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Black Westchester Magazine Opens Nominations for Inaugural Black 40 Under 40 Awards on Juneteenth

AJ Woodson - June 19, 20260

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — June 19, 2026 — In a historic announcement timed to coincide with Juneteenth, Black Westchester Magazine is proud to officially...

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Mount Vernon Community Approves $275.5 Million 2026 -27 School Budget in Revote

AJ Woodson - June 16, 20260

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — Mount Vernon voters approved the revised $275,542,563 budget for the Mount Vernon City School District's 2026-27 school year on Tuesday,...

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Westchester Legislators Honor Judge Lyndon Williams & Coach Rupert Bitter For Caribbean American Month

AJ Woodson - June 16, 20260

Westchester County Board of Legislators Honors Caribbean American Excellence Through Service and Leadership WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Westchester County Board of Legislators celebrated Caribbean...

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Lawsuit Challenges Westchester County’s Massive Vehicle Surveillance Network

AJ Woodson - June 11, 20260

Cities Of Mt Vernon, Yonkers, and New Rochelle Among Communities Cited in Lawsuit Challenging County Surveillance Cameras A newly filed class-action lawsuit is challenging what...

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Yonkers Organizations Host Youth Violence Prevention Forum to Address Gun Violence

Black Westchester - June 11, 20260

Empowering Youth, Preventing Violence: Yonkers Forum Tackles Gun Violence Head-On Article by: Athena Dent-Alleyne - Photography: Mitzi Walker The Joseph Gabriel Foundation, in partnership with Yonkers...

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Knicks Shock Spurs With Historic Game 4 Rally, Westchester Erupts in Celebration

AJ Woodson - June 11, 20262

The Heart of New York Beats in Westchester: Knicks Rally for Historic Game 4 Victory I am officially out of adjectives to describe these New...

914 POLITICS

914 Politics

Paul Feiner’s Secret Sauce: How He Beat the Democratic Machine Again!

DAMON K JONES - June 25, 2026 0

Every election tells a story. Sometimes the story is about money. Sometimes it is about endorsements. Sometimes it is about ideology. But every so...

Black Politics

Stop the Narrative: Black New York Politicians Don’t Have the Answers for the South

DAMON K JONES - June 25, 2026 0

I have great respect for Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and his devotion to advocacy. However, I must publicly disagree with the narrative he and...

Letters To The Editor

LTTE: My Thoughts On Greenburgh Town Supervisor Race by Former Greenburgh Town Clerk Judith A. Beville

AJ Woodson - June 19, 2026 3

I am a former eight-term (two years each) Town of Greenburgh elected official. During my fifteen-year tenure as Greenburgh Town Clerk, I served as a...

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Op Ed: Why Greenburgh Needs Barry McGoey By Greenburgh Town Clerk Dr. Lisa Maria Nero

AJ Woodson - June 19, 2026 1

As the Greenburgh Town Clerk, I have spent the last few years working with residents from every corner of our town. I have listened...

LTTE: Affordable Housing Strategy – Just One Reason I’m Supporting Barry McGoey for Greenburgh Town Supervisor

June 19, 2026

Westchester Legislators Honor Judge Lyndon Williams & Coach Rupert Bitter For Caribbean American Month

June 16, 2026

Op/ED: Fairview Is Watching – Before You Vote, Ask Both Candidates One Question By Mechelle Brown

June 8, 2026

Westchester County 2026 Early Voting Locations & Hours

June 6, 2026

ACROSS THE NATION

Across The Nation

Saving Justice: From Reparations to Racial Equity, the Movement Grows by Dr. James Fairbanks

Entertainment News

The 19th Annual Jazz in the Gardens (JITG) Music Festival

BLACK FINANCE

No Tax on Tips? Let’s Talk About No Tax on Survival Wages

Across The Nation

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Launches Campaign For Texas Democratic Senate primary

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Black Politics

The Amendment That Forgot Who It Was Written For

International Politics

Congress Votes to Keep Sexual Misconduct Complaints Secret — Here’s How Your New York Congressmen and Congresswomen Voted for it

International News

Trump Signals Cuba Could Be Next After Iran Operation, Raising Questions Across the Caribbean

International News

Inside the Congressional Briefing: What Lawmakers Were Told About Iran

BW BLACK HISTORY

Tiesha Heath Make History First Female Officer In Elmsford Police Department

BW News March 19, 2026 0

The Village of Elmsford made history on Tuesday, January...

MaryAnn Carr – the first African American Town Supervisor in Westchester County

914 Spotlight March 16, 2026 0

In a brief masked and socially distant ceremony, with immediate...

This Day In Black History – March 11th Lorraine Hansberry Makes History As 1st Black Woman To Produce A Broadway Play

BW Black History March 11, 2026 0

A Raisin in the Sun, the first Broadway play...

Women’s Month Spotlight: Dr. Traci Gardner Makes History 1st Woman & African American Chief Medical Officer/Medical Dir. of Children’s Village

BW Black History March 6, 2026 1

The Children’s Village Organization in Dobbs Ferry, NY, announced...

Before the Civil Rights Act, Dr. Jane Cooke Wright Was Already Changing Cancer Treatment By Derek H. Suite, M.D.

BW Black History March 3, 2026 2

The physician whose research helped bring scientific precision to...

PUBLIC NOTICES

City of Yonkers Public Notice – SMOKING IN PUBLIC PARKS GENERAL ORDINANCE

PUBLIC NOTICE A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 68 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS ENTITLED “SMOKING” TO PREVENT SMOKE IN PUBLIC PARKS WITHIN THE...

REAL TALK From AJ Woodson

The Importance of Juneteenth in Westchester County

Juneteenth is more than a celebration of freedom; it...

Letters To The Editor

LTTE: My Thoughts On Greenburgh Town Supervisor Race by Former Greenburgh Town Clerk Judith A. Beville

I am a former eight-term (two years each) Town...

BLACK 2 BUSINESS

Black To Business

Jasmine Clarke, Founder of So Jazzed Esthetics Wins 2025 Business Leader Award

March 24, 2025 4

Black Westchester has always been an advocate for supporting...

Black To Business

Local Bakery Celebrates Sweet Success: Cupcake Cutie Boutique Marks 9 Years in Business

October 18, 2024 0

MOUNT VERNON, NY - In a testament to the...

Black To Business

Toss’t And Press’t – Salad & Sandwich Shop

September 14, 2024 0

“Since 2021, our salad bar has been inspired by...

Black To Business

LOST BOROUGH ICE CREAM, YONKERS, NY

September 4, 2024 0

Lost Borough Ice Cream features Small-Batch, Hand-Crafted Ice Cream....

Black To Business

Westchester’s First Black-Owned Dispensary

May 18, 2024 1

Kings House of Fire, co-founded by mother/son duo Joan...

Black To Business

Westchester’s First Recreational Cannabis Dispensary Opens In Mount Vernon

February 21, 2024 0

Elevate Cannabis Dispensary, located at 127 S. Terrace Ave....

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

Breathing While Black: The Sleep Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight

Health & Wellness

Sleep Deprivation in Black Communities: When Exhaustion Becomes a Measure of Worth by Derek H. Suite, M.D., M.S.

Black Health

Still Exhausted After Sleeping? Understanding Mental Fatigue and What to Do About It By Derek H. Suite. M.D.

Health & Wellness

Sleep as Strategy: Why 2026 Belongs to the Well-Rested By Derek H. Suite, M.D.

Health & Wellness

Holding It Together Through the Holidays – Why Sleep May Be the Most Meaningful Gift We Give Ourselves This Season By Dr. Derek H....

Health & Wellness

The Medicine You Are Not Taking – How Sleep Deprivation Is Quietly Undermining Your Health By Derek H. Suite, M.D.

Health and Wellness

The Stress Reset Your Grandmother Already Knew: How Gratitude Rewires Sleep and Resilience By Derek H. Suite, M.D.

Health & Wellness

Westchester Leaders Confront Asthma Crisis in Black Communities at Mount Vernon Forum

Health & Wellness

Fourteen Years in the Fog By Dr. Derek H. Suite, M.D.

Black Health

What Really Happened to SNAP: Intentions, Incentives, and the Lessons We Refuse to Learn

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The ACA Offer and the Counteroffer: Would Cutting Out Big Insurance Finally Put People First?

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A Continuing Resolution Can’t Fix Healthcare

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Paul Feiner’s Secret Sauce: How He Beat the Democratic Machine Again!

DAMON K JONES - June 25, 2026 0

Every election tells a story. Sometimes the story is about money. Sometimes it is about endorsements. Sometimes it is about ideology. But every so...

NY Politics

LETITIA JAMES’ DSA HYPOCRISY: ESTABLISHMENT DEMOCRATS REAP WHAT THEY SOW

DAMON K JONES - June 25, 2026 0

According to THE HILL, New York Attorney General Letitia James is now sounding the alarm about the very progressive forces reshaping the Democratic Party...

Stop the Narrative: Black New York Politicians Don’t Have the Answers for the South

June 25, 2026

Black Westchester Editorial: It Is Not The Critic Who Counts — A Message To The Anonymous Keyboard Warriors!

June 22, 2026

On Juneteenth, Community Leaders Confront Men’s Mental Health Crisis at Macedonia Baptist Church

June 19, 2026

The Importance of Juneteenth in Westchester County

June 19, 2026

WILL NEW YORK RUN OUT OF ENERGY? NYISO’S WARNING SHOULD CONCERN EVERY NEW YORKER

June 19, 2026

If the Mayor Is Going to Influence the Schools, Should We Make It Official? By Samuel L. Rivers

June 19, 2026

Op Ed: Why Greenburgh Needs Barry McGoey By Greenburgh Town Clerk Dr. Lisa Maria Nero

June 19, 2026

A Free Press Under Pressure: Why Independent Journalism Matters More Than Ever

June 10, 2026

The Dangers of New York Democratic Policies: The Attack on the Conventional Family

June 10, 2026

Op/ED: Fairview Is Watching – Before You Vote, Ask Both Candidates One Question By Mechelle Brown

June 8, 2026

Op/Ed: Mount Vernon, I need you to hear me by MVCSD Superintendent Dr. Demario A. Strickland

June 4, 2026

If the Moon Can Move Oceans, Why Is It So Crazy to Ask Whether the Stars Matter?

June 1, 2026

New York’s Housing Reforms May Create More Housing. But Will They Create More Homeowners?

May 27, 2026

WARNING TO BLACK AMERICA: Why Are the NAACP and CBC Asking Children to Pay for Adult Failures?

May 20, 2026

Democrats Fought Trump on SALT. Now Albany Wants to Do the Same Thing.

May 20, 2026

Black Voters, Blue States, and the Coming Power Shift Black America Must Prepare For

May 9, 2026

LATINO EMPOWERMENT

Escalation Isn’t New. It’s the Same Story, Told Louder By Larnez Kinsey

International News Larnez Kinsey - January 14, 2026 0

For families like mine, Puerto Rico is not a headline. It’s a grandmother’s voice that still lives in the ear. It’s land that remembers footsteps even...

Three Kings Day – When The Stars Find You

BW News Larnez Kinsey - January 8, 2026 0

January 6, 2026. Early evening. And surprisingly warm, especially compared to the frigid stretch January had been putting us through. Not warm enough to...

Adriana Erin Rivera Shares Excerpt of Her Book “Paloma’s Song,” Dedicated to 1898 Conquest of Puerto Rico at MV Gallery

BW - Mount Vernon AJ Woodson - July 31, 2025 0

Adriana Erin Rivera, an award-winning New Jersey-raised author of Puerto Rican descent, shared excerpts of her first book published by the Smithsonian Institute, "Paloma's...

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914 Spotlight

More Than a Rapper: Yonkers Honors Its Favorite Son, Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons

AJ Woodson - June 12, 2026 0

The Dog Lives Forever: Yonkers Honors DMX With Street Renaming Ceremony Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and the City of Yonkers honored the life and legacy...

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Yonkers Honors Its Favorite Son: Corner Of School Street & Brooke Street, To Be Renamed Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons Way

AJ Woodson - May 30, 2026 3

Long Live The Dog: Yonkers Moves To Rename School Street Corner For DMX Yonkers is officially moving forward with honoring DMX by renaming a street...