Erica Peterson Announces Candidacy for Mount Vernon City School District Board of Trustees
Mount Vernon High School Parent Teacher Association President Erica Peterson contacted Black Westchester to officially announce her intentions to run in the upcoming election...
Schumer’s Back-Door Politics: The Skoll Connection to Trump
According to The New York Times, liberal America was seized by fear and demoralization during the early weeks of President Donald Trump’s administration. Democratic donors...
Mount Vernon NAACP Writes Letter To NYS Education Dept In Opposition To Amani Charter School Expansion
The Mount Vernon Chapter of The NAACP writes a letter to the New York State Education Department in strong opposition to the expansion of...
Mount Vernon Democratic City Committee Held Convention & The Nominees Are…
The Mount Vernon City Democratic Committee held their nominations for the 2025 Election on Thursday, February 13th. Several district leaders nominated candidates and then...
NNPA Launches National Public Education and Selective Buying Campaign
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representing the Black Press of America, has announced the planning and implementation of a national public education and...
Congress Launches Task Force to Declassify JFK, RFK, MLK, UAPs, Epstein List, COVID-19, and 9/11 Files
In a major push for government transparency, a new congressional task force dedicated to declassifying federal secrets has been established. Announced today, the Task Force...
CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted Films on Location at Wartburg’s Historic Campus
Wartburg, a premier senior care and housing provider, recently served as the backdrop for filming CBS’s hit drama FBI: Most Wanted. Various locations across...
Comptroller Releases Mount Vernon Delinquent Property Tax Information List
On Thursday, January 30th Mount Vernon Comptroller Dr. Darren M. Morton released a list of those delinquent on their Property Taxes in the City...
Dr. Veronica K. Smith Addressed NYS Assembly Joint Legislature On Elementary & Secondary Education
On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Dr. Veronica K. Smith, Acting Superintendent of the Mount Vernon City School District, addressed the NYS Assembly Joint Legislative...
Westchester County Police Civil Service Examinations in May – Deadline To File For Tests Is Feb. 24th
Westchester County will be holding police officer civil service examinations for the first time in four years. Tests for Police Officer and Police Officer...
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano Endorses CE Ken Jenkins in Upcoming Special Election
On Thursday, January 30th, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced his endorsement of County Executive Ken Jenkins in the special election scheduled for February 11, 2025. Jenkins,...
Mount Vernon’s Clarence “Divine” Maclin Is A 2025 Oscar Nominee For Best Adapted Screenplay For Sing Sing The Movie
Mount Vernon native Clarence "Divine" Maclin is a 2025 Academy Award nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay of Sing Sing, a prison drama film based on the...
James Henderson III Elected President Of Port Chester/Rye Branch NAACP
James Henderson, a 20-year resident of Port Chester, was elected as president of the Port Chester/Rye Branch of the NAACP. Previously, James served as...
William Wagstaff Responds To NRPD Commissioner’s Statement Regarding The Death Of Jarrel Garris
pictured above Attorney William O. Wagstaff speaking at a vigil for Jarrel Garris in front of St. Catherine A.M.E. Zion Church where Garris was...
NRPD Determine Officers Did Not Violate Dept’s Policies Or Procedures In Death of Jerrel Garris
NRPD Commissioner Robert Gazzola released a statement, Friday (see below) that the NRPD found none of the officers involved in the July 3, 2023...
Cynthia Turnquest-Jones Officially Announces Her Candidacy For MV City Council
The latest candidate to announce their candidacy Cynthia Turnquest-Jones. On Thursday, January 23, 2025, local resident Cynthia announced her candidacy for one of the three...
MBK Newark & MBK Yonkers Share Best Practices on Key Life Milestones for Improving Outcomes for Boys & Young Men of Color in Communities
(Photo Above - Roger León, Superintendent of Newark Public Schools, and Aníbal Soler, Jr., Superintendent of Yonkers Public Schools, meet with the MBK Newark...
Nicholas Mastrogiorgio Announces His Candidacy For Mount Vernon City Council
The race for Mount Vernon council is getting more crowded by the day. The latest candidate to announce their candidacy is former Mount Vernon...
Councilwoman Danielle Browne Announced Candidacy for Mount Vernon City Court Judge
Councilwoman Danielle Browne announced her candidacy for City Court Judge in Mount Vernon, on Monday, January 20th via Youtube video (see below).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxvFMNwiJuk
In the...
Dare To Be Different Westchester, Inc. Held a Soft Ribbon Cutting to Announce Opening Of Office Space – The Love And Help Center
Dare To Be Different Westchester Has A Place To Call Home. The Love And Help Center Is Now Open for service
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