Advisory editor: Leah Moses, of the Russian Forward, an IPA member publication
NewsLatino-owned taxi companies protest Newark’s lack of supportMore than 100 Latino-owned taxi companies picketed at Newark City Hall for close to four hours on Jan. 16. The demonstration was a protest against unsafe conditions, high prices for auto insurance, and excessive ticketing by police. more> Teens make parenting a choiceEvery year, 900,000 teens become pregnant. While that number is 39 percent lower than it was a decade ago, the number of kids becoming parents each year puts young people at risk for poverty, disease and homelessness. Here, two teen parents speak out. more> As the Department of Education re-evaluates bilingual education, Chinese parents should voice their opinionsAs Fujianese immigrants become the main group of recent Chinese immigrants, the number of Fujianese students increases significantly. Fujianese students’ language problems are beginning to catch the attention of the education community. more> Vandalism strikes Brooklyn; communities unite after latest in series of bias crimesEleven cars on the streets of Midwood were painted with swastikas, the latest in a series of hate crimes in southern Brooklyn. But the spree has also produced a united front against bigotry from ethnic communities that peacefully coexist in the area. more> War! The church prays for peaceWhile President Bush seems adamant that the war is close at hand, some members of the Caribbean clergy have voiced their concern over the imminent war. Individual churches are holding prayer vigils and mass, and sending letters of protest. more> Special FocusSpecial Section: The Registration Crisis |
EditorialsRoe at 30Three decades after the Supreme Court legalized abortion in its historic Roe v. Wade decision, the debate on abortion shows no signs of abating. Indeed, the right of a woman to choose abortion is more threatened than ever. more> Can Al Sharpton win the 2004 presidential elections?The media have begun a negative spin on Sharpton’s presidential run, with its so-called consensus polls. One poll has 87 percent not taking his candidacy very seriously. Obviously, that poll was not taken in the black and Hispanic communities. more> PIDCI takes up cause of migrant domestic workersIn the context of a foreign workplace, where ones’ own government can do little or nothing to protect its own, the domestic migrant worker herself is the first line of defense against abuse and exploitation. more> Briefs |
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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.
