Throughout my life, I have dedicated myself to being a pastor, father, husband, and public servant whose values and beliefs are deeply rooted both in faith and love. As a leader in the Bronx, I take tremendous pride in fighting […]

Rosa Parks (1913) An icon of the US civil rights movement, Parks is often portrayed as a tired, elderly African-American seamstress who was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, after deciding on the spur of the moment not to give up her bus seat to a white man. In reality, she was a fairly young woman who had been a civil rights activist long before her arrest, which sparked an unprecedented, successful boycott of the city’s segregated bus system. How did Parks know the bus driver who had her arrested in 1955? More…

To be different from your fellow creatures is always a misfortune. L. Frank Baum (1856-1919)

analgesic Definition: (noun) A medicine used to relieve pain. Synonyms: anodyne, painkiller Usage: An over-the-counter analgesic is not going to suffice for this pain. Discuss.

WHAT:          Council Member Fernando Cabrera, and tenants of senior NYCHA development demand repairs to heating system after no heat all winter and worst snowstorm since 2016. Media will be allowed to access a unit with no heat.   WHEN:          Wednesday, February 3, […]

Bronx, NY- Citing the continuing disproportionate racial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color in New York City, as well as glaring differences in the numbers of African-Americans and Latinos receiving the vaccine compared to whites, Council Member […]

Bronx, NY- Citing the economic impact of the loss of New York City restaurants, today New York City Council and Majority Whip Member Fernando Cabrera called for restaurant workers to be added to the priority groups for the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’ve been […]

To understand what we are seeing in polices and executive orders that have been rolling out of the White House you have to understand how most of them are connected to one topic. And they are connected to end goal, […]

Antonio José de Sucre (1795) One of the most respected leaders of the Latin American wars for independence, Sucre was a close friend and chief lieutenant of Simón Bolívar. He was an able military leader, yet he was known for his kindness to those he defeated. Against his will, he became president of the newly created state of Bolivia and soon resigned. He later returned to service to help repel a Peruvian invasion. At the age of 35, he was waylaid in a mountainous region and killed. He was buried not in Bolivia, but where? More…

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. Henry James (1843-1916)

squirm Definition: (verb) To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling). Synonyms: twist, worm, wriggle, writhe, wrestle Usage: He tried to squirm free, but the police officer had a firm grip on the man’s wrists. Discuss.

Why you should like me and defend me if you are Liberal and even more so if you are a Democrat.  I am a conversative. I like being one too. I am not ashamed of it. I do not think […]

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Endorses Candidate Ischia Bravo in the March 23rd 15th City Council Special Election Standing between a life sized poster and the real candidate, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. endorsed 15th City Council Special […]

Johannes Trithemius (1462) In 1482, 20-year-old scholar Johannes Trithemius was traveling home from university when a snowstorm forced him to take refuge in the Benedictine abbey at Sponheim, Germany. He decided to stay and was soon elected abbot, whereupon he began transforming the abbey into a place of serious study. Allegations of occultism in his writings led to his resignation, but some of those volumes that were once assumed to be about magic have since been deciphered and are now known to deal with what subject? More…