914 Spotlight
The Honorable NYS Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins the First Female Legislative Conference Leader in NY State History
With nearly 30 years of working in government behind her, New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins continues to be a force for change, as...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Maureen Walker – First African-American Elected Mount Vernon City Comptroller
Guyanese-born Maureen Walker made history in November 1993 when she became the first woman, the first African-American, and the first person of Caribbean descent...
Women’s History Month Spotlight – Joyce Sharrock Cole Makes History As First African-American Ossining Village Historian
Joyce Sharrock Cole was appointed to the position of Ossining Village Historian, the afternoon of Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in a small event at...
MaryAnn Carr – the first African American Town Supervisor in Westchester County
In a brief masked and socially distant ceremony, with immediate family only, MaryAnn Carr was sworn in as Town of Bedford Supervisor on Wednesday, January 6,...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Celebrating Cynthia Hood – 1st African American Female Detective In White Plains PD
On this day in Black History, on March 14, 2005, Detective Cynthia J Hood was promoted to the Rank of Sergeant, making her the...
Badge & Barrier Breakers: The Black Women Who Paved the Way in Westchester Law Enforcement.
Black women have played a vital role in shaping law enforcement across Westchester County, often breaking barriers in institutions that historically excluded both women...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Shawyn Patterson-Howard – First Woman Elected Mayor In City Of Mount Vernon
Democratic nominee Shawyn Patterson-Howard (SPH) made history Tuesday, November 5, 2019, when she narrowly won the general election, becoming the First Female Mayor elected...
Dr. Betty Campbell Breaks Barriers As First Black Commissioner of Jurors In NYS
Dr. Betty Campbell, an adjunct professor of criminal and social justice and the Commissioner of Jurors for Westchester County, is the first African-American woman...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Rev. Margaret D. Fountain-Coleman – 1st Black Woman Elected Village of Tuckahoe Trustee
While living in Tuckahoe, New York, Rev. Coleman served as an elected Trustee for the Village of Tuckahoe. In 2008, Rev. Coleman is notably...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Ruth Hassell-Thompson Made Her-story As First Black Councilwoman In City Of Mount Vernon
In 1993, The Honorable Ruth Hassell-Thompson made history when she was elected as the city of Mount Vernon’s first Councilwoman, and again as the...
The Dr. Traci Gardner Women’s History Month Interview
On International Women's Day, Sunday, March 8, 2026, Traci Furbert-Gardner, MD, joined Damon K. Jones, AJ Woodson & Larnez Kinsey on the People Before...
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...
