Nayaba Arinde

New York

Amsterdam News Editor, international print & radio journalist. Activist. Mother of 2. Brooklyn resident. Breast cancer survivor living with MS. Truth to power

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Articles

Mayor Adams’s independent pivot, candidates seem unfazed

2 weeks ago | ourtimepress.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeOn a longer political runway now – a newly independent candidate Mayor Eric Adams feels that he is cleared to take off for the General Election next November. Columbia Professor Basil Smikle told Our Time Press that Adams’s announcement “was widely expected.” But, “It will be incredibly difficult because he doesn’t have a major party behind him.
The D.R.E.A.M. Adams and Cuomo do not want

3 weeks ago | ourtimepress.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeAt Our Time Press deadline, news broke that federal judge Dale Ho has dismissed corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice, meaning they cannot be revisited.
Girls With Knowledge - Promoting Empowerment and Self-sufficiency

1 month ago | ourtimepress.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeA self-proclaimed “inter-personal individual,” Brooklyn native Marcelle Lashley-Kaboré has a Global Majority perspective with her Girls With Knowledge (GWK) school-based programs. “In GWK, we say that the whole purpose is education, access, and opportunity that leads to action.
Independent politicking, matching funds-denied Democratic Mayor Adams just may pivot

1 month ago | ourtimepress.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeIndependent living and right-of-center political thinking may be on the horizon for 1990s-Republican registered Eric Adams, the embattled Mayor of New York, who is currently Democratic assigned. Late last year, Adams said the “Democrats left me. ” Now, he is not ruling out running as an independent and skipping the contentious June primary altogether.
Let’s Focus on DIY Instead of DEI

1 month ago | njurbannews.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba Arinde Editor-at-LargeDespite President Donald Trump and the chainsaw-wielding Elon Musk, head of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), gutting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies across all government agencies, New Jersey officials say they are committed to DEI. “We can’t allow this. In the 5th most diverse state, we have the 6th most segregated classrooms in the nation, and less than one percent of state contracts go to minority-owned businesses,” Newark Mayor Ras J.
Ego & Ambition in Play: Cuomo is in the Running. Mayor Adams’s Response, ‘Come One, Come All.’

1 month ago | ourtimepress.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba ArindeEditor -at-largeA political lightning rod, once called a “disrupter,” with an affected swagger and bombastic verbals intact, former Governor Andrew Cuomo is back. Current embattled Mayor Eric Adams pretty much said, “And what? ”Slamming mayoral candidates who demanded that funds for the NYPD get reconfigured for other agencies, Cuomo, on the first day of Women’s History Month, announced that he was indeed running for the top job at City Hall. “Come one, come all,” quipped Adams.
“Scarcity of Morality”

1 month ago | ourtimepress.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large“There’s a scarcity of morality in this administration,” said new Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman, Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke, charging that President Donald Trump and his cabinet are “very focused on unleashing as much cruelty and ugliness as possible.”As Trump canceled Temporary Status Protection for thousands of Haitian immigrants, Rep.
Black Dollar Black Out

2 months ago | ourtimepress.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeAs reaction to President Donald Trump’s sweeping policy actions impact NYC in the form of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration chaos at City Hall, general public activism has taken on a new lease of life, with multiple rallies, protests, and national chain dollar-with-holding boycotts. The 24-hour economic blackout is scheduled for Friday, February 28th, 2025, from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.Brooklyn organizers, the December 12th Movement said, “Do not make any purchase.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams slams Mayor Adams’s Trump quid pro quo assist

2 months ago | ourtimepress.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeMayor Eric Adams may have parlayed his way to a Presidential push to have the DOJ drop the five federal charges in the felony bribery and corruption indictments. It would mean the end of the months-long investigation, and no re-election campaign interrupting April trial. “This is obscene and obvious – the White House doesn’t want to lose their deputy in New York City,” slammed Public Advocate Williams.
Black Agenda Building in Trump Time

2 months ago | ourtimepress.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large@nayabaarinde1While President Donald Trump has had his new administration ban acknowledgment of Black History Month, MLK Day, Juneteenth, etc., it has no actual effect on the Black folks who will continue to honor these days and all the others. This past weekend, Brooklyn NAACP hosted “an evening of connection and community” at Peaches Prime in Downtown Brooklyn.