Medgar in the News
Brooklyn artist & college professor showcases African American quilt exhibit August 31, 2023 - New 12 Brooklyn
New Harlem studio apartments cost $2.3K per month as Black people lave the neighborhood, city in droves August 15, 2023 - The Grio
Harlem Week Continues Until August 20th And Reminds New Yorkers To “Be The Change” August 15, 2023 - Harlem World Magazine
Strada Expands Historic Partnership with HBCUs to Help Develop Next Generation of Leaders June 21, 2023 - Strada Education Foundation
Herb Turetzky — now never to be forgotten June 12, 2023 - Brooklyn Eagle Daily
Higher Education: CUNY college offers degree in cannabis, June 9, 2023 - PIX 11
Digital Education Grant to Medgar Evers By Spectrum, May 12, 2023 - NY Carib News
65 Students Gifted Laptops at Medgar Evers College, May 10, 2023 - Patch
Medgar Evers Awarded Spectrum Grant for Digital Education, May 9, 2023 - Amsterdam News
Medgar Evers College Gets $25,000 Grant from Spectrum, May 6, 2023 - NY-1
Local Author Finds Parallels Between Rural Chinese Poetry and Life on he North Fork, April 28, 2023 - The Suffolk Times
The Legacy of the Black Civil War Soldier, April 24, 2023 - Our Time Press
On Pioneering New Literary Spaces and Why It Matters: A Conversation with Romance Novelist Donna Hill, April 18, 2023 - Literary Hub
CUNY's First Cannabis Education Program | One to One, April 11, 2023 - CUNY TV
From Black Gold to Green Fields: The Promise of Guyana’s Oil Wealth in Supporting Agriculture, April 10, 2023 - Caribbean Financials
Two Medgar Evers College Assistant Professors awarded Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Fellowships, April 3, 2023 - CUNY Graduate Center
Governor Hochul Announces $2 Million Expansion of CUNY Apprenticeship Offerings, April 3, 2023 -CUNY Communications
Medger Evers Professor weighs in on Mayor Adams' thoughts on God, prayer the future of faith in NYC, April 2, 2023 - Daily News
Medgar Evers College Social Work Conference normalizes mental health care, March 23, 2023 - Amsterdam News
Exploring Climate and Justice from Brooklyn to the Adirondacks’ Timbuctoo – March 17, 2023 - Adirondack Explorer
Medgar Evers College launches food pantry for students in need, March 3, 2023 - ABC7
Medgar Evers College Cannabis Education Program featured on Univision 41. February 17, 2023 - Univision
The Hawkins Program awards Medgar Evers College almost $1.6M to increase the number of teachers of color in Brooklyn, NYC -February 15, 2023 - U.S. Dept. of Education
New Crown Heights Photo Exhibit Shows Love, Respect For Brooklyn - February 10, 2023 - Patch.com
Land Betterment Appoints Byron E. Price, Ph.D. to Board of Directors - February 8, 2023 - 3BL Media
Cannabis education at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn– January 17, 2023 – NY UP
Banned Books and Critical Race Theory – January 5, 2023 – Our Time Press
American Resources Selects Byron Price to develop African Raw Materials Feedstock Relationships for ReElement Technologies – January 4, 2023 – Proactive Investors
An NYC Group Wants to Keep Homeless College Students From Dropping Out so They Can Achieve 'A Gateway to the Middle Class’– December 21, 2022 – Business Insider
Caribbean Equality Project Hosts Event on Gender-Based Violence– December 15, 2022 – Gay City News
Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul Release “Making New York Work for Everyone” Action Plan – The Jewish Voice – December 15, 2022
Pilot Program Pays for Homeless and Housing-Insecure CUNY Students’ Rent – Gothamist – December 8, 2022
Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter Launches Pilot Program to Help CUNY students Dealing With Housing Insecurity – WCBS-TV – December 8, 2022
Thousands Across NY Expected to Celebrate Kwanzaa – Caribbean Life – December 8, 2022
This College Student was Among the 'Invisible' Homeless. Now, a Creative Housing Fix is Helping Her Stay in School - CNN - December 8, 2022
CUNY Tuesday Raises $3M for Students And Services - The Brooklyn College Vanguard - December 7, 2022
Some Companies Are Ditching the Holiday Party. Others Are Busting Out the Lobster – The Wall Street Journal – December 2, 2022
Medgar Evers College Breaking Down Barriers – WABC-TV – November 20, 2022
Racial Justice Leaders at Medgar Evers College Lay Out Why Brooklyn’s Black Youth Vote is so ‘Urgent’ – BK Reader – November 4, 2022
Widow of Medgar Evers to Receive BCRI’s 2022 Shuttlesworth Award – Birmingham Times – November 2, 2022
A Jubilant Time Indeed at CBL’s 20th Anniversary!- Our Time Press – October 28, 2022
Center for Black Literature Celebrating 20 years – Amsterdam News – October 13, 2022
Reflections on a Sister-Friend – Our Time Press – September 9, 2022
Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Foremost Literary Scholar, Joins Our Time Press; Her New “Hear Our Voices” Column Launches This Week – Our Time Press – September 7, 2022
Patricia Ramsey on Medgar Evers College Offering Minor in the Business of Marijuana – Fox 5 NY – August 26, 2022
Cannabis Crackdown Accompanies Legal Weed License Program: NYC Mayor – Patch – August 22, 2022
Mayor Adams Lays out First Steps to Support NYC's Recreational Pot Industry – Gothamist – August 22, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams Announces Launch of Cannabis NYC, Designed to Make Industry Equitable for All – August 22, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams Announces Launch of Cannabis NYC, Designed to Make Industry Equitable for All – WCBS-TV –August 22, 2022
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Launches ‘Cannabis NYC’ Biz Hub – Cannabis Wire - August 22, 2022
Adams Launches Program to Help Those Targeted by ‘War on Drugs’ Get Cannabis Dispensary Licenses From State – Politics NY – August 22, 2022
Brooklyn Residents Worry Preliminary Redistricting Map Won't Accurately Reflect Communities – News12 – August 21, 2022
The Center for Black Literature Discusses Voting Rights Activism– Spectrum NY 1 News – August 21, 2022
Nursing Schools Almanac releases its 2022 Rankings of U.S. Nursing Schools – Nursing Schools Almanac – August 2, 2022
Caribbean American Heritage Month Celebration Honors Two Judges and Court Clerk - Brooklyn Daily Eagle – July 25, 2022
The Brooklyn Progressive Who Reshaped New York – NY Magazine – July 24, 2022
Former Assemblyman and City Council Member Al Vann Dies – Amsterdam News – July 15, 2022
Albert Vann, Longtime N.Y. Assembly, NYC Council Member and Mentor to Black Politicians, Dead at 87 – N.Y. Daily News – July 15, 2022
Albert Vann, Brooklyn Civic and Political Icon Dead at 87 – Politics NY – July 15, 2022
The 2022 Brooklyn Power 100 - City and State NY - July 11, 2022
Grads of These Business Programs Earn up to $165K a Year – Money Talk News – July 6, 2022
Jamaica's Opposition Leader Mark Golding Tours Diaspora, Delivers CUNY Lecture - Jamaicans.com – June 28, 2022
New York Enacts John Lewis Act to Combat Suppression and Discrimination - Florida Courier – June 24, 2022
The Editorial Board: New Voting Rights Law Will Help Keep New York’s Elections Honest – The Buffalo News – June 23, 2022
John Lewis Voting Rights Act Officially is Law in New York – BK Reader – June 21, 2022
New York Enacts New Law to Protect Voting Rights – BET – June 21, 2022
Hochul Approves State-Level Version of John Lewis Voting Rights Act - Spectrum News 1- June 20, 2022
Hochul Signs Package of Voting Rights Legislation into Law on Juneteenth – Politics NY – June 20, 2022
Hochul Marks Juneteenth Holiday by signing New York Voting Rights Act – Gothamist – June 20, 2022
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York Signed into Law – PIX11 – June 20, 2022
Gov. Hochul Signs Strongest Voter Protection Law in Country with John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act – News12 – June 20, 2022
Hochul Signs John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York into Law – Niagara Frontier Publications – June 20, 2022
Men of Color find Purpose, Fulfillment Teaching in New York City Classrooms – WCBS-TV – June 16, 2022
'Macbeth’ Ticket Initiative Hosts 4,000 Students for Free – Amsterdam News - June 16, 2022
Earl Monroe and Sandra L. Richards Honorary Degree Recipients - Rolling Out – June 6, 2022
Richards Helps Create Opportunities for Girls and Women in Sports- Amsterdam News – June 2, 2022
Calls For More Public Input on New NY Political Maps – Washington Post – May 6, 2022
N.Y. Voters, Lawyers Make Final Arguments as ‘Special Master’ Set to Redraw State Election Maps – Daily News – May 6, 2022
Medgar Evers College Poised to Grow Cannabis Minor Program - The BK Reader - May 2, 2022
Cannabis Education Showcase at Medgar Evers College - Fox 5 NY - May 1, 2022
Medgar Evers College Celebrates Success of Cannabis Education Program - News 12 - April 30, 2022
State Sen. Zellnor Myrie Announces State Funding for New Climate Careers Initiative - Amsterdam News - April 22, 2022
College Students Struggle to meet Basic Needs Despite Tuition Programs in New York - Finger Lakes 1 - April 9, 2022
The Case for More CUNY Funding – The New Yorker – March 26, 2022
Racism and Discrimination Highlighted amid Russia Ukraine Tension— News12 Brooklyn — March 2, 2022
Op-ed: Improving Health Outcomes in Black Communities — QNS (Schneps Media) — February 22, 2022
New York Voting Rights Consortium Endorses The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York — NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund — February 22, 2022
Broadway's Macbeth Will Launch Ticket Initiative Offering Free Tickets to Students — Broadway World — February 17, 2022
Black-Owned Banks Work to Modernize in Order to Better Serve Communities — The Grio — February 16, 2022
National Black Writers Conference Returns to Brooklyn — Brooklyn Reader — February 7, 2022
The Shift in Black Power from Harlem to Brooklyn — City & State — February 7, 2022
As GOP Sues State Over New Political Maps, Groups In Marginalized Communities Weigh Doing Same — Gothamist — February 5, 2022
NY Colleges Roll Out Cannabis Business Courses — Interview with Vikiana Clement, MEC's Cannabis Education Task Force — Schneps Media Podcast — February 1, 2022
Professor Gregorio Mayers Named to City and State NY's 50 Over 50: The Age Disruptors — City and State — January 31, 2022
Medgar Evers College Ranked #35 in Economic Mobility — Forbes — January 27, 2022
Time for a New Approach to Redistricting — New York Daily News — January 26, 2022
New York Senate Pays Tribute to 'Devoted Member' of Caribbean Community — Jamaica Observer — January 26, 2022
Amid Federal Inaction, New York Democrats Look to Advance State Voting Rights Act — Gotham Gazette — January 24, 2022
Nine-Month-Old Among At Least Eight People Still Hospitalized After Bronx Fire — Gothamist — January 21, 2022
Dr. Chinyere Emmanuel Egbe Gives Expert Advice: Bundling Home and Auto Insurance — MoneyGeek — January 15, 2022
Unions and Activists Celebrating, GOP Palpitating over New Voting Bill — Amsterdam News — January 13, 2022
Brooklyn Neighborhood at the Center of Redistricting Battle — BK Reader — January 12, 2022
Senate Advances Pro-Voter Election Reforms — Newswires — January 11, 2022
Four New York-area Students Receive $20,000 in Scholarships from Voya Financial — BusinessWire — January 10, 2022
Grassroots Groups Join Together to Create Fair Redistricting Maps — NY 1 — January 9, 2022
Beloved Community Servant Deborah Young Passes Away — Amsterdam News — January 7, 2022
As NY Redistricting Forges Forward, Asian American Groups Push for ‘Unity Map’ — City Limits — January 4, 2022
Divided Redistricting Commission Stalemates, Sends Dueling Lines to Legislature — The City — January 3, 2022
Governor Hochul Delivers Keynote at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Annual Winter Gala — New York Carib News — December 18, 2021
What Was The Cannabis Community Thankful For This Thanksgiving? — Benzinga — November 25, 2021
Mayor de Blasio Announces First Community Scholarship Donation For NYC’S Universal Baby Bond Program — Harlem World Magazine — November 21, 2021
NYC Mayor de Blasio Announcing the Expansion of the Baby Bonds Program — November 18, 2021
MEC’s Vaccination Site Now Offering Vaccines to Children Ages Five to 11 Years Old — November 14, 2021
Kenesha Traynham-Cooper Nominated as Female District Leader in the 56th AD — Our Time Press — November 11, 2021
Brooklyn Dems appoint new district leader Kenesha Traynham-Cooper — Politics NY — November 10, 2021
Redistricting Is Underway in NYC: What Does it Mean for Brooklyn? — BK Reader — November 10, 2021
Mayor-elect Eric Adams Pledges to Make NYC "Safer" and more "Business-friendly" — Fox 5 — November 2, 2021
Has NYC’s Black Population Really Declined? MEC's Center for Law and Social Justice Says No — BK Reader — October 18, 2021
MEC among 4 CUNYs to Receive $1M — Our Time Press — October 8, 2021
MEC Introduces New Cannabis Minor Degree Program — News 12 — October 7, 2021
America is Changing. Cannabis Tells the Story — The Hill — September 28, 2021
MEC’s Public Administration Program Ranked #8 Nationally — College Rank — September 9, 2021
March Replaces Massive Caribbean Carnival Parade — Caribbean Life — September 9, 2021
Ganja Education Comes to MEC — Caribbean Life — September 9, 2021
MEC Becomes First CUNY to Offer Cannabis Degree Program — Black Enterprise — September 3, 2021
Mas with No Parade — Caribbean Life — September 2, 2021
Cannabis Education comes to MEC — Amsterdam News — September 2, 2021
Youth Pannists Featured at 8th Annual Pan Fest — Caribbean Life — September 1, 2021
Major in Business, Minor in Cannabis — Green Entrepreneur — August 30, 2021
New York Must Invest in Ending Student Hunger — City Limits — August 30, 2021
The Week in Cannabis — Yahoo Finance — August 27, 2021
New York City’s Population Booms — The City — August 12, 2021
President Ramsey Named to 2021 Brooklyn Power 100 List — City & State — August 8, 2021
Recovery Help on Campus and Off — Inside Higher Ed — July 21, 2021
Juneteenth Economic Justice Plan: Brooklyn Recovery Corps at MEC — FOX 5 — July 18, 2021
Juneteenth Economic Justice Plan: NYC to Provide CUNY Scholarships — PIX 11 — July 17, 2021
Critical Race Theory: What is it Actually? — PIX 11 — July 12, 2021
Q & A with President Ramsey — Our Time Press — July 8, 2021
Brooklyn Recovery Corps at MEC — ABC 7 — June 20, 2021
Professor Explains Juneteenth — Fox 5 — June 19, 2021
Racial Justice Attorney Explains the History of Juneteenth — News 12 — June 18, 2021
COVID-19 Hurting those Suffering from Food Insecurity — PIX 11 — May 20, 2020
Graduation in the Age of the Coronavirus: HBCU Edition— Bklyner — May 18, 2020
Virtual Graduations Help Students, Families Celebrate from a Distance — ABC 7 — May 16, 2020
Over 1 Million NYC Residents are ‘Food Insecure’ — PIX 11 — November 18, 2019