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NYS Black Judges Ensure Equal Justice for All

Our message to the community: As judges of color who preside over criminal and civil matters within the community, we feel compelled,...

2020 Census Update: Rooting for the Underdog and Response Rates

From biblical times to the present day, a story with an underdog is memorable. David was the underdog in the fight against Goliath. ...

No Economic Victory Lap

The June Employment Situation report, released on July 2, showed a continued decline in the unemployment rate. Thanks to coronavirus,...

Sports Have the Potential to Help Unite Us; Racial Slurs that Divide Us Must Go

Racism runs rampant in towns and cities neighboring large Indigenous populations. I’ve been told to ‘go back to the reservation’ and...

Black Family Summit has Developed a Helpline for First Responders and Essential Workers

New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area - The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) announced that the Black Family Summit, which...

County’s Consumer Protection Department Clarifies “COVID-19 Fees” At Local Businesses

The Westchester County Consumer Protection Department has been notified that retail businesses in our County have been adding COVID-19...

Senate Majority Leader & Assembly Speaker Announce Joint Legislative Hearing on Independent Redi

ALBANY, NY -- Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today announced that the Legislative Task...

City Welcomes Peekskill Industrial Development Agency New Board Member – Janice Thompson

PEEKSKILL, NY -- (July 13, 2020) – The City of Peekskill is pleased to announce the appointment of Janice Thompson to the Peekskill...

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