Articles by A'tif Khalil
A'tif K. Coleman is a lifelong resident of Mount Vernon who has become a Mount Vernon Columnist for Black Westchester. A'tif's passion and love of the city he was born and bred drives him to wanting to inform the residents and speak truth to power and corruption. Mr. Coleman is also one half of the founders of the Save Mount Vernon movement.
The Mount Vernon Police Department slated it’s 7th 10-week program that educates residents on what it’s really like to be a member of law enforcement. Mount Vernon
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January 16, 2019 // 0 Comments
The Mount Vernon City School District is facing criticism for failing to follow the district’s procurement policy, a move that has impacted the district’s classrooms
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December 30, 2018 // 0 Comments
Mount Vernon Comptroller Deborah ReynoldsMount Vernon – Comptroller Deborah Reynolds blasted aspects of Mayor Richard W. Thomas “online” proposed budget for
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December 21, 2018 // 0 Comments
In today's modern history few events illustrate the corrosive impact of the illegal abortion culture like the Kermit Gosnell case of 2013.
This is absolutely not about being pro-choice or pro-life. It is about basic human rights.
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December 10, 2018 // 0 Comments
The scene this week in the Westchester County Legislators Chambers was deceptively cordial. In a rare appearance before the county’s legislative body, Mayor Richard
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December 8, 2018 // 0 Comments
After a long day at school, a 14-year-old teenager was raped on her way home from school then days later was mocked and assaulted by her schoolmates. Jordan Merson, one of
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December 4, 2018 // 0 Comments
Mount Vernon has spent soaring amounts of taxpayer dollars in recent years to end legal disputes over damaged property claims, false arrests, police misconduct and other
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December 2, 2018 // 0 Comments
✔ 3-6 inches of snow brought traffic in Mount Vernon to a standstill Thursday evening. ✔ Residents left furious, some sitting in traffic for more than 3
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November 16, 2018 // 0 Comments
Mount Vernon – It’s been a year since William Phillips of Mount Vernon High School was drafted to University of Buffalo. Since his departure, he has become the
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September 12, 2018 // 0 Comments
Mount Vernon — A MVPD official tells Back Westchester that a call came in that shots were fired at 111 N. 3rd Avenue, at 11:19 PM Sunday night. According to the
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September 10, 2018 // 0 Comments