A ‘racially motivated’ shooting targeting African-Americans occurred at a crowded Buffalo Supermarket on May 14, 2022. The gunman was identified as Payton Gendron, a white man from Conklin, New York. Erie County’s sheriff, John Garcia, said “It was a straight-up, racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community…

Ana Gonzalez-Barrera is a senior researcher focusing on Hispanics, immigration and demographics at Pew Research Center. Afro-Latino identity is a distinct one, with deep roots in colonial Latin America. As a result, it can often exist alongside a person’s Hispanic, racial or national origin identities. …

Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) is alarmed at the sharp deterioration of press freedom caused by the war in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the year, 52 media workers have paid with their lives for doing their job. …

NYIHA MEDIA: What prompted you to organize the Haitian-Creole Language Round table Event entitled “Haitians Have Rights! We have a Right to Vote”? District Leader: Haitian‐Americans represent the second largest voting bloc in NYC. We are constantly left out of conversations. It is time to have an honest conversation about our rights and explore about what we can do with our voting power. NYIHA MEDIA: What challenges and opportunities do you see for…

On April 5, 2022, an ICRC team visited Bucha. They saw devastating scenes of destruction. They saw people in desperate need of basics for survival. They saw streets littered with unexploded ordnances. People they met were deeply traumatized. When they started to talk to someone, people immediately began crying. One…

According to the New York Police Department, at least 10 people were shot at the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park during the rush hour in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning. A total of 16 people were reported injured. …

NYIHA MEDIA: Can you share the significance of the film’s title? Filmmaker: The film’s title “Alone” refers to basically all of us during the pandemic and the isolation that we all shared. …

Our Armenian writer, Anoush Ter Taulian, published an excellent piece on NYIHA MEDIA found at: www.nyiha.com. Indigenous peoples around the world are faced with violent land theft, displacement, and how to resist to cultural assimilation. A beautiful portrayal of these issues was the film San Dance by Edwin Angless. The…