914 Spotlight
Building Brighter Futures: A Spotlight on Mt Vernon Emerging Adult Justice Program By Bijan Kimiagar
The bailiff for Courtroom A at the Mount Vernon City Court pushes aside the large door of the entryway. It is a bright, warm...
BW 914 Spotlight: The Teens Under Construction Interview
Teens Under Construction, Inc., The Home of Hip Hop Therapy,
On the Sunday, February 1, 2026, episode of People Before Politics Radio, AJ, Damon, and...
Resisting Slavery By Another Name: An Intimate Night Of Memory, Breath & Becoming
RESISTING SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME - THE POWERFUL RISE OF THE NAACP
Some nights arrive not as events,but as visitations.Moments when history, healing, and human...
CVH Exec Dir. Named Power Woman of Manhattan + City & State’s Women Power 100!
Congratulations to Community Voices Heard's Executive Director, Juanita O. Lewis, who has been named to both Schneps Media's Power Women of Manhattan and City &...
MV Youth Bureau’s Debbie Burrell-Butler, Selected One of 914 Inc. Magazine’s Westchester Women in Business in 2025
Debbie Burrell-Butler, Mount Vernon Youth Bureau Executive Director, was selected by 914 Inc as one of 21 amazing women making Westchester exponentially better in...
Yonkers Native Dennis Richmond, Jr. Continues To Teach Our Young Scholars
30-year-old Yonkers native, historian, advocate for education, and author of He Spoke At My School, Dennis Richmond, Jr., M.S.Ed., commenced instructing scholars in Mount...
Greenburgh Farmer’s Market Offers Free Food & Free Diapers To Residents
Longtime Greenburgh resident Colby Jenkins addressed the Greenburgh Town Board on Wednesday, July 9th, highlighting a unique initiative at the farmers market she founded...
914 Spotlight: Ashley Robinson – An Aspiring Journalist Who Hosts & Produces Her Own Cable TV Show While Graduating With A 4.0 GPA
In a time when headlines too often highlight the struggles, stereotypes, and systemic barriers faced by Black youth, it becomes even more important to...
Celebrating The Life & Legacy Of Wayne Lewis – The Voice Behind Atlantic Starr
You cannot talk about soulful, timeless R&B music without mentioning the name Atlantic Starr, best known for their hits like, Always - The romantic...
Remembering Heavy D – A Tribute To The Rapper Your Mother Liked
On Saturday, May 24th, Heavy D would have been 58 years old. In 1967 he was born in Mandeville, Jamaica. In the early 1970s...
Saying Farewell To A Westchester Arts Icon – Paul Kwame Johnson
On February 15th, friends and family gathered at Sarah Lawrence College to celebrate Black History Month and pay tribute to actor, director, and Westchester...
Unsung Heroes – Kim Knotts
From time to time, Black Westchester celebrates unsung heroes in the community. An "unsung hero" is someone who performs heroic acts or makes significant contributions,...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Joanne Dunn Makes History As First Female Executive Director of Youth Shelter of Westchester
Located in Mount Vernon, NY, Joanne Dunn is the first woman to lead the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester (YSOW) since its incorporation in...
Celebrating The Life & Legacy Of Alice E. Roker
Alice Elizabeth Roker was a trailblazing figure and cherished member of the Yorktown Heights community. She passed away on February 10, 2025. Born on...
Remembering Roger Rice
James Roger Rice, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, attorney, and man of deep faith, went to be with the Lord on February 16, 2025,...
Black History During Black History Month By Paul Presendieu
In a historic milestone during Black History Month, Ken Jenkins was elected on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, as Westchester County's first Black County Executive.
This...
G. Lamont Blackstone Honored as One of Crain’s New York Business’ Notable Black Leaders
G. Lamont Blackstone has been honored as one of 100 Crain’s New York Business’ Notable Black Leaders 2024 in the October 21 issue. Explaining the selection process, Crain’s editors...
Remembering Omar Kharem
Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’oon. ‘Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we are returning’. .
Omar Abdul Kharem returned to the Creator on...
City Of Mount Vernon & MVCDS Honors Olympic Gold Medalist Rai Benjamin
Crowds of cheering students and fans lined the streets and schools of Mount Vernon on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, as the city and school...
Yocasta Jimenez – The Hip-Hop Therapist
I first met Yocasta Jimemez, KMSW (better known in the community as Yogi) when she put together a Small Business Pop-Up Shop in the...
