Medgar in the News

 

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

Al Vann Brooklyn Political Icon Dead – N.Y. Carib News – July 16, 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

New York Senators Pilot Resolution in Tribute to Dr. Waldaba Stewart, Jr. — New York Carib News — 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

Dr. Waldaba Stewart, Pioneering Politician, Community Activist, Educator has passed — New York Carib News — January 12, 2022

Brooklyn Neighborhood at the Center of Redistricting Battle — BK Reader — January 12, 2022

Tributes to Deborah Young — New York Carib News — 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