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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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BOL Honors Two Outgoing Legislators With Distinguished Service Award

BOARD HONORS LEGISLATORS BOYKIN AND PARKER WITH DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD AT FINAL 2025 MEETING Both...

Yonkers Leader Jonathan Alvarez Selected for National W.K. Kellogg Foundation Fellowship

"I earned great wins this year, but this one hits different. -
For my community,...

MVPD & ATF Arrest Holy Cow Robbers

The Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD) announced on Monday that its Detective Division, working...

Congressman George Latimer Announces Citizen Task Forces

Nonprofit Westchester (NPW) Executive Director Jan Fisher to Chair Rep. Latimer’s Social Services Citizen...

Update on Cottage Avenue Fire Building

Hundreds of people have lost nearly everything in a devastating fire that ravaged an...

Mount Vernon Disaster Relief Press Conference

Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, the Mount Vernon City School District, and the Westchester County Department...

Breaking News Early Morning Fire in Mount Vernon Displaces Close To 100 People

While very few details were available, Black Westchester has received multiple reports of a...

Arrest Made Following Fatal Stabbing on Stevens Avenue

Two homicides occurred on the same day in Mount Vernon Two murders occurred in Mount...

The Voices of Westchester: Inside the Final Stop of the NYS Black Legislative Task Force Listening Tour

Words by Larnez Kinsey - Photos by Nya Vincent If you weren’t inside the Gothic...

CVH Exec Dir. Named Power Woman of Manhattan + City & State’s Women Power 100!

Congratulations to Community Voices Heard's Executive Director, Juanita O. Lewis, who has been named...

MV Comptroller Financial Town Hall 11-20-25

Mount Vernon Comptroller Dr. Darren M. Morton hosted a Community Town Hall Meeting on...

Mount Vernon’s Budget Crisis — When Government Prospers and the People Don’t

Mount Vernon is learning a hard lesson that Thomas Sowell warned about for decades:...

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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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“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 Handcuffs Following Restroom Altercation YONKERS, NY — The former president of...

Early Voting Starts Tomorrow: Every Westchester Location, Hour & Deadline You Need for the Nov 3 Election

Early voting for the November 3 General Election starts tomorrow — Saturday, October 24 — and runs for nine days through Sunday, November 1....

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

https://youtu.be/sZ9FlpRlC8M In 2005, legendary entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte delivered a warning that Black America should have taken seriously. Speaking before the Congressional...

Skipper Detained After Altercation With Opponent’s Mother at Yonkers Candidates Night

Originally published October 21, 2026. Updated Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 4:56 p.m. to include a statement from the YPD. YONKERS, N.Y. — Westchester County...

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...