Council District 49
Follow the Money (D-49): Entry 1
The North Shore (City Council District 49) leads off our series on campaign financing for Staten Island’s City Council races.
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Fighting Fascism
Commentary: Trump is Gone, Fascist Trends are Not
'Trumpism' is only the most recent name for far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist movements that first came to prominence a century ago, during economic hardships triggered by the Great Depression. Countering fascism, however, remains just as important now that Trump has left office.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Commentary: MLK Tried to Tell Us
While it is true that King championed nonviolent, direct action, and that his methods required great character, solidarity, and composure, Americans have, instead, reduced his legacy to one of compromise. King, however, was not compromising at all.
Nicole Malliotakis
Calls for Malliotakis' Resignation Echo Across the District
The energy of the Bay Ridge Rally on Saturday, January 9, 2020, calling for the resignation of newly elected Congressmember Nicole Malliotakis, was palpable from beginning to end. Just before noon, a small, entirely masked crowd began to gather around Congressmember Malliotakis’s office at 7716 3rd Avenue within the
Sandy Ground
How This New App Can Teach You About Forgotten Histories
The virtual Staten Island African American Heritage Tour brings Staten Island’s Black History right to your fingertips.
Park Hill
North Shore Communities Unite to Provide Holiday Cheer
Local organizations team up to better serve their communities through a series of toy drive giveaways.
Political Cartoon
Holiday Gifts - A Cartoon
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Nicole Malliotakis
A Collective Demand for Pandemic Relief
In contrast to recent rallies against COVID-19 restrictions, Staten Island Coalition Organizes Campaign Demanding Immediate Pandemic Relief from Congress
Sandy Ground
Sandy Ground and the Continued Gentrification of Staten Island's Communities of Color
On August 1, a relatively new Young Leaders of Staten Island (YLSI) led the first annual “Path of Liberation” march along Staten Island’s former Underground Railroad route, beginning at the often forgotten Sandy Ground Settlement. “Sandy Ground is the oldest continuously inhabited free black settlement in the United States
Political Cartoon
"Business as Usual" - A Cartoon
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Nicole Malliotakis
“Where is the outcry?”: Staten Island’s Deafening Silence on Forced Sterilizations
On September 14, 2020 whistleblower Dawn Wooten, a former nurse at Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC), a Georgia ICE facility, reported that a doctor at the facility has been performing forced sterilizations on detained migrants, specifically removing all or parts of people’s uteruses. The disturbing reports of non-consensual sterilizations
Education
'Privilege' and Representation at Staten Island High Schools
How an assistant principal’s dogwhistle post highlights systemic flaws in education