The Noise You Stopped Hearing Is Still Keeping You Awake By Derek H. Suite, M.D.
How Sound Pollution Quietly Steals Sleep in Black Communities
Harold came to see me a while back with the kind of sleep complaint I hear...
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 Safety Posts
On Monday, February 9th, the Westchester County Board of...
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 most often centers on Harlem, particularly the Ballroom where he...
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 has been given.
After the silence has cracked.
It’s the moment when...
Firsts, Futures, and Fearless Women
February 4, 2026.
9:00 a.m.
Saunders Trades and Technical High School.
Now listen.
At 9:00 in the morning, most teenagers are not trying to be inspired.
You’re trying to...
When a Black History Segment Disappears, Trust Disappears With It
A television network aired a Black History Month segment highlighting the contributions of Black Americans to American development.
Shortly afterward, the segment was removed.
No public...
Temple Student Surrenders in Church Protest Case Connected to Don Lemon
A new development has moved the controversy surrounding the anti-ICE church protest from online speculation into an active legal process. Jerome Richardson, a 21-year-old...
Dr. Claude Anderson’s PowerNomics: Politics Without an Economic Base is Slavery
Black America’s condition is often explained in cultural, moral, or psychological terms. Those explanations are convenient because they personalize failure and avoid structural accountability....
The Party Revolts — And It Reveals the Real Crisis Inside New York Politics
The Brooklyn Democratic Party just pulled its endorsement of Governor Kathy Hochul.
On the surface, the explanation sounds procedural: she chose a running mate without...
A Transgender Malpractice Verdict — and the Politics That Ignored It
A young woman named Fox Varian recently won a landmark medical-malpractice case in Westchester County Supreme Court, where a jury awarded her $2 million after concluding that she was...
From “Black Lives Matter” to “Black Lives Must Matter To Black People First”
Public debate over the last decade has revolved around a phrase powerful enough to move millions of people into the streets. The phrase expressed...
A Police Badge, A Deportation Order, and the Questions No One Is Asking Yet: How Did it Happen?
A week before graduation from the New Orleans Police Department academy, 46-year-old recruit Larry Temah was arrested by federal immigration authorities.Within hours, the story...
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 us through meetings that move too fast, through jokes you’re...
Slaves Fought Back Even If It Killed Them By Dennis Richmond, Jr., M.S.Ed.
When most Americans think about slavery, the story is often told as one of endurance, suffering, and pain. But Black History Month calls on...
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,” applaud diversity panels, and repost sanitized snapshots of Black achievement....
The Science of the Soul: The Neurobiology of the Negro Spiritual By Derek H. Suite, M.D.
Black History Month often frames the Negro spiritual as a monument of faith. The melodies of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" or "Go Down Moses"...
Your High Electric Bill Wasn’t an Accident — It Was Hudson Valley Policy
If you live in the Hudson Valley and your electric bill feels abusive, that is not bad luck, weather, or personal consumption. It is...
Don Lemon’s Arrest: What the Video Shows — What the Government Alleges — And Why the Law Matters
Public debate around the disruption of a church service in Minnesota has become emotionally charged, politically tribal, and legally careless. Clarifying legal boundaries is...
Don Lemon Arrested by Federal Agents in Los Angeles Over Minnesota Church Protest
January 30, 2026 — Washington / Los Angeles / St. Paul — Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested by federal authorities in Los Angeles late Thursday...
Sanctuary Without Limits Is Not a Budget — It’s a Bet
New York City’s fiscal crisis is being discussed as if it were a misunderstanding rather than a consequence. That confusion is not accidental. It...
