Our Voices

Lynda Baquero reporting on the Stamford high school teaching students about the opportunities to go to college.

Jessica Cunnington reporting on Grammy-winning conductor Gustavo Dudamel becoming the first Latino director of the NY Philharmonic.

Checkey Beckford reporting on the Black businessmen connecting Black lenders to investors for projects they would normally have to finance themselves.

Business owners of color are seeking better opportunities to finance their investment projects. Checkey Beckford reports.

Romney Smith reporting on the motivational speaker encouraging students to find their purpose and passion.

Gaby Acevedo reporting on the self-taught artist bringing Central American Native Indigenous contemporary art straight to Manhattan.

Gilma Avalos reporting on Lincoln Center’s efforts to reconnect with the historic black community that once resided in its neighborhood.

Lynda Baquero reporting on one school’s efforts to reflect their growing Spanish speaking community.

Erica Byfield reporting on the grant helping preserve the oldest continuously operating Black church in Brooklyn.

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund helps fund black churches trying to operate under unfortunate conditions. Erica Byfield reports.

Rana Novini reporting on the daughters of a Latino doctor carrying on their father’s mission to help others.

Romney Smith reporting on the lesser known but wildly influential leader of the Harlem Renaissance Arturo Alfonso Schomburg.

February marks Black History Month, a time to pay tribute to those Black and Afro-Latinx who broke boundaries and continue to make history. Long Island critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay became a national name when she received the first official dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. in December 2020. Three years later, she returned to her homel...