Cali, Colombia Students Work To Pay For College
by Olga Delauz Students in Cali, Colombia work, borrow, scrimp and save to pay their college and advanced education tuition. Colombia doesn’t offer scholarships or …[read more]
Month: May 2015
The toll of dementia: One family’s story
By ELIZABETH COLUCCIO Mornings are very bad at the grandparents’ house. Early morning peace is interrupted by a low groaning from the narrow hospital bed …[read more]
Bronx Honors Volunteers
The Bronx Volunteer Coalition honored community leaders and activists of all ages for the 2015 Bronx Volunteer of the Award. Moziah Sterling reports.
Small Businesses Get City Help
Lloyd Cambridge and the Queens NYC Business Solutions provide counseling and advice to small businesses. Similar services are available throughout the five boroughs of New York …[read more]
The talk of Bed-Stuy: Who is a gentrifier?
By JONATHAN GOMEZ Inside of Common Grounds coffee shop at the corner of Tompkins and Putnam avenues, Tremaine Wright stands behind the counter ready to …[read more]
Family pursues lawsuit over Kimani Gray death
By PRISCILLA FERRERAS The family of Brooklyn teenager Kimani Gray, who was killed by cops in East Flatbush in March 2013, is pursuing a federal …[read more]
Teach your children: lessons for youth on police
Many black parents identify with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s comments on the need to teach his biracial son Dante how to interact with police. (Video: …[read more]
Brooklyn hotel boom spreads south of park
By ALEXANDRA STEVENS Robert Seidel, owner of a Brooklyn bed and breakfast, pulled out a card he keeps in the little side table by his …[read more]
Jamaican dancehall music grows in Brooklyn
By CATCHCHA RICHARDS When Marion Hall was just a little girl in the parish of Saint Mary, Jamaica, she used to sit in her yard …[read more]
Youth football teams play on, with some changes
By SAWAN DOUGE From as young as 10, Sean Williams has been playing football. He started with a youth team in Brooklyn, and then played …[read more]