give the reform a chanceAmericans are pragmatic people. Sooner or later emotions will subside and there will emerge a climate favorable to a comprehensive immigration reform. Solving the problem of millions of people living in the U.S. illegally without any rights cannot be put off indefinitely. more> briefs |
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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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