A $30 Minimum Wage in New York Will Lead to More Unemployment — Here’s Why
In politics, policies are often judged by their intentions. In economics, policies are judged by their outcomes.
That distinction matters as New York City Council...
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, Lorraine Hansberry, debuted at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on March...
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...
Congress Votes to Keep Sexual Misconduct Complaints Secret — Here’s How Your New York Congressmen and Congresswomen Voted for it
This week, the United States House of Representatives quietly held a vote that most Americans will likely never hear about.
The question before Congress was...
Our Students Can’t Read at Competitive Levels — Yet We’re Arguing About Everything Else
America Is Preparing for the AI Economy — But Many of Our Schools Are Not Even Preparing Students for Today
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming...
Trump Signals Cuba Could Be Next After Iran Operation, Raising Questions Across the Caribbean
While the official purpose of the White House event was to celebrate the 2025 MLS Cup champions Inter Miami and soccer star Lionel Messi, President Donald...
Westchester County Opens New Mental Health Safety Net Clinic in White Plains
New facility aims to reduce wait times and expand access to behavioral health services
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WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester County has officially opened a new...
Trump Moves Kristi Noem Out of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Taps Markwayne Mullin as Replacement
President Donald Trump has removed Kristi Noem from leadership of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and tapped Senator Markwayne Mullin as her replacement, marking the first major cabinet-level shakeup of Trump’s...
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 new Medical Director on March 13, 2019. Dr. Gardner makes...
America Is Preparing for the AI Economy — But Our Schools Are Still Stuck in the 1990s
Artificial intelligence has quickly moved from the realm of science fiction into the center of economic and national policy. At a recent White House...
Don’t Roll Back New York’s Climate Law By Raya Salter
Fossil Fuel Volatility and Infrastructure Costs are What’s Driving Higher Bills
New Yorkers opening their utility bills are asking a fair question: Why are energy...
From Worf’s Warrior Code to Feminized Klingons: The Changing Identity of the Klingons
For decades, the Klingons in Star Trek represented one of the most clearly defined warrior cultures in science fiction. Honor, lineage, loyalty, and courage were not...
The Case for a Pause: When Medical Caution Is Not Discrimination
Public debate often reduces complex policy questions to moral slogans. The current fight over gender-related medical treatments for minors has fallen into that pattern....
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 family in America. If it has not reached your own...
Women’s History Month Must Include Black LBTQ+ Women By Dennis Richmond, Jr., M.S.Ed.
In 2026, we celebrate progress — but we must also confront omission. This Women’s History Month, as institutions post polished tributes and curated timelines,...
Inside the Congressional Briefing: What Lawmakers Were Told About Iran
When governments use force, the relevant question is not whether the adversary is hostile. The relevant question is whether the action taken produces a...
Did Trump Violate the War Powers Resolution? Law, Logic, and the Question of Outcomes
Whenever American forces engage in combat abroad, the same constitutional alarm is triggered: Who has the authority to take the nation into war?
With the...
