ARTS and CULTURE
One Idealist's Progress In Fighting Poverty Online
Curtis Stephen |
Darryl Penrice has been needy himself. Now that he’s stumbled across a potential way to reduce want for everyone, he’s determined to make it work.
Joel Klein
A Matter Of Principals: On Training School Chiefs
Helen Zelon |
The Leadership Academy’s Sandra Stein prepares for the next phase in school reform.
Bronx
Of Race and Progress: How Blacks Fare Today
Jarrett Murphy |
A new report says racism is holding blacks back – but the sponsors are determined to use it as a blueprint for advancement.
Economy
Minority Contractors Vie For Bigger Piece of the Pie
John Tozzi |
With city and state help, women and minority contractors of all kinds are trying to get and keep a toehold in the competitive NYC business world.
ARTS and CULTURE
Black And White And Forgotten All Over?
Anna Phillips |
The tragedy of the high school newspaper used to be it didn’t get read. But at the majority of city high schools today, it doesn’t even get produced.
Manhattan
Twenty Years Ago: Diversity in Queens
Doug Turetsky |
“A melting pot of various ethnic and racial neighbors, the Queens community deals with differences to keep the pot from boiling over.”
Justice
INSIGHT FROM THE OTHER MOTHER: ONE FOSTER FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE
Michael Mitchell |
In a new book, a New York City social worker and mother provides a personal and political look at “the system” – and one baby girl.
ARTS and CULTURE
ROBERT MOSES RECONSIDERED:
BLIGHT IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Roberta Brandes Gratz |
A noted urban thinker reminds us what was lost when Robert Moses deemed areas ‘slums’ and tore them down. The third in a series of essays on an ambitious three-part museum exhibit.
Justice
THE CASE AGAINST CASA: VOLUNTEERS CALLED RACIST
Debbie Nathan |
Controversial new study finds that advocates favor white children and may be too quick to recommend foster care.
Latino
GMAD AS HELL
K. Woodward |
Gay Men of African Descent, the nation’s oldest organization for black and Latino gay men reeling after loss of two major federal grants.
