MV NAACP & Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church Host 2026 School Board Candidate Forum
The Mount Vernon NAACP, in collaboration with the Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church hosted a Mount Vernon City School District Trustee Board Candidate Forum on Thursday, April 30,...
NYC Mayor Mamdani Creates City’s First Deed Theft Prevention Office
Mayor Zohran Mamdani Names Peter White As The Director of The New Anti-Deed Theft Initiative
On Friday, April 24th, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani established the...
Healthy Aging Workshop Brings White Plains Older Adults Together to Connect, Build Healthy Habits
White Plains — Dozens of older adults attended a Healthy Aging Workshop at the Thomas H. Slater Community Center, located at 2 Fisher Ct.,...
Is Mamdani Driving Capital Out of New York in the name of Justice
When Zohran Mamdani publicly singled out Ken Griffin and used Griffin’s penthouse as a symbol for taxing the rich, many treated it as populist theater. But this is...
The Price of Breathing in Westchester
Let’s begin with what cannot be ignored.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African Americans are significantly more likely to be hospitalized...
Royster, Robinson, Henderson & Bobbitt Family Celebrate 100+ Years In Westchester
“The Great Migration” was a historic movement of Black Americans, primarily in response to rampant injustices, extreme poverty, and racial violence. From around 1910...
Dare to Be Different Westchester Hosts the Largest Women’s History Month Gala
And This One Didn’t Just Shine… It Shifted Something
Greenburgh, NY — You ever walked into a room and immediately known this isn’t about to...
Westchester County Youth Bureau Joins My Brother’s Keeper Alliance For 2026 Youth Leadership Symposium
Legacy in Action: Empowering Youth, Building Futures
(White Plains, NY) – Westchester County Youth Bureau, in collaboration with the Lower Hudson Valley My Brother's Keeper...
When Rules Become Excuses: The Derek Williams Case and the Moral Failure of Leadership in Mount Vernon
The situation involving Mount Vernon police officer Derek Williams has sparked outrage, confusion, and now an official response from City Hall. But once you...
Global Pulse: The Conversation Black and Minority Women Needed to Hear
There’s a particular kind of silence Black and minority women in New York know too well.
Not the city silence, we don’t really have that.
Not...
Chris Brown & Usher Bring Star Power to MetLife Stadium In August
“…the pairing of Usher and Brown signals a major moment for contemporary R&B.” – Black Enterprise
“…anticipation building for what could be one of the...
Mount Vernon Man Arraigned On Murder Charge In Connection With Killing NYC School Employee
Joveair Brice is accused of beating his girlfriend, a paraprofessional in the New York City school system, to death with a hammer
Joveair Brice, 28,...
Breaking the Silence Was Just the Beginning: What Happened When We Finally Told the Truth About Menopause
I arrived on March 30 at 5:30 p.m., just as registration opened, and before anything was even said from a microphone, the room was...
From Curbside to Commodity: ELOC Students Get an Inside Look at Yonker’s Materials Recycling Facility
Yonkers, NY — April 3, 2026 — Students from Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) — a Mount Vernon-based nonprofit that has been cultivating the...
Mangoville Owner OK Freddy & Wife Arrested & Arraigned On Tax Fraud Charges
Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced Thursday, April 9th, the arrest of a married couple and owners of Mangoville Meat & Grocery—a Mount...
Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Passes, Leaving Behind a Complex but Undeniable Legacy
The Hip-Hop community is mourning the loss of one of its foundational figures as Afrika Bambaataa passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Black...
Westchester SC Sustainability Night: Turning Community Support Into Real Outcomes
https://youtu.be/2Podu-5gZpc
There was always a difference between talking about change and funding it.
Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) operated on the side of results. While many...
MVPD Officer Brandon Hunter-Carney Busted in $800K Check Scam
According to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace, Officer Brandon Hunter-Carney was arrested on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, and charged with second-degree grand larceny...
SAT Prep Pilot Program Expands Opportunity for College-Bound Students By Dr. Diana K. Williams
Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC), a Mount Vernon-based nonprofit known for empowering young people through academic and workforce development, has taken another meaningful step...
Global Pulse: Voices of Progress Podcast Premiering April 13, 2026 in commemoration of Black Maternal Health Week
Sister to Sister International (STSI), led by founder Dr. Cheryl Brannan, proudly announces the debut of its groundbreaking new podcast and a spotlight on...
