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    AFICNY Challenges Washington and Albany Over Veterans’ Benefits and New York Taxes

    Independent Political Club Demands Protection for Veterans, Property Tax Reform, and Economic Relief for Black New Yorkers By Black Westchester Magazine | November 12, 2026 The American Freedmen Independent Club of New York (AFICNY) is taking its fight for government accountability to both Washington and Albany,...

    Brooklyn Building Collapse: Three Dead, 17 Injured — Was This Tragedy Preventable?

    Construction Activity, Previous Violations, and Questions About City Oversight Demand Answers By Black Westchester Magazine | November 12, 2026 A devastating building collapse in Brooklyn has left three people dead, 17 injured, and a community searching for answers. Beyond the heartbreaking loss of life, serious questions...
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    The End of Toxic Hip-Hop: Why Gang, Pimp, and Strip Club Music Is Losing Its Grip

    For three decades, mainstream hip-hop has been dominated by a formula: glorify violence, sexualize...

    Energy Justice Denied: How Poor Policy Choices Punish Black New Yorkers

    New York State is slashing funding for EmPower+, a program designed to help low- and...

    The Price of Loyalty: $300 Billion for Migrants, Nothing for Reparations

    For more than half a century, Black Americans have given Democrats one of the...

    The National Urban League’s The State of Black America Report Shows Why We’re Still Dependent — and Still Losing

    The National Urban League’s 2025 State of Black America report is polished, passionate, and packed with...

    The Paradox of Black America: The Largest Consumer Base Without Business or Generational Wealth

    Black Americans are among the most influential consumer groups in the United States. With...

    Westchester’s Wealth, Black Westchester’s Crisis: Only 3% of Businesses Are Ours

    Westchester County is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. It is...

    National Urban League’s State of Emergency: 2025 State of Black America Report

    The National Urban League's annual publication, now in its 49th edition, is the highly...

    HBCUs Must Return to Their Original Mission—Or Black America’s Future Will Collapse

    At a time when Black students are graduating in record numbers but owning less...

    Tariffs Are Not the Problem — Misunderstanding Trade-Offs Is

    Tariffs have long been a four-letter word in elite economic circles. We’re told they...

    Trump’s EU Tariff Deal Is a Wake-Up Call for Black America to Stop Chasing Inclusion and Start Chasing Industry

    While cable news is obsessed with personalities, indictments, and distractions, something transformational just happened...

    The Universal Fraud: How Policies for Black Americans Became Programs for Everyone Else

    One of the great political deceptions of modern America is the use of universal...

    Regulation Is Not Redemption: How the GENIUS Act Will — and Won’t — Help Black America

    President Trump’s signing of the GENIUS Act — a landmark bill to regulate U.S.-backed...

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    AFICNY Challenges Washington and Albany Over Veterans’ Benefits and New York Taxes

    Independent Political Club Demands Protection for Veterans, Property Tax Reform, and Economic Relief for...

    Brooklyn Building Collapse: Three Dead, 17 Injured — Was This Tragedy Preventable?

    Construction Activity, Previous Violations, and Questions About City Oversight Demand Answers By Black Westchester Magazine...

    Black Westchester Magazine Is Back — The November 2026 E Edition Is Here

    The print tradition is back — digitally. Black Westchester Magazine's November 2026 E Edition is...

    Westchester Community Health Center To Honor Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow and Regginald Jordan at 2026 Annual Gala

    NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Westchester Community Health Center (WCHC) will host its 2026 Annual...

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    Medicare for All: What Does Black America Really Gain While Our Tax Dollars Expand Coverage to Undocumented Immigrants?

    There is something about the Medicare for All conversation that I believe Black America needs to examine more carefully. Every time politicians introduce another...

    BW NEWS BRIEF: 2026 Westchester Midterm Election Results — Democrats Score Major Victories Following Countywide Voting Machine Failure

    Hochul, James and DiNapoli win statewide; Cait Conley defeats Mike Lawler in the 17th Congressional District; Skipper unseats Nolan for District 15 County Legislator,...

    BW NEWS BRIEF: Westchester BOE Continues Counting Emergency Ballots Following Election Day Voting Machine Failure

    Nearly 80,000 emergency ballots scanned as officials work to ensure every valid vote is counted following countywide Election Day disruptions. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — The...

    Skipper leads on early votes, Lawler Concedes, Latimer Wins Re-Election — Election Day ballots count from 11 a.m. today

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    STATEMENT FROM THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

    (White Plains, NY) – “Our message to voters is simple: Every lawful vote will be counted. Pursuant to a Consent Decree ordered by New...