Tomasz Deptula, Editor of Nowy Dziennik/Polish Daily News, is the guest editor.
newsOn the Bloomberg-Murdoch trailNews Corp. is now headquartered in New York City and owns the New York Post, The Wall Street Journal and almost every local newspaper in Brooklyn, along with local television and radio outlets. Is it possible it has used the same type of influence peddling and possible illegal doings that it is being investigated for in the U.K. here in New York City? For low-income immigrants, status complicates survival
Hunter College student "C." says this poster, which employers are required to display, is prominently posted and routinely ignored at her place of work. (Photo: NYS DOL/City Limits) Like most students at Hunter College, this double-major honors student juggles work, school and bills. Yet her undocumented status, which remains a secret, weighs heavily on her chances of achieving a successful career once she finally earns her degree. A struggle to navigate the education systemOver the past five years, as their classmates climbed the corporate ladder, two undocumented immigrants at Baruch College, who had hoped to use the DREAM Act as a path to citizenship, negotiated a maze reserved for those in the shadows of American society: fighting the detention system, wading into the black market and mulling sham marriages. more> Deadly violence stalks Brooklyn’s streets, youth killing youthBrooklyn continues to be plagued by senseless violence among African-American and Caribbean youths, culminating in a Father's Day gun battle that left one dead and six wounded. Now, local clergy, politicians, and police are speaking out to end the violence. more> Task force formed to tackle illegal street vending uptown
Street Vendors on St. Nicholas Avenue. (Photo: DNAinfo/Carla Zanoni)
For some street vendors in Washington Heights and Inwood, selling their wares on the street is a path to success in a thin job market. But for some residents and officials, the vendors represent a problem, clogging sidewalks and sometimes operating without a license. Alarm over rising number of street vendors in Washington Heights
Affected by unemployment, street vendors are stacked along the St. Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan. (Photo: Zaira Cortés/EDLP)
Some estimates place the number of street vendors in upper Manhattan in the thousands, 95 percent of them being Latino and many commuting from as far away as Connecticut. Mostly, the vendors are there to support their families, leading some to reject the stiff penalties proposed to curb unlicensed street vending. Bring them all back home
Gort locals welcome returning emigrants. From left: Ted Glynn from New Zealand; Sister de Lourdes Fahy; Vin Glynn, Robert and Shirley Macklin-Murphy from Minnesota; Ed and Margaret O'Connor from Minnesota and Pat Monoghan. (Photo: Irishcentral.com)
The relationship between native Irish and the Irish diaspora has long been a distant one, until a new group was founded in attempt to reconnect estranged emigrants and progeny with their lost Irish roots. Mike Feerick speaks to The Irish AbroadIreland Reaching Out founder Mike Feerick speaks on RTE Radio 1's The Irish Abroad about the new effort to reach out to the Irish diaspora. more> Black bankers take up King's fight
Members of the National Bankers Association. (Photo: MinorityNews.com)
In an effort to embrace Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s call to strengthen and support black institutions, a group of bankers will use the dedication of the MLK memorial in Washington, D.C., this August as occasion to encourage people to open accounts in black neighborhood banks. Board composition lags behind demographicsIn the Riverdale-Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, Latinos make up nearly 40 percent of the population, while the white population has decreased over the last decade. Yet the Community Board for this area remains mostly white, some believe, due to a lack of both outreach and involvement in the Latino community. Education watchFilipino teachers
Undocumented students granted in-state tuition rights
Illinois and Connecticut join 11 other states that will offer lower in-state tuition for undocumented students this summer. Public Radio International's "The Tavis Smiley Show" explores what it means to college students across the states. more> Irish teacher brings her immigrant experience to NYC public schools
Pauline O'Brien. (Photo: Peter McDermott) Sometimes a book can change a life. One did for Pauline O'Brien. more> |
Op/EdIt's time to bring democracy to New York's redistricting madnessRedistricting has long been recognized as a partisan problem in New York State, divvying up residents for political gain. Gov. Cuomo made a campaign promise to create an independent redistricting commission, but faces obvious opposition from a Republican state senate that has much to lose. For original click here more> Peter Rivera on The Perez Notes
Roberto Perez of The Perez Notes sits down with Assembly District 76 representative Peter Rivera, speaking on topics from redistricting, to the Latino vote, to his relationship with State Senator Ruben Diaz. more> Is Murdoch’s mess bad for the Jews?The News Corporation scandal leaves some pro-Israel voices wondering whether damage to Rupert Murdoch's influence may cost them a powerful media ally. Yet the real question is how the scandal impacts the state of journalism and governance as we know it. Fighting domestic violenceIn New York City, the police receive 700 domestic violence calls daily. Fourteen women lost their lives to domestic violence during just one week in April. Yet funding for domestic violence services continue to be cut by the New York State legislature. Domestic violence in Little Pakistan, Brooklyn
US also going Pakistan’s wayIn both the U.S. and Pakistan, the rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. While the middle class struggles, the rise of groups like the Tea Party, which aim to limit services to lower income Americans, don't paint a positive picture for the future of democratic prosperity. more> briefsGroup puts spotlight on missing people of color
Online museum of Islamic art
A Silver-Inlaid Brass Casket Metalwork from Turkey displayed on the AIW web site. (Photo Courtesy of The Nour Foundation) Behind the walls of an immigration detention center in Florence, AZ
A former detainee talks about his experience in an immigration detention center in Florence, Arizona. |
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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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