by Jamie Weber July 8, 2021Desperate need. That’s one way to describe the situation in Brooklyn, New York’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, which happens to be home to International President Douglas Alexander.Historically a disadvantaged neighborhood, Bed-Stuy, as it’s known to locals, needed an ambulance, residents often waiting 45 minutes for help to arrive. With demand outpacing resources, […]readmore
Caribbean pride was on full display when the Lions Clubs of District 20-K1 — in full regalia and with its newly elected Governor Anthony Cochran still helming — led a vibrant though scaled-down version of the West Indian Day Parade, last Monday, September 6 on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. Despite being largely postponed because of COVID, […]readmore
LAWRENCE O’DONNELL of MSNBC’s “The Last Word”: The vaccination rate among adults in Panola, Alabama is now 94 percent. And it is 100 percent among people over the age of 65. And joining us now is Dorothy Oliver from Panola, Alabama. Also with us Jeremy Levine and Rachael DeCruz who directed and produced “The Panola Project” […]readmore
Jon Campbell, NYS Teamdemocratandchronicle.comBrian Benjamin was born in the famed Manhattan neighborhood in 1976, to a Caribbean mother who moved there to start a new life. He returned post-college, after receiving degrees from Harvard and Brown. And since 2017, he’s represented Harlem — his home — in the state Senate. So when it came time to […]readmore
Steve BittenbenderThe Center Square contributorWashington ExaminerWith the state’s moratorium on evictions ending at midnight Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a proclamation Tuesday evening to call state lawmakers into a special session starting Wednesday and address what she called a crisis for both renters and small business owners. In Albany, lawmakers will work to extend the […]readmore
Nylah BurtonAugust 9, 2021Today, on August 9, R&B singer and songwriter Robert “R.” Kelly will start his trial in the Eastern District of New York courthouse in Brooklyn, NY, after which his Illinois trial will follow. It’s a day long awaited by many. Kelly faces 22 federal criminal charges for allegedly abusing 11 girls and […]readmore
The United Clergy Coalition, under the leadership of Dr. Bishop’s Gerald Seabrooks (Senior pastor Rehoboth Cathedral) and Dr. Bishop Albert K. Jamison, Sr. The Senior pastor of Pleasant Grove Tabernacle. started a “Takin’ It to The Street” series of prayer of worship services. They have opened the church beyond the doors and are going out praying […]readmore
Recap of the Sunday, August 1, 2021 Openingby Bailey’s Cafe Youth Interns Shanelle Gomez (Text) and Jendayi McGeachy (Photo) Last Sunday’s forecast cautioned us to the possibility of showers. However there was nothing but sunshine that radiated off of our longtime residents of Bedford-Stuyvesant. Staff members and youth volunteers from Bailey’s Cafe, a space of […]readmore
