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3rd Street Bridge In Mount Vernon To Be Dedicated To MLK, KKK Victim 3rd Street Bridge In Mount Vernon To Be Dedicated To MLK, KKK Victim
3rd Street Bridge In Mount Vernon To Be Dedicated To MLK, KKK Victim A stretch of a bridge in Westchester will be dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr. and former activist Michael “Mickey” Henry Schwerner, an area native who was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday, July 28 that he has signed legislation designating a portion of the 3rd Street Bridge connecting Mount Vernon and Bronxville the "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Michael Henry Schwerner Memorial Bridge.” “Civil rights icons Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Michael Henry Schwerner gave much to the cause of justice in America, and it's appropriate that we honor…

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Westchester Town To Change Rules On Signs After BLM Banner Backlash Westchester Town To Change Rules On Signs After BLM Banner Backlash
Westchester Town To Change Rules On Signs After BLM Banner Backlash A Westchester town is making changes after facing backlash for ordering a resident to remove a “Black Lives Matter” banner quoting Martin Luther King Jr. earlier this week. Officials in Eastchester are reviewing and revising the town code in an effort to “update and clarify provisions therein” after a homeowner was threatened with a fine to remove a banner he put up at his home. “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE,” the banner read outside an Eastchester home. The town code states that “signs or exterior displays consisting of banners, pennants, flags (except for one Ame…

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Ban On Chokeholds, Other Police, Criminal Justice Reforms Become Law In New York Ban On Chokeholds, Other Police, Criminal Justice Reforms Become Law In New York
Ban On Chokeholds, Other Police, Criminal Justice Reforms Become Law In New York New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that will radically reform policing throughout the state. At the conclusion of his daily COVID-19 briefing on Friday, June 12 in Manhattan, Cuomo signed a police reform package that he dubbed the “Say Their Name Agenda.” Flanked by Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and Rev. Al Sharpton, Cuomo signed the legislation into law that includes the ban of chokeholds by police. The package also calls for the repeal of Section 50a of the Civil Rights law, which will include more transparency of police disciplinar…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Father/Son Filmmakers' HBO Documentary Screens At Jacob Burns Westchester Father/Son Filmmakers' HBO Documentary Screens At Jacob Burns
Westchester Father/Son Filmmakers' HBO Documentary Screens At Jacob Burns Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville hosted both Emmy award-winning director Peter Kunhardt of Chappaqua and his son, producer Teddy Kunhardt, for a Q&A and screening of "King in the Wilderness," a new HBO documentary that had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.  Jacob Burns Film Center invited the public to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through the screening of "King in the Wilderness." The screening took place on April 4, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination. Filmmaker Peter Kunhardt chronicles the last …

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by Jon Craig