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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...


AG James Releases Preliminary Report on Investigation into NYPD Interactions with Protesters
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released a preliminary report into her office’s ongoing investigation into the...


Black Family Summit Develops 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...


2020 Census Update: Diversity Rising and Response Rates
(Publish 07.05.2020) -- While people were making plans for Independence Day, which commemorates the establishment of the United States as...


May we never witness this again
Over the past weeks across the nation, united demonstrations have made the message clear: People have had enough of the ongoing struggle...


Symbols, Statues, and Substance
Socially isolated and alone in my home, I lifted my fist into the air when I learned that the Mississippi legislature voted to remove the...


New York State Board of Elections Faces Voting Challenges During Pandemic
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- June 30, 2020 -- As the Chairman of the Black Democrats of Westchester, I am very concerned about our current...
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