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🚨 LATEST ARTICLE — BLACK WESTCHESTER

NEW YORK’S PRISON PROBLEM: STILL NO SOLUTION FOR STATE CORRECTION OFFICERS**

Eighteen months after the correction officer strike, New York still has a serious problem. The state had approximately **14,334 correction officers, sergeants and lieutenants in September 2024. Today, that number is approximately 11,113**, while roughly **34,000 incarcerated individuals** still have to be supervised.

Meanwhile, New York continues relying on thousands of National Guard members inside state prisons at an enormous cost to taxpayers. Recruitment campaigns are not enough when experienced officers continue leaving the profession.

The numbers don't lie. The question is whether Albany is willing to listen.

Read the latest article on Black Westchester.

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COMING SOON — BLACK AMERICA
WE CAN’T ALLOW OUR IDENTITY TO BE ERASED!
To my FBAs, ADOS, Freedmen, and Black Americans—this is a conversation we need to have.
For generations, we have shared our culture with the world without putting clear boundaries around our ancestral identity, American history, struggle, victories, and inheritance. Now we are seeing the unintended consequences.
Cultural participation is not ancestral identity. Cultural proximity is not ancestral lineage.
This isn’t about division. It’s about preservation. We can respect the entire African diaspora and build coalitions with other communities without allowing Black American identity to become so broad that the descendants themselves disappear.
COMING SOON ON BLACK AMERICA
BLACK AMERICAN IS NOT A COSTUME.
IT IS AN INHERITANCE.
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🚨 **COMING SOON — THE PUBLISHER’S DESK**

**BLACK JOURNALISM & THE DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL DOUBLE STANDARD**

When Hakeem Jeffries is attacked with racially charged language, Black media recognizes the problem.

But what happens when Winsome Earle-Sears is mocked over her Black appearance and hair?

What happens when a young Black man challenges Democrats on reparations—and Roland Martin goes after the questioner instead of demanding answers from the party?

And what did **Malcolm X warn us about when entertainers become political voices for Black America?**

We’re examining **Joy Reid. D.L. Hughley. Roland Martin. Hakeem Jeffries. Winsome Earle-Sears.**

This isn't about Republican vs. Democrat.

**It’s about whether Black journalism is holding political power accountable—or protecting a political party.**

🔥COMING SOON

BLACK WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE’S THE PUBLISHER’S DESK**

Black Thought. Black Journalism. For Black America.**

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NEW VIDEO. 

CULTURAL POLICING — Who Decides What Black Journalists Are Allowed to Say?


In this episode of The Publisher’s Desk, I examine the double standard and ask whether Black journalists should be free to criticize Democrats, Republicans, Black politicians and even other Black journalists without having their Blackness or commitment to the community questioned.

Disagreement is not betrayal. Accountability is not anti-Black. And journalism cannot survive an ideological loyalty test.
Watch the full commentary and tell me what you think:
Are we protecting Black journalism—or policing it?

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https://youtu.be/zR-uFV0phAg

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🎥 NEW VIDEO ALERT
Fat Joe Says He’s Black: Does Hip-Hop Give You an N-Word Pass?
Fat Joe has earned his place in hip-hop. But does being accepted by Black culture make you Black?
In this new episode of The Publisher’s Desk, I break down Fat Joe’s comments about being Black, his Bronx upbringing, his family’s connection to Grandmaster Flash, and the larger debate over who gets to claim Black identity and use the N-word.
And I bring Rachel Dolezal into the conversation. Her immersion in Black culture and leadership in the NAACP didn’t rewrite her ancestry, so why should participation in hip-hop automatically rewrite anyone else’s?
This isn’t about disrespecting Fat Joe or denying Latino and Caribbean contributions to hip-hop. It’s about understanding the difference between cultural belonging and ancestral inheritance—and recognizing that Black American rhythmic expression existed long before hip-hop had a name.
We were rhyming long before his brother ever picked up the crates for Grandmaster Flash.
🔥 NEW VIDEO — WATCH NOW on YouTube @blackwestchester

https://youtu.be/wiL8UL_SUeI


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📰 NEW ARTICLE ALERT
Fat Joe, Hip-Hop Doesn't Make You Black—and It Doesn't Give You a Pass on the N-Word

Fat Joe has earned his place in hip-hop—but does being immersed in Black culture make someone Black? And if Rachel Dolezal's immersion in Black culture and leadership in the NAACP didn't change her ancestry, why should hip-hop change Fat Joe's?

This conversation goes deeper than one rapper or one word. From The Jubalaires, Pigmeat Markham, The Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron and Blowfly, Black Americans were using rhythm, rhyme and spoken-word traditions long before hip-hop had a name.
I respect Fat Joe's history and his family's connection to early hip-hop. But cultural acceptance is not ancestral inheritance. We were rhyming long before his brother ever picked up the crates for Grandmaster Flash.

🔥 Read the new article on Black Westchester.'

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TONIGHT- BLACK ECONOMY, TISH JAMES, NY-17 & BLACK MEDIA


TONIGHT on People Before Politics, we’re asking the questions Black America needs to be asking.

Black unemployment may be improving—but Black Americans own only a small share of employer businesses. So are we building economic power, or are we still measuring progress by who gives us a job?

The Democratic Socialists want the Black vote—but does Black America need the DSA, and where is OUR political agenda?

Plus, the story involving New York Attorney General Tish James just got bigger. A whistleblower from inside her office has reportedly sat down with the FBI and Justice Department after alleging political targeting. The allegations remain disputed, but now the question is: what evidence did he bring to the feds?

We’ll also break down Lawler versus Conley in NY-17 and continue our conversation about cultural policing in Black journalism.

People Before Politics — TONIGHT, 6 PM.

The news with the Black point of view.

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John Stewart’s Green Lantern is Black, and apparently, his Black history is pissing some white people off. After Episode 3 of Lanterns, some critics are calling John’s story racial trauma, victimhood, and another example of Hollywood going “woke.” But I saw something completely different. I saw Black strength, Black parenting, preparation, resilience, and a young Black man being taught how to overcome fear.
And isn’t that exactly what a Green Lantern is supposed to represent? Willpower. Courage. The ability to overcome fear.
Whether people recognize it or not, Black history is American history. We came from slavery, survived racism and Jim Crow, built families, businesses, churches and institutions, and kept moving forward. That’s not victimhood—that’s strength.
And maybe that's what makes John Stewart the baddest Green Lantern of them all.
Read my latest commentary on Black Westchester.
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Al Sharpton compared Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's “fire and vigor” to the legendary Shirley Chisholm at the March on Washington. But here's my question: **What has AOC done for Black political power to deserve that comparison?**

Shirley Chisholm wasn't just another progressive politician. She was the **first Black woman elected to Congress**, and in 1972 she became the first Black candidate to seek a major party's presidential nomination. She broke barriers when being Black and being a woman could both shut the political door in your face.

And this conversation is bigger than AOC. Black leaders continue giving politicians access to our civil-rights stages, our history, and our political symbolism. But **what is Black America getting in return?

Malcolm X warned us about the fox that smiles while the wolf shows his teeth.

So I have one question: **Is Al Sharpton letting the fox into the Black political henhouse? We shall see.?

Read the full commentary on Black Westchester.
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TWO REPORTS EXPOSE THE FAILURE OF NY ATTORNEY GENERAL TISH JAMES
Attorney General Letitia James has built her public image around one powerful word: accountability. But who holds the Attorney General accountable?
An internal email obtained by the Times Union contains serious allegations from an Assistant Attorney General about improper targeting inside James’ office. At the same time, a separate Times Union investigation examines how many of New York’s post-2020 police-accountability promises have fallen short.
We also bring the issue home to Westchester by examining the death of Jarrel Garris in New Rochelle and asking what changed after James’ own Office of Special Investigation recommended reforms involving de-escalation, petty nonviolent offenses, and encounters with people experiencing mental-health crises.
This is bigger than Donald Trump. It is bigger than political parties. If we demand accountability from police officers, police chiefs and local governments, we must demand the same accountability from prosecutors and the highest levels of state government.
Accountability cannot depend on who is being investigated—or who is doing the investigating.
🔥 READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON BLACK WESTCHESTER

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The question every New Yorker should be asking: WHO POLICES THE PROSECUTORS?
#BlackWestchester #LetitiaJames #TishJames #NYPolitics #PoliceAccountability #JarrelGarris #NewRochelle #TimesUnion #CriminalJustice #GovernmentAccountability

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