BX-XL was set up to provide funding to entrepreneurs in Brooklyn from diverse backgrounds. Source: New York Times
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Hakeem Jeffries Elected Leader of House Democrats
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2022
A new trio, including Representatives Katherine Clark of Massachusetts as No. 2 and Pete Aguilar of California as No. 3, will take the reins in January, replacing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team. Source: New York Times
As Governor’s Race Tightens, a Frantic Call to Action Among Democrats
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2022
Democrats and their allies are pouring millions of dollars into late-stage ads and get-out-the-vote efforts to help Gov. Kathy Hochul as she fends off her Republican challenger, Lee Zeldin. Source: New York Times
Medical Care Alone Won’t Halt the Spread of Diabetes, Scientists Say
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2022
Now experts are calling for walkable communities, improved housing, and access to health care and better food, particularly in minority communities. Source: New York Times
US Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Setback
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting American Indian and Native Alaskan communities particularly hard. Source: New York Times
Racial Inequities Persist in Health Care Despite Expanded Insurance
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
A series of studies in an influential medical journal takes a close look at longstanding gaps in medical care. Source: New York Times
The Resilience of New York’s Black Homeowners
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
Black homeownership has declined in the city and nationally in the last 20 years, hindered by gentrification and inequitable lending policies. Source: New York Times
Control of New York’s Stages Remains in White Hands, a Study Finds
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
The Asian American Performers Action Coalition is hoping for a season of change when theaters reopen. Source: New York Times
They’re Reluctant to Get Vaccinated. Will a Knock on the Door Help?
By Gotham Rex on May 20, 2021
As demand shrinks, the city is turning to door-to-door outreach to overcome vaccine skepticism. “Nobody I know took the shot,” one man said. Source: New York Times
‘One Property at a Time’: A City Tries to Revive Without Gentrifying
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2021
Neighborhoods in Newark are beginning to see a flurry of redevelopment, a decade after the city’s downtown gained vogue. Source: New York Times
Biden Picks Dr. Nunez-Smith to Lead Health Equity Task Force
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Appointed head of the incoming administration’s task force on health equity, the Yale University scientist “is not sitting in her ivory tower.” Source: New York Times
Joe Clark, Tough Principal at New Jersey High School, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2020
Bullhorn in hand, he roamed the hallways as he imposed discipline, expelling “miscreants” and restoring order. Morgan Freeman portrayed him in the film “Lean on Me.” Source: New York Times
Social Inequities Explain Racial Gaps in Pandemic, Studies Find
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2020
Higher rates of infection and mortality among Black and Hispanic Americans are explained by exposure on the job and at home, experts said. Source: New York Times
Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Debut of Ranked-Choice Voting in New York
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2020
The new system was approved by voters in 2019, but critics, including at least one top mayoral candidate, fear that it may disenfranchise minority voters. Source: New York Times
Racial Divide in Reopened Classrooms: More White Than Black Children
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2020
As New York City schools reopen, many families of color are choosing to keep students home. That disparity is raising alarms, given the shortcomings of remote learning. Source: New York Times