EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! I had the pleasure of contributing a piece about the importance of English Language Learners reading during the summer months for the “SoWe Latino Express Bilingual Magazine” which DROPPED their June 2019 publication! Thank You Aleida Castillo chief editor of SoWe Latino Express Magazine. Cheers to the youth groups … Continue reading SoWe Latino Express Bilingual Magazine

Girls in Politics in Westchester County! The workshop was held at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Tarrytown, New York. This program was a one day intense full day initiative with tha Brown Urban Mother Partnership as a supporter and volunteer. A fellow Moms Demand Action member Nathalie Riobe sponsored: The Girls in Politics … Continue reading Westchester Girls in Politics supported by Tha B.U.M.P.

We discussed real and uncomfortable issues penetrating our communities and threatening our children. A Monday evening partnership with Iona College Black Students Association, Dr. Nadine Barnett Cosby of Department Mass Communication, Event Sponsors and Community Partners including “Tha Brown Urban Mother Partnership” presented --The State of the Family! Mashonda Tifrere wrote, "Once I found peace … Continue reading State of the Family

With Love... I can not tell you how much of a joy it was to listen to the band SAGE, an amazing Quartet all females band who played “I’m Every Women” that sent chills up your spine. #WOW Conversations Westchester County Celebrate “International Women’s Day” Women of Westchester Conversations was a talked about event. My … Continue reading Women of Westchester

Celebrating the awesomeness of Black culture, food, music, clothing, Media and natural healing products took place at Apricot and Honey. I was honoured to host the "Black Business Appreciation Day" sponsored by Cupcake Cutie Boutique. In Mount Vernon, this mother-daughter-owned business is serving up a party by specializing in fashionably delectable desserts! Cupcake Cutie Boutique! … Continue reading Tha Brown Urban Mother Partnership supports Celebrating Black Businesses

February 21, 2019 marked the 54th year. I sat in the room where Malcolm X was assassinated. Malcolm X, 39-year-old was shot to death on February 21, 1965 at a rally of his followers in a ballroom in Washington Heights. Shortly before midnight, a 22-year-old Negro, Thomas Hagan, was charged with the killing. The police … Continue reading 54th Commemoration of Malcom X

The Museum of Natural History Milstein Hall of Ocean Life in Manhattan was filled with Black trailblazers from the Tri-State area. This Black History Month, Event was hosted by Mayor Bill de Blasio who proclaimed February 19, 2019 as “Tarana Burke Day,” honoring Tarana Burke a civil rights activist from The Bronx, New York who … Continue reading Tarana Burke Day #MeToo

We started "Moments That Survive" for Gun Violence Survivor's Week at the Ethical Culture Society located in White Plains, NY. A well attended Moms Demand Action Westchester Chapter meeting, kicking off our Gun Violence Survivor's Week. This was a powerful and important event, as we listened to several gun violence survivors, as well as community … Continue reading Gun Violence Survivor Week

It may have been 5 degrees outside, but hearts and minds were toasty warm at the annual White Plains Barnes & Noble MLK Book Fair hosted by the Martin L. King Jr. Freedom Library and the Westchester Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. This free program was open to the public and included … Continue reading A Day On! Not A Day Off!

A Brooklyn girl, Letitia “Tish” James, blasted through social barriers by becoming the first black woman and first woman to be elected New York’s attorney general. Tish was born and raised in Brooklyn. Her father was a maintenance man. Her mother scrubbed floors before working her way up to customer service. She is known as … Continue reading Tha BUMP Supports A Brooklyn Girl