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Special Report: Reporting Black America
For young Indo-Caribbean adults, culture is complex and a source of pride
Ambivalence to Indo-Caribbean culture is reflected in systems of racial identification, as seen on the census or official U.S. documents, that have historically reduced racial and ethnic identities to a matter of boxes and labels.
Special Report: Reporting Black America
Challenges persist for Black women who seek degrees in STEM
Only 2 percent of practicing scientists and engineers in the U.S. are Black women.
Special Report: Reporting Black America
Black bookstore owner say last year’s surging sales was part of anti-racism movement
Many who got caught up in the Black Lives Movement during summer 2020, bought one or two books from Black-owned bookstores, and then never went back.
Special Report: Reporting Black America
Choosing natural hair for children
Natural hair also has implications of African heritage and can play a major role in building the child’s pride in their origin and to foster a sense of belonging.
Special Report: Reporting Black America
A Black artist refuses labels
She’s tired of identity only being significant when the artist is a person of color.
Special Report: Reporting Black America
Some Black Parents are Choosing Afrocentric Preschools for their Children
I"’d love to see what this new generation of super confident Black kids from Afrocentric preschools is going to look like when they grow up.”
Special Report: Reporting Black America
The quest to diversify NYC’s specialized high schools
Black and Latinx students make up 3.9 percent of Stuyvesant High School’s student body according to recent statistics by U.S. News.
Features
COVID-era comedy show leaves Central Park and the Upper West Side for Arlene’s Grocery and the Lower East Side
NYC is Dead is part comedy show, part concert, and altogether a group effort to find things to celebrate and laugh at in the face of Covid-19.
Special Report: Reporting Black America
Healthcare disparities hurts African immigrants
Other key challenges of African immigrants’ access to the health care system range from a language barrier, inundation with excessive information and paperwork and hostile services experience, according to PubMed.
Special Report: The NYC Marathon Returns
The Last Runner of the 2021 NYC Marathon
As he approached the finish line with 15 other people cheering him on behind him, he paused right before the line, savoring his last step, before jumping over it.