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The Drum Beats Again for Our Black Colleges By Dennis Richmond, Jr.

More than a decade ago, I started talking to young people, mostly teenagers, about Historically Black Colleges and Universities because I knew firsthand what an HBCU could do for a young Black student. I was 19 years old and attending Claflin University when I began...

What can Black New Yorkers expect from a Bruce Blakeman administration?

https://youtu.be/IkYkdx2x11w With Election Day approaching, Black Westchester Magazine sits down for an exclusive interview with Nassau County Executive and Republican candidate for New York Governor Bruce Blakeman. Publisher Damon K. Jones goes beyond the usual political talking points to ask Blakeman direct questions about the issues affecting...
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A Wake-Up Call for Black Westchester: Our Schools Are Failing, and So Are We if We Stay Silent

If you asked a teenager at Yonkers High School where their school ranks, you’d...

The Ripple Effect: Black Women’s Job Loss and America’s Hungry Children By Dr. Charise Breeden-Balaam

Nearly 300,000 Black women have exited the American labor force in the past three...

The County Protects Its Brand — Not Its People: Former DA, Mimi Rocah Explains Why

In her wide-ranging interview with Preet Bharara, read Rocah’s testimony through a simple framework:...

“Not On Your Team”: Inside Mimi Rocah’s Case Against Westchester Politics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXR7jsfZJwY Why Westchester’s political culture made it harder to be an independent District Attorney Former Westchester...

Israeli Control of TikTok: What It Means for Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Thought for Black America

The forced takeover of TikTok by U.S. investors aligned with pro-Israel interests has been...

From Soros Foundation to Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign: Following the Money Through the Circular Funding Machine

When Bend the Arc Jewish Action endorsed Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for New York...

After Adams: Black New Yorkers at a Political Crossroads

Eric Adams’s time as mayor was plagued with scandal — some of it his...

Kamala Harris’s 107 Days: Inside Her Anger at Biden, Frustration With Democrats, and the Risk She Wouldn’t Take

Kamala Harris’s new memoir, 107 Days, has landed like a political thunderclap. Published September 23,...

INDONESIA PLEDGES 20K TROOPS TO GAZA TO DEFEND PALESTINIANS FROM NETANYAHU

United Nations, New York — In one of the most powerful speeches delivered at the...

60 Years After the Moynihan Report: The Black Family, Cultural Decline, and Dependency

When Daniel Patrick Moynihan released his report in 1965, he was immediately condemned as...

Politics, Economics, and Employment: The Real Price of Free Speech

Congress is preparing to debate a bill that Democrats say will protect free speech....

America First or Isreal First? Why Black America Cant Afford to be Blind

Donald Trump rose to power with a clear promise: “America First.” It was bold, simple, and...

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The Drum Beats Again for Our Black Colleges By Dennis Richmond, Jr.

More than a decade ago, I started talking to young people, mostly teenagers, about...

What can Black New Yorkers expect from a Bruce Blakeman administration?

https://youtu.be/IkYkdx2x11w With Election Day approaching, Black Westchester Magazine sits down for an exclusive interview with...

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...

“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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THE WARNING BLACK AMERICA IGNORED: HOW THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND INTEGRATION FAILED TO DELIVER ECONOMIC FREEDOM

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KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR NARRATIVE By Larnez Kinsey

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...