Orphans sang about “A Hard Knock Life” while scrubbing floors and banging buckets. Dozens of residents from Mt. Vernon were entertained at the Doles Recreation Center Theater by young scholars from the Armani Public Charter School. The setting was an institution known as an orphanage to care of orphans. A fifth grader Micah Whiteside who … Continue reading Annie Jr. in A Hard Knock Life

“Help Me! Don’t Film Me” was at the heart of the conversation yesterday in Mt. Vernon, NY. Twenty days ago, Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz was hacked with a machete & stabbed with a knife after he was dragged out of a bodega in a case of mistaken identity. Tha Brown Urban Mother Partnership joined owner of … Continue reading Help Me! Don’t Film Me a Justice for Junior Chat

The Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Westchester Alumnae Chapter hosted a book signing at the Doles Recreation Center Theater located in Mt. Vernon, New York. The first 100 youth participants received a complementary copy of "Betty Before X". A fictionalized retelling of Betty Shabazz in her middle school years … Continue reading Ilyasah Shabazz daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz

Curls and crowns for the 9th year filled the Mount Vernon air at the Hair Show Princess Pageant. NewFlex Youth Program Inc. ascertained the need to create programs to positively engage our young ladies in the community which simultaneously improve and develop their self image. “The mission is to create leaders among less privileged youth … Continue reading Tha B.U.M.P supports New Flex Youth Princess Pageant 2018