Archive: Mar 2017

City Opens Homeless Shelter for LGBTQ Youth

By Hannah Long-Higgins | March 24, 2017

Earlier this week, the city opened a new homeless shelter in the Bronx called Marsha’s Place. It’s the first shelter specifically for LGBTQ young adults. And in a city where 40 percent of homeless youth identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, the need for customized shelters like Marsha’s Place is high. But some advocates and homeless youth say there are still too many barriers to getting a spot.

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Carnegie Hall Unveils New Initiative to Bring Music and Arts to Kids in the Court System

By Lindsey Kortyka | March 24, 2017

If you are a young person charged with a crime in New York, you can end up in a lot of places: jail, prison, a group home, or a probation program. Carnegie Hall just unveiled a nationwide initiative. Its goal: bring more music and arts programs to kids and young adults who end up in the court system.

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Newscast 1 Kristen Schwab

By Kristin Schwab | March 24, 2017

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Newscast 2 Devin Briski

By Devin Briski | March 24, 2017

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2Way: Andrianna Campbell on the Emmett Till Painting at Whitney Biennial

By Acacia O'Connor | March 24, 2017

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Anti-Defamation League Protests White Supremacist Murderer

By Max Hauptman | March 24, 2017

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New York Parents Protest School Funding Changes

By Michael Elsen-Rooney | March 24, 2017

A new budget draft is proposing further altering a decade-old provision called “Foundation Aid Funding” when it comes to schools. Parents and activists across the state visited their state reps to protest the proposed changes.

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House Republicans Fail to Get Necessary Votes for ACA Repeal

By Camila Kerwin | March 24, 2017

  I’m Acacia O’Connor. And I’m Camila Kerwin. The House Republicans have withdrawn the health care bill. For Republicans, today was a tense numbers game on Capitol Hill. House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump tried to get the 215 votes needed to pass the bill. But did not succeed. Earlier today, I spoke … Read More

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New Jersey Voters Pressure Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen to Stay Moderate in Wake of Proposed Health Care Bill

By Kamila Kudelska | March 24, 2017

In New Jersey’s 11th district – which includes Morristown – constituents have been eagerly watching how longtime Republican Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen [free-ling-HIGH-sen] will vote. He’s a moderate in a reliably Republican district, and so far has voted in line with President Trump’s conservative agenda. Now, in the throws of the health care debate, Kamila Kudelska … Read More

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Uptown Radio FULL BROADCAST March 24, 2017

By Columbia Radio News Staff | March 24, 2017

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Mother Tongue

By Melissa Cáceres | March 24, 2017

Growing up means changing. But what happens when you shed a part of your identity? Melissa Cáceres finds herself longing for native language in a new city and a specific person connected to it.

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The Smell of Summer

By Sushmita Pathak | March 24, 2017

Everyone remembers a special smell–the smell of freshly mown grass, or the aroma of a hot dog grilling in the backyard. Sushmita Pathak’s special smell is the scent of mangoes. Here’s a story about how it became more than just a smell for her.

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Feminists Gather at MOMA to Combat Wikipedia’s Gender Gap

By Meg Dalton | March 24, 2017

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Diversity Education Becomes Industry of its Own

By Emily Dugdale | March 24, 2017

Diversity consultant. Equity coach. Anti-racism educator. These are are a few terms for entrepreneurs who make their living tackling loaded subjects like race and discrimination. It’s an inexact science with different approaches. Emily Dugdale takes a look at a growing industry.

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Small Art Organizations Threatened By Proposed Cuts to NEA Funding

By Rebecca Scott | March 24, 2017

40 percent of National Endowment for the Arts funds go to high-poverty neighborhoods, like Bedstuy, Brooklyn. If President Trump succeeds in cutting the agency from the federal budget, organizations in those neighborhoods will have to seek out private funding in order to stay afloat. And according to research, that may be a serious challenge. Here’s … Read More

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