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Fern Gillespie This summer was a season of loss in New York City communications. Between July and August, three Black women who were media power players died. Diana King, Flo Anthony, and Pauline Barfield were trailblazers in their fields. Each of these women used their skills and knowledge to create communications opportunities that were seen and heard by millions. Diana King’s upbeat on-air personality style is still duplicated by Black women radio personalities.

By Mary Alice Miller Your friendly neighborhood tech bro may know something the rest of us don’t. In a recent New York Times article, Silicon Valley tech founders and investors limit their own children’s access to screen time. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates did not give his children cellphones until they were 14. Apple’s Tim Cook would not let his nephew on social media. Snap’s chief executive Evan Spiegel allowed 90 minutes a week of screen time for his 7-year-old.

by Fern Gillespie Kalilah Moon, Executive Director and CEO of Drive Change, has spent 20 years as a workforce disruptor directing innovative social justice workforce programs that inspire young Black and Brown New Yorkers. With the Bed-Stuy-based nonprofit Drive Change, she opens up opportunities in the culinary field for young New Yorkers of color who were caught up in the justice system.

By Nayaba Arinde Teens shot by teens. The NYPD said that this year, up to 50 young people have been shot or killed by 49 under the age of 18. NYC public school students return to the classroom on Thursday, September 10th, 2026. Some conversations may include their opinions on the summer violence, as they must pivot to focus on the new semester. Reportedly, at least nine teens have been fatally shot this year.

By Mary Alice Miller Mike Tyson, undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990, joined other Brownsville-born boxing champions participating in Brownsville Boxing Legend Peace Parade. Tyson, born and raised in Brownsville, is the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles.

The Shield of the Americas is one of the clearest examples of this approach. Launched at a Trump administration summit in Miami in March 2026, the Shield brings together governments to cooperate against drug cartels, trafficking, organized crime, and other security threats. On the surface, it is a regional security initiative. But its larger meaning is geopolitical. It reflects Washington’s desire to work directly with governments willing to cooperate with the United States.

By Eddie Castro As we approach the last month of Major League Baseball’s regular season, the New York Yankees are scratching and crawling every game in hopes of surpassing the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays, who currently have a 4 ½ game lead on the Yankees in the American League East.

By Mary Alice Miller The Trump administration appealed a ruling from a Boston federal judge that halted mail-in voting rules. The appeal took place on August 28, one day after Judge Indira Talwani froze a Postal Service rule published last week writing it was likely unconstitutional and exceeded the agency’s authority. Judge Talwani’s ruling blocked the U.S. Postal Service from making changes to mail-in voting procedures a mere weeks before the midterm elections.

CNN reports that the Navy is considering naming an aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump, instead of the intended and announced name of Doris “Dorie” Miller, a mess attendant who came from below decks at Pearl Harbor to perform acts of courage on a heroic scale. Newsweek Magazine reported that “Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, was among those who publicly criticized the reports.

On Monday, August 31,  New York Attorney General Letitia James  joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 other states and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in suing Amazon for secretly overcharging its advertising customers more than $20 billion by manipulating the system that it uses to set prices for ads on its e-commerce website. Amazon claims that its ad prices are set by “second price” auctions in which the winning bid only pays the minimum amount needed to beat the second-highest bid.