newsStringer, others save immigrant from deportation
Mohammed Azam and Borough of Manhattan President Scott Stringer, who helped Azam bring an end to an eight-year federal campaign to deport him. (Photo: Terese Loeb Kreuzer) Mohammed Azam, who came to this country as a nine year old, who has no criminal record, and who worked his own way through college faced eight years of deportation proceedings before Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and 20 other elected officials intervened on his behalf. Gay marriage in New York puts Conservative rabbis on the spotThe passage of the same-sex marriage bill in New York elicited clear-cut reactions from Judaism's Orthodox and Reform movements, but Conservative rabbis who have long wavered on the subject are now confronted with whether or not to support the state legislation. Special registration for Arabs and Muslims ends; leniency urged for those caught in scheme’s web
The NSEERS program, launched in 2002, demanded special registration from immigrants from 27 mostly Muslim countries. Homeland Security has scrapped a program that demanded special registration for immigrants from Arab and Muslim countries in the years following 9/11 that saw 13,000 of the 80,000 men who registered put into deportation proceedings, mostly for immigration violations. Immigration law expert on NSEERS policy change
Growing Bangladeshi community finds political voiceThe Bangladeshi community, the fastest growing Asian population according to the Census 2010, which is already entrenched in terms of population and employment, is just beginning to flex its political muscle. more> Anger in Haitian community in New York over remittance taxThe Haitian Diaspora sends home more than $1 billion annually in remittances, but a surprise new plan by the Haitian government will impose a tax on these exchanges that cuts into the money meant to aid needy families. Charter schools: moneymakers for hedge funds
With charter schools already catching the ire of local parents and educators, new reports show that hedge funds are turning huge profits by playing with Department of Education money. City goes to court over charter schools
AUDIO: Complaints have been raised from Harlem to Coney Island as charter schools increasingly share buildings with public schools in an attempt by the city to maximize existing space rather than build new schools. But the teachers union, the NAACP and some parents accuse the city of violating a new state law that says co-locations involving charters must be equitable. WYNC repor more> MS-13 gang member sentenced to 35 years for murder in Long IslandA member of the Salvadorian gang MS-13 in Long Island, New York, was given 35 years in prison for the murder of another Salvadorian national, also a member of the gang. Young Muslim Turkish women attend school in U.S. to evade headscarf ban, by Necla Polat Demirci
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Op/EdWhere immigration laws are made today – state capitols and federal courts
A 2007 anti-immigration rally in Georgia. (Photo: Mike Schnikel) With the federal government uninterested in entering the political quagmire of immigration legislation, states have been enacting their own tough immigration laws, which are invariably curtailed by federal courts. Immigration: 'Alabama is Arizona on steroids'
Gay marriage: finally doing the right thingThe passage of the gay marriage bill by Gov. Cuomo finishes the job that Gov. Paterson started, finally bringing a sense of justice to same-sex couples who had been denied thousands of civil protections. Gay Marriage in New York
Keeping it kosherResponding to a need to address modern social concerns, Jewish rabbis and community leaders are withholding the "kosher" mark of approval from businesses that mistreat their workers. Ostracizing Black leaders who criticize ObamaDespite a consistent lack of accountability to the African-American community, the continued reverence for President Obama has brought scorn to those Black leaders who chose to openly criticize his policies. Dr. Cornel West responds to criticism over comments against Obama
Protect the American dream of a secure retirementSome in the Hispanic communities approaching retirement represent the first generation that had a real opportunity to pursue the American Dream. However, aging Hispanics are hit disproportionately hard by retirement. Middle class? Working class? What’s the difference?The poor and working classes, once stalwarts of the Democratic Party, have been lumped in with the middle class in national political discourse, despite the fact that 55 percent of Americans would consider themselves working class. briefsImmigrants' U.S. paychecks a lifeline to home countries
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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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