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Mount Vernon’s Lillian C. Jones Turns 100 Years Old

My mother always told me and my sister before she passed that she wanted us to give her flowers while she was still alive....

With All The Drama With Coach And Superintendent, Let’s Not Forgot To Celebrate New Rochelle High School Huguenots

NEW ROCHELLE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP - ALL WITHOUT HEAD COACH All over social media, you could see the outrage over the...

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...

10,000 Strong Peacefully Protest In Downtown Baltimore, Media Only Reports The Violence & Arrest of Dozens

“A number of protesters were concerned that Baltimore—nicknamed “Charm City”—was being treated unfairly in the media after the trouble on Saturday. Baltimore was not...

André Wallace Announces His Candidacy For Mount Vernon City Council On People Before Politics Radio

Mount Vernon businessman André Wallace exclusively announced he will be running for Mount Vernon City Council on the Sunday, April 6, 2015 episode of...

André Wallace Announces His Candidacy For Mount Vernon City Council On People Before Politics Radio

MOUNT VERNON, NY — André Wallace officially announces his candidacy for Mount Vernon City Council on the People Before Politics Show, Easter Sunday, April 5,...

Byron Allen Talks Lawsuit, Al Sharpton, Civil Rights Orgs. And Lack Of Black Owned Media With Black Westchester

That $20 Billion Lawsuit: Byron Allen Vs Comcast, Al Sharpton, and Time Warner Cable. After asking ‘Are Historical Civil Rights Organizations Selling Out‘ last week,...

African-American Republicans Make History

Could This Be A Sign Of The Tide Turning As Republicans Appeal More To Black Voters Going Into 2016 This midterm election, Republicans not only...

Black Law Enforcement Organzations & Victims Families Take Their Outrage To PBA President Pat Lynch’s Front Door

Black Police & Victims' Families Hold Press Conference Outside PBA HQ To Respond To Lynch's Inflammatory Rhetoric Black law enforcement organizations, including Blacks in Law...

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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