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If You Felt It, You’re Not Wrong: Puerto Rico Is In Our Blood, Water Should Be In Its Faucets By Larnez Kinsey

More than 180,000 households in Puerto Rico were subject to announced water rationing measures this summer, according to an August 11, 2026 congressional statement. Lawmakers reported that failing infrastructure leaks approximately half of the island’s treated water. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 37.3...
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“Why Was She The Only One Detained?” — Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers In Skipper Case

Tanika Inlaw, Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers After Black Female Candidate Detained in Handcuffs Following Restroom Altercation YONKERS, NY — The former president of the Yonkers NAACP is demanding answers from the Yonkers Police Department, becoming the first Black community leader to speak out...
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If You Felt It, You’re Not Wrong: The Shift Ends. The Trauma Doesn’t By Larnez Kinsey

Twenty-seven percent. In an online study of 3,599 U.S. corrections professionals, more than one...
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What Happens After Amen? by Larnez Kinsey

A small 2011 study found changes in gray matter concentration in several brain regions...
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IF YOU FELT IT, YOU’RE NOT WRONG: Westchester, Your Strength Is Not A Care Plan

Eighty-seven participants. Eighty-two completed the study. A 2026 randomized pilot trial compared two massage...
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If You Felt It, You’re Not Wrong: The Inheritance Is Real. So Is The Denial.

What bothers me is the expectation that we will explain racism gently enough for...
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IF YOU FELT IT, YOU’RE NOT WRONG: When Your Values Change Depending on Who Did It, That’s the Problem

We have become very good at recognizing injustice when it belongs to somebody else....
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FOLLOW THE MONEY Part Two: The Rules Are Changing, This Is Your Window to Speak

In Part One of Follow the Money, I asked a simple question: Who has...
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FOLLOW THE MONEY – Westchester’s Banking Numbers Under the Microscope, Part One: Apple Bank

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If You Felt That, You’re Not Wrong – Your Collaborators Are Your Competitors, and That’s Not a Bad Thing

Yonkers is home to approximately 212,603 people. Nearly half of its residents identify as...
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When Awareness Turns Into Responsibility What We Owe Each Other After We Know Better

There’s a moment that comes after clarity. After the patterns have been named. After the language...
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When Silence Starts to Crack – What Courage Looks Like When It’s No Longer Convenient

Let me tell you something about silence. Silence doesn’t just happen. Silence is learned. It’s trained into...
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The Paycheck Line: When Advocacy Becomes Too Risky

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Policing, Presence, and the Neighborhoods That Feel Watched, Not Protected

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If You Felt That, You’re Not Wrong

If You Felt It, You’re Not Wrong: Puerto Rico Is In Our Blood, Water Should Be In Its Faucets By Larnez Kinsey

More than 180,000 households in Puerto Rico were subject to announced water rationing measures...
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“Why Was She The Only One Detained?” — Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers In Skipper Case

Tanika Inlaw, Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers After Black Female Candidate Detained in...
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“Why Was She The Only One Detained?” — Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers In Skipper Case

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Tanika Inlaw, Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers After Black Female Candidate Detained in Handcuffs Following Restroom Altercation YONKERS, NY — The former president of...
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Early Voting Starts Tomorrow: Every Westchester Location, Hour & Deadline You Need for the Nov 3 Election

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Early voting for the November 3 General Election starts tomorrow — Saturday, October 24 — and runs for nine days through Sunday, November 1....
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THE WARNING BLACK AMERICA IGNORED: HOW THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND INTEGRATION FAILED TO DELIVER ECONOMIC FREEDOM

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https://youtu.be/sZ9FlpRlC8M In 2005, legendary entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte delivered a warning that Black America should have taken seriously. Speaking before the Congressional...
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Skipper Detained After Altercation With Opponent’s Mother at Yonkers Candidates Night

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Originally published October 21, 2026. Updated Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 4:56 p.m. to include a statement from the YPD. YONKERS, N.Y. — Westchester County...
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KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR NARRATIVE By Larnez Kinsey

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I volunteered my time. I walked away. Six months later, why am I still being pulled into a campaign I left behind? Imagine getting up...
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