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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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“Let Me Fly,” DMX Tribute Exhibition Opens Friday, November 3rd At Yonkers Arts

Yonkers, NY – October 30th, 2023 – Yonkers Arts and the Mulford Corporation present...

Darrell C. Lindsay Sr. of Tarrytown [Obituary]

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Darrell C. Lindsay...

DA Mimi Rocah Announces She’s Not Running For Re-Election

On Thursday, October 26th, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced she will not...

NYLCV Honors Environmental Leaders of Color for Commitment to Environmental Justice

New York, NY - October 24, 2023 In a heartfelt ceremony held on October 17,...

Yonkers Public Library Joins Other Public Libraries in Launching Hip-Hop Art Inspired Library Card

Renowned Artist Maxx Moses Collaborates with Yonkers Public Library to Create Unique Library Card The...

MVPL Trustee Jonathan Davis Categorically & Unequivocally Denies All Allegations

Yesterday, we exclusively broke the story about MVPL Trustee Jonathan Michael Davis being arrested...

NEW ROCHELLE’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF HIP HOP

And I can think of many episodes I swung in Lincoln Park… Almost 1000 people...

BW Makes City & State Magazine’s Westchester Power 100 List for 4th Consecutive Year

City & State Magazine released their 2023 Westchester Power 100, on Monday, August 21st,...

Pace University’s Black Student Union Host School Supply Drive

Last week, on Monday, September 18, 2023, Pace University’s Black Student Union hosted a...

Friends & Family March For Justice For Jerrell Garris Who Was fatally shot by NRPD Detective Stephen Conn

Friends and family of Jarrell Garris marched from Starbucks in Wykagyl on North Avenue...

Tuckahoe Juneteenth Celebration 2023

MAIN STREET PARK - SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023

Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus Kicked Off First-Ever Annual Power Circle Event This Spring

This spring the Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus (WBWPC) held it’s first ever annual...

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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...