MV NAACP Celebrates CE Ken Jenkins At Black History Program By Dennis Richmond, Jr., M.S.Ed.
The Mount Vernon Branch of the NAACP brought together elected officials, community members, leaders, and residents, including NAACP Regional Director for the Mid-Hudson/Westchester region,...
Cities Of Mt Vernon & Yonkers Issue Strongly Worded Warnings After Social Media Planned “Takeover” At Bay Plaza
In response to the social media planned "Takeover" at Bay Plaza on President's Day in the Bronx, the cities of Mount Vernon and Yonkers...
Building Brighter Futures: A Spotlight on Mt Vernon Emerging Adult Justice Program By Bijan Kimiagar
The bailiff for Courtroom A at the Mount Vernon City Court pushes aside the large door of the entryway. It is a bright, warm...
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...
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...
County Exec. Ken Jenkins’ Black History Month Reception Was More Than an Event
(White Plains, NY) – On February 3, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., the tone for the evening was set with intention, reverence, and purpose.
Before any...
CE Ken Jenkins Makes City and State New York’s 2026 Black Trailblazers List
The Black History Month Reception served as both a celebration and a call to action, encouraging residents to attend local Black History Month events,...
Fire-Ravaged MV Building Declared Unsafe, Tenants Locked Out, Demolition Required
City Declares 99-Unit Mount Vernon Apartment at 30 Cottage Avenue Unsafe Following November Fire
“The complete destruction of the roof diaphragm has rendered the building...
Snow Removal Updates For Cities of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle & Yonkers [UPDATED]
Snow blanketed Westchester County last weekend, and now municipalities across the region are dealing with the aftermath—clearing roads, restoring access, and addressing safety concerns...
CE Ken Jenkins Issues Cold Weather Advisory
Dangerously cold temperatures will continue to plummet overnight in Westchester, with a cold weather advisory in effect through 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 28, and...
A Winter Storm To Remember, Westchester Hasn’t Seen Winter Weather Like This In Awhile, But Could More Be On The Way?
Westchester County woke up to a winter wallop as the latest snowstorm swept through the region overnight, blanketing neighborhoods in a thick layer of...
Some People Campaign. Others Maintain the Community.
I walked into the Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins' Annual Open House at 28 Wells Avenue, Building #3, on Thursday, January 22nd, and felt it before...
Asthma Forum and Other Events in Lower Hudson Valley Cancelled Due To Inclement Weather
A powerful winter storm will spread snow and dangerous ice across a vast expanse of the United States this weekend, with New York City...
A Disabled Father Fights For Proposed Amendment to Protect New Yorkers (Law Enforcement Misconduct Enforcement Investigative Office)
On December 21, 2025, the episode of Black Westchester's People Before Politics Radio Show with Damon K. Jones, AJ Woodson, and Larnez Kinsey featured...
Brick by Brick, Still Standing in the Same Place
On January 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., the Yonkers Riverfront Library didn’t just host a film screening; it hosted a reckoning.
If you walked into...
Peace Practiced, Not Preached: A Community Moment in White Plains
Let me tell you what peace actually looks like because it’s not just a word we put on posters and then forget how to...
From Presence to Power: Inside the NAACP–New York State Conference First Quarterly Meeting
The First Quarterly Meeting of the NAACP New York State Conference opened on Saturday, January 10, 2026, with intention and reverence, at the UFT...
DMX Estate & Former Publicist Pushback On Planned Posthumous Ordination Ceremony
The estate of Earl "DMX" Simmons is opposing a planned posthumous ordination ceremony. The ceremony has not been formally recognized or sanctioned, according to...
DMX Will Still Be Posthumously Ordained as Minister Saturday, But The Venue Has Changed
Black Westchester previously reported that The Gospel Cultural Center announced the historic posthumous ordination of Deacon Earl Simmons, known globally as the legendary Hip-Hop artist DMX, to the...
Three Kings Day – When The Stars Find You
January 6, 2026. Early evening. And surprisingly warm, especially compared to the frigid stretch January had been putting us through. Not warm enough to...
