Tomasz Deptula, Editor of Nowy Dziennik/Polish Daily News, is the guest editor.
newsUS withdrawal from an unstable Afghanistan may lead to civil war: MusharrafFormer Pakistani military ruler and U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf met recently with supporters and journalists in New York, giving his opinion on the U.S. decision to impose an arbitrary deadline for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. VOICES EXCLUSIVE more> Pervez Musharraf presents a formula to repair Pak-U.S. relations
A close look at challenges to Latino communityThe recent Conference on Policies for Hispanics brought 160 Hispanic community leaders to the White House to address the most pressing issues for the more than 50 million Latin Americans in the U.S. today, including jobs, education, immigration reform, and civil rights. Hispanic unemployment rate high
The poor have numbers. Do they count?
Marc Fader/City Limits The number of low-income New Yorkers is a matter of statistics. Answering deeper questions about poverty demands drilling down deep into the lives of individual people, a few of whose stories are presented in this month's issue of City Limits. Prominent Caribbean cleric in Brooklyn abruptly retires
The Rev. Dr. Peter Bramble (Courtesy Carib News). Unable to reconcile himself with the approval of same-sex marriage in New York State and the Long Island Episcopal Diocese, Rev. Dr. Peter Bramble will step down from his post at the predominantly West Indian St. Mark's church in Crown Heights after 15 years. more> Independent Sources: The same-sex marriage debate
LGBT immigrant youth struggle in New York
Immigrant youths who face homophobia in their home countries often come to the United States feeling safe enough to express their homosexuality. Yet many times, they still face resentment or worse from their families in the U.S. who harbor traditional cultural values. more> Borough President teaches about sex
Concern over police brutality against restaurant ownersOwners of Mexican restaurants in East Harlem are meeting with local leaders over concerns of police brutality after repeated reports of undue harassment and violence from local officers. more> The Sisyphean task of counting JewsCutbacks have led to the elimination of a national survey of the Jewish population in the U.S. in favor of local studies, and the lack of a uniform standard makes it impossible to get a clear picture of the total number of Jews in America. Tenants in Chinatown building forced to vacate
Zhao Xun Zhang in his apartment at 35 Market St. that he recently had to vacate following an inspection by the DOB. Fifty tenants of low-income apartments in Chinatown were locked out of their apartments – which had been illegally subdivided to reduce rent shares – after being cited for fire code violations. The residents are being forced to seek temporary shelter, and may not be able to afford their rent once the building is reopened. |
Op/EdThe Republican gameA new Gallup poll shows that a plurality of Americans oppose increasing the federal debt limit, playing into the Republican strategy to blame President Obama for the current state of the U.S. economy. Election Matters: The debt dilemma, the economy and the race
Rupert Murdoch's men hacked into Gerry Adams' phone too
Gerry Adams and President Bill Clinton (Courtesy IrishCentral.com) In the wake of the News International phone-hacking scandal, Irish Central publisher Niall O'Dowd wonders whether his 1994 conversation with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, which was reprinted verbatim in the London Sunday Times, was also intercepted by Murdoch. Formerly undocumented East Hampton resident stresses compassion in border crisis
Border signage (courtesy longislandwins.com) Immigration from Mexico to the U.S. changed drastically after the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994. Yet the government has failed to address the resulting humanitarian crisis, leaving local aid groups to help those families seeking a better life for their children. briefsGrow your business with Latinos
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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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