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Ron Howell asserts that the New York Times inadequately covers black and Latino communities, unless young whites are somehow involved in the stories. Otherwise, the coverage, in his opinion, is typically negative.

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News 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?

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On Good Friday, Greene Avenue, between Lewis and Stuyvesant, was completely blocked off for Project Safe Surrender. Antioch Baptist Church was transformed into an official court, with Judge Deena Douglass presiding. Hundreds converged to have their warrants cleared. more>

New Yorkers voiced opposition to a possible Wal-Mart entry into the N.Y. market at yet another hearing, this one held by the Bloomberg administration. The hearing concerned a proposed sale of city land to Related Co., the developer of an expansion of the Gateway project in East New York. more>

Eboni Holloway, owner of Eb Did It Baskets, a customized theme basket company, said, "As a merchant, it hurts my business personally. I have to charge my customers more as opposed to if they were using cash. Debit cards are an easier way for them to make purchases. However, fighting the banks and credit card companies and the debit fees they are imposing against merchants, which we in turn have to impose on our customers, is really disgusting. more>

The Drug Policy Alliance report found that there were 50,383 low-level marijuana possession arrests last year and 86 percent of those arrested were young people of color more>

The Legal Aid Society is looking to sue the city after it suddenly pulled the plug on a controversial program that gives rent subsidies to 15,000 at-risk households. more>

Protests against Bloomberg's school policies have taken on a life of their own.  Many players behave as if they didn't know what Bloomberg would do, especially the City Council members whose vote allowed Bloomberg to violate two (now three) referenda on term limits.  more>

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has closed 52 day care centers since 2002. This latest proposed cut will effectively reduce the capacity of the entire day care system by almost one third, forcing working families to turn to unlicensed and potentially dangerous child care or to quit their jobs.­ more>

Teens living in Brooklyn are giving birth and terminating pregnancies at numbers higher than almost any borough in the city. more>

Merely two weeks into her tenure, un-credentialed NYC Schools Chancellor Cathie Black has put her foot in her mouth twice at the same event. more>

Bloomberg brings in business executives to manage the education of children without giving the concerns of their parents a second thought; and certainly no thought at all that they would have input into his hiring decisions. more>

According to Adams, ticket quotas pressure officers to issue tickets regardless of the appropriateness of the situation. more>

Our Time Press interviews James Reynolds, Jr., CFA, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Loop Capital markets, after winning the New York City's $987 million bond sale manager "bakeoff." more>

Issues of importance to the African-American community routinely put aside and ignored over the years were enthusiastically dealt with by legislators elected to address these same concerns a generation ago but who now had power in both houses in Albany and in David Paterson, a governor who shared their frustration and goals.

VIDEO :: In April, NY1’s  Jeanine Ramirez reported on the challenges posed to the 2010 Census by considering the residency of New York’s prison population. more>

'Say it loud! I'm Black and I'm Proud!' For its supporters the formation of a Black-led Freedom Party is a cause whose time has come. more>

First, Hurricane Katrina hit the African-American fishing community hard. Now the oil spill is threatening to finish them off. more>

The PURGE meeting intended to put gun violence in context. Said Rev. Joseph Walston, "It was designed to provide a forum for acknowledging the problem of gun violence, to develop action strategies and to involve disparate voices in a dialogue about how we move our youth from the line of fire."

VIDEO :: NY1 reported that undercover New York City Police Department officers removed dozens of illegal guns off city streets after busting a Florida-to-New York gun trafficking ring last November. more>

"It's absurd," said Councilman Charles Barron. "How are you going to take away youth services? The reason you need the police is because we have no youth services." more>

There is something rotten in America. While other countries provide for their citizens, ours continue to struggle at every turn. This year, over 47,000 people in America will die due to lack of health insurance coverage. Today in America, over 46 million people lack health insurance coverage. Many of these people agree if there were an affordable option, they would be insured.

VIDEO :: From Democrats.senate.gov, doctors and nurses speak out about the country's broken health care system. more>

The existence of a school-to-prison pipeline for African-American students across the country has been well-documented by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and many others.  In fact, the largest educational sewer line is running right here in New York.  
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This issue of health care reform in recent weeks has become so politically charged and divided.  I believe this divide represents a great disparity between the "haves" and "have nots."

VIDEO :: The American Nurses Association (ANA) says that quality health care is a basic human right. Their principles on health care reform -- guaranteed, affordable, high quality health care for all.

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A new report finds that mil­lions of African Americans and Latinos lost economic security between 2000 and 2006, and that more than four out of five are either borderline or at high risk of fall­ing out of the middle class altogether. more>

In response to the current billion-dollar mortgage and foreclosure crisis throughout the United States, the Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) and real estate and mortgage leaders announced the "Get Your House Right!" financial empowerment and home ownership readiness national tour initiative, targeting Black and Latino youth between the ages 19 to 35. more>

Bank of America (BOA) is facing a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by 5 Black current and former employees. As a reaction to the alleged actions of the bank, Rev. Dennis Dillon, pastor of the Brooklyn Christian Center, is calling for the Black community to close its accounts and remove its money from BOA. more>

Currently there are a lot of discussions going on regarding who shall shape the national agenda for education. This is an area where Black community’s voice must be acknowledged and respected. more>

The tactic of “non-violent civil disobedience” has incarnated 21st-century style. New twists on an old story. Young Nicole, beautiful and dignified, is the latest in a long line of Black women used as the public face of Civil Rights actions solely for the benefit of Black men. more>