Former Mt Vernon Bldg Dept Employees Arrested & Charged With Deed Fraud

Charlene Humphreys and Damon Davis, two former employees of...

Westchester County’s Black Students Are Getting Left Behind

In Westchester County, New York—a region known for its...

Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard & MVPD Leadership Press Conf on DOJ Investigation Report

Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, along with the executive leadership of...

City of Mount Vernon Responds to Receiving DOJ Investigation Into The MVPD

The City of Mount Vernon received the release of...

U.S. Attorney Announces Findings Of Civil Rights Violations By The Mt Vernon Police Dept

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern...

“Unlicensed Smoke Shops Not Welcome In Yonkers,” Mayor Spano & Yonkers Police Calling For State Action Now

More than 4,000 Products Totaling More than $60,000 Containing...

The Silent Struggle: Why Young Black Men in Westchester Are Falling Behind

Young Black men in New York, particularly in Westchester...

Mayor Spano & City Of Yonkers Announce Termination Of DOJ Monitoring Of YPD

Investigation of Yonkers Police Dept. Practices Began in 2007 Mayor...

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Fani Willis Disqualified from Trump Election Interference Case Amid Relationship Concerns

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been disqualified from prosecuting the election interference case against Donald Trump following a decision by the Georgia...

Westchester DA Mimi Rocah Statement of DOJ Announcing Civil Rights Violations At MVPD

“The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that the Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD) engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives people of...

Westchester County District Attorney-Elect, Susan Cacace, announces Transition Team

Westchester District Attorney-elect Judge Susan Cacace has introduced the members of her 30-person Transition Team and scheduled their first meeting.  “We’re all excited about the...

Nader Sayegh Declares His Candidacy For Westchester County Clerk

Today, Nader Sayegh formally declares his candidacy for Westchester County Clerk. Sayegh, aDemocratic State Assemblyman from Yonkers since 2018, brings experience and a strongbackground...

Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard Announces Assoc Judge Peter Davis will temporarily serve as Full-Time Judge

Mount Vernon Mayor Shawn Patterson-Howard released a statement Thursday, announcing Associate Judge Peter Davis will fill the vacancy in Mount Vernon City Court due...

Former Mt. Vernon Mayor André Wallace Receives Award From White House

Former Mount Vernon Mayor & Councilman André Wallace received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from the President of The United States of America Joe...

Stephen A. Smith’s Reflections on Black Conservatism and Black Political Polarization

Stephen A. Smith, a renowned sports commentator and cultural critic, recently delivered a thought-provoking monologue on the complex dynamics surrounding Black conservatives in the...

Ken Jenkins Attempts To Become The First Black Westchester County Executive

Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins Officially Announces Candidacy for Westchester County Executive Westchester Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins announced his intention to run for the...

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano Declines to Run for Westchester County Executive 

After months of speculation, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said Tuesday that he will not run for Westchester County Executive in 2025, and looks forward to serving...

Former Councilwoman Nadine Hunt Robinson Attempts To Make History As First Black Mayor of White Plains

Nadine Hunt-Robinson who made history on November 4, 2014, by becoming the first African-American woman elected to serve on the White Plains Common Council...

New Rochelle City Council Appoints New City Manager

City Council Selects Wilfredo Melendez, PE as new City Manager The New Rochelle City Council announced Wednesday night their unanimous selection of Wilfredo Melendez, PE...

Election 2024: What You Need To Know

ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 5, 2024!Don’t forget to register to vote! The General Election is Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - Hours: 6 AM – 9...

Peekskill Civil Rights Icon Darrel Davis Endorses Republican Mike Lawler Over Democrat Mondaire Jones in Congressional Race

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3T7Pn0KoAk Peekskill, New York's lifelong civil rights activist Darrel Davis recently made headlines for a significant decision supporting Republican Congressman Mike Lawler over Democrat Mondaire...

The Misguided Myth of Black Male Defection—and Why Democrats Must Start Listening to Black Men

In recent years, a narrative has emerged suggesting that Black male voters are abandoning the Democratic Party in favor of the GOP. This storyline,...

Congressional 17 District Race Up For Grabs According To Recent Poll

New Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill surveys of New York’s 17th and 18th congressional districts find close elections for the two US House seats. In...

Leading Civil Rights Group Stands With Lawler

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) has been facing backlash for an alleged blackface incident and for allegedly sidestepping opportunities to condemn racist language in public settings, POLITICO...

NAACP Statement Regarding Republican Senator Mike Lawler

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) has at least twice in the past month been accused of missing or sidestepping opportunities to condemn racist language in public settings,...

Former County Legislator Damon Maher’s Response to Latitia James’ Decision In The Police Shooting Of Jarrel Garris

My thoughts so far: Leaving aside for now the AG’s debatable conclusion that no successful homicide case of any kind could be brought before a...

Legislator Tyrae Woodson-Samuels Celebrates 32nd Birthday

Close to 100 individuals came from all over the county to El Patio (159 Gramatan Avenue, Mount Vernon), Thursday evening to celebrate the 32nd...

Westchester-Putnam Working Families Party Chapter Now Led by Two People of Color By Jennifer Cabrera & Noah Gitta

In a historic first, the Westchester-Putnam Chapter of the Working Families Party is now led by two people of color: Chair Jennifer Cabrera, of...

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