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03/28/2025

New York University (NYU) was determined to repeat as NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Champions, and they did with a 77–49 victory over Smith College. The win continues the Violets’ now 62-game winning streak and number one ranking.

New York University (NYU) was determined to repeat as NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Champions, and they did with a 77–49 victory over Smith College.

03/28/2025

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03/28/2025

Data from the AAMC’s 2023 Physician Workforce Data Dashboard shows that Black physicians represented 5.2% of the medical workforce in 2023, while United States Census data from the same year shows that Black individuals comprise 13.7% of the population.

In addition to the lack of Black physicians, many doctors overall are leaving the medical field. A report from Definitive Healthcare said that 71,309 physicians left the workforce between 2021 and 2022, in part due to pandemic factors relating to physician burnout, as well as scarcity of staff and resources. Read more here: http://bit.ly/3FIqBPT

03/28/2025

On Thursday, the Walt Disney World Resort welcomed the 100 teens selected to participate in the 2025 Disney Dreamers Academy

As the Dreamers Academy enters its 18th year, organizers said the event aims to empower youth to make their dreams come true, setting the stage for the weekend’s activities.

On Thursday, the Walt Disney World Resort welcomed the 100 teens selected to participate in the 2025 Disney Dreamers Academy.

03/28/2025

This year’s Women’s History Month will end with a special celebration in Chicago honoring the legacy of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), the female extension of the first chartered Black labor union in the U.S.

The BSCP was chartered under the American Federation of Labor in 1925: it unionized Black men who worked as porters on Pullman railroad cars in the early 20th century. The Ladies Auxiliary consisted of wives and female relatives who actively raised funds and coordinated organizing efforts for the BSCP, especially when the male railroad porters were on work assignments and unable to take on such tasks. Read more via link in bio.

The BSCP was chartered under the American Federation of Labor in 1925: it unionized Black men who worked as porters on Pullman railroad cars.

03/28/2025

At the time of our early morning Zoom call, Obie and Lilly award-winning director, actor and musician Whitney White is on the go and in demand.

The Chicago native had “Liberation,” which she directed, in its final weeks at Roundabout Theatre Company; a second show she’s directing, “The Last Five Years” starring pop star Nick Jonas, about to open at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre; and “Macbeth in Stride,” which she wrote, composed and will star in, about to launch at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s BAM Strong Harvey Theater (April 15-27).

How does she manage it all?

At the time of our early morning Zoom call, Obie and Lilly award-winning director, actor and musician Whitney White is on the go.

03/28/2025

Today we honor R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter, music producer, author and actress Ledisi on her birthday.

03/28/2025

One of the biggest concerns bubbling up in immigrant communities right now is a simple but critical question: Can green card holders still travel outside the U.S. and reenter without trouble?

The answer, as it turns out, is not so simple anymore. For many Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) or green card holders, the long-held belief of “I’ve got a green card, so I’m good” is being turned on its head — especially under the lingering shadow of Trump-era immigration enforcement policies that are still very much in effect.

Can green card holders still travel outside the U.S. and reenter without trouble? The answer, as it turns out, is not so simple anymore.

03/28/2025

In Long Island City, Queens, where gentrification is rampant, a story of resilience and innovation emerges. Rodney “Hurricane” Carter Jr., 43, and Brandon Carter, 41, are the innovative brothers from Jamaica, Queens, who are the key figures behind TRENDS, a pioneering cannabis dispensary. The Carter brothers have built New York City’s largest cannabis dispensary, creating a hub for culture, wellness, and community engagement.

Rodney “Hurricane” Carter Jr., 43, and Brandon Carter, 41, are the innovative brothers from Jamaica, Queens, who are the key figures behind TRENDS.

03/28/2025

OP-ED: "In June 2015, a young Black man named Kalief Browder died by su***de. He was just 22 years old. His story is one we cannot forget or allow to happen again.

At 16, Kalief was arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack. He never had his day in court. Caged for three years on Rikers Island, punished for a charge that was never proven. Trapped in a system designed to break him, he endured brutal beatings and spent nearly two years in solitary confinement. By the time he was released, he was deeply traumatized. The weight of those years never left him." - Piyali Basak, Managing Director, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

No one should ever have to suffer what Kalief Browder endured. Not now. Not ever again.

03/28/2025

A community building event for those passionate about public policy, community development, and the future of urban neighborhoods was recently held by The New Hood think tank at The New School’s Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts.

Attendees gathered in Wollman Hall to hear from The New Hood’s founder, Talib Hudson, Ph.D. The night focused on community-based public policy to support Black and Brown urban neighborhoods and ways individuals can get involved.

Founded in 2021, The New Hood is a think tank developing community-based public policy to help urban Black and Brown neighborhoods.

03/27/2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is definitely a tool for financial empowerment, but not the key to economic growth since the racial wealth gap predates AI, experts explained.

Historically, Black people have been barred from banking institutions subjected to lending biases, and Black neighborhoods faced systemic denial of financial services through a process known as redlining. These are just a few of many discriminatory practices that have inhibited economic mobility.

Artificial Intelligence is definitely a tool for financial empowerment, but not the key to economic growth since the racial wealth gap predates AI.

03/27/2025

If American exceptionalism is more than just a fleeting abstract concept, George Foreman is one of its embodiments.

The sport of boxing, more than any other athletic pursuit, has transformed men who at one point of their lives were seemingly incorrigible thugs and gangsters, into beloved American heroes, models of reformation. Foreman, who passed away last Friday at the age of 76 surrounded by family at a hospital in Houston, for four decades was a living, breathing algorithm of redemption and success. His cause of death was not publicly shared.

The sport of boxing, more than any other athletic pursuit, has transformed men who at one point of their lives were seemingly incorrigible.

03/27/2025

The executive director of the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable, Kimberly Olsen, recently called on the City Council and mayor to prioritize funding for arts education in NYC schools and communities during a recent City Council hearing.

During a New York City Council Committee on Cultural Affairs preliminary budget hearing about the critical role of cultural organizations, Olsen urged council members to protect funding for the arts and ensure no student loses access to arts education opportunities.

The executive director of the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable recently called on the City Council and mayor to prioritize funding for arts education.

03/27/2025

Two people died in or immediately after New York City Department of Correction (DOC) custody this past week as the city jail population surpassed 7,000. The rise in the population is due to a combination of more judges setting bail and delayed prison transfers resulting from the recent illegal by corrections officers.

A report by the Lippman Independent Commission challenges the city’s acquiescence toward failing to replace the existing dilapidated jails.

03/27/2025

Today we honor singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress Mariah Carey on her birthday!

03/27/2025

EDITORIAL- A serious security breach that in ordinary times would be an ultimate disaster for the , will probably be of little consequence, and just another troubling incident in a political universe that is topsy-turvy.

Here is the deal: Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, was inadvertently included in a Signal chat called “Houthi PC Small Group” along with 18 other members of top cabinet members. They were assembled to discuss war plans for U.S. attacks on the armed group in .

A serious security breach that in ordinary times would be an ultimate disaster for the White House.

03/27/2025

has always proven himself to be a stunning actor to behold. He takes you through every emotion with such intensity. Every time he takes the stage, he proves why he is a legendary, iconic actor. And, starring now in 's “ ” at the Barrymore Theatre on W. 44th Street, he displays his acting chops with such skill and ease that he is a joy to behold!

“Othello” tells the story of a Black military commander who falls in love with and marries a young white woman, a daughter of a senator.