Remote Learning: Inequality and Poverty in New York’s City’s Public Schools
By Linda N
As the 2019/2020 school year draws to a close, and summer break is just around the corner. Public schools in New …
The Census and Black Communities: An Ignoble History
Though today the census serves as the very basis for each community to be able to empower itself to be able to obtain the
“On the Front Lines:” NYC Census 2020 and Black Front-line Workers Fighting COVID-19 Launch Campaign to Count All New Yorkers in the 2020 Census
NEW YORK — NYC Census 2020, in partnership with BRIC, has launched “On the Front Lines”, a multimedia video, social media, and
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Columbia University President Accused of Covering Up Decades of Racial Intimidation and Fraud
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) — Americans United for Equal Justice Founder, Randy S. Raghavendra, has filed criminal complaints against Columbia University President Lee C. …
July 8th is New York City’s Test & Trace Day of Action
Testing tent are seen set-up outside Elmhurst Hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak on March 26, 2020 in Queens neighborhood of New York City. NEW
Hundreds Died of COVID at NYC Nursing Homes With Spotless Infection Inspections
New York American nurses and doctors, frontline workers expressing gratitude. New York City healthcare workers during coronavirus outbreak in America. – New York City, …
NYC’s Homeschooling Option: Any Family Can Choose Full-Time Remote Learning This Fall
By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat, and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat , THE CITY
New York City families will be able to keep their children home this …
‘ShotSpotter’ Tested as Shootings and Fireworks Soar, While Civil Rights Questions Linger
By Gabriel Sandoval and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY
As summer begins, audio sensors placed around New York by ShotSpotter Inc. have a lot …
Two Years After AOC Shook Up Bronx and Queens Politics, Voters Still Appear Hungry for Change
People vote during the Democratic primary at PS 149 in Jackson Heights, Queens, June 23, 2020. Ann Choi/THE CITY
By Ese Olumhense and Christine …
New Partnership to Track COVID-19 Job Losses, Assist Officials in Supporting Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has killed over 20,000 New Yorkers, sickened many more, and triggered the worst economic recession since the 1930s. The societal shutdown …