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Lehman College’s Turnbull Speaker Series Resonates during Women’s History Month

Some Americans may not know it, but they have a woman to thank for the N95 medical masks that have become indispensable during the pandemic. Sara Little Turnbull, one of the nation’s first female industrial designers, inspired an early prototype after noticing how frequently medical facility staff needed to adjust flimsier face masks. She reimagined her previous design for molded bra cups to conceptualize a mask that fit better—one of many inventions she’d be linked to throughout her career.   Sixty years later, a new generation of women designers is driving the innovations consumers have come to rely on. That includes


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Change of Vaccination Site in the Northwest Bronx from Walton H.S. to Bronx H.S. of Science

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Friday, Feb. 26, Assemblyman for the 81st Assembly District, Jeffrey Dinowitz, announced that the COVID-19 vaccination site located at Walton H.S. campus in Kingsbridge Heights has been relocated to Bronx High School of Science in Jerome Park. The assemblyman said that this was done because NYC Department of Education needed to reclaim the Walton H.S. campus for middle schoolers who were able to return to the classroom this past week.   “These two campuses are not very far away from each other (they are separated by Lehman College along Education Mile) and the procedure for getting a vaccine should


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Black History Month Continues at Lehman College with Poetry & Discussion Series

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  When 22-year-old Amanda Gorman reflected on the fraught state of the country at President Joe Biden’s inauguration with her poem “The Hill We Climb,” she became, in that moment, one of the most visible examples of a rich tradition: Black poets who speak to the urgency of the day, and center African American historical perspectives.   Throughout February, an innovative initiative has been giving the public an opportunity to learn more about that tradition, which stretches back some 250 years, and Lehman College’s Leonard Lief Library has taken a leading role in the effort.   Entitled, “Lift Every Voice: Why African American


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BCC Students Shoot Short Film: “The Essential Bronx: COVID Stories”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
    Like shows on Broadway, live performances by Bronx Community College (BCC)’s Theatre Workshop have been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, its students found another outlet for their talents in Essential Bronx COVID Stories Part 1, a powerful short film written, performed and shot by the students themselves.   Chronicled over the past year, these unique stories are now available to watch, and the public can get to know the lives of the students affected by the pandemic and experience them recounting their stories of struggle.   Dr. John Socas is director of the workshop at BCC.


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Lehman Organizes Vaccination Educational Session Amid Low Vaccination Rates in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Despite measures taken in recent weeks to increase the pace of the roll-out of the various COVID-19 vaccines across New York State, some residents still have questions about the different vaccines, and in some cases, they are still reluctant, skeptical and concerned about getting vaccinated. In the Bronx, the percentage of adults vaccinated to date varies per zip code and no one zip code has had more than 15 percent of adults fully vaccinated to date. Listed further below is a breakdown of adult vaccinations per zip code.   In order to address the matter, Lehman College will be holding


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City Council District 11 Race: Mino Lora Endorsed by Communications Workers Union & More

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Mino Lora, an educator and executive director of the People’s Theatre Project, who is one of six candidates running for City Council in the 11th District in The Bronx, has recently been endorsed by Run for Something, CWA District 1, Jewish Vote, and NYIC Action. A special election is being held on March 23 to decide who will represent the district.   According to its website, Run for Something provides a safety net for new and exciting progressive candidates — at all stages of their journey — to help them run efficient, grassroots & voter-contact driven campaigns so that they


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Update: Recap of District 11 City Council Candidates Debate on BronxNet

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT
  The challenge of representing multiple diverse communities across District 11 was evident during the televised debate between the five candidates running in the March 23rd District 11 special election, which aired on BronxNet on Feb. 2. Each is seeking to replace former Councilman Andrew Cohen, who was elected as a judge to the Bronx Supreme Court in November 2020 and resigned as a council member on Dec. 31, cutting short his final year in office.   The 90-minute debate was co-moderated by Michael Hinman, editor of The Riverdale Press, and Sonyi Lopez, BronxNet producer, host and reporter, with a few,


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City Council District 11 Race: Jimmy Van Bramer & Working Families Party Endorse Mino Lora

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Mino Lora, candidate for City Council in the 11th District in The Bronx, and previously profiled by the Norwood News, picked up the endorsement of City Councilman and Deputy Leader Jimmy Van Bramer on Jan. 26. Lora is running in the March 23rd special election in the district. Van Bramer is chair of the City Council Committee on Cultural Affairs and Libraries, co-founder of the Council’s progressive caucus, co-chair of the Council’s budget negotiating team and a candidate for Queens Borough President. Lora is an educator and the executive director of the People’s Theatre Project.   Van Bramer said that


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Scholar of Latinx Identity, Dr. Fernando Delgado, is Lehman College’s Next President

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York (CUNY) voted on Monday, Feb. 1, to appoint Dr. Fernando Delgado, executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Minnesota Duluth, as the next president of Lehman College. Dr. Delgado’s appointment will be effective July 1.   Reacting to the announcement, Delgado said he was honored to be selected for the role and fully embraces the college’s mission of access and student success. “As the child of immigrants and a first-generation college graduate, I relate very personally to the values of Lehman and CUNY, what they offer


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