County Responds To Correction Union Rally
On Monday, November 13, at 2:00 pm, County Executive George Latimer addressed COBA after the corrections union protested in front of the county offices...
Despite Public Objections, Panel Recommends Weakest Police Review Board
Issue now goes to City Council, where public comment is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14
After hearing a number of residents again demand an independent...
Westchester COBA Hold Rally At County Bldg To Protest Soaring Cost Of Health Care
"Union Warns Rising Medical Costs And Increase Employee Health Insurance Contributions Are Unsustainable And Will Result In Mass Exodus Of Correction Officers, Jeopardizing Current...
The Beats The Made Hip-Hop @ MVPL
Before the samples, before the remixes, there were the beats that made a trillion-dollar industry called Hip-Hop! On Sunday, November 5, 2023, Hip-Hop pioneers,...
Upcoming Vigils For Kenneth Chamberlain Sr and Jonathan Maldonado
WESTCHESTER HAS IT OWN GEORGE FLOYD'S - SAY THEIR NAME, SAY THEIR NAME!!!
It's that time of year again. As we gear up for the...
Tuckahoe Mayor Omayra Andino Wins In First Village Election Held In November
In the Village of Tuckahoe, with a resounding total of more than one thousand votes, Mayor Omayra Andino won re-election, defeating Republican challenger Joseph...
BW 2023 Westchester County Unofficial Election Results
The 2023 election has finally come and gone, but not fast enough for some people, including this writer. We had a few history-making victories,...
Congressman Jamaal Bowman Holds Community Event on Fighting Hatred and Antisemitism
Today, Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16) held a roundtable “Healing Breakfast: Fighting Antisemitism and Hate”, on fighting hate and antisemitism in our New York...
Local Unions Rally Around Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano’s Re-election.
Yonkers' local labor unions strongly supported Mayor Mike Spano's re-election campaign on, Monday, October 30th. At a press conference, Teamsters Local 456, PBA, CLSA,...
“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 “Let Me Fly,” a DMX Tribute exhibition celebrating the life,...
Darrell C. Lindsay Sr. of Tarrytown [Obituary]
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Darrell C. Lindsay Sr. of Tarrytown, New York, who passed away on Sunday,...
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 be running for re-election next year when her first term...
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, the New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) celebrated the...
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 Yonkers Public Library is proud to announce its partnership with...
MVPL Trustee Jonathan Davis Categorically & Unequivocally Denies All Allegations
Yesterday, we exclusively broke the story about MVPL Trustee Jonathan Michael Davis being arrested for criminal harassment of a female Trustee. A few hours...
NEW ROCHELLE’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF HIP HOP
And I can think of many episodes I swung in Lincoln Park…
Almost 1000 people gathered in New Rochelle’s Lincoln Park for the 50th Anniversary...
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, Black Westchester’s Publisher Damon K. Jones and Editor-In-Chief AJ Woodson...
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 School Supply Drive. Students got together to donate supplies they...
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 to the New Rochelle Police Department on Friday, July 21st...
