newsImmigration Voice pushes hard for Green Card reformMore than 100 members of Immigration Voice – an organization comprising over 57,000 members of largely Indian highly- skilled professionals caught in the Green Card immigration backlog for years – descended on Capitol Hill last week to urge U.S. lawmakers to expedite the process so they could become part of a productive and competitive American workforce. Historic Voting Act 2011 signed in Illinois
Neighborhoods on the verge of losing daycare centersFor Miguel Reinoso, a 53-year-old Hispanic man who attended the demonstration, saving daycare centers isn't a political issue. Reinoso is raising his three grandchildren, ages 4, 6, and 9, in Bushwick, Brooklyn. He is afraid that if he can't secure a spot for the youngest one, Essence, that he will lose his job at a bodega, and then his apartment. more> Families fight to keep day care in New York City
From welfare to work – Until a budget cut hitsThrough the transitional jobs program, hundreds of former welfare recipients have performed actual city jobs – not workfare. But state budget reductions will force the program to scale back. more> Local small businesses support debit card swipe fee reformEboni Holloway, owner of Eb Did It Baskets, a customized theme basket company, said, "As a merchant, it hurts my business personally. I have to charge my customers more as opposed to if they were using cash. Debit cards are an easier way for them to make purchases. However, fighting the banks and credit card companies and the debit fees they are imposing against merchants, which we in turn have to impose on our customers, is really disgusting. more> Banks, retailers clash over move to cap debit card 'swipe fees'
Education WatchChancellor Dennis Walcott discusses his new job
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MEET THE ETHNIC PRESSFrom Sylhet, Bangladesh to Brooklyn: Abu Taher, always a newspaper man
Abu Taher, editor of The Weekly Bangla Patrika, a New York-based Bengali language newspaper. more> OP/EDA battle at the polls, and the deferment of a dreamIt's the same old story. During electoral campaigns, they promise to work for the Hispanic and immigrant community and call for our votes, but, at the hour of truth, they vote and act against the Hispanic community. With a calculator in hand, they apply the old formula: only one in 100 Hispanics vote. more> Wake up! Rent laws expireThis is a critical juncture for New York City rent laws. In less than 10 weeks rent control and rent stabilization laws will expire unless the state legislature votes to extend their existence for millions of New Yorkers who are already challenged by rising rents and the lack of affordable housing. more> Senator Bill Perkins calls for renewing Rent Regulation Laws
Dennis Walcott, our new Chancellor of Education, the man for the jobThe tumultuous 90 days of Black's tenure came to an abrupt end when she was asked to step down by Bloomberg who immediately appointed Dennis Walcott, a New Yorker to the core and a public figure who can best be described as a product of the public school system and a man committed to providing the 1.1 million students in its classrooms with the best possible education. Little wonder that Walcott's accession to the top of the DOE's leadership has been greeted with acclaim and high expectations for better days. more> briefsReactions to Secure Communities program announcement in Denver.
Consequences of Secure Communities and other programs
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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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