James Henderson III Elected President Of Port Chester/Rye Branch NAACP

James Henderson, a 20-year resident of Port Chester, was...

William Wagstaff Responds To NRPD Commissioner’s Statement Regarding The Death Of Jarrel Garris

pictured above Attorney William O. Wagstaff speaking at a...

NRPD Determine Officers Did Not Violate Dept’s Policies Or Procedures In Death of Jerrel Garris

NRPD Commissioner Robert Gazzola released a statement, Friday (see...

Mount Vernon’s Opportunity to Community Revitalization Through ELOC Initiative

Mount Vernon, NY, a city currently facing significant financial...

Public Statement by The Westchester Coalition for Police Reform in Response to the Death of Robert Brooks

We are deeply disturbed by the recent video showing...

NR NAACP Will Be Hosting MLK Day Program & Annual Jubilee Celebration

The New Rochelle Branch of the NAACP will be...

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Candidate For Yonkers City Council District 3 Tasha Diaz Speaks On Affordable Housing

Diaz commits to implement affordable housing in District 3, in the City of Yonkers. YONKERS, N.Y. – The City of Yonkers is an exquisite diverse...

Mount Vernon 911 System Failed City Resident Leaving Victim Helpless For Hours

A frustrated caller tried desperately to give her location, but two Mount Vernon police dispatchers had trouble pinpointing the victim while telling the caller...

Mayor Bramson Appoints Jared Rice To New Rochelle City Court Judge

NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Mayor Noam Bramson announced the appointment of Jared R. Rice to the New Rochelle City Court, on Friday, December 13th....

Armani Charter Public School Presents Annie Jr.

Orphans sang about “A Hard Knock Life” while scrubbing floors and banging buckets. Dozens of residents from Mt. Vernon were entertained at the Doles...

Let Girls Learn Day 2018

Girls and Mothers from Westchester, Long Island, Brooklyn, Long Island, and Hudson Valley joined at Mt. Vernon Public Library Let Girls Learn Day with...

Mary J. Blige Inducts Nina Simone at the 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

MJB honors Simone for singing songs "about injustice, struggle, and Black life resonate to this day" Mary J. Blige delivered a heartfelt speech inducting...

Big Pun – The Legacy of A Latino Lyricist

Starting with the end and working backward, the world was in shock when the news came thatBig Pun suffered a fatal heart attack on...

Two Steps Forward: A Dance to Heal the Soul – The Tayshana Chicken Murphy Foundation

This event Honoured the men who Mr. Murphy collaborate with while achieving the mission of The Tayshana “Chicken” Murphy Foundation. Males who are standing...

The Killing Of George Tillman

Black dresses, black shades, black ties for a Black Father in Jamaica, New York. Tears pouring out as sobs and a scream for an...

Tina Reynolds On The Challenges, Issues and Perceptions Concerning Incarcerated Women

Tina Reynolds, the Co-Founder and Chair of WORTH (Women On the Rise Telling HerStory) speaks on reproductive justice and the challenges, issues and perceptions...

Legendary Actress And Civil Rights Activist, Ruby Dee Dies At 91

Nine years and four months after the death of her husband, iconic actress, activist, and poet Ruby Dee passed away at 91 years old. Dee died peacefully...

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