Compiled by Phenix Kim Tuesday, June 20, 2023 |
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No, New York wasn’t the anti-slavery hero you thought it was
The simplest narrative of American history portrays the North as a humanitarian anti-slavery hero in the fight for freedom and equality for African Americans. But a closer look at history will reveal something much darker.
The same beliefs of Black inferiority were expressed by political and business leaders, and the citizens who put them in charge, in both Northern and Southern states in ways that were both implicit and explicit. New York state is one of the many Northern states that has a history with slavery and anti-Blackness that’s built into the fabric of its institutions – it is just much more hidden compared to the states that made up the Confederacy.
“Whenever I walk through a street, especially in downtown Manhattan, I wonder who laid that street first? Who laid the foundations for it all? Slavery was alive and well in New Amsterdam, which later became New York. And the wealth of the city was based on slavery,” said Thomas Craemer, a professor at the University of Connecticut focusing on race relations.
State lawmakers passed a bill on June 8 that would form a state Community Commission on Reparations Remedies, with the hope of addressing how Black people continue to deal with the negative impacts of 400 years of slavery. Roughly 3.5 million African Americans live in New York, which has one of the largest racial wealth gaps in the country.
Read more here. – Patricia Battle |
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An illustration of the early days of Manhattan’s Financial District. | ilbusca/Getty Images |
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OPEN Impact Real Estate LLC represented Part of the Solution in a 11,000-square-foot lease for a new office located at 2450 Grand Concourse, Bronx. Stephen Powers and Lindsay Ornstein, founders of OPEN, a woman-owned real estate brokerage business that focuses on supporting social-minded, mission-driven organizations, represented the transaction. Part of the Solution, which offers a variety of comprehensive services to fight poverty and hunger in the Bronx, moved to the new location to offer increased programming space, conference rooms, a classroom, as well as administrative offices. The new office expands on the organization’s existing services: from dignity and wellness services, food security programs, a legal clinic and a long-term stability program.
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Administration for Children's Services: The agency awarded $56,773,756 to St. Dominic's Family Services for home-based foster care services for children unable to safely remain at home. |
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Protect the people you care about. In New York State, Adult Protective Services can help you speak up for those who may not be able to speak for themselves. Help is available if you suspect a vulnerable adult is a victim of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or other harm. To report abuse, contact your local APS office or call the Human Services Call Center Helpline at 1-844-697-3505. Learn more about APS at ocfs.ny.gov/adults
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Key education and child care programs that help NYC migrants achieve financial independence are in jeopardy. A half-dozen high school programs that offer intensive English classes are not expected to have the resources they need (Daily News) … New York City’s unlicensed weed bodegas far outnumber licensed shops by about 250-to-1, according to city estimates. But Gov. Kathy Hochul continues to pour resources into cannabis crackdowns, as efforts to get the legal industry off the ground continue to sputter (Gothamist) … Trusted community groups are driving New York City’s voter participation, in some cases even doubling turnout, according to a new report released yesterday by GoVoteNYC, a coalition of civic-minded donors (Gothamist) … Beds for 15,000 people sit empty in New York City’s public, supportive housing systems amid migrant crisis (Daily News) … Critics charge Council Member Darlene Mealy has hardly been working as she vies for a fifth term representing Brownsville (The City) … Juneteenth celebrations in Brooklyn: at a time when Black families have been leaving New York, the weekend celebration cultivated a sense of community (New York Times)
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Hochul's administration's handling of a new Seneca gaming pact offers lessons in what not to do (Times Union) |
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Only one state in America includes the study of climate change for all grades (New York Times) |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: To Legan Egan, Vice President of Mutual of America ... and to Sara Stuart, Vice President of Operations at NYIC
MOVING ON: Stacey Roberts joins The Mental Health Association of Westchester as CEO
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How nonprofit managers can benefit from listening as allies (Nonprofit Pro) |
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