Tomasz Deptula, Editor of Nowy Dziennik/Polish Daily News, is the guest editor.
newsObama bets his political capital on immigration reform
"I think if he puts in as much energy as he says that he will be successful. I admit I am bit burned out on this issue because I have heard all this before, but this time I think things will be different. The people who gathered at the White House have clout and they plan to use that power to make sure that this time around immigration reform gets passed by Congress," said SEIU Vice President Eliseo Medina. more> Immigrants on the front lines of housing fight
Kamal Nasser isn't a paid community organizer. He's a Bangladeshi immigrant who works as a street vendor in Jackson Heights. But after repeatedly losing heat and electricity, and following months of eviction threats in his rent-stabilized Kensington apartment building, Nasser has taken on the role of advocating for himself and his fellow tenants in his building. more> Willets Point workers: Between a rock and a hard placeAmong piles of rusted tin, puddles of oil, mud, and potholes filled with stagnant water, José Martín earns a living as a mechanic at a small auto body shop on 37th Street in Willets Point, located in the area surrounding the CitiField baseball stadium, home of the Mets. The neighborhood is home to 250 repair shops that provide jobs to 1,700 workers, 90 percent of them Latino. more> The story of Willets point: Gentrification, development, or discrimination?
Budget woes will cut deep into youth jobs"Most of the people who are in the city got their first job through Summer Youth," says Bob Altman, the assistant executive director for the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Altman. "It provides life skills to kids on how to get a job, how to keep a job, and gives them money to buy books and things for school." more> NYC's high maternal deaths defy usual explanationsNew York's high rate of maternal mortality exposes glaring risks for black women. But a detailed 2010 city report eliminated many usual suspects for the maternal morality gap: poverty, obesity, pre-existing conditions. This is the first story of a series. more> Strong opposition to Wal-Mart at Mayoral hearingNew Yorkers voiced opposition to a possible Wal-Mart entry into the N.Y. market at yet another hearing, this one held by the Bloomberg administration. The hearing concerned a proposed sale of city land to Related Co., the developer of an expansion of the Gateway project in East New York. more> As need grows, Passover packages on the riseAt seders from Marine Park, Brooklyn, to Cedarhurst in the Five Towns, more of the ritual food that lined the dining room and kitchen tables was in the form of handouts than at any time in recent memory, say social service providers. more> Hunger in America 2011
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OP/EDCalling for a halt to the deportations of HaitiansIn January, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an arm of DHS, sent 26 Haitians back to their birthplace and one of them was Wildrick Guerrier, a Haitian-born immigrant who had spent most of his life in the United States. Within weeks of his return to Haiti, he was dead. more> Haitians deported from US held in horrific conditions in Haiti
The Republican war on LatinasForty percent of Hispanic women do not have medical insurance and 12 percent rely on Medicaid for treatment. So the systemic attack by members of Congress against Planned Parenthood, one of the organizations that provide comprehensive services for low-income women, is also an attack on the Hispanic community. more> Praying to God with a hammer in handTo continue with the saga of contradictory messages on the issue of immigration, it turns out Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wants to better its image among the immigrant population of Chicago, Illinois, while in nearby Detroit, Michigan, ICE appears to be focused on intimidating families in the vicinity of a school, going against its own guidelines not to conduct immigration operatives near schools or houses of worship. more> Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance against immigration raids
The only way to combat bias is to be more proactive, says journalist KhanNida Khan, an independent journalist and producer working in both print and radio, is currently a news correspondent with WRKS 98.7 KISS FM NY. She spoke with Zaman USA about her professional journey and how the tragic loss of her father, which involved bias and police misconduct, changed the course of her coverage. more> briefsGrading the teacher
Media Policy NewsMedia Policy Issues and Role of Ethnic Media and Media Advocates
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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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