As the curtain rises during The Stars of New York Dance competition, Cheryl Todmann hopes you will be in Brooklyn sitting in The Theater at City Tech. When the 15th Anniversary Divine Nine Dance Off begins at 7 p.m. on November 14, Errol Louis, of Spectrum News NY1, will be the host and Laurie A. Cumbo, Commissioner of NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, will be honored. But children will be the beneficiaries of the competition.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Folds of Honor Founder Lt. Colonel Dan Rooney met with the Islam family inside the 47th Precinct and presented 7-year-old Ahyan Islam and 5-year-old Azhaan Islam with fully paid scholarships for their academic lives. According to Goodell, the scholarship was a token of appreciation for their father's service and ultimate sacrifice. Islam was working a paid security detail shift inside of 345 Park Ave., where the NFL offices are housed,
It began not with a Yankees pitch, but with a post. On an otherwise ordinary day, baseball fans scrolling through Instagram stumbled upon a cryptic message set against a plain black background. No highlight reel, no celebration, no context, just five simple words that left many pausing mid-scroll. The post came from Marcus Stroman. Once viewed as a misfit in Yankee pinstripes, Stroman has never walked the straight line expected of him in the Bronx.
Pam Moore, recognized for her contributions to journalism, has announced $50,000 in college scholarships during her Hall of Fame induction, focusing on students in Detroit and the Bay Area.
Neither the Trump Administration's America first policies nor the Civil Right Act of 1964's prohibition on national origin discrimination permit universities to deny our fellow citizens the opportunity to compete for scholarships because they were born in the United States.
Under pressure from Republican lawmakers, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville terminated its scholarship partnership for Chinese students, citing concerns over the China Scholarship Council's influence.
"We only were aiming for 10!" Allard said, saying the support was going to bring her to tears. "We've seen such an outpouring of support in the last three weeks... It's been reaffirming the importance of the work that we do."
"This isn't about fairness or equality. This is about life and death. We have a severe shortage of Black doctors in this city, and Black people here can't find culturally competent physicians who understand them."