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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 this summer, according to an August 11, 2026 congressional statement. Lawmakers reported that failing infrastructure leaks approximately half of the island’s treated water. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 37.3...

“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 the Yonkers NAACP is demanding answers from the Yonkers Police Department, becoming the first Black community leader to speak out...
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Mayor Spano Appoints Effie Phillips As Yonkers Community Advancement and Recruiting Officer!

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced on Monday, July 7t,h his appointment of community member...

Yonkers Man Charged With Attacking Former Partner, Choking Her In Front Of Children

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that Tairon Drake, 30, of...

CE Ken Jenkins Testifies At NYS Public Service Commission (PSC) Hearing Opposing Con Ed Hikes

Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins testified in person, Wednesday, July 9th, at a New...

NAACP Announces President Trump Will Not Be invited To 116th National Convention

On Monday, June 16th, NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson announced that for the first...

MVPD Arrest Suspect in June 29th Shooting

On Sunday, June 29, 2025, at approximately 10:02 a.m., officers from the Mount Vernon...

Family of Jerrel Garris Start Petition To Demand Termination of NRPD Detective Steven Conn On 2 Year Anniversary

On the second anniversary of New Rochelle Detective Steven Conn shooting Jerrel Garris, his...

Westchester, Don’t Let Them Rewrite Who Belongs Here By Larnez Kinsey

Let’s get all the way real for a second. This new draft travel ban floating...

City of Yonkers Cracks Down on Double Parking with Higher Fines and Increased Enforcement

Yonkers Double-Parking Fines Update New Double Parking Regulations YONKERS, NY – In a move aimed...

Environmental Leaders of Color -Teens Collect 200 Gallons of Used Cooking Oil, Receive Awards and Recognition

On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) celebrated the graduation of student participants...

Diddy Acquitted Of Sex Trafficking & Racketeering Charges, Found Guilty of Prostitution-Related Offenses

Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty this morning of two counts of transportation to...

“Beyond the Bullet” Gave Us a New Lens, & Westchester is Waking Up By Larnez Kinsey 

There Are Days That Move You. And then, there are days that mark you. Days that...

Physical Therapist Charged in Poughkeepsie Child Abuse Case

POUGHKEEPSIE – A Fishkill man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a child abuse...

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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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Early voting for the November 3 General Election starts tomorrow — Saturday, October 24...

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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...