Courageous Conversations in the Classroom Part II: Empowering Students to Have Difficult Conversations

 With students spending a substantial amount of time in school, the classroom should be a place where all students feel heard, empowered and supported. 

History You Probably Don’t Know: Jay Jaxon Was The First American to Lead a French Couture House

Paving the way for black fashion designers, like Virgil Abloh, Olivier Rousteing, and even Rihanna Fenty was Jay Jaxon

Unsung Civil Rights Leader You Should Know: Georgia Gilmore Used Food To Support The Civil Rights Movement

The civil rights movement was a pinnacle moment for African-Americans in the U.S. who were fighting for equal rights, and an end to racial segregation. 

Courageous Conversations in the Classroom Part II: Empowering Students to Have Difficult Conversations

5/21/2020

Ebony and Ivy: The cost of creating the most prestigious institutions was enslaved Africans

8/05/19

Food pantry provides healthy snacks to students in need - quietly

7/08/19

Suffern school board adds to charges against suspended superintendent

6/13/19

Suspended Suffern Superintendent Adams says he will return as schools chief

5/28/19

State reveals bonus, staffing costs of East Ramapo transportation changes

5/13/19

Rockland students are authors after winning Scrawl writing competition

5/06/19

Where Fascination Meets Inhumanity: History of Africans in Human Zoos

4/17/19

Nanuet names familiar face, Assistant Superintendent Kevin McCahill, as next superintendent

4/03/19

Suspended Suffern school superintendent faces 5 charges

3/21/19

Suffern school district parents say they were 'blindsided' by superintendent's suspension

3/12/19

Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, the Black woman who changed femimine care products

1/11/19

 This Miami Beach rabbi is about to make history with her new role

10/31/18

Finally, the Le Jeune Road exit off the Dolphin will reopen. But it will be different. 

10/19/18

Group committed a string of robberies, say police, who caught them at a gas station

10/02/18

At the center of El Portal’s Nov. 6 elections: one seat and a $1.25 million debt

9/29/18

The bus wedged under a building since Sunday was removed, and building’s still standing 

9/20/18

Did Hurricane Florence cancel your flight? It’s time to pay attention 

9/13/18

Top 25 Colleges In The Northeast 2018

8/21/19

Part 6 of Clear Skin 2018: Oils, Moisturizers and Sunscreens

7/16/18

Little Haiti Is Here. Now What?

5/31/18

It’s more than just cheese

4/26/18

Spring Break Vacation Destinations

3/22/17

Interview with Kayla Brianna

3/01/18

The 6 Part Guide to Clear Skin in 2018!

1/08/18

Do Halloween — The Eco-Friendly Way

10/31/17

Eat Better, Pay Less: The food guide to eating healthy 5 times a day with $20

9/14/17

Theres a New Feminist on Sesame Street; and it’s a Boy !

8/15/17

Beyonce Joins UNICEF to Bring Clean Water to Children in Burundi

7/26/17

Google Donates $1 Million to Stonewall National Monument

6/28/17

#BlackGirlMagic is real and Girl Trek has proved, black girls are magical and care about your health. Girl Trek is the largest non-profit public health movement, for black women in this country.

6/08/17

How a 40 person invite, turned into a 250,000 person march

1/20/17

There will be two new heirs in the Knowles-Carter empire

1/02/17

History You Probably Don’t Know: Jay Jaxon Was The First American to Lead a French Couture House

1/28/20

Downed tree causes lane closures on Saw Mill River Parkway Northbound

7/31/19

Suffern school board elects new president, then names new acting superintendent

7/03/19

Relatives of Parkland victim promote silent alarms for NY schools after successful NJ push

6/10/19

Parents furious about ongoing roach problem at Clarkstown North High School

5/22/19

'Tiny Picassos': East Ramapo Pre-K students present 9th annual art show

5/13/19

Get broken items fixed for free on Sunday at Rockland's Repair Cafe

5/03/19

Our interview with African-print home decor designer Natalie Manima

4/19/19

Elia denies Suffern superintendent's request, but Adams' petitions still alive

3/29/19

Germany’s concentration camps finished in Russia but started in Africa

3/18/19

Suffern school board and suspended superintendent trade accusations

3/08/19

Why are these mural artists avoiding Wynwood?

12/20/18

Pamela Burnett: A Breast Cancer Surviver’s Story

10/31/18

$47 million worth of cocaine and marijuana offloaded in Miami Beach

10/17/19

Some of the prescriptions were fake. But the $8.4 million Medicare fraud was real.

10/11/18

Man arrested for filming girl, 12, in bathroom, cops say. There may be more victims

9/29/18

Red card leads to brawl at indoor soccer facility

9/19/18

Surf’s up in Miami Beach as Hurricane Florence crosses Atlantic

9/12/18

Who Had The Biggest Impact? Winners Of The #MyTopCollege Contest 2018

8/10/17

Little Haiti: The Latest Ethnic District Added To New York

6/19/18

Black Bread: A look inside the world of black Slavic studies scholars

5/12/19

Part 5 of Clear Skin 2018: Beauty Masks

4/05/18

Part 4 of Clear Skin 2018: Serums and Treatments

3/15/17

Black Panther Movie Review

2/21/17

This Trendy Cafe Trains Refugees to Become Chefs

12/14/17

A Soup that Unites All; Co-Ops Come Together in the South Bronx to Effect Change

10/14/17

Fill, Heal & Restore - A Story of Failth

9/01/17

The Most Diverse Place on Earth? Exploring Queen’s Diversity

8/02/17

Warren Buffet Donates 3.17 Billion to Charities

7/24/17

Compton Performing Arts High School Gets $10 Million From Dr.Dre

6/28/17

Beauty Alert: Black don’t crack, but Asian doesn’t look

6/08/17

Trumps new executive order causes havoc

1/29/17

They didn't finish high school, don't work. Twenty-five 18-24-year-olds will get a second chance

8/16/19

Rockland parent wants to get kids to develop that 'millionaire mindset'

7/15/19

John Morton-Finney defied the odds: The life of the oldest practicing attorney

6/26/19

Rockland's 'Foster Grandparents' find meaning in unexpected role

6/05/19

Voters approve every school district budget in Westchester, Rockland by wide margins

5/21/19

Your school district budget, tax caps and bonds: What to know before you vote May 21

5/8/19

East Ramapo transportation changes would affect public schools first

4/30/19

New bus schedule, earlier school times, proposed for East Ramapo schools

4/08/19

With Rockland measles emergency in place, reluctant parents take children for vaccinations

3/27/19

Climate change protest: Rockland students join peers around the world

3/15/19

Elizabeth Freeman: First enslaved African-American to file and win a freedom lawsuit in Massachusetts

2/13/19

Millennials and Gen Z voters in Florida are amped up for election 

11/05/18

From a toy drive to a Saks Fifth Avenue-endorsed show. This is Catwalk for Charity

10/25/18

Leon Medicare patients to be treated at some Baptist hospitals

10/15/18

Candidates for House District 119 like Kendall Expressway, share concern about UDB

10/11/18

Will the committee make the same mistake twice? The undeniable similarities between Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford

9/28/19

Rapper Plies arrested at Tampa International Airport on a concealed weapon charge

9/19/18

She sold more than 1,000 opioid pain pills to drug dealers from her pharmacy, feds say 

9/11/18

Pat McGrath: How the world’s best makeup artist created a billion dollar company

7/27/18

Has Your School Made An Impact? Tell Us Why It Should Be #MyTopCollege 2018

6/14/18

West Palm Beach: The Haitian Community Grows Wary After ‘Sanctuary City’ Lawsuit Settlement

5/01/19

Spring is here! #Body Goals

3/30/18

From refugee to returnee? NYC may lose its only Somali restaurant

3/09/17

Part 2 of Clear Skin 2018: Toners/Essences

2/02/18

Ethnic Foods Made Healthier: 5 Easy Healthy Dishes from Across the Globe

11/10/17

Kylie strikes again -- and this time it's from her new store

10/02/17