Albany, NY – Today, the New York State Legislature passed a series of initiatives to ensure women's reproductive rights. One of these initiatives, The Reproductive Health Act, has already been signed into law. This comes concurrently with the 46th...

Brooklyn, NY – Yesterday, the New York State Legislature passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), which establishes protections for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. The Legislature also passed another initiative,...

Brooklyn, NY – On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 earthquake hit my parent's native country of Haiti, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives, and displacing millions.1 Haiti still needs our help. 2.5 million are still in need of aid, battling the subsequent...

Brooklyn, NY – Yesterday, January 8, 2019, Mayor Bill De Blasio announced that he will implement a comprehensive health care program that will be inclusive of all New York City citizens regardless of immigration status or economic situation. The...

(Brooklyn, NY) - Yesterday, January 7, 2019, several public figures, community leaders and sponsors joined 32BJ SEIU and the National Lawyer's Guild for a press conference ahead of a trial challenging the Trump Administration's rescission of Temporary...

Brooklyn, NY – On December 5, 2018, Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte, Councilman Mark Treyger and other elected officials and supporters gathered at a press conference regarding the expansion of voter access for voters from a variety of different...

Brooklyn, NY – IDNYC is offering community members a free opportunity to register for a temporary Municipal Identification Card. This card will prove to be a vital resource, enabling NYC residents access to City services and admission to city buildings,...

Today is Veteran's Day. Let us remember that this is the day we honor those who have served in the armed forces of this country. This is not the day that we honor those who have fallen, their day is Memorial Day.  Nor is it a day where we honor those...

Brooklyn, NY – Amazon has announced that New York City's neighborhood, Long Island City, will be the designation for their second headquarters, sharing the title with Crystal City in Virginia. There has been much controversy surrounding this decision,...

Brooklyn, NY – November 9, 2018 seemed to be a typical day for Ms. Ann Marie Washington, a 57-year-old black woman heading home after a day's work, until an unexpected attack by a white male approximately 30 years old took place at the Church Avenue...

Brooklyn, NY – On November 7, 2018, there was yet another mass shooting at the western dance hall bar, The Borderline Bar and Grill, in Thousand Oaks, California. "It has been less than two weeks since we have had to cope with the mass shooting...

Last Sunday, October 14, an Orthodox Jewish man was attacked in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park. The attack was captured via various local security cameras and appeared to be entirely unprovoked. Like all of you, I was genuinely shocked and...

Last Friday, October 12, 2018, the actions of Ms. Teresa Klein, a resident of the Flatbush community, traumatized a young 9-year old child by falsely accusing him of groping her. Whether Ms. Klein actually called the cops or not, it is telling how she...

Last Friday, October 12, 2018, the actions of Ms. Teresa Klein, a resident of the Flatbush community, traumatized a young 9-year old child by falsely accusing him of groping her. That was very disturbing. Whether Ms. Klein actually called the cops or...

Brooklyn, NY – Labor Day honors the American labor movement and the contributions that movement has made to this country. On September 5, 1882, New York City celebrated the first ever Labor Day.[1] The Federal Government made the day a national holiday...

Brooklyn, NY – Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte, Councilmember Jumaane D Williams, and several community activists and leaders celebrated the unveiling of Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard outside of the Tonel Restaurant and Lounge on Newkirk and Rogers...

New York, NY – Thursday, August 9th the New York City Council voted to co-name portions of Rogers Avenue after the Haitian Revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The newly co-named Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard will be...

Brooklyn, NY – William R. (Bill) Howard, President of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association, known as the Labor Day Parade, was found dead in his Brooklyn home. He was 75 years of age.News of his death has shaken the political and non-profit...

Washington, DC – Recently, there have been many reports coming from Washington D.C. including two hallmark Supreme Court rulings on the travel ban and Public Employees Unions, the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the reversal of Obama-era...

Brooklyn, NY – July 2nd, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibited segregation on the grounds of race, religion or national origin at all places of...