Neither the Ottoman nor the modern Turkish language has ever been short of racist proverbs denigrating Arabs and their culture. No more, said Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Islamist leader who has been at the helm in Turkey since 2002. He made it a habit to publicly refer to Arabs, including his then regional nemesis Syrian President Bashar Assad, as “my …
By BURAK BEKDIL
Empowering Latino SMBs This Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanics in Philanthropy’s PowerUp Fund Receives $3M Google.org Donation OAKLAND, CA — September 21, 2020 — Google.org announced a $3M grant to Hispanics in Philanthropy’s PowerUp Fund, in partnership with Ureeka, to directly support hundreds of Latino-owned small businesses across California, New York, and Texas—states with large numbers of Latino-owned small businesses—with access to capital and the training they need …
Bringing Down Churchill
By Dr. GARY SCOTT SMITH
Last week, Winston Churchill’s statue in London’s Parliamentary Square was defaced by a protestor who spray-painted “was a racist” across its base. Protestors have called for taking down the statue, which has been boarded up to protect it. In this article, Dr. Gary S. Smith evaluates Churchill through historical contexts and argues “without Churchill, Britain might have capitulated to the …
By Dr. GARY SCOTT SMITH
Victoria Gearity, Ossining Mayor, Tracey Brame, Western Michigan University Law School Associate Dean, Mimi Rocah, Westchester County District Attorney Candidate, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large on Westchester On The Level – Friday, June 19, 2020 @10am EST
Listeners are welcome to share their perspective and/or make inquiry when on topic. Call: (347) 205-9201 Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet – http://tobtr.com/s/11752242 Guests and Topics of Discussion are defined herein: GRAND RAPIDS, MI, OSSINING, NY, and YONKERS, NY — June 19, 2020 — Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity in her Monday Mayor’s Message of …
Mayor’s Column: Configuration, Training and Goals of Our Bronxville Police Department
By Mayor MARY C. MARVIN, Esq. and Deputy Mayor ROBERT UNDERHILL
BRONXVILLE, NY — June 17, 2020 — In light of all that is going on in our country, many residents have asked about the configuration, training and goals of our Bronxville Police Department. To that end, we thought it was most timely and transparent to share with you a snapshot of our department as it is in 2020. We have …
By Mayor MARY C. MARVIN, Esq. and Deputy Mayor ROBERT UNDERHILL
Jews and Christians Unite to Support Christian Arabs
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — June 10, 2020 — With talk of Israel’s annexation of Jewish communities in historic Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), and unilateral actions and threats by Palestinian and other Arabs even in advance of such a decision much less any actions being taken, the status and fate of Christian Arabs in the Land has been overshadowed. Throughout …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher/Editor; Michael Edelman, Esq., Political Analyst / Pundit, Jeff Swartz, Criminal Law Professor at WMU-Cooley Law School Tampa Bay Campus, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher/Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level, Monday, June 8, 2020 @10am EST
Participate by calling: (347) 205-9201. Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11742974 Please note the broadcast goes “live” at 10am sharp and is archived within 15 minutes after the 12Noon EST conclusion of the broadcast. The topics/subjects of discussion are defined herein: PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL; TAMPA, FL; WHITE PLAINS, NY; and YONKERS, NY …
A New Day: Civil Rights Moment and Young People
By IVY REEVES
The Next Unsung Heroes “A riot is the language of the unheard” ~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King YONKERS, NY— June 3, 2020 — Last week, Mr. George Floyd, a 46-year-old man, was murdered by a Minnesota police officer as he kneeled on his neck. We later found out that there were two other police officers kneeling on his back …
By IVY REEVES
Assemblyman Nader Sayegh’s Reaction on Civil Unrest in Aftermath of the Horrific Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota
“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dFeiner the word “riot” as “the language of the unheard”. America, we hear you loud and clear. YONKERS, NY — June 1, 2020 — The images we’ve seen out of Minneapolis are heartbreaking. The unjustifiable killing of George Floyd has ignited the long-smoldering tinderbox of institutional racism across our great nation. From coast to coast, Americans …
What is Wrong with Minneapolis?
By Dr. CALEB VERBOIS
GROVE CITY, PA — June 1, 2020 — Earlier this week during a routine arrest Minneapolis police officers knelt on George Floyd’s neck for several minutes, finally killing him. This act fits a long and too-frequent pattern of incidents where police use substantial and often lethal force for minor offenses (in this case, police were called because Floyd allegedly attempted …
By Dr. CALEB VERBOIS