Whiteness Is a Powerful Drug (Part II)
Let’s confront history — not the whitewashed version, but the raw, unfiltered truth of what was done to African people and the land they...
The National Farm Security Plan: What Does It Mean for Black America and Black Farmers?
The National Farm Security Plan: What Does It Mean for Black America and Black Farmers?
The USDA just launched a National Farm Security Action Plan,...
RFK Jr. Demands Doctors Learn Nutrition — And He’s Right
In a country that spends more on healthcare than any other nation on Earth, you would expect doctors to understand the foundational role nutrition...
Charleston White Reverses Course and Defends Karmelo Anthony: A Wake-Up Call for America’s Broken Lens on Black Youth and Justice
In a society governed by laws, justice is supposed to rely on facts, evidence, and due process, not emotions, assumptions, or internet outrage. Yet,...
The Truth About Medicaid: From the ACA to the Big Beautiful Tax Bill
If we want to survive what’s coming next, we must stop viewing public policy through emotion and start seeing it through logic. Medicaid —...
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...
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 racial justice and systemic reforms in the wake of George...
Westchester, Don’t Let Them Rewrite Who Belongs Here By Larnez Kinsey
Let’s get all the way real for a second.
This new draft travel ban floating out of the Trump camp? It’s not just some policy...
Ranked Choice Voting, Progressive Politics, and the Decline of Black Political Influence in New York
One of the most dangerous assumptions in politics today is that new processes automatically yield better outcomes. Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) was introduced in...
The Fourth of July: Freedom & The Legacy Of Harriet Tubman by Barbara Edwards
Exploring Independence Day through the Lens of Courage & Liberation
The Fourth of July, celebrated as Independence Day in the United States, is a day...
They Teach Us to Hate the Rich — But Not How to Be Right
In the modern liberal playbook, one lie gets recycled more than any other: “You’re poor because someone else is rich.”It’s a convenient explanation — emotionally...
THE CULTURAL MIRROR: WHAT THE DIDDY VERDICT SAYS ABOUT US
In the wake of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal conviction for transporting women for prostitution, a familiar script is unfolding. Some will cry conspiracy. Others...
Frederick Douglass Delivers Powerful Speech “What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July?”
"This Fourth of July is yours, not mine
You may rejoice, I must mourn..."
Frederick Douglass's stirring and well-known speech, "What to the Slave is the...
Mount Vernon’s Future Is Being Sold—One PAC Donation at a Time
The recent letter from Kenny Plummer’s resignation as District Leader of the Mount Vernon Democratic City Committee comes at a time when serious questions...
Pharaoh Has Legally Let Black People Go — But We Still Must Walk Toward Opportunity
In a dramatic 51–50 vote, the U.S. Senate passed Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative package known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, with Vice President J.D....
NY’s Promised Police Reform Is Being Ignored —At Expense of Lives & Justice For Our Most Vulnerable & Families By Marc Fishman
While headlines swirl around high-profile court cases in New York for the politically-connected and ultra-wealthy, a quieter crisis continues to unfold in plain sight—one...
Our Culture Is Not A Marketing Strategy – Essence Fest, Target, & The Price Of Our Presence By Nikki Porcher
Essence Fest has always been more than a festival. It’s a cultural homecoming for Black Women, a place to see each other, celebrate each...
Mt. Vernon News Center Exclusive Interview With BW Publisher Damon K. Jones
In this special edition of Mount Vernon News Center, Black Westchester Publisher Damon K. Jones sits down with Atif Coleman for an exclusive, no-holds-barred...
Hope Isn’t a Budget — What Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Means for Black New Yorkers
“It always seems impossible until it is done.”That’s how Zohran Mamdani opened his victory speech after winning the Democratic primary for mayor of New...
Letter to the Editor: Kenneth Plummer and Rise Up Mount Vernon Must Be Prosecuted Under Federal RICO Statutes by Samuel Rivers
Mount Vernon is being bled from the inside out—not by its struggling economy, not by crime in the streets—but by deeply embedded corruption orchestrated...
