Up Close Monieke McNeil

The exhibition, by Salem United President Doreen Wade, tells the history of the black voting system and Negro Election Black Celebration Day through over 20 paintings, banners, and additional artifacts.
The exhibition follows through with Salem United’s mission of preserving cultural history and ethnic traditions while building social awareness, and placing an emphasis on self-identity and self-governing and family values in the community.

In depth interview with Robyn Roots Nurse and Director of "2020 Year of the Nurse" A BronzeLens Film Award recipient. This is a documentary about Black nurses and practitioners in Virginia, New York, and other cities across the country. This project provides insight into how they fought to save lives from the devastating effects of Covid-19.

Interview/Podcast interview with Fatu Dorley, in depth discussion on the issue of AIDS/Awareness and the devastating stigma surrounding it.

Up Close with Monieke McNeil
with Errol Forde

PODCAST

May 11 2017, 36-year-old Andrew Kearse, a Black resident of the Bronx, died from a heart attack in the back seat of a squad car. Dashcam footage captures him utter “I can’t breathe” as pleaded for 70 times over the course of 17 minutes before he finally fell unconscious.
Medical investigators later concluded he would have lived if Schenectady, New York officers had called for medical help. The officer behind the wheel was never criminally charged.
Ever since the grand jury declined to indict officer Mark Weekes for his part in Kearse’s death, Kearse has hit the ground with Black Lives Matter and worked to pass the Andrew Kearse Act at the state level.
The Andrew Kearse Act was signed into New York State law in June 2020, marking a major milestone in the fight for justice,
Rep. Ayanna Pressely is leading the push within Congress to make it a crime for federal law enforcement officers to neglect medical care for individuals in medical distress while in their custody.
Pressley’s bill would also require training for federal law enforcement officials on assisting individuals in medical distress, and would direct the Inspectors General of the agencies that employ federal law enforcement officers to investigate potential violations and refer them to the DOJ for prosecution.
She is joined by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Adriano Espaillat in the House, and Senator Elizabeth Warren in the Senate.