Friday 24 May 2013
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The FBI has sent an interrogation unit to question Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old that video shows apparently placing the second of two bombs that killed three people and injured at least 180 at the Boston Marathon. One of their goals is to find the “reason” for the bombing, they want to hear, “We did...
In keeping with the power attributed to test scores, schools convened prep classes for the upcoming state tests during the recent spring break – evidence of the importance being placed on standardized tests. The recent Fulton County (Atlanta) grand jury indictment of 35 educators from the district, including principals, teachers and testing coordinators for...
By Stephen Witt A bedrock Bed-Stuy grassroots community organization vowed this week to continue fighting the recent eviction from their Restoration Plaza office space amid rumors that the complex will be turned into a high-end hotel. Meanwhile, the ongoing dispute between the two entities – both created as vital community resources- has civic leader...
Events around the nation recently celebrated the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr’s, a noble man whose mission and ministry centered around service to mankind in some form or fashion. He once said, in summing up the spirit of a great nation, “ultimately, (it) is a compassionate nation.” So we could not...
The statistics on our youth are dismal and demands / deserves the attention of all. What can we expect from a generation of youth living with the prospect of their life being taken by gunfire? We owe them more. We owe them LIFE. Every individual who interacts with a child has an opportunity and...
In celebration of the triumphant return of major professional sports to Brooklyn, Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets held a ceremony yesterday to commemorate the new home of an Ebbets Field flagpole that now stands proud outside the arena. Center officials also acknowledged the most famous man who ever played at Ebbets Field,...
By Sylvia Wong Lewis, First of a 3-part series The woman searching through the rubble of her destroyed Staten Island home after Storm Sandy still haunts me. The news report showed her clinging a drenched wedding photo with a glazed, bewildered look. Like many Storm Sandy survivors, I had post-Katrina flashbacks. Grateful to have...
By Mary Alice Miller In response to last week’s student walkout at Medgar Evers College, several administrators granted an exclusive interview with Our Time Press. “We want the best for the students. We want the best for the school,” said Dawn Walker, Assistant VP in the Office of Communications and External Relations. “We know...
By Stephen Witt A packed working-class crowd at the Rustik Neighborhood Tavern stayed glued to the four giant televisions as if it were Super Bowl Sunday and all agreed that President Obama bested Mitt Romney in the second of three presidential debates – some by a knockout and others by decision. Cheers and jeers...
Central Brooklyn saw several decisive wins in a state primary noted for low-voter turnout and some confusion regarding polling sites post-redistricting. Walter Mosley won handily the open seat vacated by Democratic Congressional candidate Hakeem Jeffries. Nick Perry, Inez Barron and William Boyland, Jr. fought back challengers. Rodneyse Bichotte, Inez Barron, Robert Cornegy and William...
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