CHARLES AND INEZ BARRON: “RACE STILL MATTERS DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC”
[COVID-19\American Racism] Barrons: “Race is always a factor in American life for Black and Brown communities…Black and Brown communities are…
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CARDI B URGES NEW YORKERS TO FILL OUT CENSUS
[2020 Census\Cardi B] Cardi B: “The Census is about power, money, and respect for our communities. If our city is…
NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE CALLS FOR “SHELTER-IN-PLACE” POLICY
[COVID-19\”Shelter-in-Place” Policy] Williams: “I’m calling on Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio to create a defined “shelter-in-place” policy-not a quarantine-…
NEW YORK MAYOR ANNOUNCES CORONAVIRUS SCHOOL CLOSINGS IN BRONX
[Coronavirus\Mayor de Blasio] The Department of Education will completely disinfect the building, and it will be closed for an initial…
NY MAYOR DE BLASIO PRAISES VOTE BY CUNY BOARD TO APPROVE PSC-CUNY CONTRACT
[Education\PSC-CUNY Contract] Mayor de Blasio: “Ensuring educators are well-supported is crucial to student success.” Photo: Wikimedia Commons
NY TRANSIT AND POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ADVOCATES TO GOVERNOR CUOMO: INVEST IN MTA SERVICE UPGRADES NOT MORE MTA POLICE
[New York News\MTA] Riders Alliance Community Organizer Danna Dennis: “Riders need more subways and buses, not an expensive new police…
ANTI-SOLITARY CONFINEMENT ADVOCATES WILL PROTEST AGAINST MAYOR DE BLASIO AT GRACIE MANSION
[New York News\Criminal Justice] Despite the growing call to end solitary from community members, the Public Advocate, City Council Members,…
AS NEW YORK STATE INITIATIES BAIL REFORMS CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATES $7 MILLION FOR SUPERVISED RELEASE PROGRAM EXPANSIONS
[Incarceration News\New York Bail Reform] Marie Ndiaye, Supervising Attorney of the Decarceration Project at The Legal Aid Society: “An expansion…
CUNY 7K or Strike: Rank and File Urge Adjuncts To Reject Weak Labor Contract
Not too fast! Photo credit: Prof. James Hoff Rank and File members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) urge…
CLOSE RIKERS ADVOCATES: NEW REPORT DOCUMENTS “WORSENING CULTURE OF VIOLENCE” AT RIKERS ISLAND
[Incarceration News\Rikers Island] Each year, these Nunez reports further expose something advocates have long known: an untenable culture of abuse…