Imagine yourself for a moment planning a night out with someone special. Instead of the night turning out how you had planned, the evening ends with you being forced to walk across the border into Mexico with nothing – just the clothes on your back. On top of that, you are…
On April 13, 2013, governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Sheila Abdus-Salaam to the Court of Appeals. She made history as the first female African American appointed to the highest New York court. Her legacy will forever be etched in the words she spoke from the bench she earned an appointment to.…
As the New York State Trooper’s bright flashing lights shone through Daniels back window, he felt his heart pound and a wave of nausea. By the time the officer got to his window, his face was covered in a cold sweat. The day had started off bad, and had progressed…
Earlier this year, Rosa Ortega, a permanent US resident from Fort Worth Texas was sentenced to 8 years in prison, a $5,000 fine, and faces deportation to Mexico. For what? Illegal voting, voter fraud. Current laws state that you must be a citizen to cast a ballot in national, state, or…
As she stared at the computer screen she could not believe her eyes. Her shock changed to tears of joy that poured down her face and clouded her vision. Imagine, Natasha from Russia living in Westchester, New York! This fantasy just became a reality as Natasha struggled to comprehend that…
Even before running for President of the United States, Donald Trump was known to be controversial and unpredictable. Mr. Trump’s unpredictability and controversial nature became more evident during his presidency campaign and even more so with actions taken under his capacity as U.S. President. One of his radical and/or unexpected…
The following is a true story: At 8:33a on April 25th 2014, Courtney Ann Stanford posted on Facebook: “The happy song makes me HAPPY!” Friends and family also state she was posting selfies. This would be Courtney’s last post, and last feeling she expressed. At 8:34a, one minute after her last FB post,…
Staring at the two lines on the pregnancy test, Monica could feel her heart pounding in her chest. Overcome with emotion, she screamed with joy. Finally! All her dreams come true. First meeting Louie, now a baby. Her and her ex-husband had tried for years with no luck conceiving a child. But everything was different with…
Their love story began as only one could that was written by a romance novel author. At least Jessica thought so. Shawn was the tall handsome athletic man she had always dreamed of meeting. And she – the exotic businesswoman from White Plains, NY. He watched her from afar as she worked out with…
President Trump’s administration recently released a new set of immigration orders that has sparked concerns of massive deportation. This is a legitimate concern given drastic and unexpected effect of Donald Trump’s first executive order in which he banned travel and entry into the United States from seven majority-Muslim countries. However,…