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Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival announces Fall 2025 lineup starting on October 8!

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Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival announces Fall 2025 lineup starting on October 8!

The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series — the first Oscar Qualifying film festival devoted to women filmmakers — will showcase a stellar slate of films focusing on themes of healing, love and community activism. The four-week festival will kick off Oct. 8 in Harlem and continue its showcase in Brooklyn. Reel Sisters features films from all genres from comedy, science fiction, drama and documentary.

Reel Sisters is also excited to announce our new partnership with 651 Arts that will offer a full day of cinematic excellence on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. In honor of Reel Sisters 28th Anniversary, cinephiles can purchase All Access Passes and
tickets at www.reelsisters.org. Tickets: $12 ($8 for seniors/students). Bring a Pal discounts are $6.50 for 2+ tickets.

“We are proud to join our presenting partners 651 Arts, the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Center For Fiction in bringing world class films by women of color to Brooklyn,” said Festival Founder Carolyn A. Butts. “From Harlem to Brooklyn, we’re bringing families together to honor our stories during a time when our communities need to unite in power and faith.”

Kicking off on Wednesday, October 8th through and October 29th, we invite film enthusiasts to enjoy an array of enriching events including an awards ceremony, film premieres and a special script reading co-sponsored with BRIC Media on Oct. 29th.

Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase will stream online from Oct. 25, 2025 through Nov. 10, 2025.

For more information on the schedule and tickets, visit reelsisters.org or call 212-865-2982.

Reel Sisters Festival Highlights
Oct. 8, 2025 @Riverside Theater

  • On Wed., Oct. 8, 2025, Reel Sisters Remembers Maitefa Angaza with a special screening of In Our Heads About Our Hair produced by Anu Prestonia, Maitefa Angaza, Paulette Maat Kesa Tabb, and directed by Hemamset Angaza. The celebration will honor her legacy as an author, filmmaker and community activist whose contributions to African Voices, Reel Sisters and countless cultural institutions were far reaching. The event will be held at Riverside Theater, 91 Claremont Ave. For information and to RSVP visit www.reelsiters.org or click: Reel Sisters Remembers Maitefa.
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Oct. 22, 2025
@Brooklyn Academy of Music

  • On Wed., Oct. 22, 2025 at 7 pm, Reel Sisters and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will present a trailblazer award to Brooklyn filmmaker Samantha Knowles, director of Harlem Ice (Disney+), for her distinguishing career in documentary filmmaking. Her latest work includes directing an episode of “Katrina: Come Hell and High Water,” a highly acclaimed Netflix docuseries. The celebration will be held at BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave. Tickets: $25 ($15 Code: REELSIS2025). For tickets: Trailblazer Award.

Yoruba Richen, a Peabody award-winning documentary filmmaker, will lead a dynamic conversation with Samantha on the power of the female lens in storytelling.

  • Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 | Reel Sisters will offer a day of screenings from 1 PM to 9 PM at 651 Arts, 10 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn. One Day Pass: $25 ($20 for seniors and students with ID).
  • Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 | Reel Sisters 28th Anniversary season continues with a second day of powerful films and community talks from 1 pm to 6 pm at the Center For Fiction, 15 Lafayette Avenue. One Day Pass: $25 ($20 for seniors and students with ID).
  • Wed., Oct. 29, 2025 | Reel Sisters & BRIC will present an exciting staged reading of scripts by filmmakers from our Summer Screenwriting Lab. Join us for an intimate conversation with the writers on their work-in-progress. Featured writers and guests to be announced. The event will be held from 6:30 pm-8:30 pm at BRIC, 647 Fulton Street in Brooklyn. Please RSVP, seats are limited. RSVP via website at www.reelsisters.org or HERE: Staged Reading.

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NOTABLE FESTIVAL FILMS

Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps @651 Arts – Section C – Ancestral Rhythms
Directors: Shellée M. Haynesworth, Michelle Parkerson
Producer: Shellée M. Haynesworth
Doc., 15 min.
Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps follows 4-time Tony-nominated choreographer, director, and educator Camille A. Brown (Hell’s Kitchen, GYPSY) as she elevates the possible with bold explorations of everyday movement and African Diasporic dance.
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Boil the Cabbage
@651 Arts – Section C
– Ancestral Rhythms
Director: Candace Mae Williamson Producers: Kaylee Hayes, Jemina Garcia
Doc., 24 min.
Candace is a documentary filmmaker and novice banjo player. As she learns her first tune, “Boil That Cabbage Down,” she reaches out to historians, activists, and storytellers to uncover the complex history of the banjo. Through her journey, we are transported to the past, where the painting “The Old Plantation” is reimagined, revealing the instrument’s origins.
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Nannies of New York (Invited)
@651 Arts – Section D
Rooted in Resistance
Director/Writer: April Guscott
Documentary, 9:51 min.

Nannies of New York provides uncensored, first-hand accounts of three Afro-Caribbean women’s perspectives working as nannies to wealthy white families in NYC, the stigma associated with the work, and the fight for their rights as domestic workers.
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Plenum (Invited) @651 Arts
Section B – Transitions
Producers: Ahasha Davis,
Charlene A. Carruthers
Director: Charlene A. Carruthers
Narrative, 25:50 min.
An experimental reconstruction of the 1995 Black Nations/Queer Nations Conference, PLENUM follows the experience of siblings Ajani and Tracy, as they make their way from Chicago to New York City. Tracy worries Ajani’s recent HIV positive diagnosis will drive him into isolation while Ajani fears the consequences of telling their father as he enters a new stage of life and community.

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You Are Not Alone @Center For
Fiction – Section F
Body & Birthrights
doc., 52 min.
In the United States, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, a disparity that rises sharply in the Bronx, one of New York State’s most impacted communities, where Black mothers face a maternal mortality rate nine times higher than their counterparts. You Are Not Alone captures the powerful stories of women in the Bronx navigating pregnancy and advocating for change.
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Men of Courage
@Center for Fiction
Courage to Heal
Director: Byron P. Hurt Producer:
Natalie Bullock Brown
Doc., 40 min.
Men of Courage takes the viewer on a journey inside the Garden State of New Jersey for a fly-on-the-wall experience as five black and Latino men engage in compelling conversations with other boys and men about the role they play in ending violence against women.
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Exodus @Center for Fiction\
Courage to Heal Section
Director: Nimco Sheikhaden
Producers: Geeta Gandbhir,
Blair Foster, Rudy Valdez,
Sara Chishti
Doc., 35 min.
EXODUS is an intimate portrait of two women who face unique challenges following decades of incarceration. The film bears witness to their impassioned attempts to rebuild their lives and ultimately restore their humanity.
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FESTIVAL TICKETS & PASSES
Reel Sisters Film Festival offers affordable ticket prices. All Access Passes are $75 (includes the Awards Ceremony). A one-day pass is $25 ($20 for seniors/students) and a section pass is $12 ($8 for seniors/students). Awards ceremony tickets are $25 ($15 until 10/10/25). Students, seniors and group discounts are available upon request. For info call 212-865-2982. Tickets for Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase are available at www.reelsisters.org.

Reel Sisters All Access Passes includes:

  • Access to 50+ films by women of color from across the world
  • Opportunities to network with filmmakers and professionals in the film industry
  • Access to panels, special screenings & awards ceremony on Oct. 22, 2025.

To view the schedule and purchase tickets at the website www.reelsisters.org.

Reel Sisters & BAM Honor Trailblazing Documentary Filmmaker Samantha Knowles (Harlem Ice Director)

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Reel Sisters & BAM Honor Trailblazing Documentary Filmmaker Samantha Knowles (Harlem Ice Director)

On Wed., Oct. 22, 2025 at 7 pm, Reel Sisters and the Brooklyn Academy of Music will present a trailblazer award to Brooklyn filmmaker Samantha Knowles, director of Harlem Ice (Disney+), for her distinguishing career in documentary film making. Her latest work includes directing an episode of “Katrina: Come Hell and High Water,” a highly acclaimed Netflix docuseries. The event will be held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave. Tickets: $25 ($15, Code: REELSIS2025). Visit BAM: Trailblazer Award.

Our celebration will showcase a retrospective of Samantha’s work including episodes from Harlem Ice (Disney), Eyes on The Prizes III: We Who Believe In Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015 (HBO) and The Coder, a short film about Jay Jay Patton, a rising star in the tech industry, who built her ground-breaking app Photo Patch at age 16.

Yoruba Richen, a Peabody award-winning documentary filmmaker, will lead a dynamic conversation with Samantha on the power of the female lens in storytelling.
Join us for an exciting evening of film, conversation and inspiration!

Brooklyn-based filmmaker Samantha Knowles’ film “How We Get Free” for HBO has been shortlisted for a 2024 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film.


Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series is celebrating our 28th Anniversary season presenting 50+ films by women of color. Our in-person screenings and events will be held from Oct. 25 through Oct. 29, 2025. Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase will stream online beginning Oct. 25 until Nov. 10, 2025. For information and schedule visit www.reelsisters.org.
“We’re proud to present our trailblazer award to Samantha for her outstanding and prolific filmmaking career in telling untold personal stories,” said Reel Sisters Founder Carolyn A. Butts. “I’m encouraging young filmmakers and families to attend our celebration — Sam’s films are something the entire family can enjoy together.”

Trailblazer Award Honoree Bio
Samantha Knowles is an award-winning director. She won a Cinema Eye Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Nonfiction Series for co-directing the HBO docuseries “Black and Missing” and her film, “How We Get Free”, was shortlisted for the 2024 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

She has also won a Television Academy Honors Award, an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing, and a Gracie Award for Best Director of a National TV Program. In 2023 she was named to the DOCNYC 40 Under 40 List, which honors and celebrates emerging talent in the documentary world. Her work has screened as part of Hot Docs, DOC NYC, the Tribeca Film Festival, the New York Times Op-Doc series, on HBO, Showtime, and more. Most recently, she directed the series “Harlem Ice” for Disney+, an episode of the seminal series “Eyes on the Prize” for HBO, and an episode of in the docuseries “Katrina: Come Hell and High Water” for Netflix.
Sam’s first short film, “Why Do You Have Black Dolls?” was the recipient of Reel Sisters Spirit Award 2012.

Moderator
Yoruba Richen is a Peabody award-winning documentary filmmaker who was awarded the Trailblazer award by Black Public Media. Her work has been featured on multiple outlets, including PBS, Netflix, MSNBC, Peacock and FX/Hulu. Her film, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks won a Gracie Award and was honored by the Television Academy.

Other recent work include the Emmy-nominated films American Reckoning, How It Feels to Be Free; The Sit In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show and Green Book: Guide to Freedom. Her film, The Killing of Breonna Taylor won an NAACP Image Award. Her films The New Black and Promised Land won multiple festival awards before airing on PBS’s Independent Lens and P.O.V.

Yoruba’s other work include directing an episode of the award-winning series Black and Missing for HBO and High on the Hog for Netflix.

She most recently directed The Fall of Diddy for ID and HBO Max. Yoruba is a past Guggenheim and Fulbright fellow and a recipient of the Chicken & Egg Breakthrough Filmmaker’s Award. She is Founding Director of the Documentary Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

About Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival
Founded in 1997 by African Voices magazine and LIU Brooklyn Campus, Reel Sisters is among the first film festivals dedicated to supporting women of color filmmakers. Known for celebrating both veterans and rising stars alike, Reel Sisters has honored everyone from Radio One founder Cathy Hughes to HBO’s Insecure writer and director Issa Rae.
Reel Sisters is supported, in part, by Councilmembers Crystal Hudson, Farah Louis and Yusef Salaam, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Arts Council and private donors. Special thanks to our venue partners 651 Arts, BAM, Center for Fiction and BRIC.

Haiti: Solidarity Needed Now

Kazembe Batts
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Haiti: Solidarity Needed Now

By Jeffery Kazembe Batts
IG: @kazbatts
Whether at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference or in Little Haiti, leaders are strategizing about plans to encourage development in Haiti. Press conferences and binding resolutions at the United Nations. Panel discussions and town hall meetings in Washington D.C. Rallies and demonstrations in Brooklyn.

On the agenda is the quality of life for people in Haiti and the ability of people of Haitian ancestry to live a dignified and safe life in the United States. Security from marauding gangs in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas and in this country the need for security from out-of-control Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.


During The UNGA, a press conference about the security situation in Haiti was held by diplomats from over forty countries. Many Caribbean, South American, European countries were represented. The only African country represented was Kenya.

The press conference affirmed the assembled nations’ support for a resolution led by the USA and Panama that calls for a United Nations Support Office and Gang Suppression Force to replace the Multinational Security Support Mission (MNSSM) that has been in Haiti for the past 15 months. The MNSSM mainly consist of Kenyan soldiers and police. Businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr is the head of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council.

Addressing diplomats from the podium he endorsed the military occupation / support of his country “Haiti could never overcome this challenge singlehandedly. Today it is crucial to mobilize a strong force, with a clear mandate and with adequate material, logistical and financial resources.”

Allegedly the Kenyan led MNSSM never reached full capacity and lacked materials and finances therefore undermining the mission. Kenyan president Ruto proudly explained his soldier’s presence in Haiti as an act of pan-African solidarity during his recent speech at the U.N. Security Council member states Russia and China both abstained on the resolution.

Moscow argued that the mission is unlikely to succeed, and Beijing stated that the resolution could exasperate the situation. The African Union was silent and CARICOM is in the background.


Meanwhile, a few hundred miles down I-95, at the Congressional Black Caucus weekend gathering, Rep. Gregory Meeks of Queens and Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida led a conversation about solutions to Haiti’s crisis.

Meeks who is the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said, “What upsets me is the fact that somebody is organizing this, organizing these gangs with impunity, we know weapons and guns are not manufactured in Haiti.” On the positive side Meeks also said, “the HOPE / HELP Act (H.R. 1625) and the L’ Overture Economic Development Plan for Haiti Act of 2025 (H.R. 1114) would go a long way to helping Haiti’s economy.”

Florida Representative Cherfilus-McCormick said, “I want a Haitian-led solution but, a Haitian-led solution does not absolve the international community of what they have to do to recompensate Haiti.”

Technology advocate and grammy award winning artist Wyclef Jean attended the gathering and shared “With Haiti we have a big chance. Half the population is a youth population. Think about that. You have an entire workforce that is present.”

Back in Brooklyn, home of the second largest concentration of Haitians in America, organizing to preserve Temporary Protective Status (TPS) is a focus. Convened by the borough’s president Antonio Reynoso, dozens of community leaders and elected officials rallied in support of the 500,000 Haitians who lack permanent status.

As the first Dominican Brooklyn Borough President it was historic for him to facilitate the Little Haiti rally. Scheduled to have ended on September 2nd, TPS has now been extended to February 2026, which is fast approaching.

Like the Florida congresswoman, Haitian president Cyr called for compensation “We call for reparations, not out of bitterness, vengefulness, but out of a desire for justice and truth.” Pan-Africanists and humanists can keep the pressure on in the USA to extend TPS and pass bills in congress that uplift Haiti’s future. As Erik Prince rambles about deploying his militia to collect taxes while patrolling in Haiti, and a Gang Suppression Force is authorized by the U.N.

Security Council, close attention by community and elected leaders is needed for transparency. The human rights of Haitian people and the sovereignty of the first slavery-free republic in the western hemisphere is a concern of Brooklyn lawmakers, the CBC and the United Nations. Like the previous August 7th article emphasized “Now is the Time for a Focus on Things Haitian.” Pan-Africanists stand up!

A Struggling Rebuild

Eddie Castro
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A Struggling Rebuild

By Eddie Castro
The New York Jets fan base are once again frustrated by what they have seen from their beloved team this year. What was supposed to be a rebuilt year, is again turning into another year of agony. Part of this agony comes from how the Jets have been losing games. On offense, the play-calling has been very questionable in five games thus far leading to the team struggling to move the ball down the field.

The team has an issue holding on to the ball on offense. The Jets have 7 fumbles lost, which is currently a league high. The defense has not given the offense any breaks. Through five games, the Jets defense has zero takeaways on top of giving up too many big plays. On both sides of the ball, the team has committed several crucial penalties which display a lack of discipline. All of these miscues equals to the team’s first 0-5 start in franchise history.


It’s only natural to blame two individuals when a team struggles this bad as the Jets have so far. One would be the head coach, two would be the quarterback. Coach Aaron Glenn is NOT the issue for the Jets. He is still trying to create an identity for this team; however, it has been the offensive line not giving quarterback Justin Fields and the penalties that have been self-inflicting in at least three of the five games.

Through 4 games Fields has thrown for 754 passing yards and 4 passing touch downs, 204 rushing yards (3 rushing touchdowns), to go along with a 100.1 passer rating. Clearly, Fields is not the issue in New York. Along with the fumbles lost on offense and the silly penalties the team has committed, the offensive line has not been sharp in protecting Fields, leading to the 26-year-old quarterback running for his life most of the time in games.

The defense has not been as advertised on paper. The inability of the defense to cover opposing receivers has also been a big issue for Gang Green. That issue was displayed during their 37-22 humiliating loss to the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday.


As I alluded to a few weeks back in an episode of Sport Talk With Eddie, I stated that part of a rebuild is showing the ability to progress. This Jets team has shown a lack of competitiveness when they find themselves down or in pressure scenarios in the game. Glenn has proven he is a good coach. We all see what he did during his time in Detroit.

The Lions are currently one of the top teams in the league. Glenn must find the identity and create a winning culture that the Jets desperately want to see. There’s still a good chunk of the season left for the team to finally show some life in these upcoming games.

There is hope that Glenn (a former Jet in his playing days) is still the right guy for the job. The Jets will look to finally take the first rebuilding step, collecting their first win of the 2025-26 season in a matchup against the Denver Broncos on Sunday morning in London.

Sports Notes: (Football) The New York Giants will face the division rival and defending Super Bowl champion the Philadelphia Eagles tonight. Tune in to another episode of Sports Talk With Eddie presented by Our Time Press live tonight at 5PM on the Our Time press You Tube channel. Have a question about your beloved New York team?

Electorate Say: End of Eric Adams Era – But, Don’t Take the Black Vote for Granted

Nayaba Arinde
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Electorate Say: End of Eric Adams Era – But, Don’t Take the Black Vote for Granted

By Nayaba Arinde
Editor-at-Large
“There is no joy in [Sunday’s] announcement, even if there is some relief,” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams told Our Time Press after the announcement that Mayor Eric Adams would not be seeking re-election. “My hope is that the city can now begin to move forward — with lessons learned, and not soon forgotten by any of us.”

Reverberations are still shaking the city after Adams Sunday afternoon announcement that–despite passionate proclamations even the day before, that he would never pull out of his re-election bid–he did just that.
Twenty-two years as an NYPD officer, almost as many as an NYC elected official, retired captain, and current incumbent mayor Eric Adams’ is looking for a new position in his fourth quarter.

“Despite all we’ve achieved, I cannot continue my reelection campaign,” he said in a video. “The constant media speculation about my future and the campaign finance board’s decision to withhold millions of dollars have
undermined my ability to raise the funds needed for a serious campaign.”
He proclaimed that it was not the end of the Eric Adams era.

“Although this is the end of my re-election campaign, it is not the end of my public service. I will continue to fight for this city, as I have for 40 years since the day I joined the NYPD to make our streets safer and our systems fairer.”


Many had predicted the political move as inevitable with his months-long numbers in the single digits. He made the announcement by video sitting on the stairs at Gracie Mansion next to big photo of his mom.

The flurry of breaking news headlines was immediate, as were the reactions from the remaining candidates–frontrunner and Democratic candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, Democrat-turned-Independent former governor Andrew Cuomo, and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
“The lack of fundraising and voter defection to other candidates revealed in polling significantly narrowed his path to victory and likely pushed him to this decision,” Professor Basil A. Smikle Jr. told Our Time Press. “Given Adams’ support among older Black voters who tend to prefer more moderate, party-aligned candidates, Cuomo hopes to be able to pick up many of those votes”

Public Advocate Williams told Our Time Press, “When Mayor Adams was elected, there was real promise and potential to make progress on issues where New Yorkers broadly agree — and where a previous version of this mayor claimed he did.

Sadly, his tenure has been marked by an inability to self-reflect or course-correct after sustained and continued bad decisions, squandering potential and ensuring that the second Black mayor in our city’s history will, once again, not have a second term — overshadowing any real achievements along the way.”

Since 2022, Adams noted he had to balance a post-Covid-scarred city, followed by managing 237,000 migrants and asylum seekers arriving in the City. But, his administration was hit with scandal, bribery and corruption charges, five federal incitements – later squashed by President Donald Trump–in a largely reported alleged quid pro quo deal, dozens of administration leaving their jobs, and/or were questioned by the feds, plus four police commissioners in 3 and half years, and two Schools Chancellors.

This on top of close members of his team such as advisor Ingrid Martin-Lewis, and Jessie Hamiton facing serious corruption charges, prison time, or probation.

With the election just over a month away, folk are asking what is Adams next move, and will endorse any of the candidates? A source close to his camp denied emphatically that he would take a job in the Trump administration, but is taking time to contemplate what are his next options.

As for Mamdani’s campaign promises, Adams retorted, “That is not change, that is chaos…I urge New Yorkers to choose leaders not by what they promise, but by what they have delivered.”


Even as Trump has threatened to withhold any funds to New York if Mamdani becomes mayor, the DSA candidate said, “New York deserves better than trading in one disgraced, corrupt politician for another.” The 33-year-old Ugandan-born, Indian-heritage, Queens assemblyman stated, “On November 4th, we are going to turn the page on the politics of big money and small ideas and deliver a government every New Yorker can be proud of.”

Cuomo warned, “We face destructive extremist forces that would devastate our city through incompetence or ignorance, but it is not too late to stop them.”

Sliwa said despite any rumors, he is definitely staying in the race. While the Mandani camp has repeatedly not responded to Our Time Press requests for an interview, the voting populace is voicing discontent with the possible disconnect.

Public speculation that he may think that he does not need the Black grassroots vote to get into Gracie Mansion, as he visits churches and certain Black events, activists like Motanya Gladden said, “While I have become disillusioned by the other candidates, I’m extremely bothered by the fact that Mamdani’s team doesn’t appear to include many Blacks.”

“What will happen to Black New York City?” asked former Adams endorser Charles Billups. “Are African American and Black citizens in New York City going to be left out again?” The Chairman of the Grand Council of Guardians told Our Time Press, “We were left out right after [Mayor David] Dinkins lost. None of the other candidates are reaching out to the real grassroots community. We hear the sound bites, but they have not come to meet us face to face and explain what their plans are in the upcoming years.

“It is an error on their part not to meet with us, they are setting themselves up for failure. We have to be smart and pivot, and realize that none of these individuals will address our issues. We have to fortify ourselves for this change that is coming.”

Retired detective Marquez Claxton told Our Time Press, “Similar to David Dinkins before him, time will reveal the significance of the Eric Adams administration. From the restructuring of resources to MWBEs, adding jobs, the City of Yes housing plan, free WiFi for low-income New Yorkers, city-wide student loan forgiveness program, reducing subsidized child care costs to accomplishing historic low crime rates, the successes are impressive.

Additionally, Eric repeatedly made historic high level appointments which made his administration the most ethnically, and racially diverse in City history. These accomplishments ensured that in spite of polls and the papers, Eric was a formidable candidate for re-election. Unfortunately, the anti-Eric Adams forces starved his re-election campaign of any oxygen by denying him the funds that he rightfully deserved.”

Speaking to Our Time Press this week, AT Mitchell, the founder of Man Up, Inc., the Brooklyn-based internationally known Cure Violence organization, said, “I am very sorry to see this day.

The media used every tactic that they had and did a character assassination. It was so unjust how they used propaganda against him, but they never spoke about his record and the results.”
Mitchell concluded, “Other people have confidence in someone new. I hope they are able to get what they need for their communities. I am hopeful, but doubtful.”

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