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 His Analysis is faulty and based upon ethnicity   Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans strongly…

Dear Peacemakers:New York Peace Coalition is honored for bringing to our June ‘Peacemakers Dinner’ all 5 Bronx Mayors who were recently profiled by NY1 News during the Bronx Week to formally meet you, the Peace Builders.  …

Bronx, New York - You could be the highest paid celebrity, highest income earning athlete, highest accruing residual royalties, highest paid Wall Street professional, highest paid law enforcement leader, highest paid political…

(New York, NY) – On Friday, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer announced the adoption of new Corporate Governance Principles and Proxy Voting Guidelinesby the New York City Pension Funds that expand the definition of board…

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By Godfrey Olukya     19-5-2016Authorities in Uganda have clarified that the state has not dropped all charges against Australia-based Ugandan cardiologist, Dr Aggrey Kiyingi as reported by the media but instead it has…

Bronx DA’s Office/Department of Investigation Probe Uncovers Web of Corruption;  Two Correction Officers Received Thousands of Dollars in Bribes for Contraband  Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and Department of…

 TODAY, May 19th, Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo, over a dozen other Council Members, and members of the cultural community rallied for a $40 million increase in funding for…

Golden Krust President & CEO Lowell Hawthorne Conducts Covert Company Mission on CBS Hit Series UNDERCOVER BOSS Episode to be broadcast Sunday, May 22 at 10 PM EST   NEW YORK, NY (May 11, 2016) – Lowell Hawthorne, President and CEO…

  Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of RICHARD DOREN, 50, for stealing approximately $1.1 million from the estates of two deceased clients of the accounting firm where he worked. The defendant…

  More Than 100 Defendants – Including Four Principal Targets – Have Pleaded Guilty to Felony Charges for Fraud Costing Taxpayers Millions of Dollars   Approximately $25 Million Ordered To Be Returned to Social Security Administration…

You should know that in 2002, when I was elected to the New York City Council, I was one of the first Councilmembers to work to support Mayoral Control of New York City’s public school system under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg.…

Bronx, New York-The NYPD’s annual Pre-Ramadan conference was held today at One Police Plaza in the presence of Hon. William J. Bratton, some of his senior leadership, the members of Muslim officers from various departments as well as…

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Tomorrow, we're strengthening our overtime pay rules to make sure millions of Americans' hard work is rewarded. If you work more than 40 hours a week, you should get paid for it or get extra time off to spend with your family and loved…

Rikers Reforms Decrease Violence – During testimony delivered to the City Council last week, DOC Commissioner Joseph Ponte outlined a series of reforms at Rikers Island that have helped drive down inmate injuries and assaults on staff.…

(Plainfield, IN 3/17/16) - The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) today offered heartfelt condolences to the family of Br. Waheed Mustapha, a pioneering leader of the Muslim Youth of North America (MYNA).In a…

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MAY 16, 2016Earning a college degree is an increasingly important step towards entering the middle class. Yet less than 10 percent of children born in the bottom quartile of household incomes attain a bachelor’s degree by age 25,…

Final rule prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability; enhances language assistance for individuals with limited English proficiency; and protects individuals with disabilities  The Department…

By Godfrey Olukya 16-5-2016A commercial driver, Fatai Ogundele, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter, Titi, Nigeria's Punch newspaper has reported.He was said to have been…

“The Interfaith Living Museum program brings together about 80 fifth graders during the academic year from four schools, two Jewish (Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan and Kinneret Day School) and two Muslim (Al-Ihsan Academy…

My opposition to Donald Trump being elevated to nuclear-button access is not rooted in partisan, race, religion or the fact that I’m an immigrant. Mr. Trump is a man who had erroneously and strongly advocated life sentences for…

Teach your children to be innovators/inventors the day they start their Kindergarten classes because all wealth, power, prestige, control, respect, success, independence, freedom and the ability to dictate what goes on in our communities…

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Once again we have the honor to invite you to our 6th Africa Day Celebration in the Bronx, New York City.In July 2006 African Union Day Foundation in collaboration with the New York City Council (under the leadership of Hon. Annabel…

May 7, 2016 Assalamu Alaikum,A well-known maxim of parenting is “Children need your presence, not your presents.” Parents are often surprised to discover that for all of their love for toys, it’s time with mom and dad that kids really…