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Charter Communications, today announced it will cover 100% of tuition costs for full-time employees from Harlem to Hollis. Who are pursuing select degrees and certificates through the new Charter Education Benefit powered by Guild. Charter, which operates the Spectrum brand of connectivity products and services, will provide its more than 101,000 employees with better tools and support needed…
The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation’s Social Justice Fund (SFJ) honored four grassroots Black maternal health organizations during the New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx game last Friday.
The Tsais launched the SFJ in 2020 in Brooklyn with a commitment to fight for racial justice and plan for the economic recovery after the COVID pandemic. SJF will match donations up to $25,000 to Brooklyn Perinatal Network, Caribbean Women’s Health Association, Haven Midwifery Collective, and Irth organizations as part of their “You Belong Here” campaign.
The campaign aims to promote a culture of belonging across Brooklyn with a focus on raising awareness about the racial disparities in maternal mortality and health this year.
“Health equity is an essential right and critical to belonging and equality. Given the disparities in Black maternal health, this is especially important for our work toward social justice here in Brooklyn,” said Clara Wu Tsai, vice chair of BSE Global, in a statement. “We started the Social Justice Fund to bring together people and organizations with a shared commitment to inclusivity, justice, and equal opportunity. We are proud to support these four organizations dedicated to improving health outcomes for pregnant people of color in Brooklyn.”
Statistically in New York City, Black mothers are a little over nine times more likely to die of pregnancy-related complications than their white counterparts due to inequities in health care access and quality. The highest rates reported are in neighborhoods such as Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, Bushwick, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, East New York, Flatbush, and Williamsburg.
Brooklyn Borough President (BP) Antonio Reynoso dedicated millions in the fiscal capital budget as well as launched a maternal health campaign focused on getting critical resources to Black and brown birthing people. Black maternal health leaders in Brooklyn said that they appreciated Reynoso’s attention to the issue, but a majority of the funds went to city-run birthing centers and the hospital system.
They felt left out financially from a mission they helped build.
SJF Executive Director Gregg Bishop said that the Fund specifically wanted to support and fund organizations that were already doing meaningful work in the community.
The organizations were recognized during the New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx game at Barclays Center. Joe and Clara Tsai are the billionaire owners of the Barclays Center, the New York Liberty team, and the Brooklyn Nets.
Representatives of the organizations showed up to enjoy the game and take center court during halftime. Attendees included former journalist Kimberly Seals Allers, Brooklyn Perinatal Network (BPN) Deputy Executive Director Denise West, Certified Midwife Trinisha Williams, BPN Executive Director Ngozi Moses, Caribbean Women’s Health Association Executive Director Cheryl Hall, organizer and educator Xamayla Rose, and BPN Chair Bettie Mays.
Each woman had their own story to tell about why they have dedicated their lives to helping other Black and brown women safely have children.
Moses is originally from Guyana in South America and studied as a pharmacist. She said she got involved with maternal health and BPN when she felt disrespected at a local clinic. “They threatened to call the police on me because I challenged a prescription that was written for my four-month-old. What they didn’t know was that I was a pharmacist and I could read the prescription. It was adult doses,” said Moses. “I was dismissed as ignorant and my accent was very Caribbean. But she made the biggest mistake of her life because here I am advocating 35 years after, organizing against that kind of care.”
Allers had a fraught pregnancy experience at a highly-rated hospital despite having done research. She created the Narrative Nation and the Irth app, which lets users leave a Yelp-like review of doctors, hospitals, and obstetrician-gynecologists.
“This seems to be one area where the system has continued to fail us,” said Allers.
West said that her own mother was left temporarily blind for a month after giving birth to her. She believes in preventative maternal health care.
“Our biggest obstacle is capital funding. This health disparity has caused a lot of people to die,” said Williams, from her firsthand experience as a midwife for 21 years. “I don’t feel that midwives or people like myself should now fund the healthcare system in order to make change.”
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Pickleball has taken America by storm, becoming one of the fastest growing sports in the country. And in response, NYC has opened various courts in the past year, from the complete transformation of Wollman Rink into 14 pickleball courts to luxury courts at LifeTime in Hell’s Kitchen. And now, another exciting opening is coming to City Point!
Court 16 will take over a fourth floor, 26,000-square-foot venue at City Point for their flagship indoor tennis and pickleball club. The official grand opening is on Monday, August 28th, in conjunction with the ’23 US Open Tennis Tournament finals.
Court 16 Flagship
Court 16 was first founded in 2014 as a members-focused tennis and pickleball club for all ages, valuing sportsmanship, discipline and inclusivity.
The new space will feature seven tennis and pickleball courts, a Ligne Roset lounge, and a Pro Shop offering Babolat racquets for purchase. The City Point flagship will join other Court 16 locations in Long Island City and the Financial District.
“Brooklyn is where our heart beats, and we are thrilled to be opening Court 16 at City Point, a lifestyle destination,” said Anthony Evrard, co-founder and CEO of Court 16. “It will further our USTA-sanctioned approach of teaching racquet sports on courts, which increase in size as athletes graduate to higher levels.”
Court 16
Court 16 will welcome everyone from novices to seasoned players. With courts varying in size, from 36 feet to full sized courts, the flagship will cater to every players’ skill level.
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Former President Donald Trump’s legal woes took another historic turn on Tuesday, August 1, as a federal grand jury indicted the twice-impeached ex-commander-in-chief on serious conspiracy charges, including an attempt to defraud the United States.
This marks the third time a grand jury has indicted Trump this year.
This time the charges are related to special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
It adds to Trump’s extensive list of legal troubles since leaving office. Notably, he is already facing more than 30 criminal charges in New York and over 40 in Florida, where he allegedly withheld and misused classified documents.
Moreover, a civil jury this year convicted him of sexual assault, and the New York Attorney General is pursuing a $250 million civil suit against him for fraud.
An impending indictment on criminal charges in Atlanta also looms over him. Trump, who has consistently denounced the investigations as politically motivated witch hunts, had previously pleaded not guilty in the other cases.
He’s expected to appear at the federal courthouse in D.C. at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3.
His first indictment in April was related to falsifying business records concerning alleged hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels.
In June, Smith announced an indictment in Florida over Trump’s handling of classified materials after departing the White House.
Trump announced on July 16 that he was informed of his status as a target in the election probe.
The letter he received mentioned three federal statutes in connection with the investigation: conspiracy to commit offenses or to defraud the United States, deprivation of rights under a civil rights statute, and tampering with a witness, victim, or informant.
Smith’s grand jury in Washington, D.C., has been actively interviewing witnesses, ranging from former White House aides to state election officials.
Notable figures such as former top Trump aide Hope Hicks, Trump’s son-in-law, and former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner have reportedly testified.
Investigators have also contacted election officials believed to be involved in the failed 2020 effort to present “fake electors” to cast electoral college votes for Trump on January 6.
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith to oversee the investigation of the election probe and the classified documents.
Garland’s decision came after Trump’s announcement in November that he intended to run for president again, prompting the appointment of an independent special counsel to avoid any potential conflict of interest within the Justice Department.
