Davaughnia Wilson

Dec 19, 2024 | tapinto.net | Davaughnia Wilson

The president of the union representing about 70 Newark Public Library employees who have been working without a contract since December 2023 expressed exasperation this week at the slowness and infrequency of negotiations. Beth Zak-Cohen, president of AFSCME Local 2298, said there have been only three meetings with NPL management and that none took place before the contract expired. “There was no meeting until spring of 2024,” Zak-Cohen said. “Then we went from Oct. 3 to Dec.

Nov 23, 2024 | tapinto.net | Davaughnia Wilson

NEWARK–Cityofficials,lawenforcementofficers,volunteersandresidentsenduredacoldand windy Saturday as turkeys, chickens, fresh produce and pies were distributed in the parking lotof Immaculate Conception. The Newark event, sponsored by North Ward Councilman Anibal Ramos Jr., ispartofalargerinitiative through RWJBarnabas Health, which is giving away some 3,000  turkeys this Thanksgiving in Newark, West Orange, New Brunswick, Plainfield and Jersey City. “We grew up in the neighborhood [Newark].

May 9, 2024 | urldefense.proofpoint.com | Andrea Pineda-Salgado |Ashley Miller |Davaughnia Wilson |Edward Lopez

City Newsroom: The Podcast First Edition 2024Audio PlayerCity Newsroom: The Podcast First Edition. City Newsroom illuminates the rich and varied intersections that make up the fabric of life in New York City. This podcast is a retrospective of the reporting done by journalists at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

May 9, 2024 | citynewsroomcjs.com | Andrea Pineda-Salgado |Ashley Miller |Davaughnia Wilson |Edward Lopez

City Newsroom: The Podcast First Edition 2024https://citynewsroomcjs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/City-Newsroom-Podcast-First-Edition-2024.mp3City Newsroom: The Podcast First Edition. City Newsroom illuminates the rich and varied intersections that make up the fabric of life in New York City. This podcast is a retrospective of the reporting done by journalists at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Apr 29, 2024 | citynewsroomcjs.com | Edward Lopez |Francesca Maria Lorenzini |Ashley Miller |Davaughnia Wilson

Negotiations between Columbia University officials and students protesting on the West Lawn of campus have ended without an agreement, Columbia President Minouche Shafik announced in a statement on Monday morning. Acknowledging that a group of academic leaders and student protesters had been negotiating since Wednesday and that those conversations had not produced any meaningful results, Shafik asked those at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment to follow the university policies and vacate the lawn.