Juvenile Detention: The Epidemic Among Black and Latino Youth

November 2, 2017November 6, 2017 Cafari Reid 1056 Views 0 Comment Black, Bronx, Brooklyn, Cafari Reid, Crime, epidemic, Harlem, Juvenile detention, Latino, Manhattan, map, New York City, Poverty, Queens, School to prison pipeline, Staten Island, youth

Young black and Latino children in impoverished communities are victims of what is called the school-to-prison pipeline, in which policies

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Class Visits “Perpetual Revolution” Art Exhibition

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 Felicia Kirschner 1535 Views 0 Comment black lives have always mattered, Climate Change, debate, Donald Trump, election, Faith, Felicia Kirschner, Fluidity of Gender, ICP, International Center of Photography, islamic state, Magnum Manifesto, Manhattan, museum, New Paltz, Perpetual Revolution, photographs, Picture Culture, politics, propaganda, protest, Rachel Schragis, Rachel Somerstein, refugees, religion, science, social, social change, SUNY New Paltz, syria, transgender

Showcasing different movements for social change through imagery, the “Perpetual Revolution: The Image and Social Change” exhibition at New York’s

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A bill was introduced in the Senate and Assembly that would allow patients with debilitating or life-threatening conditions to be treated with medical marijuana. Photo by AP.

Medical Marijuana Introduced in Senate and Assembly

April 11, 2013March 30, 2014 Amanda Conto 1284 Views Amanda Conto, diane savino, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Legislative Gazette, Manhattan, marijuana, medical marijuana, New Paltz, New York, New York Health Department, prescription drugs, Richard Gottfried

April 01, 2013 Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan, and Sen. Diane Savino, D-Staten Island, introduced a bill that

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