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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 here: 62 pages of news, politics, health, faith, sports and community — free to read online, page by page, just like turning a real newspaper. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The Centerfold: Kisha Skipper's...

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 Gala, “Inspiring Hope for a Healthy Community,” on Thursday, December 10, from 6:30 PM to 10 PM at Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle. The annual fundraiser celebrates community...
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This Day In Black History – March 11th Lorraine Hansberry Makes History As 1st Black Woman To Produce A Broadway Play

A Raisin in the Sun, the first Broadway play produced by a Black woman,...

Women’s Month Spotlight: Dr. Traci Gardner Makes History 1st Woman & African American Chief Medical Officer/Medical Dir. of Children’s Village

The Children’s Village Organization in Dobbs Ferry, NY, announced Traci Furbert-Gardner, MD, as its...

Before the Civil Rights Act, Dr. Jane Cooke Wright Was Already Changing Cancer Treatment By Derek H. Suite, M.D.

The physician whose research helped bring scientific precision to early chemotherapy Cancer touches nearly every...

Legacy Beyond Self: The Meaning Behind the Commissioning of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Olivia Hooker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGbZAnXo4kc An expanded article based on the transcript and historical record There are ceremonies meant for...

Respect Is Power: What Norwood E. Jackson Meant — Not Just What He Did

Every Black History Month, we celebrate firsts. First elected, first hired, first promoted. But...

BOL Celebrates A Night of Firsts For African American Heritage Month

BOARD CELEBRATES AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH Honors Groundbreaking Leaders—First African Americans to Hold Key Public...

Malcolm X’s Family in Mount Vernon, NY

When the story of Malcolm X, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz—is told, it...

Black History Month in Westchester: The History We Don’t Celebrate

Every February, Westchester County wraps itself in the language of progress. We celebrate “firsts,”...

Sharon Owens Makes History As Syracuse’s First Black Mayor

Syracuse, New York's fifth-most populous city, has elected its first Black mayor in the...

Dorcey Applyrs Makes History As Albany’s First Black Mayor

At 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4th, Dr. Dorcey Lanier Applyrs, the first Black...

Ken Jenkins Makes History: Westchester County Elects Its First Black County Executive

Westchester County made history on Election Day. For the first time in its 339-year...

Descendants of Frederick Douglass Read His Speech ‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’

In the summer of 2020, the U.S. commemorated Independence Day amid nationwide protests for...

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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...

Filmmaker Wilfred La Salle on “The Veteran” — A Black Veteran’s Story

Black Westchester's Damon K. Jones sits down with Mount Vernon filmmaker Wilfred "Will" La...

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...

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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

The count was delayed by an Election Day technical failure in Westchester County, where a late ballot programming update prevented scanners from reading ballots...

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...