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Multi-Culti Children's Lit: Smart Picks to Expand Their World

producer, BrianLehrer.TV 12/20/2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaaovA3kcGA
The 1989 Central Park Jogger case: Could it happen today? / Hi-Priced Cell Calls

producer, BrianLehrer.TV 12/18/2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFd_p0kum5Y
Apartheid-Lite: Fair Housing in the U.S. / Re-imagining African Art in U.S. Museums

producer, BrianLehrer.TV 11/29/2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ofW8IgLSj4
Gun Control: Still Political Suicide / Racial Discrimination in NYC's Specialized High Schools?

producer, BrianLehrer.TV 10/25/2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-MZI_Lsurk
Questioning Stop and Frisk: CUNY Profs Sway Public Debate

Clarion 09/20/2012

The polarized atmosphere in the city has been such that aiming a critical eye at the NYPD – even as a scholar – can feel like stepping into the gladiator’s ring.
Is Teach for America Working?

The New York Times 08/30/2012

Well into its second decade of providing teachers to struggling schools across the country, is Teach for America still a good idea for our children?
Are there alternatives to stop-and-frisk?

Gotham Gazette 06/18/2012

Yesterday, thousands of people marched silently down Fifth Avenue from Harlem to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Upper East Side town house to call for an end to stop-and-frisk.
How to chill the independent journalist

Columbia Journalism Review 02/28/2012

Facing arrest without institutional backup
The New Freedom Riders

The American Prospect 02/16/2012

“Hell, yeah, I’m surprised that white people come out here fighting for us,” says Rivera, 24. Police, he says, stop him three or four times a week, and he now automatically assumes the “shirt up” position whenever officers...
Community Members Struggle With Stop and Frisk

Gotham Gazette 01/23/2012

Black is learning first-hand the challenge facing the city’s revitalized but fragmented police reform movement as it looks to influence the 2013 elections: mobilizing ordinary New Yorkers to speak out against the NYPD’s...
City Tech cafeteria deemed 'dirtiest in the borough', shut down

Clarion 12/28/2011

The health code violations at City Tech came after faculty, staff and students had complained to administration for the past year about the cafeteria’s problems: they say little to no action was taken.
I Was Arrested at Occupy Bronx—for Writing About It

The Daily Beast 12/10/2011

Journalist Carla Murphy had planned to cover a small protest in the Bronx last Saturday and then head to brunch—but she went to jail instead.
More Low-Wage Workers Become Their Own Bosses

Gotham Gazette 11/17/2011

From California to Maine, over the last 15 years low-wage workers have steadily organized employee-owned small businesses. The trend counters a common perception that coops are products of middle-class enclaves like Park Slope.
Archived Selections
Wyclef's Mission Impossible

The Daily Beast 08/07/2010

The Fugees star announced this week that he is running for president of Haiti. Carla Murphy looks at the challenges ahead, including corruption, hurricane season, and disorganization.
A Haitian mother opens up about her child’s repeat rapes in a camp

Develop Haiti 08/01/2010

This past Friday, one of nine remaining tents in one of Port-au-Prince’s better camps went to a 33-year-old mother of five whose 10-year-old daughter had been raped and molested by at least three different men on three separate...
In Haiti, managing expectations by not naming them (opinion)

Develop Haiti 07/16/2010

According to the media, not much is getting done. As compared to what? I have yet to read any document–media or NGO press release–that enumerates what exactly was supposed to have been accomplished.
With Government’s Help, Enterprising New Yorkers Seek Fortunes in Haiti

The Haitian Times 05/10/2010

It remains to be seen whether and how effectively Haitian-American firms can compete for the more than $1 billion in aid pledged by the United States over the next decade.
Disorganised Diaspora on Fringe of Post-Quake Decisions

The Haitian Times/IPS 04/12/2010

...as the international community debates and pledges aid in the aftermath of the earthquake, many Haitians in the United States are feeling left out of the decision-making process.
Racial justice only for the 'well connected'? blacks ask

The Christian Science Monitor 07/25/2009

Henry Louis Gates's run-in with the law was tame compared with other incidents, one says in an interview.
Obama calls for 'new mind-set' at NAACP's centennial

The Christian Science Monitor 07/17/2009

He emphasized the continuing need to close racial and ethnic disparities while also talking about personal responsibility.
Photo exhibit offers an intimate look at America's jazz ambassadors

The Christian Science Monitor 07/10/2009

Black jazz legends were sent abroad as part of a State Department diplomatic push even while segregation continued back home.
A grand reopening for Lady Liberty’s crown

The Christian Science Monitor 07/04/2009

An estimated 15,000 visitors endured two-hour waits Saturday to visit the Statue of Liberty – but under new rules only 240 got to climb to the crown.
Battle for Iran is online as much as on the streets

The Christian Science Monitor 06/24/2009

Web and social media are helping protesters, but government censors are catching up.
Challengers For the 36th CD Take Aim at Al Vann’s Seat

Our Time Press (Brooklyn) 06/05/2009

Considered a neighborhood institution by many, Vann has represented central Brooklyn, first as Assemblyman, for 34 years—just as long, or, longer than a couple of the other eight contenders have been alive.
Girls' Sports Opportunities MIA in City Schools (part 2 of 2)

Women's eNews 03/17/2009

Some New York urban girls are benefiting from an advocate and coach who helped New York City public schools kick off double-dutch jump-rope competitions this month. But critics say there aren't enough Ruth Paynes to go around.
Urban Girls Jump Into the Title IX Gap (part 1 of 2)

Women's eNews 03/08/2009

Thirty-seven years after the passage of Title IX, urban girls of color lag behind the general surge in female sports. A double-dutch season starting this month in New York schools is one effort at catching up.
Essay: When a lethal crime hits home

Lives in Focus: Family Life Behind Bars 02/16/2009

I met my cousin, Jarrett, at his funeral. He was 23-years-old, two years younger than I.
Interview: Rolling Stone contributing editor, Touré

Fanzine 01/04/2008

Touré [reports] a deeper story than the ring-kissing or dunce-capping of artists that often passes for entertainment journalism.
Interview: Egyptian journalist and feminist, Mona Eltahawy

The Internationalist 05/02/2007

Q: Is it lonely being The Only Progressive Muslim Female?