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By Nayaba Arinde“Both disgusted and disappointed is how Central Brooklyn Democrats are feeling,” a political operative told Our Time Press. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the well-known community organizer added. “Some of the Democrats who ran in the primary just did not read the...

DSA/DEMS PRIMARY RESULT Central Brooklyn Flexing and Reflecting

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large“If we just come out to vote, like we come out to party, we could never lose,” community activist, Daniel Goodine, told Our Time Press, days after digesting the June 23rd primary results, a low voter turnout, which saw Central...

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Black Voting Rights Today – Unprotected by the Federal Government

Where do we go from here? By Esmeralda Simmons In Spring 2026, the United States Supreme...

Voter Participation Requested for This Year’s Impactful Primary Election

By Mary Alice Miller Many of us know That Voter who only votes in the...

42nd Councilman Chris Banks Hosts District Reception with Council Speaker Julie Menin

By Mary Alice Miller For the first time in recent history, a City Council Speaker...

NAKO Hosted Forum on Mayor Mamdani and Black New York

By Mary Alice MillerThe National Association of Kawaida Organizations (NAKO) in conjunction with the...

Electeds & Activists say,”Tax the Rich! Help the City”

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“Tax the Rich,” some elected officials and NYC activists are calling for...

Mamdani’s Turnout: The Voters and The Issues

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani joins other politicians for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the National Urban League's new headquarters in Harlem on November 12, 2025, in New York City. In a recent interview, Mamdani stated that he plans to call President Donald Trump before taking office in an effort to diffuse tensions between the two politicians. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYC Voters Choose Mamdani’s Four Pillar Affordability Mandate

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, alongside his mayoral transition team, speaks during a news conference at Flushing MeadowsCorona Park in the Queens borough of New York City on November 5, 2025. Mamdani, 34, is the city's first Muslim mayor and the youngest to serve in more than a century. The Democratic socialist's victory came in the face of fierce attacks on his policies and his Muslim heritage from business elites, conservative media commentators and Trump himself. (Photo by TIMOTHY A.CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Black Unity – Organize and Fight in pursuit of a Black Agenda post mayoral Election

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large “Thank you,” an incredibly energized new NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani told his...

Zohran’s Mayoral Race to Lose?

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large“With early voting underway, it’s important for all of us...

Dr. Roger Green, Dem Mayoral Candidate Zohran MamdaniDiscuss Pressing Issues: Racism, Race and The Mayoral Race

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large “My name is Zohran Kwame Mamdani, my father named me after Kwame...

Pace Picks up for The Race

Mamdani Walks with New York's "Sisterhood" At a press conference today organized by Democratic nominee...

NYC Mayoral Race – The Next Episode

A revealing book, Adams Albania flight, and an upcoming Zohmentum Bed Stuy town hall By...

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