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Global Pulse: The Conversation Black and Minority Women Needed to Hear

Larnez Kinsey - April 21, 20260

There’s a particular kind of silence Black and minority women in New York know too well. Not the city silence, we don’t really have that. Not...

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Mount Vernon Man Arraigned On Murder Charge In Connection With Killing NYC School Employee

AJ Woodson - April 15, 20260

Joveair Brice is accused of beating his girlfriend, a paraprofessional in the New York City school system, to death with a hammer Joveair Brice, 28,...

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Breaking the Silence Was Just the Beginning: What Happened When We Finally Told the Truth About Menopause

Larnez Kinsey - April 14, 20260

I arrived on March 30 at 5:30 p.m., just as registration opened, and before anything was even said from a microphone, the room was...

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From Curbside to Commodity: ELOC Students Get an Inside Look at Yonker’s Materials Recycling Facility

DAMON K JONES - April 13, 20260

Yonkers, NY — April 3, 2026 — Students from Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) — a Mount Vernon-based nonprofit that has been cultivating the...

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Mangoville Owner OK Freddy & Wife Arrested & Arraigned On Tax Fraud Charges

AJ Woodson - April 10, 20260

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced Thursday, April 9th, the arrest of a married couple and owners of Mangoville Meat & Grocery—a Mount...

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MVPD Officer Brandon Hunter-Carney Busted in $800K Check Scam

AJ Woodson - April 8, 20260

According to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace, Officer Brandon Hunter-Carney was arrested on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, and charged with second-degree grand larceny...

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When Rules Become Excuses: The Derek Williams Case and the Moral Failure of Leadership in Mount Vernon

DAMON K JONES - April 22, 2026 0

The situation involving Mount Vernon police officer Derek Williams has sparked outrage, confusion, and now an official response from City Hall. But once you...

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Guest Column Submission: Federal Legislation to Support Direct Support Professionals By Jeffery Fox, Ph.D.

Black Westchester - April 15, 2026 0

Every day in New York State, tens of thousands of direct support professionals (DSPs) perform indispensable work that makes community life possible for people...

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Longtime Congressman Eliot Engel Dies at 79 — A Voice for Westchester and the Bronx Falls Silent

AJ Woodson - April 11, 2026 0

U.S. Congressman Eliot Engel, who served in Lower Hudson Valley/Bronx politics for 30 years, has died. Eliot Engel, the former New York congressman from the...

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Reparations, Representation, and Results: A Question of Political Priorities

DAMON K JONES - April 1, 2026 0

When Pramila Jayapal argued that immigrants harmed by aggressive immigration enforcement policies, including individuals within Somali communities, should receive compensation, she was making a case grounded...

2026 Mt Vernon State Of The City Address

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IS THE NO KINGS AGENDA THE BLACK AMERICA AGENDA

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Westchester County Opens New Mental Health Safety Net Clinic in White Plains

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Mount Vernon Cannot Afford Fiscal Romanticism

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Tiesha Heath Make History First Female Officer In Elmsford Police Department

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

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

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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

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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

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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.

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OP-ED — An Apology is Not a Policy: Closing the Gaps in NY’s Address Confidentiality Program by Ayanna Armstrong

The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) was designed to be a lifeline, an anchor for survivors whose safety depends on keeping their location private. It exists...

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Guest Column Submission: Federal Legislation to Support Direct Support Professionals By Jeffery Fox, Ph.D.

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Mount Vernon Man Arraigned On Murder Charge In Connection With Killing NYC School Employee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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LOST BOROUGH ICE CREAM, YONKERS, NY

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

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Westchester’s First Black-Owned Dispensary

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

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Westchester’s First Recreational Cannabis Dispensary Opens In Mount Vernon

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Breathing While Black: The Sleep Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight

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

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When Rules Become Excuses: The Derek Williams Case and the Moral Failure of Leadership in Mount Vernon

DAMON K JONES - April 22, 2026 0

The situation involving Mount Vernon police officer Derek Williams has sparked outrage, confusion, and now an official response from City Hall. But once you...

National News

Eight Children Dead in Louisiana: The Dangerous Mix We Refuse to Talk About

DAMON K JONES - April 20, 2026 0

Eight children are dead in Shreveport. Not in a war zone. Not in a failed state. In America. Inside what was supposed to be a place...

40 Missing Children Found in Westchester: A Recovery Story That Exposes a System Failure

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OP-ED — An Apology is Not a Policy: Closing the Gaps in NY’s Address Confidentiality Program by Ayanna Armstrong

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Taxing the Exit: How New York’s War on Wealth Undermines Its Own Future

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Influencer Capitalism and the Case of Coach Stormy: When Digital Wealth Branding Meets Regulatory Reality

April 15, 2026

Guest Column Submission: Federal Legislation to Support Direct Support Professionals By Jeffery Fox, Ph.D.

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Are Young Black Voters Beginning to Question the Democratic Agenda, Black Leadership, and the Reparations Promise?

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SAT Prep Pilot Program Expands Opportunity for College-Bound Students By Dr. Diana K. Williams

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A Crime That Destroys Black Wealth While New York Looks Away

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The Amendment That Forgot Who It Was Written For

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He Was Waived — But Still Paid: What the Jaden Ivey Situation Actually Reveals

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Earth Month Is Not a Moment, It Is a Movement

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Your Faith Doesn’t Belong Here: What Sports Teams Are Really Saying

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

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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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Chris Brown & Usher Bring Star Power to MetLife Stadium In August

AJ Woodson - April 16, 2026 0

“…the pairing of Usher and Brown signals a major moment for contemporary R&B.” – Black Enterprise “…anticipation building for what could be one of the...

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