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League of Women Voters to Host Assembly District 90 Candidate Forum

AJ Woodson - September 30, 20260

YONKERS, N.Y. — The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns will host a virtual candidate forum featuring the two candidates seeking to represent...

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Yonkers Firefighter Exam Applications Open; Deadline Set for November 25

AJ Woodson - September 29, 20260

YONKERS, N.Y. — The City of Yonkers is accepting applications for its 2026-2027 Firefighter Examination, with the filing deadline set for Wednesday, November 25,...

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Tuckahoe Police Handling of Costanzo Incident Faces Independent Disciplinary Review After DA Decision

AJ Woodson - September 23, 20260

Tuckahoe Seeks Outside Investigator After DA Review of Costanzo Incident TUCKAHOE, N.Y. — One day after the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced that the...

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DA Won’t Charge Tuckahoe Officers, But Its Own Findings Raise Questions About How Former Chief’s Wife Was Treated

AJ Woodson - September 22, 20260

Westchester DA's Office Finds No Provable Criminal Conduct in Tuckahoe Police Response — But Preferential Treatment of Former Tuckahoe Police Chief’s Wife, Donna Costanzo,...

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The Cuts Happen In Washington, The Need Shows Up In Westchester

Larnez Kinsey - September 19, 20260

As Westchester Looks Toward Its 2027 Budget, Nonprofits Are Preparing for Greater Demand, Federal Policy Changes, and Harder Choices All Words by Larnez Kinsey -...

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We Walked For The Warriors – Westchester Shows Up For Sickle Cell

Larnez Kinsey - September 19, 20260

WSCO’s Fifth Annual Sickle Cell Walk Was More Than a Walk. It Was a Reminder That Awareness Has to Become Action There are some Saturdays...

914 POLITICS

914 Politics

League of Women Voters to Host Assembly District 90 Candidate Forum

AJ Woodson - September 30, 2026 0

YONKERS, N.Y. — The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns will host a virtual candidate forum featuring the two candidates seeking to represent...

914 Politics

Lawler vs. Conley: What Did Either Candidate Actually Offer Black Voters in NY-17?

DAMON K JONES - September 29, 2026 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIU9kcsAldc The recent televised debate between Republican Congressman Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley covered a tremendous amount of ground. For nearly an hour,...

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Two Battles, One City: Mayor Shawyn Fought Cancer, But What Is Mount Vernon Fighting Within City Hall?

Larnez Kinsey - August 17, 2026 15

Her illness deserves compassion. Her leadership still demands accountability. I watched Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard go live, reveal her cancer journey, and announce being cancer-free for...

914 Politics

FREEDOM: I Volunteered to Wear One Hat, Then Found Myself Wearing a Thousand

Larnez Kinsey - August 13, 2026 5

What Working on a Westchester County Political Campaign Taught Me About Unpaid Labor, Leadership, Power, Accountability, Boundaries, and Having the Strength to Close a...

Blacks in Law Enforcement: Mount Vernon Mayor’s Office Lied About Who Hired Jennifer Lackard — It Wasn’t Glenn Scott

August 7, 2026

Mount Vernon Owes the Public More Than a Press Release By Kenneth Chamberlain Jr.

August 6, 2026

Cinquemani Condemns “Institutional Excuses,” Calls for Community-First Public Safety Reform in Mount Vernon

August 5, 2026

What Have Westchester County Police Departments Learned from the Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.?

August 4, 2026

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The Amendment That Forgot Who It Was Written For

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

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

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Inside the Congressional Briefing: What Lawmakers Were Told About Iran

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

New York State News

18,000 JOBS FOR MIGRANTS — BUT WHERE IS THE BLACK EMPLOYMENT EMERGENCY?

New York has shown us that when political leaders treat a problem as an emergency, government can act swiftly. Agencies can coordinate, workers can be...

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What the Chart Did Not Say, Black Youth Suicide and What We Miss When a Child Seems Fine

Written by Derek H. Suite, MD, MS, with editorial...

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BOC NETWORK CELEBRATES 2026 MID-HUDSON BUSINESS GROWTH ACCELERATOR GRADUATES

Elected officials, business leaders, and entrepreneurs gathered to celebrate...

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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

September 14, 2024 0

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

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LOST BOROUGH ICE CREAM, YONKERS, NY

September 4, 2024 0

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

February 21, 2024 0

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

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THE BODY HAS BEEN SPEAKING: What 1,284 Reiki Sessions Are Asking Us to Notice

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Four Hours in the Smoking Room: Labor Day, the Pullman Porters, and the Fight for Sleep By Derek H. Suite, M.D.

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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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If You Felt That, You’re Not Wrong

IF YOU FELT IT, YOU’RE NOT WRONG: When Your Values Change Depending on Who Did It, That’s the Problem

Larnez Kinsey - September 29, 2026 0

We have become very good at recognizing injustice when it belongs to somebody else. We can identify institutional racism, workplace discrimination, political corruption, misogyny,...

NY Politics

While Black students already face difficulties, New York is changing the Regents requirement — where are the checks and balances?

DAMON K JONES - September 17, 2026 0

For many generations, New York has used the Regents examination system as a standalone way to measure what students know. The system goes back...

THE LINDSAY CLANCY CASE: WHAT DID THE ONLY BLACK JUROR SEE?

September 14, 2026

FOLLOW THE MONEY Part Two: The Rules Are Changing, This Is Your Window to Speak

September 1, 2026

Two Reports Expose the Failure of NY Attorney General Letitia James

August 31, 2026

FOLLOW THE MONEY – Westchester’s Banking Numbers Under the Microscope, Part One: Apple Bank

August 29, 2026

If You Felt That, You’re Not Wrong – Your Collaborators Are Your Competitors, and That’s Not a Bad Thing

August 25, 2026

Who Is Policing Black Journalism? The Stephen A. Smith Controversy Exposes a Bigger Problem

August 18, 2026

Black Civic Leadership Has Always Been Central to Progressive Change by Dr. Haley Pilgrim

August 13, 2026

FREEDOM: I Volunteered to Wear One Hat, Then Found Myself Wearing a Thousand

August 13, 2026

City & State Magazine Confirms It: NYC-DSA Is 60% White — So Who Is Really Speaking for Black New Yorkers?

August 11, 2026

When Silence Is Mistaken for Guilt: An Editorial on Truth, Grace, and the Whole Story by Kathie Brewington

August 9, 2026

Why Socialism and Communism Can’t Build Black Generational Wealth

August 9, 2026

Cori Bush’s Defeat Is a Warning to Progressives—and the Democratic Party

August 5, 2026

The Rise of Black Republicans: Traitors or Trailblazers?

August 1, 2026

The Root Failed Black America: This Interview Asked the Questions—But Never Demanded the Answers

July 29, 2026

A City-Owned Grocery Store Sounds Good—But Economics Doesn’t Care About Good Intentions

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The Jack and Jill National Convention Through a Grandfather’s Eyes

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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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Grupo Galé & La Sonora Carruseles Bring Colombian Salsa to Lehman Center for Earthquake Relief

AJ Woodson - September 23, 2026 0

BRONX, N.Y. — Two of Colombia’s celebrated salsa orchestras will take the stage in the Bronx this weekend for a night of music with...

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Mount Vernon Native and MVHS Graduate Duane Granston to Have Original Screenplay Featured at Scranton Fringe Festival

AJ Woodson - September 22, 2026 1

MOUNT VERNON, NY — Mount Vernon native and Mount Vernon High School Class of 2003 graduate Duane Granston will have his original screenplay, Finding...