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NEW YORK: The global Save Soil Movement arrived in New York on June 18th 2022, when a walkathon took place to create awareness about soil degradation issues around the world. More than a hundred concerned citizens and volunteers dressed in well-marked green uniforms rallied at Battery Park, Downtown New York, for the Save Soil awareness […]
Social Justice
Nuyorican Poets Café Brings NYC Creatives Together for Black History Month
On Feb. 2, doors opened at the Nuyorican Poets Café at 9:30 p.m. The small crowd congregated outside filed into the intimate, warehouse-style venue, finding their seats as the lights dimmed and the live band on stage played a rhythmic tune. The All THAT! Open Mic Night occurs on the first Wednesday of every month […]
NYC LGBTQ+ community gathers for LGBTQ+ Ukrainians at Stonewall Inn
On Saturday, a crowd of around 100 people donning colorful flower crowns and waving bright blue and yellow flags gathered at Stonewall Inn in support of Ukraine and its LGBTQ+ community in the wake of Russia’s invasion. The group, many of whom held up cardboard signs, some reading “queer love stops Putin” and “404 NATO […]
LGBTQ Adults Condemn Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
Edward Martí Kring knew from a young age that he was different, but he couldn’t say the word gay. To him, gay was synonymous with bad, and he knew he was a good person. It wasn’t until he joined a confidential LGBTQ club at his Florida high school that he started to change his opinion […]
One Million Voices Rally: A fight for immigrant suffrage
Listen to this story as it appeared on WNYU here. Immigrant New Yorkers deserve a voice in their city. A super-majority has been secured on Introduction 1867, which would expand the right to vote in municipal elections to immigrant New Yorkers with legal permanent resident status or work authorization. To celebrate this achievement, on June […]
Looking Toward Chinatown’s Future
Chinatown will receive $20 million in funding from winning the fifth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), Governor Kathy Hochul announced in November 2021. last Wednesday. The funding will be used to help increase housing, improve connectivity and create new arts and cultural spaces to attract more tourists to the area. The grant is […]
The Queer Experience in Black Barbershops
By Calen Razor This piece takes a look at the experience for many Black queer people inside Black barbershops.
Legalized Marijuana Has Arrived In New York, Many Awaiting New Rules
New York officials have yet to roll out fresh regulations now that the state has joined more than a dozen others that have legalized marijuana and cannabis to help boost revenue. Andrew Rosner, the co-founder of HR Botanicals, a small farm located in Sullivan county New York that grows a species of marijuana known as […]
NYC Street Artists Mix Art and Activism
The summer of 2020 changed Andrea Acevedo’s art. The murder of George Floyd stirred something deep within her – standing amongst a crowd of hundreds of protesters in New York City, defending Black lives, surrounded by people dedicated to equality and the liberation of all oppressed people, she asked herself, “How can I help?” And […]
The WNBA’s History of Activism Has Been Overlooked
Is Gender The Reason? “The very act of being a female athlete is radical.”-Kavitha A. Davidson stated, a sports and society writer for the Athletic. In 1996, the WNBA was born. The league was established 47 years after the NBA. As the first professional sports league for women in the United States, the league has […]