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Black Lives Must Matter Even When the Killer Isn’t a Cop

Where Is the Outrage Over the Murder of 15-Year-Old Javits Frimpong? A 15-year-old Black boy left home to go to school in the Bronx and never came back. Javits Frimpong. His family came from Ghana to the US in search of opportunity and a better...

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...
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Mount Vernon NAACP Writes Letter To NYS Education Dept In Opposition To Amani Charter School Expansion

The Mount Vernon Chapter of The NAACP writes a letter to the New York...

Mount Vernon Democratic City Committee Held Convention & The Nominees Are…

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CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted Films on Location at Wartburg’s Historic Campus

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Comptroller Releases Mount Vernon Delinquent Property Tax Information List

On Thursday, January 30th Mount Vernon Comptroller Dr. Darren M. Morton released a list...

Dr. Veronica K. Smith Addressed NYS Assembly Joint Legislature On Elementary & Secondary Education

On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Dr. Veronica K. Smith, Acting Superintendent of the Mount...

Mount Vernon’s Clarence “Divine” Maclin Is A 2025 Oscar Nominee For Best Adapted Screenplay For Sing Sing The Movie

Mount Vernon native Clarence "Divine" Maclin is a 2025 Academy Award nominee for Best...

Cynthia Turnquest-Jones Officially Announces Her Candidacy For MV City Council

The latest candidate to announce their candidacy Cynthia Turnquest-Jones. On Thursday, January 23, 2025, local...

Nicholas Mastrogiorgio Announces His Candidacy For Mount Vernon City Council

The race for Mount Vernon council is getting more crowded by the day. The...

Councilwoman Danielle Browne Announced Candidacy for Mount Vernon City Court Judge

Councilwoman Danielle Browne announced her candidacy for City Court Judge in Mount Vernon, on...

Mount Vernon’s Opportunity to Community Revitalization Through ELOC Initiative

Mount Vernon, NY, a city currently facing significant financial challenges, including $59 million in...

Mount Vernon Board of Education Approves New School Building Reconfiguration and Closure Of Three Schools

The Mount Vernon City School District (MVCSD) released the following statement on their website: The...

MV NAACP Writes Open Letter to MVCSD, Board Votes To Close Three School At Special Meeting

The Mount Vernon NAACP Branch wrote an open letter on Tuesday, January 14th to...

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Black Lives Must Matter Even When the Killer Isn’t a Cop

Where Is the Outrage Over the Murder of 15-Year-Old Javits Frimpong? A 15-year-old Black boy...

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...

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KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR NARRATIVE By Larnez Kinsey

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