Letter: Seeing Change Over Time
To New RoAR News: Ron Chisom, the father of the undoing racism movement, says that the pillars of anti-racist communities are those who remain consistent over time. The celebration of New RoAR’s Tenth Anniversary...
Category: Opinion
A Proposal For a Charter School In New Rochelle: Does New Rochelle Need a Charter School?
A Town Hall will be held at on Sunday, March 10, at 4:30 pm at Heritage Homes Community Hall by Dr. Rosa Rivera-McCutchen Readers of New RoAR News are no strangers to the racist...
City E-News: Keeping Up To Date with New Rochelle’s Government
City launches “ClimateReadyNR” initiative By Leslie Gaskin On June 22, 2023 I received in my email a “City News” update from the City of New Rochelle. I will share a portion of that email...
5 Things to Remember While Navigating Race and Identity Politics in the 2023 Election Cycle (Part I)
From the Editors “There are no permanent friends or enemies. There are only permanent interests.” –Carol Moseley Braun As in any election, some candidates promise change and others promise continuity. In New Rochelle, if victorious...
Elections 2023: Proceeding from Principles
A statement from the New RoAR News Editorial Board As early voting begins for this year’s primaries we want our readers to know where we stand when covering politics and political campaigns. As members...
Reflections on: “ Reconstructive Justice—-Public Health Policy to End Mass Incarceration”, by Eric Reinhart, M.D.
Journal Review by Marianne Makman, M.D. How would our lives in New Rochelle change if our government had a well-funded Office of Community Safety and Repair? A stunning essay in the February 9 issue...
Celebrating the Harlem Renaissance and Black Excellence with the Westchester Alliance of Black School Educators
Opinion by Jocelyn Ffriend It’s been almost two weeks, but as a Black woman and alumna of New Rochelle High School, Albert Leonard Middle School, and Davis Elementary School, I am still reverberating with...