NewsProbe roughing up of Indo-Canadian, say Congress membersRepresentatives from New York, Texas and elsewhere are asking the Homeland Security Department to probe the mistreatment of a Canadian citizen passing through O’Hare on her way home from India. Customs officials defaced Berna Cruz’s passport and deported her to India after threatening her with arrest. more> Workers are in class, factories are empty: Owners charge September 11th Fund ESL program hurts Chinatown’s garment industryOwners charge that the September 11th fund—which funds ESL classes for displaced garment workers—is harming the garment industry. Because of an increase in orders for army uniforms, factories have more work than their reduced staffs can handle, owners say. more> Tenants take gripes to landlord’s Westchester doorstepTenants from the North Bronx took their landlord, Frank Palazzo—the owner of more than 60 buildings, most with housing code violations—to task in his own neighborhood. The approximately 40 Bronx residents who protested in front of Palazzo’s own palace in Westcheter aren’t the only ones watching him; the city is also planning to litigate over offenses ranging from stealing city funds to not fixing leaking faucets and broken intercoms. more> Al Sharpton: I want to be considered on the meritsAsk the controversial civil rights activist and would-be Democratic presidential candidate whether he is being held to an unfair standard because of his race and history, and you get an earful. more> FBI able to detain undocumented immigrantsThe new role of FBI agents and their ability to detain any undocumented person are scaring the Latino community. more> It’s good to communicate: Arab American leaders respond to FBI“What they really wanted to know is why there is hostility against America. Why does it seem that Muslims hate America?” said Sheikh Feisal Abdul Rao’of in his reponse to Aramica’s interview with the FBI’s Kevin Donovan. more> Special FocusSpecial Section: War coverage from the ethnic press |
EditorialsJames Nemorin: our fallen heroHaitian-born James Nemorin was one of the NYPD officers killed last week in an undercover gun buy gone bad on Staten Island. Many prominent people made it to his funeral, but the Haitian community wasn’t there. Numbed by the police brutality, the community seemed unable to celebrate James. 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.
